RBVI Staff and Contact Information

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Administration:
   see Scooter Morris (below)
   Email: scooter [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
   (substitute @ to reconstitute addresses)
   CGL Fax: (415) 502-1755

Dr. Thomas Ferrin
Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biopharmaceutical Sciences
Director, Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics
Phone: (415) 476-2299
Email: tef [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/tef/ I'm Principal Investigator of the RBVI. My interests include the development of databases and computational and visualization-based tools that increase our understanding of living systems through our study of sequence-structure-function relationships.
Dr. John "Scooter" Morris
RBVI Executive Director
Phone: (415) 514-4406
Email: scooter [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/scooter/ I do a little bit of everything: administration, project management, research, and development. My primary research focus is visualizing biological networks. I'm a Cytoscape core developer and write most of the RBVI's Cytoscape plugins.
Dr. Patricia Babbitt
Professor and Vice Chair, Biopharmaceutical Sciences
Phone: (415) 476-3784
Fax: (415) 514-4797
Email: babbitt [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
babbittlab.compbio.ucsf.edu/
Dr. Shoshana Brown
Email: sbrown [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
babbittlab.compbio.ucsf.edu/shoshana.html I work on the Structure-Function Linkage Database, a resource linking sequence, structure, and function information in large enzyme superfamilies.
Dr. Conrad Huang
Director of Software Development
Phone: (415) 476-0415
Email: conrad [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/conrad/ I work on most of the software development projects, including Chimera, UCSF Pharmacogenetics of Membrane Transporters, and the International Gene Trap Consortium projects.
Al Conde
Computer Facilities Manager
Phone: (415) 476-9156
Email: al [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/al/ I'm responsible for operations, networking, security, maintenance, and software/hardware upgrades of the RBVI computing facilities, which include desktops, servers, storage systems, peripheral and display devices.
Greg Couch
Programmer/Analyst
Phone: (415) 476-8292
Email: gregc [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/gregc/ I am the postmaster. I also work on Chimera — primarily on infrastructure (graphics, stereo, porting, image saving) and nucleotides.
Eric Pettersen
Programmer/Analyst
Phone: (415) 476-8292
Email: pett [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/pett/ I'm the programmer principally responsible for Chimera's sequence-related capabilities, its molecular dynamics capabilities, and its atomic-level analysis capabilities.
Tom Goddard
Programmer/Analyst
Phone: (415) 476-4026
Email: goddard [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/goddard/ I develop Chimera capabilities for volume data display focused on 3D electron microscopy data, and also capabilities for large molecular assemblies such as viruses.
Susan Johns
Specialist
Phone: (415) 476-5379
Email: johns [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/johns/ I provide sequence analysis support for the Sequence Analysis & Consulting Service component of the RBVI and create visualization tools for the Pharmacogenetics of Membrane Transporters project and the International Gene Trap Consortium.
Dr. Elaine Meng
Specialist
Phone: (415) 476-5128
Email: meng [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/ I work with Chimera developers, help users, and maintain the Chimera User's Guide. Interests: biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, structural biology, writing and editing.
Doug Stryke
Programmer/Analyst
Phone: (415) 476-0663
Email: stryke [%] cgl.ucsf.edu
www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/stryke/ I administer databases, create data analysis pipelines, and develop web sites for the Pharmacogenetics of Membrane Transporters project and the International Gene Trap Consortium.
Leonard Apeltsin
Graduate Student
Email: Leonard.Apeltsin [%] ucsf.edu

Group pictures:

CGL staff, Tiburon (May 2008)
CGL staff, Tiburon (June 2005)
CGL staff, Mission Bay (June 2005)

	Dr. Thomas Ferrin Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Director, Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics Phone: (415) 476-2299 Email: tef [%] cgl.ucsf.edu www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/tef/	I'm Principal Investigator of the RBVI. My interests include the development of databases and computational and visualization-based tools that increase our understanding of living systems through our study of sequence-structure-function relationships.
	Dr. John "Scooter" Morris RBVI Executive Director Phone: (415) 514-4406 Email: scooter [%] cgl.ucsf.edu www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/scooter/	I do a little bit of everything: administration, project management, research, and development. My primary research focus is visualizing biological networks. I'm a Cytoscape core developer and write most of the RBVI's Cytoscape plugins.
	Dr. Patricia Babbitt Professor and Vice Chair, Biopharmaceutical Sciences Phone: (415) 476-3784 Fax: (415) 514-4797 Email: babbitt [%] cgl.ucsf.edu babbittlab.compbio.ucsf.edu/
	Dr. Shoshana Brown Email: sbrown [%] cgl.ucsf.edu babbittlab.compbio.ucsf.edu/shoshana.html	I work on the Structure-Function Linkage Database, a resource linking sequence, structure, and function information in large enzyme superfamilies.
	Dr. Conrad Huang Director of Software Development Phone: (415) 476-0415 Email: conrad [%] cgl.ucsf.edu www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/conrad/	I work on most of the software development projects, including Chimera, UCSF Pharmacogenetics of Membrane Transporters, and the International Gene Trap Consortium projects.
	Al Conde Computer Facilities Manager Phone: (415) 476-9156 Email: al [%] cgl.ucsf.edu www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/al/	I'm responsible for operations, networking, security, maintenance, and software/hardware upgrades of the RBVI computing facilities, which include desktops, servers, storage systems, peripheral and display devices.
	Greg Couch Programmer/Analyst Phone: (415) 476-8292 Email: gregc [%] cgl.ucsf.edu www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/gregc/	I am the postmaster. I also work on Chimera — primarily on infrastructure (graphics, stereo, porting, image saving) and nucleotides.
	Eric Pettersen Programmer/Analyst Phone: (415) 476-8292 Email: pett [%] cgl.ucsf.edu www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/pett/	I'm the programmer principally responsible for Chimera's sequence-related capabilities, its molecular dynamics capabilities, and its atomic-level analysis capabilities.
	Tom Goddard Programmer/Analyst Phone: (415) 476-4026 Email: goddard [%] cgl.ucsf.edu www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/goddard/	I develop Chimera capabilities for volume data display focused on 3D electron microscopy data, and also capabilities for large molecular assemblies such as viruses.
	Susan Johns Specialist Phone: (415) 476-5379 Email: johns [%] cgl.ucsf.edu www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/johns/	I provide sequence analysis support for the Sequence Analysis & Consulting Service component of the RBVI and create visualization tools for the Pharmacogenetics of Membrane Transporters project and the International Gene Trap Consortium.
	Dr. Elaine Meng Specialist Phone: (415) 476-5128 Email: meng [%] cgl.ucsf.edu www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/	I work with Chimera developers, help users, and maintain the Chimera User's Guide. Interests: biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, structural biology, writing and editing.
	Doug Stryke Programmer/Analyst Phone: (415) 476-0663 Email: stryke [%] cgl.ucsf.edu www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/stryke/	I administer databases, create data analysis pipelines, and develop web sites for the Pharmacogenetics of Membrane Transporters project and the International Gene Trap Consortium.
	Leonard Apeltsin Graduate Student Email: Leonard.Apeltsin [%] ucsf.edu