20 October - 22 October 2021
October 20, 2021 00:002021ConferenceVirtual
Description OverviewSpeakersProgrammePractical InformationSponsors Overview EMBL is committed to sharing research advances and sustaining scientific interaction throughout the coronavirus pandemic We are delighted to announce that this conference is going virtual and invite you to join us online Join this conference and celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Protein Data Bank PDB with us With over 1 million unique users worldwide and more than 400 biomedical data resources the PDB represents the achievements and milestones of the structural biology community The PDB is one of the oldest surviving archives in any biomedical field The structural biology community established the single worldwide archive for macromolecular structure data in 1971 The PDB has embraced a culture of open access leading to its widespread use by the research community with nowadays more than 1 million unique users worldwide and by more than 400 biomedical data resources Structural biology and structural bioinformatics have had an enormous impact on our understanding of the mechanism and function of biological macromolecules The PDB acts as a custodian for all these data representing the achievements and milestones of the structural biology community The archive is managed by the Worldwide Protein Data Bank consortium wwPDB which includes partner sites in Asia Europe and America making this a truly global effort The 50th anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate the advances in structural biology and bioinformatics and peer into the future prospects for these fields Session topics Structural biology and applications in health and the environmentRNA DNA molecular machinesThe next 50 years Genomics meets structural biologyLatest advancesThe next 50 years Future perspectives part 1 The next 50 years Future perspectives part 2 Call for artwork by 8 September 2021 An artwork exhibition will be part of the conference bringing awareness to the 50th anniversary of the PDB The conference participants can submit an artwork representing scientific and or societal concepts relating to a structure in the Protein Data Bank The artwork can be created using any technique or media however we will require a high resolution image of the artwork for display in the virtual exhibition More information about submitting an artwork or abstract can be found under the tab Practical Information Speakers Bissan Al Lazikani The Institute of Cancer Research UK Cheryl H Arrowsmith University Health Network Canada M Madan Babu St Jude Children s Research Hospital USA David Baker University of Washington USA Drew Berry Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Australia Wah Chiu Stanford University USA Patrick Cramer Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Germany Petra Fromme Arizona State University USA Donald Hilvert ETH Zurich Switzerland Martin Jinek University of Zurich Switzerland John Jumper DeepMind UK Julia Mahamid EMBL Heidelberg Germany Christine Orengo University College London UK Lori A Passmore MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology UK Jane Shelby Richardson Duke University School of Medicine USA David Stuart University of Oxford UK Nicolas Thom Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research Switzerland Janet Thornton EMBL EBI Hinxton UK Sameer Velankar EMBL EBI Hinxton UK Panel Chair Peter Rosenthal The Francis Crick Institute UK Scientific Organisers Stephen Cusack EMBL Grenoble France Gerard Kleywegt EMBL EBI Hinxton UK Christoph M ller EMBL Heidelberg Germany Christine Orengo University College London UK Janet Thornton EMBL EBI Hinxton UK Sameer Velankar EMBL EBI Hinxton UK Matthias Wilmanns EMBL Hamburg Germany Conference Organiser Lea Hohmann EMBL Heidelberg Germany Aline Schnieder EMBL Heidelberg Germany Programme Got something to say Tweet it EMBLPDB Day 1 Wednesday 20 October 2021 Time CEST Speaker 11 00 11 15 Opening remarks by Scientific OrganisersIntroductory Session Session Chair Gerard Kleywegt11 15 11 45Historical perspective of the PDB the archive that led the way to open scienceJane Richardson Duke University School of Medicine USAJanet Thornton EMBL EBI Hinxton UKAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM 11 45 12 15Advances in Structural VirologyDave Stuart University of Oxford UKAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM12 15 12 45How Representative is the Protein Databank of All the Protein Structures in Nature Christine Orengo University College London UKAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM12 45 13 15Meet the Speakers13 15 13 30Break13 30 14 30Poster session 1 Artwork exhibitionSession 1 Structural biology applications in health and theenvironment Session Chair Matthias Wilmanns14 30 15 00Haven t got a glue reprogramming ubiquitin ligases with molecular glue degradersNicolas Thom Friedrich Miescher Institute for BiomedicalResearch Switzerland15 00 15 15Structure of Escherichia coli respiratory complex I reconstituted into lipid nanodiscs reveals an uncoupled conformationPiotr Kolata Center for Structural Biology Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie BelgiumAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM15 15 15 45Exploiting structures and Big Data for drug discoveryBissan Al Lazikani The Institute of Cancer Research UKAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM 15 45 16 00Break16 00 16 15The structure of the native CNGA1 CNGB1 CNG channel from retinal rodsJacopo Marino Paul Scherrer Institut Switzerland16 15 16 45The Structural Genomics Consortium SGC structural biology to illuminate the dark proteome and catalyze drug discoveryCheryl Arrowsmith University Health Network CanadaAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM16 45 17 15Meet the Speakers17 15 18 00Optional networking programme Quiz timeThe Great PDB50 Quiz Anybody can win It s that hard 17 45 18 15Meet the Editor Session in break out rooms Trends in Biochemical Sciences Sannie Culbertson Nature Communications Karin Kuehnel Nature Methods Allison Doerr Nature Structural Molecular Biology Carolina Perdigoto Day 2 Thursday 21 October 2021 Time CEST Speaker Session 2 RNA DNA molecular machines Session Chair Stephen Cusack11 00 11 30Structural studies of gene transcription and viral replicationPatrick Cramer Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry GermanyAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM11 30 11 45Complex nucleoprotein assemblies promote antibiotic resistance spreadingGeorgy Smyshlyaev EMBL Heidelberg GermanyAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM11 45 12 15Macromolecular machines involved in mRNA 3 end processingLori Passmore MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology UKAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM12 15 12 30Break12 30 12 45Bridging of DNA breaks activates PARP2 HPF1 to modify chromatinSilvija Bilokapic St Jude Children s Research Hospital USAAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM12 45 13 15Molecular mechanisms of CRISPR associated genome editor nucleases and transposonsMartin Jinek University of Zurich SwitzerlandAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM13 15 13 45Meet the SpeakersSession 3 The next 50 years Genomics meets structural biology Session Chair Christine Orengo13 45 14 45Poster Session 2 Artwork exhibition14 45 15 15Enzyme engineeringDon Hilvert ETH Z rich SwitzerlandAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM15 15 15 30PDB wide identification of physiological hetero oligomeric assemblies based on conserved quaternary structure geometrySucharita Dey Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur IndiaAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM15 30 16 00Structural and systems biology understanding variationMadan Babu St Jude Children s Research Hospital UKAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM16 00 16 15Break16 15 16 45AlphaFold and the role of deep learning in structural biologyJohn Jumper DeepMind UKAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM16 45 17 15The coming of age of de novo protein designDavid Baker University of Washington USAAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM17 15 17 45Meet the Speakers17 45 18 15Optional networking programme Speed networking Day 3 Friday 22 October 2021 Time CEST Speaker Session 4 Latest advances Session Chair Christoph M ller11 00 12 00Respiration The dynamic multi enzyme pathway from Glucose to ATPDrew Berry Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research AustraliaAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM12 00 12 20The structural changes of phytochrome photoactivation revealed by femto and picosecond serial femtosecond X ray crystallographyMadan Kumar Shankar Gothenburg University SwedenAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM12 20 12 40Quantifying radiation damage to protein crystal structures inthe PDBKathryn Shelley University of Bristol UKAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM12 40 13 00Refactoring the B factor intuitively extracting structural dynamics from macromolecular disorderNicholas Pearce Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam NetherlandsAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM13 00 13 30Meet the Speakers13 30 13 45BreakSession 5 The next 50 years future perspectives part 1 Session Chair Janet Thornton13 45 14 15Enabling discovery by in cell structural biologyJulia Mahamid EMBL Heidelberg GermanyAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM14 15 14 45Femtosecond Crystallography with XFELs From static pictures to dynamics of biomolecules in actionPetra Fromme Arizona State University USAAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM14 45 15 00BreakSession 6 The next 50 years future perspectives part 2 Session Chair Janet Thornton15 00 15 30Cryo EM of RNA at Near Atomic ResolutionsWah Chiu Stanford University USAAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM15 30 16 00Making structural data accessibleSameer Velankar EMBL EBI Hinxton UKAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM16 00 17 00Panel Discussion on the future of structural biology and thePDBChaired by Peter RosenthalPanelists Wah Chiu Petra Fromme Don Hilvert John Jumper Jan Kosinski Julia MahamidAVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM17 00 17 15Closing remarks by the Scientific Organisers17 15 17 45Meet the Speakers Practical Information Registration Fees and Abstract Artwork Submission Registration Fees include access to all of the talks digital poster sessions and online group discussions and help us cover our costs to run the event For further information please refer to the FAQ page Academia PI Faculty75 EuroAcademia Post doc50 EuroPhD Student Emeritus Retired15 EuroIndustry200 EuroEMBL StaffIntranet access Accredited journalists may be eligible to register for a complimentary registration Registrants may be required to provide accreditation or equivalent proof of press membership after registration Please contact Aline Schnieder for more information Confirmation and Payment Registration will be on a first come first served basis Your place can only be confirmed after payment of the registration fee Types of payments accepted are international bank transfers and credit card payments Artwork submission Artwork submission deadline 8 September 2021 23 59 Europe Berlin Only registered participants are eligible to submit an artwork We only accept online artwork submissions The artwork 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