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Bringing together biomolecular simulation and experimental studies

10—11 September 2007

Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, UK



Organizer:
Mike Sutcliffe (University of Manchester, UK)

Session 1

Chair: Mike Sutcliffe (University of Manchester, UK)
Monday 10 September 2007
10:30 - 11:30 Registration with coffee/tea

11:30 - 11:35 Welcome and introduction from the organizer

11:35 - 12:30
Simulation: historical picture and future perspectives
Plenary lecture: Wilfred van Gunsteren (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

Session 2

Chair: Carol Robinson (University of Cambridge, UK)
Monday 10 September 2007
13:30 - 14:10
Exploring protein folding landscapes: from ensembles to single molecule methods
Sheena Radford (University of Leeds, UK)
14:10 - 14:30
Simultaneous determination of protein structure and dynamics
Michele Vendruscolo (University of Cambridge, UK)
14:30 - 14:50
pH-dependent conformational change of a flavivirus fusion protein
Selected oral communication - Daniela Mueller (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
14:50 - 15:10
Molecular dynamics study of chemically engineered GFP mutants: comparison of intramolecular FRET efficiency
Selected oral communication - Felicity Mitchell (University of Manchester, UK)
15:10 - 15:40 Coffee/tea break

Session 3

Chair: Mark Sansom (University of Oxford, UK)
Monday 10 September 2007
15:40 - 16:20
Atomistic insights into the origin of the temperature dependence of kinetic isotope effects and H-tunnelling in enzyme systems revealed through experimental studies and biomolecular simulation
Nigel Scrutton (University of Manchester, UK)
16:20 - 17:00
Computational enzymology: insights into the mechanisms of biological catalysts from modelling
Adrian Mulholland (University of Bristol, UK)
17:00 - 17:20
Structure-based estimation of enzyme kinetic parameters for systems biology
Selected oral communication - Matthias Stein (EML Research gGmbH, Germany)
17:20 - 19:20 Poster session with drinks reception and networking session - Drinks reception sponsored by Chemical Computing Group

20:00 - 23:00 Meeting dinner

Session 4

Chair: Mike Sternberg (Imperial College London, UK)
Tuesday 11 September 2007
09:00 - 09:40
Membrane proteins: insights from coarse-grained MD simulations
Mark Sansom (University of Oxford, UK)
09:40 - 10:20
Managing and sharing experimental data: standards, tools and pitfalls
Norman Paton (University of Manchester, UK)
10:20 - 10:40
Exploiting protein flexibility in the structure-based design of selective kinase inhibitors
Selected oral communication - Michael Mazanetz (University of Nottingham, UK)
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee/tea break

Session 5

Chair: Richard Bryce (University of Manchester, UK)
Tuesday 11 September 2007
11:10 - 11:50
Solution structure determinations of human and chimaeric antibodies by solution scattering, ultracentrifugation and constrained molecular modelling
Steve Perkins (University College London, UK)
11:50 - 12:30
Docking and protein crystallography ¿ a double feedback loop
Marcel Verdonk (Astex Therapeutics Ltd, Cambridge, UK)
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

Session 6

Chair: Sheena Radford (University of Leeds, UK)
Tuesday 11 September 2007
13:30 - 14:10
Computational studies on the function and activity of biomolecules
Mike Sternberg (Imperial College London, UK)
14:10 - 14:50
Subunit architecture of multiprotein complexes - Insights from mass spectrometry of intact complexes
Carol Robinson (University of Cambridge, UK)
14:50 - 15:00
Summary and closing remarks