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Workshop Chair, Charles Deber, welcomes participants and describes the goals
of the CIHR Strategic Training Programs in Membrane Proteins and Protein Folding

 

A superb lineup of renowned scientists and local trainees attracted about
300 participants to the Symposium

 

The Thursday Morning Session Focused on Membrane Proteins - Structure and Diseases

Don Engelman (Yale) led off with the folding and evolution of membrane proteins		James Bowie (UCLA) discussed membrane protein structure, energetics and disease

Julie Forman-Kay (Toronto) provided insights into the structures of disordered proteins		Mark Sansom (Oxford) described his simulation studies on membrane proteins

 

 

Lunch was a great opportunity for mentors and trainees to discuss science in an informal setting

 

On Thursday Afternoon the program's trainees stole the show
with the exceptional quality of their presentations and research accomplishments

PDF Ahmed El Zoeiby Structure & Function of an endotoxin-modifying enzyme		PhD Student Peter Hwang Integral membrane protein PagP alternates between two dynamically distinct states		PDF Hania Wehbi NMR investigation of a transmembrane helical hairpin segment from CFTR

PhD Student Sean Reichheld Mech. of interdomain collaboration in drug-binding activity of tetracycline repressor		PhD Student Yulia Tsitrin Structural aspects of the ClpX chaperone functional cycle		PDF Minghua Wang G-protein coupled metabotropic glutamate receptors as targets for drug design

 

Enjoying a wine and cheese reception for guest speakers, mentors, and trainees

 

Yulia Tsitrin and Monika Niggemann discuss wine and proteins with Charlie Deber		Régis Pomès argues the structural dynamics of PagP (or is it a teacup?) with Peter Hwang and Shao-Yang Ku

Trainees and mentors alike took advantage of the reception to meet our guest speakers

 

Enjoying Friday breakfast

 

The Friday Morning Session focused on Protein Folding and Misfolding

Chris Dobson (Cambridge) led off with a discussion of protein misfolding and disease		Michael Hecht (Princeton) described protein design from combinatorial libraries

David Williams (Toronto) discussed glycoprotein folding assisted by lectin-chaperones		Ulrich Hartl (Max Planck) finished off by describing chaperone-assisted folding in the cytosol

 

 

Speakers relaxing after a day of excellent science		Speakers, hosts, and organizers celebrate the success of our inaugural Symposium