From owner-diagnostics@net.bio.net Thu Apr 10 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Brian Scott Newsgroups: bionet.diagnostics Subject: Free molecular visualization workshops for profs Date: 11 Apr 1997 01:48:17 -0700 Organization: University of Massachusetts Lines: 53 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: odonnell@sasa.gov.uk Distribution: world Message-ID: <5iktsh$7kn@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Free Workshops on Molecular Visualization for Undergraduate Bioscience Teaching Amherst MA -- Summer, 1997-8 Understanding the three-dimensional structures of proteins, DNA, RNA, and their interactions is difficult from flat pictures, yet grasping structure is important to understanding function. Free software is now available which displays attention-grabbing 3D animated images of biological molecules in depth-cued spacefilling color. RasMol (http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol), which works on Windows or Macs, encourages self-directed exploration. Chime (http://www.umass.edu/microbio/chime) allows annotated preset views of molecules to be delivered as web tutorials. Free, hands-on workshops will be held this summer at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst to prepare college faculty with no prior experience to use molecular visualization in their classes. Participants will travel to the Amherst campus on three separate days (two this summer, one the following summer), and are responsible for their own travel expenses (and therefore are expected primarily from the Northeastern USA). Overnight accomodations will be provided free to those needing them (based on distance traveled). Participants will be expected to incorporate molecular visualization into their teaching, and to mentor two faculty colleagues at their home institution. The workshops will be led by Eric Martz, a Professor in the Department of Microbiology. Martz has innovated molecular structure tutorials which are in use throughout the USA and in dozens of other countries. The web site he created (see above) was visited by 40,000 people in 1996. 1997 dates are June 17 and 30 (workshop A), or June 19 and July 2 (workshop B). Workshops A and B also meet for one day in late June 1998. To obtain more detailed information and a REGISTRATION FORM, visit http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/workshop.htm or FAX a request to 413-545-1578, or email a request to emartz@microbio.umass.edu. Supported by the National Science Foundation (Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement, Division of Undergraduate Education) and the University of Massachusetts. /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Eric Martz, Professor (Immunology), Dept Microbiology, Univ Massachusetts, Amherst MA US 01003-5720 413-545-2325 FAX:545-1578. RasMol Home Page, http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol Other web projects listed at http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/em-web.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -*/ .