From sticher from bioc.uzh.ch Mon Apr 6 10:20:36 2009 From: sticher from bioc.uzh.ch (Patrick Sticher) Date: Mon Apr 6 11:47:59 2009 Subject: [Biophysics] 7th International NCCR Symposium on New Trends in Structural Biology Message-ID: <49DA1DC4.8010206@bioc.uzh.ch> Dear colleagues, please be informed that the registration slot for the 7th International NCCR Symposium on New Trends in Structural Biology 7 + 8 September 2009, ETH Z?rich, Lecture Hall HG E7, Z?rich, Switzerland is now open. Online registration is possible directly from the symposium website: www.structuralbiology.uzh.ch/symposium2009 where you will also find further information about this event. Confirmed plenary lecturer to date: Pietro de Camilli, Arthur Horwich, Brian Kobilka, Harry Noller, Anna Marie Pyle, David Wemmer, Masasuke Yoshida Please do not hesitate to contact me anytime if you need further information (sticher@bioc.uzh.ch). With best regards, Patrick Sticher The NCCR Structural Biology is a research initiative of the Swiss Science Foundation. Its research encompasses the fields of recombinant protein technologies, macromolecular structure determination and computational biomolecular sciences with a special focus on membrane proteins and supramolecular assemblies/interactions. 19 research groups from Swiss Universities and Research Institutions participate in this network. www.structuralbiology.uzh.ch/ _________________________________ Dr. Patrick Sticher Moser NCCR Scientific Officer Institute of Biochemistry University of Z?rich Winterthurerstrasse 190 CH - 8057 Z?rich Phone +41 / (0)44 / 635 54 84 Fax +41 / (0)44 / 635 59 08 -- _________________________________ Visit the NCCR on the Internet www.structuralbiology.uzh.ch Dr. Patrick Sticher Moser NCCR Scientific Officer Institute of Biochemistry University of Z?rich Winterthurerstrasse 190 CH - 8057 Z?rich Phone +41 / (0)44 / 635 54 84 Fax +41 / (0)44 / 635 59 08 Mail sticher@bioc.uzh.ch From manolia from stanford.edu Thu Apr 9 00:18:33 2009 From: manolia from stanford.edu (Manolia Margaris) Date: Thu Apr 9 07:54:18 2009 Subject: [Biophysics] ISBMR 9th Course: Biophysics and Structure, Erice-Sicily, 22 Jun-2 Jul '09 Message-ID: <22b87b87-d220-4807-a9f8-63c0fdbbf1f3@3g2000yqk.googlegroups.com> We like to bring to your attention the 9th Biophysics and Structure Course of the Int'l School of Biological Magnetic Resonance (ISBMR). We kindly ask you share this information with graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other colleagues and interested individuals, particularly in the areas of Structural Biology, NMR, Biophysics, Crystallography, Computational Biology, and Biochemistry. Details follow: COURSE TITLE: ISBMR 9th Course: Biophysics and Structure WHEN: 22 June - 2 July 2009 WHERE: Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice-Sicily, Italy. URL: http://smrl.stanford.edu/erice2009/ Apply online: http://www.stanford.edu/~manolia/erice2009app.fb * COURSE FORMAT and PURPOSE: The format is an Advanced Study Institute (ASI). This course will provide an overview of physical and structural methods in biology and will present technologies related to pathogen detection and treatment using these methods. Both, basic principles and concrete examples will be presented in a long course format. It is an ideal course for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Please note that the structure of the course provides a great opportunity for young scientists to present their work. * TOPICS Include: Principles of NMR spectroscopy; Principles of X-ray diffraction; Single-molecule methods; Cryoelectron Microscopy; Molecular dynamics and other computational approaches; Mass spectrometry; Use of NMR data to calculate protein and nucleic acid structures; New RNA and protein NMR methods; Viral pathogens; Bacterial pathogens; Antivirals; Ribosome structure; Translational mechanism and antibiotics; New technologies to study proteins; Solid state NMR; Peptides as drugs; Membrane proteins as drug targets; Structure-based drug design in biotechnology; NMR and physical studies of pathogenic proteins; Coupling genomics and structural studies. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications are now accepted online: http://www.stanford.edu/~manolia/erice2009app.fb Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.