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Organizers: Michael F. Summers, Dorothee Kern and David E. Wemmer January 8 - 13, 2011 • Big Sky Resort • Big Sky, Montana

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Meeting Summary

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is now a well-established tool for determining structures of small to moderate size biomacromolecules. The horizon is expanding, however, through recent methodological advances, including the evolution of approaches that combine NMR with computational, X-ray crystallographic, cryo-electron microscopic, and single molecule methodologies. These have led to unprecedented insights into structure, dynamics, and mechanisms, even in large systems, making NMR a premier tool for studying macromolecular function. This symposium will highlight the latest technological advances in NMR spectroscopy, as well as recent bio-functional discoveries made using these approaches. Emphasis will be placed on systems that challenge the current technology, including high-molecular weights, membrane proteins, folding and dynamics, transient states, and drug discovery. In addition, the symposium will provide a forum for discussions on the needs and efforts to consolidate the best approaches, and on the latest advances and new trends in biological NMR.


Rates and Deadlines listed below are for the 2011-A3 "Frontiers of NMR in Biology" conference only.

*All deadlines end at 12:00 midnight US Mountain Standard Time

Deadline	Date	Cost
Abstract More details	Before and On September 15, 2010	$50.00* USD
Late Abstract More details	After September 15, 2010 until October 12, 2010	$50.00* (abstract fee) + $50.00 (late fee) $100.00 (total cost) USD
* Abstract fee deducted from your registration fee when you register for this meeting
Scholarship More details	September 15, 2010	n/a
Early NON-STUDENT Registration More details	Before and On November 9, 2010	$695.00 USD
Regular NON-STUDENT Registration More details	After November 9, 2010	$795.00 USD
Early STUDENT Registration More details	Before and On November 9, 2010	$470.00 USD
Regular STUDENT Registration More details	After November 9, 2010	$570.00 USD

* Changes in payment type that result in a refund are subject to a processing fee.

Meeting Program

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Saturday, January 8
3:00 - 7:30 PM	Registration	Lower Atrium
6:30 - 7:30 PM	Refreshments	Lower Atrium
7:30 - 9:30 PM	Keynote Session Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Gallatin
	Juli Feigon, University of California, Los Angeles, USA RNA Structure and Dynamics
	Gerhard Wagner, Harvard Medical School, USA NMR for Elucidating Biological Mechanisms
Sunday, January 9
7:00 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast	Jefferson/Madison
8:00 - 11:00 AM	New Methods for Studying Structure and Dynamics I Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Gallatin
	Robert G. Griffin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Development and Applications of DNP in Solid State NMR
	Christopher P. Jaroniec, Ohio State University, USA Paramagnetic Reagents for Protein Structure Determination by Solid State NMR
	Lewis E. Kay, University of Toronto, Canada New NMR Methods for Studies of Very Large Proteins
	Marcellus Ubbink, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Netherlands Paramagnetic Probes for Studying Macromolecular Structure and Interactions
	Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
9:20 - 9:40 AM	Coffee Break	Lower Atrium
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM	Poster Setup	Jefferson/Madison
1:00 - 10:00 PM	Poster Viewing	Jefferson/Madison
4:30 - 5:00 PM	Coffee Available	Lower Atrium
5:00 - 7:00 PM	Exciting New Results Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Gallatin
	Speakers to be Announced,
	Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Social Hour w/ Lite Bites	Jefferson/Madison
7:30 - 10:00 PM	Poster Session 1 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Jefferson/Madison
Monday, January 10
7:00 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast	Jefferson/Madison
8:00 - 11:00 AM	New Insights into RNA Structure and Dynamics Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Gallatin
	Frederic H.T. Allain, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Protein-RNA Recognition: Structures and Dynamics
	Victoria Manuel D'Souza, Harvard University, USA RNA Equilibrium that Regulates Read-Through
	Hashim M. Al-Hashimi, University of Michigan, USA RNA Dynamics and Folding
	Michael F. Summers, University of Maryland Baltimore County and HHMI, USA New Approaches for NMR Studies of Very Large RNAs
	Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
9:20 - 9:40 AM	Coffee Break	Lower Atrium
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM	Poster Setup	Jefferson/Madison
1:00 - 10:00 PM	Poster Viewing	Jefferson/Madison
2:30 - 4:30 PM	Workshop 1: Advances in Protein Labeling and Preparation	Gallatin
4:30 - 5:00 PM	Coffee Available	Lower Atrium
5:00 - 7:00 PM	Protein Folding and Function Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Gallatin
	Peter E. Wright, The Scripps Research Institute, USA Function and Properties of Intrinsically Unfolded Proteins
	Roberto De Guzman, University of Kansas, USA Structure and Assembly of Bacterial Needles
	David E. Wemmer, University of California, Berkeley, USA Application of NMR and Molecular Simulations to A-beta
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Social Hour w/ Lite Bites	Jefferson/Madison
7:30 - 10:00 PM	Poster Session 2 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Jefferson/Madison
Tuesday, January 11
7:00 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast	Jefferson/Madison
8:00 - 11:00 AM	Interactions at Membranes Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Gallatin
	Tatiana G. Kutateladze, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, USA Structural Insight into the ‘Histone Code’ Recognition by PHD Fingers
	Katherine A. Henzler-Wildman, Washington University, USA Mechanistic Studies of Drug Transporter Systems
	Charles R. Sanders, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA Unraveling Disease Mechanisms Associated with Membrane Proteins Using NMR
	Francesca M. Marassi, Burnham Institute, USA Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins in Phospholipid Bilayers
	Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
9:20 - 9:40 AM	Coffee Break	Lower Atrium
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM	Poster Setup	Jefferson/Madison
1:00 - 10:00 PM	Poster Viewing	Jefferson/Madison
4:30 - 5:00 PM	Coffee Available	Lower Atrium
5:00 - 7:00 PM	Drug Targets Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Gallatin
	Speaker to be Announced,
	Wolfgang S. Peti, Brown University, USA NMR Studies of Large Intracellular Signaling Complexes
	Speaker to be Announced,
	Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Social Hour w/ Lite Bites	Jefferson/Madison
7:30 - 10:00 PM	Poster Session 3 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Jefferson/Madison
Wednesday, January 12
7:00 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast	Jefferson/Madison
8:00 - 11:00 AM	Macromolecular Interactions Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Gallatin
	Kurt Wüthrich, ETH Zurich/The Scripps Research Institute, Switzerland Structure-Function Studies of GroEL-GroES
	Kylie J. Walters, University of Minnesota, USA Mechanistic Insights into Ubiquitin-Dependent Proteolysis
	Tatyana Igumenova, Texas A&M University, USA Structure and Dynamics of Lipid-Binding Proteins by NMR
	Mitsuhiko Ikura, Ontario Cancer Institute, Canada Role of NMR in Cancer Cell Signaling Studies
	Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
9:20 - 9:40 AM	Coffee Break	Lower Atrium
2:30 - 4:30 PM	Workshop 2: Computational Approaches for Structure Determination	Gallatin
4:30 - 5:00 PM	Coffee Available	Lower Atrium
5:00 - 7:00 PM	New Methods for Studying Structure and Dynamics II Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/08/2010	Gallatin
	Marc Baldus, Utrecht University, Netherlands Advances and Frontiers in Solid State NMR
	Dorothee Kern, Brandeis University, USA Understanding Function from Dynamics
	Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
	Ad Bax, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, USA Advances and Frontiers in Solution-State NMR
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Social Hour w/ Lite Bites	Jefferson/Madison
8:00 - 11:00 PM	Entertainment	Jefferson/Madison
Thursday, January 13
	Departure
*=Session Chair †=Speaker invited, not yet responded.