Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

 

Fall 2006 Schedule

September 20

Harold A. Scheraga, Cornell University
“The two aspects of the protein folding problem”

*September 27

B. Montgomery Pettitt, University of Houston
“Modeling activity: ions to hydrophobics in crowded biological solutions”

October 4

Thomas M. Laue, University of New Hampshire
“Protein-protein solvation in high concentration solutions”

*October 11

David S. Cafiso, University of Virginia
“Membrane protein structure and dynamics are modulated by solutes and membrane environment: applications of site-directed spin labeling”

October 18

Gary J. Pielak, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
“In-cell protein NMR”

November 1

Michael D. Fayer, Stanford University
"Protein dynamics and the influence of environment investigated with ultrafast infrared non-linear experiments"

November 15

H. Jane Dyson, Scripps Research Institute
"Unfolded proteins and protein folding by NMR"

November 29

Sol M. Gruner, Cornell University
“Putting the squeeze on biology: biomolecules under pressure"

December 6

Robert M. Stroud, University of California, San Francisco
Prospects for expressing membrane proteins as drug targets: water, glycerol, and ammonia onwards”

December 13

Tom A. Rapoport, Harvard Medical School
“Transport of proteins in and out of the endoplasmic reticulum”

Seminars are held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays
Reunion Auditorium, John Morgan Building

**This seminar will be held in the Johnson Foundation Library, 248 Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg.

 Please contact Nathaniel Nucci, nvnucci@mail.med.upenn.edu
or Nathan Scott, nscott@mail.med.upenn.edu
if you wish to meet with any speaker
215-898-8783