CCL: AMBER Workshops, London UK 26th - 30th June 2006

 Sent to CCL by: "Ross Walker" [ross|*|rosswalker.co.uk]
 Eligibility Note: These workshops are currently open for registration by UK
 resident academics and students only. A more general registration will be
 held later if spaces are available.
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 The EPSRC National Service for Computational Chemistry Software is
 pleased to announce that it will be holding two workshops on the
 software package AMBER during the week of the 26th-30th June 2006.
 The first workshop (26th-27th June) will provide a basic introduction
 to the software package, while the second workshop (28th-30th June)
 will be an advanced course specifically geared around the new
 features in AMBER9. Both workshops will be held in the Chemistry
 Department at Imperial College London and will be given by Dr Ross
 Walker (The Scripps Research Institute & San Diego Supercomputer
 Center), Dr Mike Crowley (The Scripps Research Institute) and Dr Ian
 Gould (Imperial College London). Professor David Case (The Scripps
 Research Institute) will also be a tutor at the advanced workshop.
 AMBER is a software package for applying molecular mechanics,
 molecular dynamics and free energy calculations to simulate
 biomolecules. The workshops will consist of a series of short
 lectures followed by hands-on lab sessions that will cover use of the
 AMBER molecular dynamics software suite (http://amber.scripps.edu)
 and the theory behind it. There will also be opportunities for one-to-
 one discussions with the tutors for advice with specific research
 problems. Specific topics to be covered in each of the workshops are
 summarised below.
 Eligibility and Registration
 The workshops are open to all users and potential users of our
 service, and both academic staff and students in the UK are welcome.
 Registration is free but participants are expected to pay for their
 own travel and accommodation. Users may choose to register for one or
 both courses, but should be aware that the advanced course is really
 only suitable for people who have at least some background in
 molecular dynamics simulations. The deadline for all applications is
 Friday 9th June 2006. Application forms can be downloaded from the
 NSCCS website at:
 http://www.nsccs.ac.uk/amber_workshop2006.php
 Queries about either workshop should be sent by email to
 sarah.wilsey- -imperial.ac.uk.
 AMBER Basic Training Workshop:  26th - 27th June 2006
 - An introduction to modelling and the principles of classical
 molecular dynamics including minimisation and dynamics algorithms,
 temperature regulation, pressure regulation and periodic boundary
 methods; implicit and explicit solvation models; the limitations of
 using a classical approach.
 - An introduction to each of the modules that make up the AMBER
 software suite, and a description of each of the different parameter
 sets available, the pros and cons of each and where to obtain help.
 - "Simple" peptide, protein and nucleic acid simulations including
 how to obtain a starting structure, creating prmtop and inpcrd files,
 running minimisations, gas phase and implicit solvent molecular
 dynamics, and how to view and analyse the results.
 - More advanced simulations of co-enzyme containing proteins and
 pharmaceutical compounds that require explicit parameters; how to
 create your own residues, including charge derivation and parameter
 selection.
 - An introduction to QM/MM coupled potential simulations.
 AMBER Advanced Training Workshop:  28th - 30th June 2006
 - Solvation Energy Calculations with MMPBSA.
 - Advanced trajectory analysis (clustering, H-bond analysis,
 correlation functions...).
 - Reaction free energies with Thermodynamic Integration.
 - Reaction pathway sampling with QM/MM and nudged elastic band.
 - Replica Exchange MD.
 - Empirical Valence Bond Calculations.
 - Constant pH MD.
 - Considerations for setting up non-standard molecules. (Charge
 Derivation with R.E.D. and parameter selection).
 - Consideration for running simulations on parallel computers.
 Cluster design, bottlenecks, performance improvement, introduction to
 running simulations on supercomputers.
 - A selection of the most requested topics by applicants.
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