Modern Biomolecular Crystallography II

W.M. Keck Foundation Center for Molecular Structure

a CSUPERB core facility

California State University Fullerton

June 22-27, 2008

Sponsored by

Bruker-AXS, Emerald BioSystems, GE Healthcare, Hampton Research, iLinc Communications, Korima, MITeGen,

Molecular Dimensions, Molsoft, Oxford Diffraction Systems/Varian, Rayonix/MarUSA, Rigaku Americas Corp

 Tentative Schedule of Events ( last updated 06/17/2008 05:12:12 PM -0700)

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Meet in McCarthy Hall 501

10:00am                Coffee                                                                         

10:30am                Welcome                                                                                 

                                 Katherine Kantardjieff, CMolS

                                 Steven Murray, Dean 
                                 College of Natural Science and Mathematics, CSUF
                            

10:45 – 11:00am    Workshop Overview

                                Katherine Kantardjieff, CMolS       

11:00 – 12:30n       Principles of X-ray Diffraction I - Fundamentals

                                Bernhard Rupp, qed life science discoveries; Clyde Smith, SSRL

12:30 – 1:45pm      Lunch

                                your choice; within walking or driving distance of campus; maps provided

  1:45 – 2:45pm      Principles of Protein Production for Crystallography

                                 Katherine Kantardjieff, CSUF 

  2:45 – 3:00pm      Break

  3:00 – 4:00pm      Principles of Protein Crystallization

                                Bernhard Rupp, qed life science discoveries

  4:00 – 5:15pm      Protein Crystallization Practical (moves to DBH - 161)

                                Bernhard Rupp, qed life science discoveries; Katherine Kantardjieff CMolS                            

  5:15 – 5:30pm      Wrap-up and Q&A

  5:30pm                 Adjourn; Dinner at Chomp Sushi - 7pm

 

Monday, June 23, 2008

Meet in McCarthy Hall 501

 8:00am                  Continental Breakfast

 8:30 –  9:30am       Instrumentation and Software for Biomolecular Crystallography

                                Eric Hnath, Rigaku MSC               

 9:30 – 10:15am      Principles of X-ray Diffraction II - Phase Determination of Macromolecules

                                 Bernhard Rupp, qed life science discoveries; Clyde Smith, SSRL

10:15 - 10:30am      Break

10:30 11:15am     Principles of X-ray Diffraction II - Phase Determination of Macromolecules

                                 Bernhard Rupp, qed life science discoveries; Clyde Smith, SSRL

11:15 – 12:15          Electron Density Maps, Density Modification and Coot

                                 Bernhard Rupp qed life science discoveries, Katherine Kantardjieff CMolS                

12:15n – 1:30pm     Lunch   

 1:30 –  2:30pm       More Electron Density Maps, Density Modification and Coot

                                 Bernhard Rupp qed life science discoveries, Katherine Kantardjieff CMolS                

  2:30 –  3:30 pm     Data Collection I: Strategies

                                 Clyde Smith, SSRL

  3:30 – 3:45pm       Break      

  3:45 – 5:15pm       Data Collection II: Remote Access to Synchrotron Beamlines

                                 Clyde Smith, SSRL

  5:15 –  5:30pm      Wrap-up and Q&A

  5:30pm                 Adjourn; Dinner at BJ's Brewhouse - 7pm

                       

Tuesday, June 24, 2005

Meet in McCarthy Hall 501

  8:00am                Continental Breakfast

  8:30 – 9:45am      Data Collection III: Assessment, Scaling, Reduction 

                                 Clyde Smith, SSRL

 9:45 – 10:45am     Remote Data Collection on In-House Instrumentation

                                 Chris Ceccarelli, Oxford Diffraction Systems

10:45 - 11:00am         Break

11:00am – 12:30pm    Refinement of Macromolecules

                                     Bernhard Rupp qed life science discoveries, Katherine Kantardjieff CMolS

12:30 – 1:45pm       Lunch

  1:45 – 3:00pm       Crystal Inspection; Crystal Mounting; Cryoprotection (relocate to DBH-175)

                                 Katherine Kantardjieff CSUF; Clyde Smith SSRL

  3:00 – 3:15pm       Break

  3:15 – 5:15pm       Protein Production Laboratory Session 1 (DBH-161)                                

                                 Blake Gillespie, CSUCI       

  5:15 –  5:30pm      Wrap-up and Q&A

  5:30pm                  Adjourn; Dinner at Amazon Churrascaria - 7pm

 

 Wednesday, June 25, 2008

 Meet in McCarthy Hall 501

  8:00am                  Continental Breakfast

  8:30 –  9:30am      Validation and Analysis of Macromolecules

                                 Bernhard Rupp qed life science discoveries, Katherine Kantardjieff, CMolS

  9:30 – 12:00n        Protein Production Laboratory Session 2 (DBH-161)

                                 Blake Gillespie, CSUCI              

12:00 – 1:15pm       Lunch

 1:15 – 2:45pm       Protein Production Laboratory Session 3 (DBH-161)

                                Blake Gillespie, CSUCI                             

 2:45 – 3:00pm       Break

  3:00 – 4:00pm       Protein Characterization: NMR, CD, DLS, AUC (relocate back to MH-501)

                                 Katherine Kantardjieff, CMolS

  4:00 –  5:15 pm     Publishing Macromolecular Structures I: The Protein Data Bank and Structure Deposition

                                 Katherine Kantardjieff, CMolS

  5:15 – 5:30pm       Wrap-up and Q&A

  5:30pm                  Adjourn; Dinner at Don Jose Mexican Restaurant  - 7pm

 

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Meet in McCarthy Hall 501

  8:00am                  Continental Breakfast

  8:30 – 10:30am     Using Crystallographic Information I: Structural Bioinformatics, Modeling, Visualization and Computational

                                 Biochemistry

                                 Katherine Kantardjieff, CMolS

10:30 - 10:45am      Break

10:45 - 12:15n         Using Crystallographic Information II: Structure - Based Drug Discovery/Design

                                 James Zhao, CMolS

12:15 – 1:30pm        Lunch

  1:30 – 3:00pm        Other Methods: Neutron diffraction, fiber diffraction

                                  Katherine Kantardjieff, CSUF

  3:00 – 3:15pm        Break

  3:15 – 5:15pm        Open Laboratory (DBH-161,175; MH-501)

                                         Katherine Kantardjieff,  CMolS; Bernhard Rupp, qed life science discoveries; Clyde Smith, SSRL;

                                  Qiang (James) Zhao, CMolS

  5:15 – 5:30pm       Wrap-up and Q&A

   5:30pm                  Adjourn; Dinner at Heroes - 7pm

 

Friday, June 27, 2008

Meet in McCarthy Hall 501

  8:00am                  Continental Breakfast

  8:30 – 9:30am      Research Resources for Crystallography

                                Katherine Kantardjieff, CMolS

  9:30 – 10:30am    Teaching and training resources, strategies and approaches

                                Katherine Kantardjieff, CMolS; Bernhard Rupp, qed life science discoveries

10:30 – 10:45am    Break

10:45 – 12:15pm    Open Discussion

12:15 – 12:30pm    Wrap-up and Q&A

12:30pm                  Adjourn