Biomedical Computation

NBCR Summer Institute 2008 Program for Mini-symposium and Training Sessions

Mini Symposium: Cyberinfrastructure for Biomedicine I
7:30 am Registration and poster setup SDSC/Calit2 Synthesis Center Coordinator: Nancy Jensen
Aug 4, 2008, Monday 8:00 am Opening Remarks John Wooley, Ph.D., UCSD Chair: Wilfred Li, Ph.D.
8:10 am Cyberinfrastructure for Biomedicine Peter W. Arzberger, Ph.D., UCSD

Session I: Multiscale modeling and visualization

Chair: Michel Sanner, Ph.D.
8:30 am

Translating microscopic imaging into multi-scale 3D structural models of normal and failing cardiomyocytes

Masahiko Hoshijima, M.D., Ph.D., UCSD

9:15 am Multi-scale Geometric Modeling of Biomedical Systems: Bridging the Gap between Imaging and Simulation

Zeyun Yu, Ph.D., UCSD

10:00 am

coffee break

10:15 am Multi-scale Morse Theory and Data Streaming for Science Discovery

Valerio Pascucci, Ph.D., LLNL

11:00 am VisTrails: Provenance and Data Exploration

Claudio Silva, Ph.D., U. Utah

11:45 am

Visual tools for building, visualizing and interacting with multiscale models

Michel Sanner, Ph.D., NBCR/TSRI

12:30 pm Lunch Buffet and Poster Session Coordinator: Teri Simas
Session II: Computer Aided Drug Design Chair: Andy McCammon, Ph.D.
2:00 pm Structure-based drug design targeting HIV-1 reverse transcriptase: overcoming resistance by inhibitor strategic flexibility

Eddy Arnold, Ph.D., Rutgers U.

2:45 pm Docking and Design with AutoDock

David Goodsell, Ph.D., TSRI

3:30 pm Tackling Receptor Flexibility in Computer-Aided Drug Design Rommie Amaro, Ph.D., UCSD
4:15 pm coffee break
4:30 pm Identification of a novel chromophore to restore vision in macular degeneration

Anne Hanneken, M.D., Scripps Memorial Hospital

5:15 pm The Fluctuating Biological Target of Multiple Conformations: Using Freeze-frame, Click Chemistry in Ligand Design

Palmer Taylor, Ph.D., UCSD

6:00 pm Overview of Training Sessions Wilfred W. Li, Ph.D.
6:15 pm Dinner Cafe Vantanas/Price Center
6:30 pm Minisymposium speakers dinner By invitation only
Aug 5-8, 2008,
Tuesday – Friday
Training Sessions Schedule available at the NBCR Public Wiki
Date Period Tracks Session Chairs/Coordinator Location Track Number
8 am to 12 pm Morning Cluster/Grid Computing & Workflow Management Sriram Krishnan, Ph.D.
Guillaume Vareille, Ph.D.
EBU1,room 5702, Building 600 1
Programming Scalable Scientific Applications Michael Holst, Ph.D.
Tim Kaiser, Ph.D.
EBU2, room 239, Building 610 2
Multiscale Imaging Analysis and Visualization Michel Sanner, Ph.D.
Zeyun Yu, Ph.D.
PFBH, room 161, Building 601 6
1 pm to 5 pm Afternoon Virtual Screening & Computer Aided Drug Design Rommie Amaro, Ph.D.
David Goodsell, Ph.D.
EBU1,room 5702, Building 600 3
Molecular Electrostatics and Diffusion Robert Konecny, Ph.D.
Gary Huber, Ph.D.
EBU2, room 239, Building 610 5
Aug 7, 2008, Thursday 6 pm RSVP Group Dinner and Certificate Presentation Rock Bottom Brewery Coordinator: Teri Simas
Mini Symposium: Cyberinfrastructure for Biomedicine II
8:00 am Registration and poster setup PFBH Fung Auditorium Coordinator: Nancy Jensen
Aug 11, 2008, Monday Session III: Computational Modeling of Heart Diseases Chair: Andrew McCulloch, Ph.D.
8:30 am The reconstruction of the spontaneous action potential of cardiomyocytes in pulmonary vein Chae Hun Leem, M.D., U. Ulsan
9:15 am A concise model for β-adrenergic stimulation of the rabbit ventricular myocyte Jose Puglisi, Ph.D., UC Davis
10:00 am A Bioengineering Model of Coronary Circulation Ghassan Kassab, Ph.D., IUPUI
10:45 am coffee break
11:00 am A Role for Finite Element Models in Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease Jeffrey Holmes, M.D., Ph.D., U. Virginia
11:45 am Interactions of biventricular pacing with alterations in heart failure Roy Kerckhoff, Ph.D., UCSD
12:30 pm Closing Remakrs Peter W. Arzberger, Ph.D., UCSD
12:30 – 2:00 pm Lunch Buffet and Poster Session Coordinator: Teri Simas
2 – 5 pm Training session starts
6:30 pm Mini-symposium speakers dinner By invitation only
*Aug 11-13, 2008,
Monday – Wednesday
Training Sessions Schedule available at the NBCR Public Wiki
Date Period Tracks Session Chairs/Coordinator Location Track Number
full day Computational Cardiac Electrophysiology and Mechanics* Andrew McCulloch, Ph.D.
Roy Kerckhoffs, Ph.D.
PFBH, room 161, Building 601 4
Aug 12, 2008, Tuesday RSVP Group Dinner and Certificate Presentation Rock Bottom Brewery Coordinator: Teri Simas