Useful Programs :

You may find the following programs useful during the course.

Firefox Browser: I cannot recommend this browser highly enough. The BioBar extension alone makes the switch from Microsoft's ubiquitous browser a required action. Chrome is great, but it doesn't have the functionality that Firefox does, so I recommend using Firefox.

• BioBar extension: A great exntension for Firefox that gives you access to nearly every bioinformatic database you'd ever need. Install this add-on and use it!!!

Protein Structure Visualization

Chimera: From the UCSF Chimera website: UCSF Chimera is a highly extensible program for interactive visualization and analysis of molecular structures and related data, including density maps, supramolecular assemblies, sequence alignments, docking results, trajectories, and conformational ensembles. High-quality images and animations can be generated. I'm learning to use it and the more time I spend with it, the more I like it.

A two page command list for UCSF's Chimera molecular graphics program.

Image Manipulation

Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP): Need to edit images but can't afford Adobe Photoshop? Try this program out. You won't be sorry.