Upcoming RCSB PDB Virtual Events

[Christine Zardecki]

May 14 Office Hour

RCSB PDB’S AI-POWERED 3D STRUCTURE SIMILARITY SEARCH

Learn how this feature delivers faster and more scalable structural comparisons across experimentally determined PDB structures and predicted Computed Structure Models (CSMs). This informal event will include a brief demonstration and ample opportunity for Q&A.

    Thursday, March 14, 2026

    noon - 1pm Eastern | 9am - 10am Pacific

Register: https://go.rutgers.edu/r69arcyv

May 19 Webinar

STREAMLINING ACCESS TO RCSB PDB APIS WITH PYTHON: SEQUENCE AND MODELS

Learn how to use Python and the rcsb-api package to access Sequence and Model APIs.

The webinar is intended for:

- Software developers who access PDB data

- Bioinformatics and/or structural biology researchers

- Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in biological sciences

- Faculty members and professionals who utilize PDB data

    Tuesday, May 19, 2026

    12- 1pm Eastern | 9am - 10am Pacific

Register: https://go.rutgers.edu/inckmtyp

June 1 Office Hour

TRANSITIONING TO THE NEW PDB BETA ARCHIVE, EXTENDED PDB IDS, AND PDBX/MMCIF

Learn how to prepare for the July 21, 2027 transition, including using shortlinks to in your code. This informal event will include a brief demonstration and ample opportunity for Q&A. All users are encouraged to attend, but particularly software developers and journal editors.

    Monday June 1, 2026

    2:00pm-3:00pm Eastern | 11:00am - noon Pacific

Register: https://go.rutgers.edu/e4g4d428