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Final Programme
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S E C O N D I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E O N
M O L E C U L A R S T R U C T U R A L B I O L O Y
>> I C M S B 97 <<
SEPTEMBER 10 - 14, 1997
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Organized by the
Austrian Chemical Society
Working Group Biophysical Chemistry
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Scientific Schedule and Social Programme
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* Wednesday 10.9.97
From 14:00 Registration
19:00 Dr. Max Perutz (Honorary)
Glutamine Repeats and Inherited Neurodegenerative Diseases
20:00 Welcome Get-Together
* Thursday 11.9.97 STRUCTURE AND PREDICTION
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9:00 Announcements
9:10 H. Michel (Plenary)
Structure and Possible Mechanism of Action of the
Cytochrome c Oxidase from Paracoccus denitrificans
9:55 R. Crowther (Plenary)
The Fold of the Core Protein of Hepatitis B Virus
Determined by Electron Cryo-Microscopy
10:40 Coffee Break
11:10 T. Richmond (Plenary)
X-Ray Structure of the Nucleosome Core Particle at 2.8A
Resolution
11:55 R. Dutzler (Short Commun.)
Sugar Transport through Maltoporin:
From Structure to Mechanism of a Facilitated Diffusion Channel
12:15 J.-P. Renaud (Short Commun.)
Ligand Binding to Retinoid Receptors
12:35 Lunch
14:00 G. Rose (Plenary)
Simulation of Protein Folding Using LINUS
14:45 B. Rost (Plenary)
Learning from Evolution to Predict Protein Structure
15:30 L. LoConte (Short Commun.)
Visible Volume: A New Way of Exploring Protein Structures
15:50 Coffee Break
16:20 S. Benner (Plenary)
Natural History and the Physical Sciences:
Predicting the Structure of Proteins
17:05 M. Sippl (Plenary)
Molecular Forces in Protein Folding and Prediction
17:50 M. Rodionov (Short Commun.)
Amino Acid Interaction Patterns and Sequence
Conservation in Protein Superfamilies
18:10 Close
20:00 Cocktail Reception for all participants and accompanying people
at the City Hall of Vienna "Wiener Rathauskeller"
* Friday 12.9.97 MACROMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS
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9:00 Announcements
9:10 W. van Gunsteren (Plenary)
Calculation of Free Energy and Binding Constants
for Biomolecular Complexes
9:55 A. Frankel (Plenary)
Design and Evolution of RNA-Binding Proteins
10:40 Coffee Break
11:10 T. Steitz (Plenary)
DNA and RNA Polymerases:
Structural Diversity and Common Mechanisms
11:55 P. Walsh (Short Commun.)
RNA Binding by the N-Terminus of
the Wilms, Tumor 1 Tumor Suppressor Protein
12:15 J. Forbes (Short Commun.)
Probing the Hydrophobic Interactions of Surfaces,
Peptides, and Macromolecules with the Atomic Force Microscope
12:35 Lunch
14:00 Poster Session I
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 R. Rigler (Plenary)
Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy, Detection and Selection
of Single Molecules
16:45 A. Watts (Plenary)
Atomic Resolution of Bound Ligands in Functionally Active,
Membrane Receptors using Non-Crystallographic Methods
17:30 G. Miller (Short Commun.)
Molecular Dynamics Simulations on G Protein-Coupled Receptors:
Implementation and Validation of a Membrane Mimetic
17:50 Close
This evening has been left free for participants to enjoy Vienna
* Saturday 13.9.97 CATALYSIS AND DESIGN
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9:00 Announcements
9:10 O. Jardetzky (Plenary)
Protein Dynamics and Conformational Transitions
in Allosteric Proteins
9:55 A. Wlodawer (Plenary)
Retroviral Integrases - the Last Frontier in Designing Drugs
against AIDS
10:40 Coffee Break
11:10 R. Goody (Plenary)
Problems and Perspectives in Designing Drugs against AIDS
11:55 H. Bjrkbacka (Short Commun.)
Conformational Changes Induced Upon Oxidation of Chloroplastic
Carbonic Anhydrase Studied by Intrinsic Tryptophan Fluorescence
12:15 K. Sakakibara (Short Commun.)
Molecular Design of the Amide Transition-state Analog
by Molecular Mechanics
12:35 Lunch
14:00 Poster Session II
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 M. Weir (Plenary)
Role of Structural Biology in Drug Discovery
16:45 K. Mueller (Plenary)
Combined Rational and Random Design Concepts in Drug Discovery
17:30 J. Priestle (Plenary)
A Target Based Strategy for Drug Discovery
18:15 Close
On this evening, participants are encouraged to attend the dinner at a
wine cellar in the city centre. The "Heurigen" atmosphere, with wine
and Viennese food is very characteristic of Vienna
* Sunday 14.9.97 FOLDING
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9:00 Announcements
9:10 R. Baldwin (Plenary)
Nature of the Apomyoglobin Folding Pathway
9:55 K. Dill (Plenary)
Sightseeing along the Landscapes of Protein Folding
10:40 Coffee Break
11:10 C. Dobson (Plenary)
Exploring the Structural Basis of Protein Folding
11:55 A. N=94ppert (Short Commun.)
Initial Hydrophobic Collapse is not Necessary for Protein Folding:
A Study by Stopped-Flow Dynamic Light Scattering and Stopped-Flow
Circular Dichroism
12:15 I. Bahar (Short Commun.)
Simulation of Protein Folds Using a Low Resolution Model
12:35 Lunch
14:00 P. Schuster (Plenary)
RNA Structures Beyond the One Sequence-One Structure Paradigm
14:45 F. Hartl (Plenary)
Chaperone-Assisted Protein Folding
15:30 End of Conference
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For further information contact:
Dr. Andreas Kungl
Gesellschaft Oesterreichischer Chemiker
AG Biophysikalische Chemie
Nibelungengasse 11
A-1010 Wien, Austria
Tel.: ++ 43 1 5874249 or ++ 43 1 5873980
FAX.: ++ 43 1 5878966
e-mail: biophys at goech.co.at
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Organization: Univ. of Vienna, Inst. for Theoretical Chemistry
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