Welcome to

Molecular Level
Outreach

Gale Rhodes, Director
Contact Information

Established in memory of late
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Alan Smith

Sponsors

Establishment of
Molecular Level Outreach
was made possible by a generous gift to the USM Annual Fund in memory of late Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Alan Smith. Additional support comes from these sponsors:

Apple Computer

www.apple.com

www.idexx.com

www.immucell.com/

The University
of
Southern Maine

www.usm.maine.edu

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Molecular Level Outreach
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Molecular Graphics Training
for Students, Teachers,
and Researchers

Molecular Level Outreach is an outreach and consulting program of the
Chemistry Department, University of Southern Maine.

 

Workshops

Class or Workshop Outlines
Customized for Your Group

Available Topics

  • Obtaining Models
  • Viewing (Graphics Program of Your Choice)
  • Judging the Quality of Models
  • Analyzing Structures
  • Comparing Structures
  • Homology Modeling
  • Making Pictures for Publication
A Generic Workshop Outline

To arrange a molecular graphics class or workshop for your class or research team, or consultation regarding your research, contact the program director:

Gale Rhodes
Professor of Chemistry
University of Southern Maine
Contact Information

 Molecular Level Outreach

This program provides class presentations and workshops in molecular graphics and molecular modeling on the USM campuses or at your school or workplace. Participants learn how to use personal computers to display, study, and analyze the structures of proteins, nucleic acids and other biological molecules. They also learn how to obtain structures from databases on the World Wide Web.

Presentations from Molecular Level Outreach feature free molecular graphics programs that you can obtain from the World Wide Web and use on your personal computer (Macintosh, PC-Windows, Linux, or SGI). Contents of presentations are customized for your group.

Note to professional scientists: A Molecular Level workshop can help practicing scientists who want to catch up with the exciting tools of molecular modeling. Contact Gale Rhodes if you are interested.

 

This page provides links to resources for participants in Molecular Level Outreach. Use links on this page to get programs, tutorials that teach you how to use them, and molecular models to study.
RECENT/UPCOMING
WORKSHOPS
Participants: Click to go to YOUR workshop page:

COMING UP

USM Biochemistry Students (2006/10/06)
Deep View Hands-on Workshop
Luther-Bonney Hall, Room 202, 10:15 AM
(Lab students attend to provide assistance.)

Molecular Immunology
AIM 620 (2/24/2003)
Structure Determination of Macromolecules
&
Deep View Hands-on Workshop
Luther Bonney 203, 4:15-6:45 PM


Understanding X-Ray Crystallography
Diffraction Data and Molecular Structure
(7/24/2003)
Colby College
Location TBA, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Protein Structure and Function, BCHM 794 (2/18/2003)
Deep View Hands-on Workshop
Universitry of New Hampshire
Location TBA, 2:10-3:30 PM

Molecular Immunology
AIM 620 (2/10/2003)
Structure Determination of Macromolecules
&
Deep View Hands-on Workshop
Luther Bonney 203, 5:35-8:05 PM

USM Biochemistry Students (10/5/2002)
Deep View Hands-on Workshop
Luther-Bonney Hall, Room 203, 10:15 AM

MERITS Program (6/26/2002)
Deep View Hands-on Workshops
at 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Luther Bonney 203, USM

Biddeford High School (6/1/2002)
Deep View Hands-On Workshop
at 9:30 AM, Luther Bonney 202, USM

Molecular Immunology AIM 620 (2/4/2002)
"Structure Determination and Modeling"
5:35-8:05 PM
Classroom, Foundation for Blood Research

USM Biochemistry Students (10/5/2001)
Deep View Hands-on Workshop
Luther-Bonney Hall, Room 202, 10:30 AM

MERITS Program (6/20/2001)
Deep View Hands-on Workshop

Molecular Immunology (5/29 & 31/2001)
Deep View Hands-On Workshop &
Modeling Projects

Biddeford High School (5/14/2001)
Deep View Hands-On Workshop

Deering High School (5/14/2001)
Deep View Hands-On Workshop

SUNY-Albany (3/27/2001)
Molecular Graphics Manifesto: The Case For Integrating Graphics Into Introductory Biochemistry -- And How To Do It.

IDEXX Demonstration (4/12/2000) and Workshop (10/20/2000)

 

Costs

Molecular Level Outreach is supported by donations to the USM Annual Fund. Classroom presentations or USM campus workshops are free to public-school groups, although donations by school groups are accepted. Workshops for professionals are provided in return for donations of $300 for academic groups and $1200 for industrial groups. Consulting on molecular modeling is available at a negotiated hourly rate.

Donations in support of Molecular Level Outreach or payments for workshops should be made in the form of a check to

USM Annual Fund
University of Southern Maine
PO Box 9300
Portland, Maine 04104-9300
(Phone: 207-780-4111)

Please specify that your contribution is to support Molecular Level Outreach, Gale Rhodes, Director, and ask that Gale Rhodes be notified of the contribution.

Donations from individuals or private groups are fully tax-deductible. Proceeds are used only for purchase and maintenance of equipment and software that becomes property of the USM Chemistry Department.

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