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Conference on Structure and Dynamics in Soft Matter and Biomolecules: From Single Molecules to Ensembles | (smr 1845)
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  • Monday, 4 June 2007
    • 09:15 - 09:30 OPENING - Welcome addresss
      • 09:15 OPENING - Welcome addresss 15'
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Insights into fundamental states of matter through packing problems in hard spheres, sticky spheres and M&Ms
      • 09:30 Insights into fundamental states of matter through packing problems in hard spheres, sticky spheres and M&Ms 1h0'
        Speaker: M. KILFOIL (McGill University, Montreal, Canada)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:15 Rigidity as a tool to understand the role of low frequency modes in glass transition and flexible systems
      • 10:30 Rigidity as a tool to understand the role of low frequency modes in glass transition and flexible systems 45'
        Speaker: G. GARCIA NAUMIS (UNAM, Mexico)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 11:15 - 11:40 Coffee Break
      Location: Main Building, Lobby
      • 11:15 Coffee Break 25'
    • 11:40 - 12:25 Ordering in network glasses
      • 11:40 Ordering in network glasses 45'
        Speaker: S.P. SALMON (University of Bath, U.K.)
        Material: abstract
    • 12:25 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Main Building Cafeteria
      • 12:25 Lunch Break 1h35'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Native states of proteins and computational modeling of their structure and structure - function relationships
      • 14:00 Native states of proteins and computational modeling of their structure and structure - function relationships 1h0'
        Speaker: M. KURNIKOVA (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 15:45 Dynamics of protein structure networks
      • 15:00 Dynamics of protein structure networks 45'
        Speaker: S. VISHVESHWARA (IISC., Bangalore, India)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 15:45 - 16:10 Coffee Break
      Location: Main Building, Lobby
      • 15:45 Coffee Break 25'
    • 16:10 - 16:55 Cooperativity, non-cooperativity and barriers in proteins folding
      • 16:10 Cooperativity, non-cooperativity and barriers in proteins folding 45'
        Speaker: H.S. CHAN (University of Toronto, Canada)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 18:00 - 20:00 INFORMAL RECEPTION
      Location: Main Building Terrace
      • 18:00 INFORMAL RECEPTION 2h0'
  • Tuesday, 5 June 2007
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Computer simulation of structural glasses
      • 09:00 Computer simulation of structural glasses 1h0'
        Speaker: G. BARKEMA (University of Leiden, The Netherlands)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 10:45 From glasses to protein: simulating slow processes
      • 10:00 From glasses to protein: simulating slow processes 45'
        Speaker: N. MOUSSEAU (University of Montreal, Canada)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 10:45 - 11:10 Coffee Break
      Location: Main Building, Lobby
      • 10:45 Coffee Break 25'
    • 11:10 - 11:55 Protein folding and flexible binding
      • 11:10 Protein folding and flexible binding 45'
        Speaker: J. WANG (SUNY, Stony Brook, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 11:55 - 12:40 The role of structural disorder in protein-protein interactions
      • 11:55 The role of structural disorder in protein-protein interactions 45'
        Speaker: P. TOMPA (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 12:40 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Main Building Cafeteria
      • 12:40 Lunch Break 1h20'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Protein stability
    • 15:00 - 15:45 Downhill folding: evolution meets physics
      • 15:00 Downhill folding: evolution meets physics 45'
        Speaker: M. GRUEBELE (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 15:45 - 16:10 Coffee Break
      Location: Main Building, Lobby
      • 15:45 Coffee Break 25'
    • 16:10 - 16:55 Cell membrane permeation to nanoparticles
      • 16:10 Cell membrane permeation to nanoparticles 45'
        Speaker: F. STELLACCI (MIT, Cambridge, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 16:55 - 17:40 Round Table on Disordered Proteins and Native-state Proteins
      • 16:55 Round Table on Disordered Proteins and Native-state Proteins 45'
  • Wednesday, 6 June 2007
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Structural biology and metallochemistry of neurodegenerative diseases: The case of a-Synuclein
      • 09:00 Structural biology and metallochemistry of neurodegenerative diseases: The case of a-Synuclein 1h0'
        Speaker: C.O. FERNANDEZ (IBR, Rosario, Argentina)
        Material: abstract
    • 10:00 - 10:45 Simulations of peptide inhibitors of Amyloid-B aggregation
      • 10:00 Simulations of peptide inhibitors of Amyloid-B aggregation 45'
        Speaker: J.E. SHEA (UCSB, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Main Building, Lobby
      • 10:45 Coffee Break 15'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Simulations of the early steps of protein aggregation
      • 11:00 Simulations of the early steps of protein aggregation 45'
        Speaker: P. DERREUMAUX (IBPC / CNRS, Paris, France)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Proline and glycine control protein self-organization into elastomeric or amyloid fibrils
      • 11:45 Proline and glycine control protein self-organization into elastomeric or amyloid fibrils 45'
        Speaker: R. POMES (University of Toronto, Canada)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:15 Lunch Break
      Location: Main Building Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h45'
    • 14:15 - 15:00 Direct observation of amyloid fibril growth and propagation
      • 14:15 Direct observation of amyloid fibril growth and propagation 45'
        Speaker: Y. GOTO (Osaka University, Japan)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 15:45 Mo6S9-xIx recognitive connectors forming molecular electronics networks
      • 15:00 Mo6S9-xIx recognitive connectors forming molecular electronics networks 45'
        Speaker: D. MIHAILOVIC (Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
        Material: abstract
    • 15:45 - 16:10 Coffee Break
      Location: Main Building, Lobby
      • 15:45 Coffee Break 25'
  • Thursday, 7 June 2007
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Protein folding and design: from single proteins and their building blocks to nanostructures
      • 09:00 Protein folding and design: from single proteins and their building blocks to nanostructures 45'
        Speaker: R, NUSSINOV (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
        Material: abstract
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Conformational flexibility of B2-microglobulin: A compromise between efficiency and aggregation risk
      • 09:45 Conformational flexibility of B2-microglobulin: A compromise between efficiency and aggregation risk 45'
        Speaker: R. ESPOSITO (Universita' di Udine, Italy)
        Material: abstract
    • 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
      Location: Main Building, Lobby
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 15'
    • 10:45 - 11:30 Common large scale movements in enzymatic superfamilies
      • 10:45 Common large scale movements in enzymatic superfamilies 45'
        Speaker: C. MICHELETTI (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:30 - 12:15 Round Table on Protein Aggregation
      • 11:30 Round Table on Protein Aggregation 45'
    • 12:15 - 14:30 Lunch Break
      Location: Main Building Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 2h15'
    • 14:30 - 17:30 POSTER SESSION 
      Poster Gallery (plus refreshments in reception area)
      • 14:30 POSTER SESSION 3h0'
  • Friday, 8 June 2007
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Structure and dynamics in the physics of foams
      • 09:00 Structure and dynamics in the physics of foams 45'
        Speaker: D.L. WEAIRE (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Network glasses, dangling ends and intermediate phases
      • 09:45 Network glasses, dangling ends and intermediate phases 45'
        Speaker: P. BOOLCHAND (The University of Cincinnati, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break
      Location: Main Building, Lobby
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 20'
    • 10:50 - 11:35 The flexibility window
      • 10:50 The flexibility window 45'
        Speaker: M. THORPE (Arizona State University, Tempe, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 11:35 - 12:30 POSTER HIGHLIGHTS (4-6 brief oral presentations)
      • 11:35 POSTER HIGHLIGHTS (4-6 brief oral presentations) 55'
    • 12:30 - 13:00 Informal discussion - "How scientists around the world can best interact" + CLOSING SESSION
      • 12:30 Informal discussion - "How scientists around the world can best interact" + CLOSING SESSION 30'
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