Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing

At the core of all biological processes are complex molecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids, performing a range of functions in the living cell. As these molecules are many orders of magnitude too small to be observed directly, it is often useful to simulate them using Hgh Performance Computing.

Molecular dynamics simulations of these systems, whereby molecular motion is simulated for short periods of time, can illustrate important biological function and consequences of genetic mutations that may not be apparent from other methods.

VPAC offers a range of academic and commercial software used to simulate these processes as well as maintaining optimised hardware and software libraries to significantly speed up simulations. By offering in-house modelling and scientific expertise, VPAC can also assist the researcher with choosing the most appropriate software as well direct assistance with modelling.

Contact

For further information regarding VPAC's Biomolecule Simulations services, please contact lifesciences@vpac.org or phone +61 3 9925 4645.