AmberGPUMDSimulation

AmberGPUMDSimulation automates high-throughput AMBER GPU molecular dynamics (MD) simulations on GPU clusters to enable scalable exploration of biomolecular dynamics.


Key Features:

  • Integration with Kepler Platform: Orchestrates workflow execution and management via the Kepler platform.
  • Utilization of AMBER GPU Code: Executes molecular dynamics simulations using the AMBER GPU code.
  • Automation: Automates repetitive setup, submission, and execution steps for MD simulations.
  • Access to GPU Clusters: Runs simulations on high-performance GPU clusters to accelerate MD calculations.
  • Management of Heterogeneous Computing Resources: Deploys and manages simulations across heterogeneous computing environments.
  • Systematic Analysis and Reproducibility: Performs systematic analysis of simulation outputs to support reproducibility and result validation.
  • Scalability and Method Development: Supports scalable execution of multiple replicates and longer timescales and facilitates benchmarking and validation for MD method development.

Scientific Applications:

  • Structural Biology: Enables high-throughput MD studies of biomolecular structure and dynamics over extended timescales.
  • Drug Discovery: Supports MD investigations of molecular interactions relevant to drug discovery at atomic-level resolution.
  • Systems Biology: Facilitates simulation of complex biomolecular systems to study dynamics and interactions within biological systems.

Methodology:

Automated workflow orchestration via Kepler; execution of MD using AMBER GPU code on GPU clusters; deployment across heterogeneous computing resources; systematic analysis of simulation outputs; and benchmarking and validation for method development.

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License:
LGPL-2.0
Tool Type:
plugin
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Programming Languages:
R
Added:
8/5/2018
Last Updated:
4/14/2021

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Publications

Purawat S, Ieong PU, Malmstrom RD, Chan GJ, Yeung AK, Walker RC, Altintas I, Amaro RE. A Kepler Workflow Tool for Reproducible AMBER GPU Molecular Dynamics. Biophysical Journal. 2017;112(12):2469-2474. doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2017.04.055. PMID:28636905. PMCID:PMC5479118.

PMID: 28636905
PMCID: PMC5479118
Funding: - National Institutes of Health (NIH): P41 GM103426 - NIH New Innovator: OD007237

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