Learn Like You're Already in a Research Lab.
Master molecular simulations through structured lectures, detailed reading, live cloud laboratories, and cohort-based learning.
$ gmx grompp -f minim.mdp -c system.gro -p topol.top -o em.tpr
Generating 1-4 interactions: fudge = 1
This run will generate roughly 2 Mb of data
$ gmx mdrun -deffnm em -nb gpu
Steepest Descents converged to Fmax < 1000 in 342 steps
Week 4 of 6
Equilibration
Live lab in 2 days
Practical scientific training, not passive video courses
Every element of the platform is built around one goal: learning to think and work like a computational researcher.
Real Cloud Laboratories
Launch a browser-based research environment — no local install, no DigitalOcean account of your own.
Cohort-Based Learning
A small, capped cohort of peers learning the same material at the same pace, together.
Live Collaborative Sessions
Scheduled live laboratories where you run simulations alongside your instructor in real time.
Structured Assessment
Quizzes, assignments, and instructor feedback at every stage — not just passive video watching.
Certificate of Completion
A verifiable certificate once you've met the course's completion requirements.
Secure by Design
Your work, your data, and your cloud access are protected at every layer.
A ten-step research workflow, every week
Not a playlist of videos — a structured cycle that mirrors how real research groups operate.
Watch the lecture
Read the detailed notes
Complete the prerequisite quiz
Join the scheduled live laboratory session
Click “Launch Lab”
Work through the simulation with the instructor
Complete the remaining exercise
Submit the assignment
Receive feedback
Track progress toward certification
Introduction to Molecular Dynamics with GROMACS and CHARMM-GUI
Learn to run real molecular simulations, from a raw PDB file to a published-quality analysis.
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Cohort capacity
- 10 students
- Seats remaining
- 10
- Cost
- Free
Click Launch Lab. Your research environment appears in the browser.
Each student launches their own private, browser-based laboratory during scheduled live sessions — a full GROMACS and JupyterLab environment with course files pre-loaded, CPU limits enforced, and your work automatically preserved. You never touch cloud provider credentials, billing, or infrastructure.
Meet the researchers behind Cohort 1
Oluwatosin Saibu
Lead Instructor — Molecular Dynamics
A PhD researcher in Chemistry and Biochemistry at New Mexico State University, Oluwatosin studies membrane protein dynamics and drug discovery through all-atom and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. His work spans HER2 receptor and Piezo ion channel research, mixed-resolution simulation methods, and computer-aided drug design with GROMACS, CHARMM-GUI, and MARTINI — published across more than a dozen peer-reviewed journals.
Tope Tunji Odunitan
Co-Instructor — Computational Biology
Tope holds a Master's in Biochemistry from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, awarded with Distinction, and works as a research assistant specializing in in silico drug screening, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics. His current research evaluates lactoferrin-derived peptides as a therapeutic approach to pancreatic cancer, alongside hands-on experience mentoring industrial trainees in computational biology.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need my own cloud accounts?
No. You never need to create a DigitalOcean, Vast.ai, or Docker account. Your laboratory environment is provisioned and managed entirely by SimLab Academy.
Is the first cohort really free?
Yes. Cohort 1 is free, application-based, and capped at 10 students.
What if I've never used Linux or GROMACS before?
That's expected. Week 1 teaches Linux fundamentals from the ground up — no prior command-line experience is assumed.
What happens if the cohort fills up?
Once 10 students confirm their seats, the cohort is marked full and further qualified applicants are placed on a waitlist.