A Forum for Structural Biology in the New York Area


Announcing the
4th Annual Winter Meeting


Thursday,  January 22th, 2009
9:30 - 5:30


New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street, 40th floor
Manhattan, NY


Co-sponsored by

NYAS
The NSF Research Coordination Network

This all-day meeting will include presentations by local researchers, lunch, a poster session, and an evening reception.

There is no charge for scientific program or refreshments, but
Pre-registration is required due to security at NYAS
Go to http://www.nyas.org & register for our meeting.
Be sure to bring photo ID on day of the meeting


Confirmed Speakers
Bobby Arora, New York University
Synthetic Approaches for Targeting Protein Interfaces
Crima Nimeagen, Cornell Medical College
Title to be annouced
Daniel Schmidt (MacKinnon Lab), Rockefeller University
Title to be announced
David Gadsby, Rockefeller University
The ion pathway through the Na,K-ATPase pump
David Green, Stony Brook University
The structural glycobiology of HIV infection and prevention: Insights from computational models
Davide Provasi (Filizola Lab), Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Simulating long timescale biological processes with metadynamics
Ewa Folta-Stogniew, Yale University
Application of Light Scattering for Analysis of Protein Oligomerization and Protein-Protein Interactions
Jin Kim Montclare, Polytechnic University
Structural and Functional Insight into A. oryzae Cutinase: Biocatalyst for Synthetic Ester and Polyester Degradation
Rajesh Kumar Prakash (Joshua-Tor Lab), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Turning on transcription: a sugary tale revisited
Steve Hubbard, New York University School of Medicine
Structural basis for protein recruitment to the insulin receptor and muscle-specific kinase
Vincenz Unger, Yale University
Insights into the Mechanism of Copper Transport
Ya Ha, Yale University
Structure and mechanism of intramembrane protease


The New York Academy of Sciences is served by Subway lines A,C,E,J,M,Z,1,2,3,4,5,PATH


Selected Speakers & Chairs from 2008 Summer Meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
front: Hao Wu, Allen Orville, Agni Gosh, Chungyan Tang, Eva Vanamee, David Eliezer, Dario Ghersi
rear: Richard Pomeranz, David Stokes, Wolfgang Peti, Joachim Frank, Marc Allaire, Neer Asherie, David Cowburn, Robert Abel


Sponsors:   


GE Healthcare     Nature Structural & Molecular Biology     TTP LabTech      Rigaku     FEI Corp.

Imclone     JEOL USA       Varian      Roche Pharmaceuticals     


List of participating research groups

Previous Speakers

Organized by David Stokes, Hao Wu & David Eliezer
(Founded by Barry Honig and John Kuriyan)
(Previous Organizers: Lawrence Shapiro & Leemor Joshua-Tor)


For further information contact:
Hao Wu, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Telephone: (212) 746 6451, Fax: (212) 746-4843
David Stokes, NYU School of Medicine/New York Structural Biology Center. Telephone: (212) 263-1580, Fax: (646) 219-0300
David Eliezer, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Telephone: (212) 746-6557, Fax: (212) 746-4843