Topics

List of covered topics:

  • Introduction to force fields and molecular dynamics.
  • Overview of AMBER and AmberTools and its programs.
  • Introduction to setting up and running simulations.
  • Visualizing AMBER simulations.
  • Overview of AMBER Force Fields / Solvent Models etc.
  • Introduction to implicit solvent and binding energy calculations.
  • Protein folding and advanced analysis.
  • Designing good simulation projects.
  • Dealing with non-standard residues.
  • What to do if there is no crystal structure.
  • Statistical mechanics for free energy calculations.
  • QM/MM coupled potential simulations.
  • Advanced sampling methods.
  • Lipid bilayer simulations.
  • GPU accelerated molecular dynamics simulations.