Preliminary Program

4th N8 Biophysical and Biochemical Symposium
Computational and Experimental Methods in Biology
18th January, 2019, LT03 The Diamond, The University of Sheffield

9:00 Registration
9.50 Welcome and opening remarks – Prof Mike Williamson

Session 1:Chair – Geoff Akien

10:00 "Molecular simulation of biomolecular assemblies" Prof Jamshed Anwar, Lancaster University

10:30 "Validation of NMR protein structures using structural rigidity theory"
Dr Nicholas Fowler, The University of Sheffield

11:00 Coffee/Tea

Session 2:Chair – Arnout Kalverda

11:30 “Measuring fast biomolecular dynamics with 2D-IR spectroscopy”
Prof Neil Hunt, University of York

12:00 "Protein Integrative Modelling: how to account for dynamics?”
Dr Matteo Degiacomi, Durham University

12:30 Flash presentations led by Marie Phelan

13:00 Lunch and Poster Session

Session 3:Chair – Alan Kenwright

14:30 “The role of amyloid in thoracic aortic aneurysm”
Dr Hannah Davies, The University of Liverpool

15:00 "New perspectives on mitochondrial variation in Human disease" Dr Joanna Elson, Newcastle University

15:30 Coffee/Tea

Session 4:Chair – Alex Heyam

16:00 "Equatorial active site compaction and electrostatic reorganisation in catechol-o-methyl transferase" Dr Linus Johannissen, The University of Manchester

16:30 “Hydrogen-deuterium exchange probed by mass spectrometry: a new life for an old tool" Dr Emanuele Paci, The University of Leeds

17:00 Poster prizes and concluding remarks

17:10 Mixer sponsored by Bruker