Developing Bioinformatics Programs - 2008 Summer Institute

July 14 -- July 25, 2008

Instructors:

Hugh B. Nicholas Jr. (HBN)NRBSC, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Ricardo Gonzalez Mendez (RGM)University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
Troy Wymore (TW)NRBSC, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Joel R. Stiles (JRS)NRBSC, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Alexander J. Ropelewski (AJR)NRBSC, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Art Wetzel (AW)NRBSC, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Greg Hood (GH)NRBSC, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Dannie Durand (DD)Carnegie Mellon University
A. Javier Lopez (AJL)Carnegie Mellon University
Bienvenido Velez (BV)University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Jaime Seguel (JS)University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Jimmy Torres (JT)University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras
Alade Tokuta (AT)North Carolina Central University
Satish Bhalla (SB)Johnson C. Smith University
Benjamin H. Vernot (BHV)Carnegie Mellon University
Ken Hackworth (KH)Allocations and User Services, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Adam Kraut (AK)NRBSC, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Brenda Rongish (BR)University of Kansas

Monday July 14, 2008

9:00 -- 9:30Welcome and Introduction to the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PPT)AJR
9:30 -- 10:45What is Bioinformatics (PPT)RGM
10:45 -- 11:00Break
11:00 -- 12:15Biomedical Databases (PPT)AJR
12:15 - 1:15Lunch
1:15 -- 2:45Overview of Protein Biology (PPT)HBN
2:45 -- 3:00Break
3:00 -- 5:00Computer Laboratory: Introduction to PSC Computer Systems (WORD)AJR

Tuesday July 15, 2008

9:00 -- 11:00Track A: Biology for the non-biologist(PDF)
Track B: Introduction to Python programming for biologists (PPT)
AJL
AJR & BV
11:00 -- 11:15Break
11:15 -- 12:15Introduction to project/software (PPT)AJR
12:15 -- 1:15Lunch
1:15 -- 3:30Pairwise Alignment and Database Searching- Part I (PPT)RGM
3:30 -- 3:45Break
3:45 -- 5:00Pairwise Alignment and Database Searching - Part II (PPT)HBN
5:00 -- 6:00Computer Laboratory: Retreiving Sequences (WORD) and Database Searching (WORD)AJR

Wednesday July 16, 2008

9:00 -- 11:00Track A: Biology for Non-Biologists (PDF)
Track B: Introduction to Python programming for biologists (PPT)
AJL
AJR & BV
11:00 -- 11:15Break
11:15 -- 12:15 Applied Database Searching (PPT)HBN
12:15 -- 1:15Lunch
1:15 -- 3:45Global Multiple Sequence Alignment (PPT)HBN
3:45 -- 4:00Break
4:00 -- 5:00Global Multiple Sequence Alignment Continued (PPT)
5:00 -- 6:00Computer Laboratory: Multiple Sequence Alignment Computer Laboratory (WORD , WORD)AJR

Thursday July 17, 2008

9:00 -- 11:00Track A: Biology for Non-Biologists
Track B: Introduction to Python programming for biologists(PPT)
AJL
AJR & BV
11:00 -- 11:15Break
11:15 -- 12:15Phylogenetic Analysis (PPT)RGM
12:15 -- 1:15Lunch
1:15 -- 2:45Applications in the Computational Biosciences:(PDF,PDF,PDF)JRS
2:45 -- 3:15Applications in the Computational Biosciences: Computational Neurosciences(PPT)GH
3:15 -- 3:30Break
3:30 -- 4:00Applications in the Computational Biosciences: Volume Data (Visible Human)(PPT)AW
4:00 -- 5:00Phylogenetic Analysis Continued RGM
5:00 -- 6:00Phylogenetic Analysis Hands on Laboratory (WORD)AJR
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Friday July 18, 2008

9:00 -- 11:00Track A: Mathematics for Bioinformatics(PPT,PPT)
Track B: Genedoc Demonstration
AT
AJR
11:00 -- 11:15Break
11:15 -- 12:15Local Multiple Sequence Alignment and Patterns (PPT)HBN
12:15 -- 1:15Lunch
1:15 -- 2:15Evolution of Multidomain Proteins (PDF)DD
2:15 -- 4:00Review of Sequence Analysis (PPT)HBN
4:00 -- 6:00Local Multiple Sequence Alignment and Patterns Computer Laboratory (WORD , WORD)AJR

Monday July 21, 2008

9:00 -- 11:00Track A: Algorithms for Bioinformatics(PPT)
Track B: Introduction to Python programming for biologists(PPT)
JS
AJR & BV
11:00 -- 11:15Break
11:15 -- 12:15Motifs: What They Are and Why They Are ImportantRGM
12:15 -- 1:15Lunch
1:15 -- 3:15Notung, Trees, etc. (PDF)BHV
3:15 -- 3:30Break
3:30 -- 4:30Notung, Trees, etc. Continued (PDF)BHV
4:30 -- 5:30Hands on LaboratoryBHV & DD

Tuesday July 22, 2008

9:00 -- 11:00Track A: Manipulating Massive Biological Datasets (PPT)
Track B: Introduction to Python programming for biologists ()
AW
AJR & BV
11:00 -- 11:15Break
11:15 -- 12:15Motifs in Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (PPT)HBN
12:15 -- 1:15Lunch
1:15 -- 3:15Classifying Groups and Subfamilies (PPT)HBN
3:15 -- 3:30Break
3:30 -- 4:30Classifying Groups and Subfamilies continued.
4:30 -- 5:30Open Computer Laboratory AJR

Wednesday July 23, 2008

9:00 -- 9:30Building a successful undergraduate bioinformatics program (PPT)SB
9:30 -- 10:00Bioinformatics Curriculum: MathematicsAT
10:00 -- 10:15Break
10:15 -- 10:45Bioinformatics Curriculum: Computer Science (PPT)BV
10:45 -- 11:15Bioinformatics Curriculum: Computer Science (continued) (PPT)JS
11:15 -- 11:30Bioinformatics Curriculum: Structural Biology (PPT)RGM
11:30 -- 12:15Bioinformatics Curriculum: Panel Question & Answer SB, AT, JS, BV, RGM, AJR, TW, HBN
12:15 -- 1:15Lunch
1:15 -- 3:15Structural Bioinformatics I(PPT)TW
3:15 -- 3:30Break
3:30 -- 5:30Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory (PDF)TW & AK

Thursday July 24, 2008

9:00 -- 11:00Track A: Manipulating Massive Biological Datasets
Track B: Introduction to Python programming for biologists (PY , PY , FASTA , FASTA , ALN)
AW
AJR & BV
11:00 -- 11:15Break
11:15 -- 12:15Workshop EvaluationJT
12:15 -- 1:15Lunch
1:15 -- 3:15Structural Bioinformatics II()TW
3:15 -- 3:30Break
3:30 -- 5:30Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory()TW & AK

Friday July 25, 2008

9:00 -- 10:00Molecular Correlates of Embryonic Development(PDF)BR
10:00 -- 11:00Classification Techniques for Proteomics and Cancer Detection(PPT)AW
11:00 -- 11:15Break
11:15 -- 12:15Intern Project Presentations
12:15 -- 1:15Lunch
1:15 -- 4:00Open Computer Laboratory / Leave for airportAJR