Biomolecular Structure and Function – Computational Approaches

General info

Date: 29 Nov 2010 - 17 Dec 2010
Location: Essen, Germany and Nijmegen, Netherlands
Website: swift.cmbi.ru.nl/autumnschoolbioinformatics
Keywords: Biomolecular Structure and Function Computational Approaches
Organiser: Universität Duisburg Essen, UMC Radboud, IRUN, DAAD, NBIC
Teacher(s): Vriend, Gert Prof. dr.; Dr. Daniel Hoffman
Contact(s): Gelder, van Celia Dr.

Description

Important: this course has two periods:
Week 1 (29 November – 3 December 2010)
Week 2 (13 - 17 December 2010)

If you have

a keen interest in the basic building-blocks of life, i.e. biomolecules, their structure, their interactions, their functional mechanism, and
a good knowledge in the natural sciences proven by successful studies in biology, biochemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics, or related,
are studying a Master course or have begun with a PhD project in the Netherlands, Belgium or North Rhine-Westphalia,

then this international Autumn School may be a good starting point for your further studies as it will allow you to learn some of the powerful computational techniques that are available to address these issues.

Overview of the programme

The autumn school will have two parts, both with a mixture of short lectures, presentations, hands-on exercises, and project work.

In week 1 (29 November – 3 December 2010) we will focus on methods based on physical models of biomolecular systems. Topics of this week include molecular dynamics simulation, molecular electrostatics and Brownian dynamics, docking, and datamining on sequences and structures.

In week 2 (13 - 17 December 2010) we will deal with methods that make empirical knowledge available for modelling proteins. Topics of this week include biomolecular databases, evaluation of X-ray and NMR data, protein structure prediction and comparative modeling.

Admission

Please do the self-assessment quiz on the course websiteto find out if your background knowledge is sufficient.
If you think so, please fill in the application form on the website.
Please include a short letter of reference by your supervisor.
The deadline for applications is October 28, 2010. Accepted candidates are notified in the first week of November.
The number of participants is limited to 20.
The fee for the Autumn School is 150 EUR per participant. Cost for accommodation and travel across borders will largely be covered by a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Further details is available at the websites: swift.cmbi.ru.nl/autumnschoolbioinformatics www.uni-due.de/autumnschoolbioinformatics

Maximum cost (in EUR) refunded: