MCB 355: Visualizing, Analyzing and Presenting Macromolecular Structures with PyMOL

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Instructor: Professor Rachelle Gaudet, MCB Dept.

March 24, 26, 31, and April 2, 2025 3-5:45pm each day            

Location: Cambridge campus, Vanserg 210

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Nanocourse Syllabus

Graduate students are highly encouraged to take the course for credit sat/unsat by adding MCB 355 to the Crimson Cart for the spring semester (petition required simply to verify graduate student status). To receive credit (sat/unsat), students must attend all four course sessions, and submit - by April 8 - a movie they generate based on materials learned during the course. Find details on the assignment here.

Auditing the course is open to all - registration is required, and enrollment is limited. To sign up to take the course (not for credit) use this Google Form: https://forms.gle/snxUqeXJejGaY1kA9 

PyMOL is one of the most popular software programs to display and explore high-resolution structures of macromolecules.  It is readily used to create publication-quality figures, and movies and animations of structural information.

In two days, you will learn the basics of PyMOL and be able to display, explore and present three-dimensional structures of macromolecules.  With this basic training, you will be able to generate high-quality images and simple movies, and have the resources to learn more on your own to generate more complex displays.

You will need:

  • Your own laptop with PyMOL installed (full (not educational) version recommended - latest version available is 3.0.5 - Updated October 8 2024 – download instructions on course website listed above)
  • A three-button mouse
  • Don’t forget the power cord for your laptop!

 

Course Summary:

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