*Structural and biophysical methods for biological macromolecules in
solution *
EMBO Global Exchange Lecture Course, 4 - 10 May 2015, Taipei, Taiwan
http://events.embo.org/15-macromolecule/
The main objective of the Course is to teach the young PhD students and
postdocs from all areas of biology the methods applicable to study
biological macromolecules in solution. We aim at a comprehensive
coverage of the field including the major structural and biophysical
techniques employed for the characterization of high and low resolution
structure and structural transitions, macromolecular complex formation,
protein folding and stability, protein-protein and protein-ligand
interactions and enzymatic mechanisms. The Course will include lectures
on small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering (SAXS/SANS), nuclear
magnetic resonance (NMR), static and dynamic light scattering (SLS/DLS),
analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), differential and isothermal
calorimetry (DSC/ITC) and spectroscopic approaches. Bioinformatic tools
to analyze protein-protein interactions will be considered, and the
joint use of the solution characterization methods with the major
non-solution structural techniques including macromolecular
crystallography (MX) and electron microscopy (EM) will be covered.
Special attention will be paid to interdisciplinary approaches, where
the synergistic use of complementary techniques leads to a comprehensive
description of macromolecular systems.
The course will be held at the Institute of Biological Chemistry,
Academia Sinica, in Taipei.
A maximum of 50 participants will be selected to attend the course. The
registration fee of 40 Euro (NT$ 1600) will be requested from the
academic participants covering the event materials, lodging and local
meals. Applicants from industry are expected to pay a 1000 Euro (NT$
40000) fee.
The Course is oriented towards applicants active in structural biology,
mostly late Ph.D. students and early post-docs but more senior
scientists, depending on circumstances, could also participate. Students
working in Taiwan or Taiwanese students working abroad will be given
preference but all applications are welcome.
Application deadline for the Course: February, 15th, 2015.
