[Biopython-dev] GSOC 2010 Tiny-PDB project

[Konstantin Okonechnikov]

Hi Eric!


Hi Konstantin,
>
> That's really cool. You might also be interested in a project based on this
> idea from another GSoC organization, NESCent:
>
> https://www.nescent.org/wg_phyloinformatics/Phyloinformatics_Summer_of_Code_2010#Visualization_of_Protein_3D_Structure_Evolution
>
> This project looks really nice, though it requires some proficiency in
Java.
Actually I don't like the idea of applying to many organizations, I would
better choose one project and concentrate my efforts.


> (It's OK to apply to more than one GSoC mentoring organization as a
> student.)
>
> I sent an e-mail earlier today describing some possible refinements to the
> PDB-Tidy project; did any of those interest you?
>
> I need some time to investigate them. There is one question so far: what
"useful formats" do you have in mind? AFAI, there are not so many data
formats for storing 3d structures. I know about PDB XML and NCBI data
format. The last one is ASN.1 variation, it is used for diffrent kinds of
data (sequences etc.).



> While we're at it, here's a good place to start improving Bio.PDB before
> Summer of Code begins:
>
>
> http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/buglist.cgi?product=Biopython&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=REOPENED
>
> OK, I will look at it. Fixing a couple of bugs is good way to get aquainted
with the code :)

>
>
>
Feel free to e-mail or gchat me with any questions you have.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>

p.s. Sorry for misprint in letter subject, I hope that the project won't be
that small :)


-- 
Best regards,
          Okonechnikov Konstantin