[Molvis-list] Jmol tutorials now at MolviZ.Org

[Eric Martz]

Dear Renee,

I'm happy that I finally got this update out in 
time for the forthcoming cycle of your class 
activity list. Thanks so much for letting me know 
that you are using these resources in your 
teaching. I get only a handful of such messages 
each year, though I have reason to believe (based 
on web traffic) that the resources at MolviZ.Org 
are used widely. Feedback like yours will come in 
handy for my next grant application!

Sincerely, -Eric

At 7/21/07, you wrote:
>Eric,
>Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your notice could not have been more timely
>for me. I teach a non-majors course on the Human Genome Project. The course
>is fully online. The first time I taught the course, I found that my
>students remembered nothing about DNA structure and function from their
>General Biology course.  I was grateful that I could supplement my hastily
>constructed background unit with a link to the Chime tutorial on DNA
>structure.
>Today I was revising my DNA background material for the newest batch of
>students and debating whether to leave the Chime link in it, since it is
>problematic for Mac users who do not have the Classic emulator on their
>machines. Just before releasing the sadly diminished activity list, a
>bouncing icon directed me to your email. How perfect! I am now writing the
>directions for their J-mol experience.
>
>srj
>--
>S. Renee Judd, Ph.D.
>Assistant Professor, Natural Science Department
>College of Arts and Sciences
>National-Louis University
>rjudd at nl.edu
>
>
> > From: Eric Martz <emartz at microbio.umass.edu>
> > Reply-To: "Molecular Visualization, especially in education with freeware"
> > <molvis-list at bioinformatics.org>
> > Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:21:49 -0400
> > To: <molvis-list at bioinformatics.org>
> > Subject: [Molvis-list] Jmol tutorials now at MolviZ.Org
> >
> > I have updated my main website,
> > http://MolviZ.Org, to include Jmol-based
> > tutorials for the first time. MolviZ.Org features
> > tutorials (previously all Chime based), but it
> > has links to all of my molecular visualization projects.
> >
> > Currently offered in Jmol are tutorials on
> > hemoglobin, DNA structure, lipid
> > bilayers/channels, and collagen. The first 3 are
> > ports from Chime to Jmol kindly done by Angel
> > Herraez and Frieda Reichsman. Collagen was
> > authored and ported by Karl Oberholser. Soon we
> > expect to be able to provide ports of tutorials on antibody and MHC.
> >
> > Several of these ports use a Jmol Tutorial
> > Template developed by Tim Driscoll, Frieda
> > Reichsman, Angel Herráez and myself. I plan to
> > offer this Template for use by others as soon as
> > I can complete its documentation. The template
> > supports "Details" text, initially hidden, that
> > can be hidden or shown in-line under each
> > molecular view description. View Collagen to see Details in use.
> >
> > In addition to the Jmol-based tutorials, two
> > other cross-platform resources are newly featured at MolviZ.Org.
> >
> > 1) The ConSurf Server colors each amino acid in a
> > protein by evolutionary conservation,
> > automatically, and now displays its results in Jmol.
> >
> > 2) Polyview-3D makes it easy to prepare
> > publication-quality molecular views, or
> > animations ready to drop into a Powerpoint slide.
> > The images are generated by PyMol, used by many
> > crystallographers in their publications. However,
> > you just fill out a form -- you don't need to learn how to use PyMol.
> >
> > Chime-based resources are now described as being
> > phased out, but will remain available as long as they are used.
> >
> > -Eric
> >
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> > Biochem 3D Education Resources http://MolviZ.org
> > See 3D Molecules, Install Nothing! - http://firstglance.jmol.org
> > Protein Explorer - 3D Visualization: http://proteinexplorer.org
> > Workshops: http://workshops.proteinexplorer.org
> > World Index of Molecular Visualization Resources: http://molvisindex.org
> > ConSurf - Find Conserved Patches in Proteins: http://consurf.tau.ac.il
> > Atlas of Macromolecules: http://atlas.proteinexplorer.org
> > PDB Lite Macromolecule Finder: http://pdblite.org
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