Amphipol Symposium 2016

Date

2016年2月15日 (月) 9:002016年2月17日 (水) 17:00

Location

OIST Seaside House & Main Campus (Teaching Lab)

Description

Summary
Amphipols are an innovative class of surfactants developed with the view of improving the stability of membrane proteins in aqueous solutions. They are short and flexible amphipahtic polymers that carry many alkyl chains. They can substitute for detergents at the transmembrane surface of membrane proteins and stay associate to them even at extreme dilutions. After trapping in amphipols, membrane proteins are as a rule more stable biochemically than in detergent solutions, which increases the lifetime of fragile membrane proteins for the purpose of proteomics, structural and functional studies, and therapeutics. The rich chemistry of amphipols also allows modifications and labelling, generating a library of molecules that expand the scope of applications. This mini symposium will introduce the theory and practice for a good use of these unusual surfactants with the expertise of internationally highly regarded speakers.
 
Invited Speakers
Melanie Cocco (University of California Irvine, USA): http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=4947
Jörg Kleinschmidt (University of Kassel, Germany): http://www.uni-kassel.de/fb10/institute/biologie/fachgebiete/biophysik/prof-dr-joerg-h-kleinschmidt.html
Werner Kühlbrandt (Max Plant Institute of Biophysics, Germany): http://www.biophys.mpg.de/de/kuehlbrandt.html
Jean-Luc Popot (IBPC, France): http://www.ibpc.fr/UMR7099
Manuela Zoonens (IBPC, France): http://www.ibpc.fr/UMR7099
(This list is subject to change. Thank you in advance for your understanding.)
 
Main organizer
Prof. Matthias Wolf, Molecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy Unit, OIST
 
Co-organizers
Samatey Fadel, Transmembrane Trafficking Unit, OIST
Zoonens Manuela, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique CNRS Paris
Le Bon Christel, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique CNRS Paris
 
Teachers of practical trainings
Christel Le Bon and Manuela Zoonens, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique CNRS Paris
 
Registration
Registration deadline: December 31, 2015
Practicals open to a maximum of 20 attendees
 
Co-fundings
Anatrace, Labex Dynamo
 
Program
Program click here as of November 25, 2015
(The program is subject to change. Thank you in advance for your understanding.)
 
Contact
 
For more information on amphipol technology, please visit: http://www.ibpc.fr/amphipol/

Attachments

Sponsor or Contact: 
amphipol.okinawa@oist.jp
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Application Deadline

2015年12月15日 (火) 0:00

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