This coming Monday the 6th our All-Hands session for EMBRIO (formerly titled Weekly Update) will feature a tutorial on VCell. To those of you interested in learning more about computational modeling - this November 6th seminar is for you! There are many different platforms for modeling cell biological events. VCell (short for "Virtual Cell") is a comprehensive platform for modeling cell biological systems. The seminar by Dr. Michael Blinov, one of the faculty associates of VCell, will cover what VCell can do for you -- with the added bonus that VCell can write and solve differential equations for you! Learning Objectives for the Session: 1. Get familiar with kinetic modeling using VCell graphical user interface. 2. Understand different types of modeling techniques (deterministic/stochastic, compartmental/spatial, network/rule-based/network-free). 3. Be able to look for additional modeling resources within VCell framework or elsewhere. Check out these VCell links for more on the capabilities and models of this tool: 1. VCell website: https://vcell.org/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvcell.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cbf0afeaa0ad04dfd5b7508dbdc99abc3%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638346324786217454%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yiDwbOg819pMVr%2BACEEe%2FpAKCNlrvix%2Blpng4uejl9o%3D&reserved=0> 2. Publications that use VCell: https://vcell.org/vcell-published-models<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvcell.org%2Fvcell-published-models&data=05%7C01%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cbf0afeaa0ad04dfd5b7508dbdc99abc3%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638346324786217454%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fPgtohLY3UDv0G1g%2BfCAvqDd1FtxIpmXnn4kTd5M4c4%3D&reserved=0> 3. VCell help: https://vcell.org/support<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvcell.org%2Fsupport&data=05%7C01%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cbf0afeaa0ad04dfd5b7508dbdc99abc3%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638346324786217454%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RNhacxWfff%2Fuam0Hx2iHMke2n27Mz%2F2VcVURv1bkDu0%3D&reserved=0>: 4. Video tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/@compcellbiol8898<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40compcellbiol8898&data=05%7C01%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cbf0afeaa0ad04dfd5b7508dbdc99abc3%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638346324786217454%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kKW0aE0gXzJpTivGMqzqFRFeBYL%2FOzBUzhGaM5eQVJo%3D&reserved=0> Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/> Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Office: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Ste. 203 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 laddb@purdue.edu <https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/>