Workshop on Next Generation Validation Tools for the wwPDB


April 14-16, 2008

Monday 14 April

9:00-9:30

Kim Henrick

Practicalities: EBI facilities, practical issues with validation software

9:30-9:45

Randy Read

Review of goals: validation criteria, presentation of results, report to PDB, publication of conclusions

9:45-10:00

 

Discussion of goals, composition of groups

10:00-10:15

Eugene Krissinel

Validation of crystal packing interactions

10:15-10:30

Will Sheffler

Validation by Rosetta packing analysis

10:30-11:00

coffee

 

11:00-11:15

Jane Richardson

Molprobity clashscore

11:15-11:45

 

Discussion: modern tools for packing analysis

11:45-12:30

 

Computing workshop and discussion in groups

12:30-14:00

lunch

 

14:00-15:30

 

Computing workshop and discussion in groups

15:30-16:00

tea

 

16:00-16:15

Zbyszek Otwinowski

Statistical properties of coordinate files (e.g.
B-factors)

16:15-16:30

Tassos Perrakis

Statistical properties of structure factor files

16:30-16:45

Paul Adams

Structure factor validation in phenix.xtriage

16:45-17:00

Randy Read

Validating structure factor distributions

17:00-17:30

 

Discussion: new statistical measures for validation

 

Tuesday 15 April

9:00-9:15

Gerard Kleywegt

Integrating EDS into PDB validation

9:15-9:30

Paul Emsley

Displaying local validation results in coot

9:30-9:45

 

Discussion: how to present local validation results

9:45-10:00

Jane Richardson

Lead discussion on procedures for incorporating new validation measures

10:00-10:15

Axel Brunger

Special demands of validation at low resolution

10:15-10:45

coffee

 

10:45-12:30

 

Computing workshop and discussion in groups

12:30-14:00

lunch

 

14:00-14:15

Thomas Lutteke

Carbohydrate validation

14:15-14:30

Gerard Kleywegt

HicUp and ValLigURL

14:30-14:45

 

Discussion: issues of non-protein components

14:45-15:00

Robbie Joosten

Re-refinement as a validation tool

15:00-15:15

Paul Adams

Bulk solvent and other features of re-refinement

15:15-15:30

 

Discussion: should re-refinement be part of PDB validation, on deposition and thereafter?

15:30-16:00

tea

 

16:00-17:30

 

Computing workshop and discussion in groups

 

Wednesday 15 April

9:00-10:30

Discussion: which validation tools and criteria should be used?
Should any be deleted?
Which should be added?
How should PDB respond to new developments (future-proofing)?

10:30-11:00

coffee

11:00-12:30

Discussion: presenting results to depositors and users
Graphics: graphs, bar charts, traffic lights?
Visualising local quality scores?
Navigating lists of results?

12:30-14:00

lunch

14:00-15:30

Discussion: recommendations of workshop for
PDB
Journals
Users