GRID computing

Methods IPH, Günther

GRID computing	Model:	SunFire X2250, Dell PE 1950, BL460c HP, Grid
	Unit and Room:	Rechenzentrum of the university
	Responsible:	Dr. Volker-H. Winterer, Rechenzentrum
Parallel data processing	Further information:	http://www.bfg.uni-freiburg.de
Short Description: The Black-Forest Grid is currently constituted of 760 Cores and 2GB RAM per Core.		Picture of the Equipment
Available Experiments/Techniques: Ligand-based / structure-based compound screenings High throughput docking of compounds Molecular dynamics simulations of molecular interactions Prediction of binding affinities
Special Equipment: Software, Molecular Modeling Platforms: Schrodinger, Inc. software suite Accelrys, Inc. software suite
Measurements on the equipment are currently done by:		Students after introduction Students after extensive training Trained scientific service personal
Recent Publications, where this instrument was important (citation):
Typical problems that may be solved with this instrument:		Identification of small molecules that come into question for drug leads. Prediction of binding affinities.

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