University of Kalyani-DBT Workshop on Recent Trends in Molecular Modeling & Simulation in Structural Biology | 14th- 18th November, 2011

DBT Sponsored National Workshop on

“Recent Trends in Molecular Modeling & Simulation in Structural Biology”

14th- 18th November, 2011

Organised by

Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility at
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
University of Kalyani
Kalyani – 741235

About the Workshop:

Molecular modeling is the science and art of studying molecular structure and function through model building and computation. The key in modeling is to develop and apply models that are appropriate for the questions being examined with them. The computations encompass ab-initio and semi-empirical quantum mechanics, molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, free energy and solvation methods, structure/activity relationships (SAR), chemical/biochemical information and databases, and many other established procedures.

Now-a-days molecular modeling has become a useful and widely used tool due to the increase in computational power combined with improvements in algorithms. Improving the force fields have led to considerable success, especially in protein folding, specificity of ligand/biomolecule interactions and interpretation of complex experimental phenomena (e.g. NMR relaxation, protein-folding kinetics and multiple conformational states) through the generation of structural hypotheses and pathway mechanisms.

To introduce such a vast topic among students in the basic level, we are going to organise
a national workshop on “Recent Trends in Molecular Modeling & Simulation in Structural Biology” in this year.

Topics to be covered:

Theories & Techniques used to study the Biomolecular
Modeling, protein-ligand or proteinprotein
interaction, dynamics and computer
simulation and related data analysis.

Hands on topics:

Comparative modeling
Protein-Ligand or Protein-Protein docking
Computer Simulation

Tentative Speakers
Prof. Pinakpani Chakraborty, Bose Institute, Kolkata
Dr. Shubhra Ghosh Dastidar, Bose Institute, Kolkata
Dr. Ranjit Prasad Bahadur, IIT Kharagpur

Eligibility Students from Masters/ B. Tech./M. Tech. (final semester or pass-out), Research Scholars (pursuing Ph. D.).

As the numbers of participants are limited to 20, selection will be done on the first come, first serve basis.

Participant’s Presentation: Participants are invited for the oral presentation in various aspects of molecular modeling dynamics and simulation. The presentations would be in Microsoft power point format. Interested candidates may send their abstract (not exceeding 500 words) in MS word along with the registration form or by email on or before 7th November, 2011. A maximum of TWO abstracts can be submitted by a single participant. How to apply The duly filled in Registration Form along with the Registration fee in the form of demand draft in favour of, “University of Kalyani”, payable at Kalyani, should reach the coordinator, BIF Facility at the Address for Communication by 4th November 2011. Cash payments will also be accepted.

http://www.bifku.in/workshop/ for more details.