Kinases and pseudokinases online symposium

Wednesday 26 May 2021
ONLINE

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Kinases fulfill allosteric, scaffolding, molecular switch and decoy roles in cell signalling. The recent attention on pseudokinases has shone a light on under-appreciated non-catalytic functions that can be mediated by kinases, raising the prospect that novel and specific therapeutics could target these functions.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the publication of the first protein kinase structure (Knighton et al, Science 1991) and in anticipation of the 88th Harden conference on Kinases and pseudokinases in 2022, the Biochemical Society is hosting an online symposium for the sharing of research in the field. Much of what we know about these diverse proteins has come from this structure, and its publication is a milestone to celebrate.

The focus of the symposium will be on research carried out by Early Career Researchers (ECRs), including senior graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and pre-tenure PIs. The programme will present an opportunity for ECRs to present their work alongside leaders in the field.


Oral communication slots are available at this meeting. All attendees, particularly researchers in the early stages of their career, are invited to submit an abstract for consideration as an oral communication or flash talk. You can submit your abstract here.

There are a variety of bursaries available for this meeting. Click here to find out more. 

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Biochemical Journal  
For over 100 years, the Biochemical Journal has been at the forefront of biochemical advancement, breaking new ground in the fields of biochemistry, cellular biosciences, and molecular biology. The Biochemical Journal publishes research that goes beyond observational work, articulating new insights and deepening the wider community’s understanding of biological processes. Find out more here   Bruce Kemp, inventor of the peptide kinase assay, and researchers at St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research (SVI) have developed a phosphocellulose paper replacement for delisted GE Healthcare’s P81 cation exchange paper and PerkinElmer's P30 filters. Now sold to over 60 academic and industry laboratories worldwide at an affordable cost, the paper can be used for applications covering gold-standard radiometric kinase, methyltransferase and acetylation assays. Each batch undergoes in-house quality testing. Our phosphocellulose paper is not an exact replica of trademarked P81 or P30 papers, but performs as well as both across a wide range of peptide and protein substrates and is compatible with 96 well formats. 

Related Reading
In advance of this online conference, our publisher - Portland Press - has curated a selection of articles relating to kinases for background reading: