Structural Visualization and Manipulation of Biological Molecules - Using Swiss-PdbViewer

by
Sharona Elgavish, Bioinformatics Unit
Ein Karem Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Time:

Thursday, May 11, 2006, 9:15-14:30

Place:

Lecture: open in new windowSchmidt Lecture Hall - 9:15-10:30
Hands-on: open in new windowFeinberg Computer Classroom - 11:00-14:30

open in new windowSwiss-PdbViewer is a molecular graphics program.
It is easy to learn and enables nice visualization and manipulation of biological molecules. It also includes a few basic tools for modeling.
This program is free and very simple to install on SGI, PC, Mac and Linux platforms.

The following topics will be discussed during the workshop:

• Retrieving a PDB file from the Structural Protein Data Bank (RCSB).
• Introduction to the PDB format.
• Getting a molecule/molecules.
• Selecting and displaying chains, residues, atoms and secondary structure within the molecule.
• Coloring and rendering the molecules: CPK, Balls and Sticks, Ribbons etc.
• Measuring and labeling.
• Superimposing molecules.

The goal of this workshop is to enable each of the participants to display and analyze the structure of a biological molecule as well as to generate some nice pictures.

For further information, please contact: Irit Orr, Ext. #2470, e-mail: irit.orr@weizmann.ac.il