Scientific and Methode Modules “Computational Structural Biology with ROSETTA”

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Date 08 – 19 December 2014
Venue Biotechnologisch-Biomedizinisches Zentrum (BBZ), Seminar room 1.1, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig

Responsible scientists
Prof. Dr. Jens Meiler (Vanderbilt University)
Prof. Dr. Annette Beck-Sickinger (Leipzig University)
Dr. Jonathan Sheehan (Vanderbilt University)
Dr. Rene Meier (Leipzig University)

Aims
Teach theoretical and practical aspects of computational structural biology using the Rosetta software.

Basics
Biochemistry, amino acid structure, peptide bond, secondary structure, tertiary structure, small molecule binding, central dogma of molecular biology

Contents
Theoretical and practical aspects of protein sequence alignments, secondary structure prediction, comparative modeling, protein-protein and protein-ligand docking. Structure-based drug design, virtual screening. This course includes a laboratory sectio

Methods
Computational Algorithms

Examination Final Written Exam and Report
Credit points 4 ETCS
Maximum number of participants 20 (open for Doctoral Students, PostDocs and Master Students)

Registration
Please register until 03 November by sending an e-mail to Anett Albrecht.