OIST Mini Symposium "New Proteins by Evolution and Engineering"

Originally scheduled for Nov 2021, this OIST Mini Symposium has been rescheduled to November 2021 due to the situation with COVID-19. The new dates are Nov 15-17, 2021. It will be held online. We ask for your understanding that the dates are subject to change due to the current COVID-19 situation.

Summary

IIn the past few decades protein engineering allowed to create artificial enzymes with great potential in medicine, biotechnology and other fields. In this symposium we will particularly focus on the study and engineering of proteins but also look at their evolution, namely the history of these proteins paving the way to unravel their mechanism. Different aspects of proteins will be discussed from a structural, biochemical, biophysical and bioinformatics prospective. The symposium will cover a broad range of expertise to allow a deep understanding of the mechanism and function of proteins but also on how to engineer and design them for new purposes. Overall, the main aim of this symposium will be to develop a strong network among the participants where especially young researchers can benefit.

Confirmed Speakers (in no particular order):

• Birte Hoecker, Bayreuth University (Germany)　
• Shelley Copley,Colorado University (USA)
• Klara Hlouchova, PI, Charles University (Czech Republic)
• Colin Jackson, ANU (Australia)
• Tomoaki Matsuura, Osaka University (Japan)
• Ruchi Anand, IOT Bunbay (India)
• Sergio G. Peisajovich, Illumina (USA)
• Janine Copp, UBC (Canada)
• Vikram Alva, MPI for Developmental Biology (Germany)
• Nobuyasu Koga, Institute for Molecular Science (Japan)

Code of Conduct
Purpose
To ensure that all participants have a clear understanding of the behavior that is expected of them.

Code of Conduct
We are committed to making our workshops (workshop(s) organized by OIST, hereinafter “our workshop(s)”) an inclusive space for sharing ideas and knowledge. We will not tolerate disrespectful communication, discrimination, harassment, or bullying in any form. As such, all participants attending our workshops are required to comply with this Code of Conduct. To provide all participants the opportunity to benefit from our workshops, we at OIST are dedicated to a positive, safe and harassment-free experience. Harassment in any form is specifically prohibited.

What is Harassment?
Harassment involves continued antisocial or unreasonable actions that violate a reasonable person’s personal rights and/or dignity and cause mental suffering, and thus worsen the person’s environment or make him/her anxious about participation. Behavior that is acceptable to one person may not be acceptable to another, so we ask that you use discretion to be sure that respect is communicated. Harassment intended in a joking manner nevertheless constitutes unacceptable behavior. Speech that is not welcomed or that is personally offensive, whether it is based on gender, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, ethnicity, national origin, religion etc. will not be tolerated.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please bring this to the immediate attention of the organizers.

If you wish to report an issue concerning the organizers, you can contact the Conference and Workshop Section directly and submit a confidential report by sending an email to workshop-codeofconduct@oist.jp or submitting a report through this webform (https://groups.oist.jp/cws/workshop-code-of-conduct). All complaints will be taken seriously and responded to by the Provost promptly. Confidentiality will be maintained to the extent that it does not compromise the rights of others. Individuals found in breach of this Code of Conduct will be dismissed from the workshop immediately. Retaliation for reporting harassment is also a violation of Code of Conduct, as is reporting an incident in bad faith.