>> INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOLECULAR STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY <<
Organized by the Austrian Chemical Society
Vienna (Austria), September 17-20, 1995
TOPICS:
1) The Impact of Molecular Biology on Structural Biology
2) Biomolecular Structure Determination
a) X-Ray Diffraction
b) NMR Spectroscopy
3) Dynamics and Function of Biomolecules
4) Computational Methods
5) Protein Engineering and Design
The scientific programme is designed to cover a broad range of disciplines in
molecular structural biology. Topics will be presented in the form of plenary
lectures, posters, discussions and exhibitions.
Sunday, (17.9)
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Registration
Welcome Cocktail
Honory Lecture by H.Neurath
Monday, (18.9)
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1. The impact of Molecular Biology on Structural Biology
C.Cantor (USA) "Application of Streptavidin and
Genetically Engineered Variants"
T.Blundell (GB) "Protein Super Families: Genome
Analyses and Drug Discovery"
2. Biomolecular Structure Determination
a) X-Ray Crystallography
R.Huber (D) "Proteolytic Enzymes and Their Natural
Inhibitors - New Functions and New Structures
and No End in Sight"
M.Walkinshaw (CH) "Structures and Biological
Implications of Series of Cyclophilin-Cyclosporin
Crystal Complexes"
I.Schlichting (D) "Ligand Binding in Heme Proteins
Studied by Kinetic X-Ray Crystallography"
Tuesday (19.9.)
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b) NMR Spectroscopy
O.Jardetzky (USA) "Flexibility and Function in a DNA
Binding Protein - the Trp-Repressor of E.Coli"
P.Roesch (D) "The Structure of Iron-Sulfur Proteins
in Solution"
C.Dobson (GB) "The Structural Basis of Protein Folding"
3. Dynamics and Function of Biomolecules
J.Lakowicz (USA) "Fluorescence Spectroscopic Studies
of the Structure and Dynamics of Biomolecules"
W.Kuehlbrandt (D) "Structure Determination of Membrane
Proteins by High-Resolution Electron Microscopy"
H.Frauenfelder (USA) "Dynamics and Function of Biomolecules"
Wednesday (20.9.)
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4. Computational Methods
M.Karplus (USA) "Simulations of Protein Folding From the
Native to the Denatured State and Back Again"
J.Skolnick (USA) "A Hierarchial Approach to the Prediction
of Protein Structures"
H.-J.Boehm (D) "New Computational Tools for Structure
Based Drug Design"
5. Protein Engineering and Design
A.Fersht (GB) "Pathways of Protein Folding"
L.Presta (USA) "Protein Engineering of Immunoglobulins and
Immunoglobulin-Like Domains"
M.Mutter (CH) "De Novo Protein Design"
CALL FOR POSTERS
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All those intending to participate in the conference are invited
to submit posters presenting original work.
Abstracts prepared according to the instructions given below should arrive
NOT LATER THAN JUNE 30th, 1995.
The authors will be informed about the provisional acceptance in July, 1995.
The presentation of the posters will be finally approved and thus the
contribution included in the Book of Abstracts when at least one of the
registers before August 1st, 1995. Contributors of outstanding posters will
be chosen by the scientific committee to give a 20 minute lecture.
Head of Scientific Committee: P.Schuster
EXHIBITON:
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An exhibition of instruments, accessories, software, literature and
other items is planned. Companies interested in displaying their products
are kindly requested to contact the conference secretariat.
INDUSTRIAL SATELLITE MEETING:
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A half day industrial symposium is planned. Those companies
who are interested in presenting up-to-date results obtained on their
products in the form of 20 minute lectures are kindly requested to
contact the conference secretariat.
Registration Fees (before August 1): Regular Participant 4000 ATS
GOeCH Member 3500 ATS
Student 2000 ATS
The registration fee includes the Book of Abstracts, the welcome cocktail
and buffet, the invitation to the Viennese Rathaus, a ticket for the piano
concert, coffee breaks and tram tickets.
If your are interested in a folder of the second announcement including a
registration form and the social program, please contact:
A.Kungl
Gesellschaft Oesterreichischer Chemiker
AG Biophysikalische Chemie
Nibelungengasse 11
A-1010 Wien, Austria
Tel.: (43) 1 587249
FAX.: (43) 1 587966
e-mail: msb95 at helix.mdy.univie.ac.at
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