Just a reminder that there is still time to register for the Gordon
Conference on Diffraction Methods in Structural Biology, that will be
held at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine from 18-23rd July.
The program (see below) covers all aspects of macromolecular
crystallography, from crystallization to structure solution and
refinement, and includes sessions on complementary techniques and the
potential of free electron lasers.
Many of the leading methods developers will be present and the format
of the meeting, with free afternoons, provides ample opportunities for
informal discussions.
Further details, including a full program and details on the
application procedure can be obtained from:
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2010&program=diffrac
We hope to see you there !
Andrew Leslie (Chair) & Ana Gonzalez (Vice Chair)
Outline Program:
Sunday pm: Macromolecular Structures, Pushing the boundaries
Discussion leader: Michael Rossmann
1. ABC Transporters: Doug Rees
2. The Spliceosome : Kyoshi Nagai
Monday am: Crystallisation and the diffraction experiment
Discussion leader: Zbyszek Dauter
1. Nanolitre crystallisation: Seth Harris
2. Twinning and disorder: Todd Yeates
3. Simulating the diffraction experiment: James Holton
4. Microcrystallography: Gwyndaf Evans
Monday pm: Radiation damage and data collection strategies
Discussion leader: Vivian Stojanoff
1. Radiation damage, experimental: Elspeth Garman
2. Microbeams: Yanhui Zou
3. Testing data collection strategies with the Pilatus: Marcus Mueller
Tues am: Synchrotron developments and automated data processing
Discussion leader: Thomas Schneider
1. Synchrotrons, latest developments: Sean Mc Sweeney
2. Synchrotrons, latest developments: Janet Smith
3. Data processing with Xia2/CHEF: Graeme Winter
4. Data processing with AUTOPROC: Clemens Vonrhein
Tues pm: Complementary techniques
Discussion leader: Ana Gonzales
1. Electron tomography: Sriram Subramaniam
2. SAXS: Hiro Tsuruta
3. Spectroscopy: Carrie Wilmot
Weds am: Structure solution and refinement
Discussion leader: Paul Adams
1. SAD Phasing: Randy Read
2. Molecular replacement with BALBES: Garib Murshudov
3. PHENIX: Tom Terwilliger
4. TLS: Ethan Merritt
Weds pm: Challenging problems/Membrane Proteins
Discussion leader: TBC
1. Using cubic lipidic phase: Martin Caffrey
2. Membrane Proteins: Stephen White
3. The Bacterial Ribosome: Venki Ramakrishnan
Thurs am: Selected Posters and Map improvement and Model building
Discussion leader: Tassos Perrakis
1. COOT: Paul Emsley
2. Modelling nucleic acids: Johan Hattne
Thursday pm: Future Methods, FELs, Diffraction imaging
Discussion leader: Ed Lattman
1. Anton Barty
2. Serial Crystallography: John Spence and Petra Fromme
