The Laboratory of Molecular Computations and Bioinformatics (LMCB) is a resource facility dedicated to the support of computational biomedical research at Howard University. The objective of the laboratory is to provide molecular modeling, molecular dynamics, bioinformatics, and computational quantum chemistry capabilities and support to a variety of research projects at Howard University.

The LMCB will also provide the necessary resources for ligand database searching and subsequent ligand docking in target site(s) and best fit analyses. The laboratory makes available to the Howard University community of scientists the necessary human, software, and hardware resources to perform successful and competitive computational biomedical research. Additionally, the LMCB provides its users with the availability of remote access to LMCB resources. It also provides training on the use of modeling/simulation software for LMCB users. As a result, state-of-the-art computational biomedical research resources is available at Howard University to support the research needs of the Howard University community of scientists as they pursue gene and protein sequence analyses, and the design and development of new and improved therapeutic agents, biomolecules and biomaterials.

Guidelines for User Access to LMCB Resources
The Laboratory of Molecular Computations and Bioinformatics is a research core. It is for the use of Howard University scientists whose research requires its hardware, software, and/or human resources. Users may gain access to LMCB resources by initially contacting any one of the Unit Coordinators for an initial discussion of the proposed research and an orientation to the laboratory which will determine the level of support that will be needed from the laboratory. The nature of their work will determine which of the unit coordinators they will need to work with most closely. Additionally, the level of user proficiency with the required software and hardware will also determine the level of assistance that will be needed from laboratory staff.

Laboratory Director
William Southerland, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Howard University College of Medicine

Molecular Computations Initiative

• Development of beowolf cluster
  Dr. Legand Burge
  Department of Computer Science
    
• Acquired Affymetrix micro-array analysis software
• Provided onsite training to software users