Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
November 7-10, 2012 San Jose, California
ABRCMS
American Society for Microbiology Education Department
1752 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Ph: 202-942-9348
Fax: 202-403-3513
Email:abrcms@asmusa.org
Peptide Chemistry Conference 2012
Friday November 2 2012 - Tuesday November 6 2012 Xcaret, Mexico
The interest of pharmaceutical companies for peptides is increasing enormously in the last decade. There are several reasons for that. In first place, the number of the so-called small molecules accepted for the corresponding agencies are declining. In this sense, pharmaceutical are looking more to biological based drugs. Furthermore, the advances in fields of formulation, drug delivery technology and chemical modifications, have rekindled the interest in peptides as APIs.
This would not be possible without the concurrence of strong peptide chemistry. The development of new resins for the solid-phase methodology, coupling reagents, orthogonal protecting groups, and synthetic strategies are being allowed the rapid and efficient synthesis of small and large peptides for research and, then, the multi-ton preparation of the API based peptides.
This Zing conference will be totally devoted into the latest developments in peptide chemistry. In addition to the parameters outlined above, the following topics will be discussed:
Synthesis of building blocks
use of microwave and other technologies
syntheses of foldamers, peptide conjugates, and peptides for nanotechnologies
preparation of peptide libraries
chemical ligation for protein synthesis
syntheses of complex cyclic peptide of natural origin and peptide mimetics
industrial synthesis of peptides
Attendees from the academia and the industry as well Ph.D. students and post-doctoral fellows will fulfill an unique atmosphere around the peptide world.
Contact us
For general queries about conference attendance, registration, payment, accommodation, etc. please email info~at~zingconferences.com (replace '~at~' with '@').
European Molecular Biology Laboratory Conference Series: Chemical Biology 2012
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Wednesday 26 September - Saturday 29 September 2012
Why You Should Attend
Chemical Biology is a quickly growing highly interdisciplinary field, which investigates biological questions by using chemical strategies and tools. It has emerged to become an important and central discipline by itself complementing areas such as medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, cell biology, structural biology and biochemistry. Researchers in Chemical Biology find themselves at home in the chemistry and the biology lab and fuse the experimental possibilities that both have to offer.
Aims of event
The biennial series aims to give an overview on the current status of the fast evolving field and an outlook to where the field is heading. The conference will provide a unique opportunity for scientists using diverse research approaches and methods to come together and to network. It is structured to enhance exchange and discussions between researchers, for the benefit of their own research as well as for the progress of the field.
Topics
The conference will cover a broad area of approaches and methods used in Chemical Biology including:
Molecular imaging and switching tools
Computational and structural approaches
Innovative drug design approaches
Chemical genetics and high throughput methods
Novel synthetic methods as applied to biological questions
Chemical protein engineering
Chemical cell biology
History of Conference
The conference Chemical Biology 2010 was held at the new Advanced training Centre at EMBL Heidelberg. Due to the large success of the initial conference in 2008, Chemical Biology 2010 and the following conferences in the biennial series became a member of the family of EMBO-funded conferences. With about 30 invited speakers, 20 oral presentations chosen from the abstracts, 180 posters and over 300 participants, the 2010 event was a truly impressive success.
Contact
EMBL Course and Conference Office
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Meyerhofstraße 1
69117 Heidelberg
Germany
Tel: +49 6221 387 8908
Fax: +49 6221 387 8158
13th Tetrahedron Symposium – Asia Edition
27 - 30 November 2012 Taipei, Taiwan
As part of Elsevier’s commitment to connect with researchers worldwide, we are holding the 13th Tetrahedron Symposium in two locations in 2012:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2012
Taipei, Taiwan, November 2012
Attendance at this meeting will enable to you to:
Learn from internationally renowned researchers in a comprehensive programme covering all areas of chemical biology, synthetic, bioorganic and medicinal chemistry
Understand the current state of research and the challenges to future discovery.
Present your latest research in the poster sessions.
Network with the editors of the Tetrahedron journals, meet with international colleagues, visit the trade stands and grow your LinkedIn connections
Explore the historic and vibrant city of Taipei in your free time!
Contact Us
For general queries, please contact:
Steve Jebbett
Conference Secretariat
E-mail : customerservice-tetrahedron12@elsevier.com
Lipid and Membrane Biophysics
Faraday Discussion 161
11 – 13 September 2012 Burlington House, London, UK
One of the key challenges in biophysics and chemical biology is gaining an understanding of the underlying physico-chemical basis of the highly complex structure and properties of biomembranes. It used to be thought that the lipid component played a mainly passive role, simply acting as a self-assembled bilayer matrix within which the active protein components functioned. However, it has now become clear that there is a intimate two-way interplay between the lipid and the protein components in determining membrane structure, organization and dynamics, and that lipids play many active roles in biological function. Concepts such as lateral segregation and domain formation, lateral pressure, curvature and curvature elasticity have attracted enormous interest in recent years, although their validity when applied to real biomembranes remains unclear or even obscure.
This Faraday Discussion will consider recent developments in the study of biomembrane structure, ordering and dynamics, with particular emphasis on the roles of lipids in these phenomena. As well as discussing new experimental and theoretical findings and novel methodologies, the meeting will focus on exploring the relevance of concepts from amphiphile self-assembly and soft matter physics to understanding biomembranes.
Lipid and Membrane Biophysics: Faraday Discussion 161 will consider recent developments in the study of biomembrane structure, ordering and dynamics, with particular emphasis on the roles of lipids in these phenomena. This meeting will focus on the following themes:
• Lipid self-assembly
• Structure, ordering and dynamics of membranes
• Lateral segregation, trans-bilayer coupling and microdomains
• Membrane curvature, micromechanics and fusion
• Lipid-protein interactions: two-way coupling
• Interactions of signalling lipids and other molecules with membranes
• Biomedical and technological applications of lipid membranes
Contact and Further Information
RSC Events
Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WF
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 432254 / 432380
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 423623
Society for the Social History of Medicine Conference 2012
The SSHM has set the theme and dates for our 2012 conference.
The Topic: Emotions, Health and Wellbeing
The Place: Queen Mary, University of London
The Dates: 10-12 September 2012
The Society for the Social History of Medicine hosts a major biannual, international, interdisciplinary conference. In 2012, it will be held in conjunction with the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.
Plenary Speakers: Professor Mark Jackson (Exeter University)
Professor Joanna Bourke (Birkbeck, University of London)
Professor William Reddy (Duke University, USA)
The conference in 2012 will investigate the intimate relationship between the emotions and medicine. It will cover all chronological periods, and invites historical papers from across the disciplines, including from the medical humanities. The following topics are suggested as guidelines:
• Managing the passions
• Disease, contagion and emotion
• Death and mourning
• Pathologies of emotion
• The politics of wellbeing and happiness
• The chemistry and physiology of emotion
• Psychosomatic medicine and emotion
A Call for Papers will be circulated widely in September 2011. To receive this directly, please join the Centre’s mailing list at http://www.qmul.ac.uk/emotions/. But we will be posting a CFP on the website and Facebook.
Discounted registration fees will be available to members of the Society for the Social History of Medicine and the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health.
Convenor: Professor Colin Jones (c.d.h.jones@qmul.ac.uk)
Organising Committee: Dr Thomas Dixon, Dr Rhodri Hayward, Professor Tilli Tansey, Dr Elena Carrerra, Dr Tiffany Watt-Smith & (for SSHM) Dr Rosemary Wall.
Sponsored by the Wellcome Trust
