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Center for Structural Biology

IASB Program May 7

Integrated Applications of Structural Biology Symposium

May 7 Session

Board of Trust Room, Student Life Center

  • 8:00 am – 8:30 am ~ Symposium Check-in
  • Welcome and Introduction
  • 8:30 am – 8:55 am ~ Walter Chazin, Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
  • Session 1
  • 9:00 am – 9:40 am ~ Introduction by Chuck Sanders, Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
    • Bil Clemons, Caltech
    • A detailed look at tail-anchored membrane protein targeting – from opisthokonts to protists
  • 9:45 am – 10:25 am ~ Introduction by Hassane Mchaourab, Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
    • Dorothee Kern, Brandeis University / Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    • Evolution of Protein Dynamics – Time Travel to the Past and Future
  • 10:25 am – 10:45 am ~ Break
  • Session 2
  • 10:50 am – 11:30 am ~ Introductions by Mike Stone, Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
    • John Tainer, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    • Unveiling how structure-specific nucleases dictate different DNA damage responses at replication forks and breaks
  • 11:35 am – 12:15 pm ~
    • Cheryl Arrowsmith, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
    • Structure-guided development of chemical probes to manipulate the human epigenome
  • 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm ~ Lunch

Box lunch available for registered attendees

  • Session 3
  • 1:20 pm – 2:00 pm ~ Introductions by Teru Nakagawa, Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
    • Kylie Walters, National Cancer Institute
    • Proteasome interactions and targeting discovered by structural biology
  • 2:05 pm – 2:45 pm ~
    • John Kuriyan, University of California – Berkeley / Howard Hughes Medical Institute ~~
    • Studying the Evolvability of a DNA Polymerase Clamp Loader by Deep Mutagenesis
  • 2:45 pm – 3:05 pm ~ Break
  • Session 4
  • 3:10 pm – 3:50 pm ~ Introduction by Chuck Sanders, Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
  • Plenary Lecture
  • 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm ~ Introduction by Ben Spiller, Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
    • Stephen Harrison, Harvard Medical School / Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    • How non-enveloped viruses enter cells
  • Closing Remarks
  • 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm ~ Borden Lacy, Director, Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
  • 5:30 pm ~ Speaker Reception

Wine and beer provided

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All times listed are Central Time. The program and times are subject to change.