Cell Modeling Workshop 2017

Dates: June 26 - June 28, 2017
Location: Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, 300 S Craig St, Pittsburgh PA 

Video Recording of Modeling Workshop

 The 2017 Cell Modeling Workshop was recorded in its entirety and can be watched using the following YouTube playlist. 

 

Workshop Details

This workshop will cover theory and practice for the design and simulation of cell models focused on diffusion-reaction systems such as neurotransmission, signaling cascades, and other forms of biochemical networks.

During the workshop, participants will  learn how to use the tools developed by MMBioS to create, run, and analyze models of cellular microphysiology and apply them to their own research questions. In particular, the workshop will focus on:

1. The latest version of the MCell simulation environment, including new Monte Carlo methods for 3-D simulation of reactions in solution and on arbitrarily shaped biological surfaces.
   
2. Novel tools to construct and simulate rule-based models using the BioNetGen software (Faeder et al., Methods in Molecular Biology, 500:113-167, 2009).
3. The CellOrganizer system (Murphy, Methods in Cell Biology 110:179-193, 2012) for creating image-derived models of cell shape and intracellular organization that can be used to compare cell populations and as the basis for cell simulations.
4. The newest version of CellBlender, our MCell model creation and visualization framework (Czech et al., Methods in Molecular Biology 500: 237-287, 2009).

 

This workshop lasts three full days, and attendees are strongly encouraged to bring ideas/data for their own simulation projects. The daily schedule includes theoretical and practical lectures, instructor-guided hands-on tutorials, and opportunities for one-on-one interaction with the instructors on individual project development.

Workshop instructors:

• James Faeder (University of Pittsburgh)
• Thomas Bartol (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
• Robert F. Murphy (Carnegie Mellon University)
• Jacob Czech (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center)
• Bob Kuczewski (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
• Ivan Cao-Berg (Carnegie Mellon University0

Successful participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Workshop content is targeted to graduate student, postdoctoral, and faculty-level attendees. Due to space constraints, the number of participants is limited.