[bioundgrd] Fwd: D. E. Shaw Research Information Session

[Janice Chang]

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From: "Ralston, Kyle" <Kyle.Ralston at deshawresearch.com<mailto:Kyle.Ralston at deshawresearch.com>>
Date: September 15, 2013 7:49:55 PM EDT
Subject: D. E. Shaw Research Information Session

My name is Kyle Ralston and I’m writing on behalf of D. E. Shaw Research, a computational biochemistry group based in Manhattan.  We will be hosting a talk and information session at MIT through the Chemistry Department on Thursday, September 19 at 5:00 PM in Building 18, room 278 (flyer attached).  During the talk we will present an overview of our work and answer any questions students may have about our lab. Our group is quite interdisciplinary and so we would like to invite students of all degree levels from a variety of fields to attend.  Would you be willing to circulate an email announcement to the Biology Department or recommend someone who might be able to help us spread the word about the talk?  Below I have included the logistics of the talk, as well as information about our company and about our speakers for the event.  I am happy to answer any questions you may have, and I look forward to hearing from you!  Thanks very much for your help.

Apologies if you’ve already received any notifications about this event, but I thought I’d reach out to you personally in case you hadn’t already received word.

Best,

Kyle Ralston
Strategic Growth, D. E. Shaw Research
Kyle.Ralston at DEShawResearch.com<mailto:Kyle.Ralston at DEShawResearch.com>


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D. E. Shaw Research Information Session

Date:           Thursday, September 19, 2013
Time:           5:00 - 6:30 PM
Location:    Building 18, Room 278

Refreshments will be served!

About The Talk

D. E. Shaw Research is an independent research laboratory that conducts basic scientific research in the field of computational biochemistry under the direct scientific leadership of Dr. David E. Shaw.  Our group is currently focusing on molecular simulations involving proteins and other biological macromolecules of potential interest from both a scientific and a pharmaceutical perspective.  Members of the lab include computational chemists and biologists, computer scientists and applied mathematicians, and computer architects and engineers, all working collaboratively within a tightly coupled interdisciplinary research environment.

Our lab has designed and constructed a massively parallel supercomputer called Anton specifically for the execution of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.  Each Anton computer can simulate a single MD trajectory as much as a millisecond or so in duration -- a timescale at which biologically significant phenomena occur.  Anton has already generated the world’s longest MD trajectory.

Join us for an overview of our work on parallel algorithms and machine architectures for high-speed MD simulations and a description of the simulations that have helped elucidate the dynamics and functional mechanisms of biologically important proteins.

About The Speakers

John Klepeis
John leads force field development efforts at DESRES and oversees certain external activities of the lab. John earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton University. He received an M.S. in chemical engineering practice and an S.B. in chemical engineering, with a minor in German language and literature, from MIT. During his time as a Research Assistant and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton, John developed novel approaches for protein structure prediction and de novo protein design.

Tarun Chitra
Tarun focuses on analysis of molecular dynamics simulations. Tarun graduated from Cornell University with a B.Eng. in applied engineering physics and a B.A. in mathematics.



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