RBVI Resources

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Software

A major focus of the RBVI is the development of interactive computer graphics techniques. The powerful and affordable graphics processing units now available for desktop computers enable these methods to be accessed by any scientist. The RBVI develops and provides a number of software tools, most notably UCSF Chimera and its successor UCSF ChimeraX for molecular visualization and analysis, and several Cytoscape Apps, some of which link network visualization with 2D and 3D structure visualization. The RBVI also provides some of the web services accessed by Chimera (see below).

Web Services

Several of the web services used by Chimera are hosted and maintained by the RBVI, including BLAST Protein sequence search, Modeller comparative modeling, and multiple sequence alignment with Clustal Omega or MUSCLE.
Certain password-protected web services are also available:

web mail

e-mail vacation auto-responder and forwarding

intranet resources

Education and Outreach

PC-204 – Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
BMI-219 – Scientific Software Development
RBVI Lab Meetings
RBVI Holiday Card Gallery
Technology Notes

System Information

Change Your RBVI Password

Choosing a Good Password

Acceptable Use Policies

Email Client Guide

Anti-spam Measures

Scheduled Downtime for preventive maintenance or system upgrades

Other Resources

Visualization Vault with virtual reality setup, high-definition stereo projector and synchronized shutter glasses

Sequence Analysis & Consulting Service (SACS)

Pharmacogenetics of Membrane Transporters Database

Structure-Function Linkage Database: a highly curated database of enzyme sequence-structure-function relationships

local copies of the Protein Data Bank structural database and a variety of sequence databases