NCBI Virtual Workshop Series: Exploring 3D Molecular Structures with NCBI Tools

NCBI Virtual Workshop Series: Exploring 3D Molecular Structures with NCBI Tools. NLM Tech Bull. 2022 Mar-Apr;(445):b1.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is pleased to announce an upcoming virtual workshop that is now accepting applications. The NCBI Education Team invites you to apply and share this opportunity with any colleagues who may be interested. Our NCBI Virtual Workshops series was developed last fall to expand our reach to individuals who use NCBI resources for biological/biomedical research, science education, and clinical application efforts. Please review the workshop description to understand the intended audience. Each workshop will accept a limited number of participants to facilitate the best possible educational experience.

Title: Exploring 3D Molecular Structures with NCBI Tools

Date and time: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET

Description: The amount of biomolecular structure data produced by researchers is growing rapidly and helping push scientific discovery. Knowledge of biomolecular structure helps scientists understand how the structure works and this knowledge can be used to influence function, predict binding partners, and understand biological pathways. As such, researchers in life sciences can benefit from an increased understanding of biomolecular structure and resources that build upon structural data, which is the focus of this workshop.

In this online, interactive workshop we will cover:

• The origin and organization of 3D structural data
• Where to find information on motifs, domains, and structural neighbors
• How to analyze 3D structure and highlight important features like active site residues, point mutations, and binding partners
• How to save and share visualization files

Please note, this workshop is designed for life scientists with a limited background in structural biology, so we will not be performing structure prediction, molecular docking, or molecular dynamics simulations.

Apply here: https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/event/3d-molecular-structures-04-22

Application close date: March 15, 2022

More information can be found on the new Outreach Events page of the NCBI Insights Blog. See also our FAQ page and if you still have questions about the NCBI Outreach Events program or this specific workshop, email us at workshops@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.