IHRS-BioSoft Symposium
Registration and abstract submission (Registration still open!)
Although development towards highly sophisticated and useful molecular machines is still in its infancy, significant breakthroughs have already showcased the range of prospects that can be achieved. From molecular machines to networks of cells, from chemical motions to protein interaction, a combination of experiments, theory, and simulations is required to characterize and construct new machines. This symposium aims to provide an interdisciplinary get-together for young and young-at-heart scientists, with an overview of the field of molecular and biological machines.
Organizers: C. Abaurrea Velasco, C. Alleva, D. Petrovic
Invited speakers
| Molecular Machines | Ben Feringa - University of Groningen (The Netherlands) |
| Enzyme Evolution | Lynn Kamerlin - Uppsala University (Sweden) |
| Ribosome Structure | Elmar Behrmann - caesar Bonn (Germany) |
| Artificial Chaperonim | Ivan Coluzza - CIC biomaGUNE San Sebastián (Spain) |
| Mitotic Spindle | Iva Tolić - Institut Ruđer Bošković Zagreb (Croatia) |
| Cytoskeletal Organisation | François Nédélec - EMBL Heidelberg (Germany) |
Program
23 April 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:30 | Registration | |
| 10:30-10:40 | Opening remarks | |
| 10:40-11:30 | Iva Tolić (Zagreb, Croatia) | Mysteries of the mitotic spindle: chirality, bridge, and twist |
| 11:30-11:55 | Jennifer Fleming (Konstanz, Germany) | Mechanosensing in the kinase region of titin |
| 11:55-12:20 | Ohad Vonshak (Rehovot, Israel) | A sequential protein assembly line on a chip |
| 12:20-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00-14:50 | François Nédélec (Heidelberg, Germany) | Mechanisms of contraction and expansion of microscopic networks driven by molecular motors |
| 14:50-15:15 | Rejhana Kolašinac (Jülich, Germany) | Deciphering the functional principles of fusogenic liposomes |
| 15:15-15:40 | Martin Carballo-Pacheco (Edinburgh, UK) | Predicting evolutionary pathways to antimicrobial resistance: A computational biophysics approach |
| 15:40-16:10 | Coffee break | |
| 16:10-17:00 | Lynn Kamerlin (Uppsala, Sweden) | Dynamics, flexibility, cooperativity, and the evolution of enzyme function |
| 17:00-17:25 | Vineet Panwalkar (Jülich, Germany) | Conformational sampling of the intrinsically disordered C-terminal tail of DERA is important for enzyme catalysis |
| 17:25-17:50 | Aleksandra Maršavelski (Zagreb, Croatia) | Expanded and revisited mode of action of antibiotics pantothenamides |
| 17:50-20:00 | Poster session | |
24 April 2018 | ||
| 09:30-10:20 | Ben Feringa (Groningen, Netherlands) | Molecular switches and motors |
| 10:20-10:45 | Anton Welker (Köln, Germany) | Molecular motors govern liquid-like ordering and fusion dynamics of bacterial colonies |
| 10:45-11:10 | Luke Davis (London, UK) | Mimicking nature with a programmable nanofilter: Simulations meet experiment |
| 11:10-11:40 | Coffee break | |
| 11:40-12:30 | Ivan Coluzza (San Sebastian, Spain) | Bionic proteins: Theory and applications |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00-14:50 | Elmar Behrmann (Bonn, Germany) | Seeing proteins in motion - the abilities of modern cryo-EM |
| 14:50-15:40 | Gustavo Chaves (Nürnberg, Germany) | Zinc inhibition in the NpHV1 voltage-gated proton channel |
| 15:15-15:40 | Masoud Hoore (Jülich, Germany) | What happens to the free-flowing platelet aggregates in blood flow? |
| 15:40-15:50 | Closing remarks | |
Venue
The symposium will be held at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, building 4.7, auditorium (opposite to the central library).
Campus map (jpeg, 603 kB)
Registration, costs and poster submission
Posters can be presented by anyone who registers. A limited number of slots for short talks is available. Young scientists selected to give short talks will get small travel grants.
If you are interested in presenting a poster or a short talk, please provide an abstract with up to 200 words. In particular students and young researchers are encouraged to present their work – this is a great chance to discuss with the invited speakers and the faculty. We will try to accommodate all posters, but priority will be given to those submitted earlier.
Registration and abstract submission
Registration is free of charge and is still open. Due to limited number of seats, registration is mandatory for all, including IHRS BioSoft fellows and FZ Jülich employees. Participation will be confirmed on a first come, first served basis.
If you have questions, please email us at biosoft.symp@gmail.com.
