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Francqui Symposium on the Aggregation of Biological Molecules
Thursday, 4 June, 2015 - 09:00 to Saturday, 6 June, 2015 - 17:00
Campus: Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering campus
Faculty: Science and Bio-engineering Sciences
U-Residence
Faculty: Science and Bio-engineering Sciences
U-Residence
prof. dr. Dominique Maes
Symposium
From June 4th to June 6th, professor Dominique Maes and professor Peter G. Vekilov, holder of the Francqui International Chair 2015, organise a symposiom on the aggregation of biological molecules: how physical chemistry illuminates physiology and pathophysiology.
Speakers
- Yves Geerts, Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Anatoly Kolomeisky, Rice University
- Vassiliy Lubchenko, University of Houston
- James Lutsko, Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Dominique Maes, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Baron Peters, University of California Santa Barbara
- Bart Rimez, Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Mike Sleutel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Joop ter Horst, University of Strathclyde
- Peter Vekilov, University of Houston
- Johan Wouters, Université de Namur
- Steven de Feyter, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Programme
Thursday, June 4th
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Peter Vekilov | University of Houston | Hematin crystallization as a part of malaria pathophysiology |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Anatoly Kolomeisky | Rice University | Dynamics of assembly and disasssembly of microtubule protein filaments |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break | ||
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Joop ter Horst | University of Strathclyde | Crystal nucleation of small organic compounds from solution |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Catered lunch | ||
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Yves Geerts | ULB | Nucleation and growth of molecular crystals in temperature gradient |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Baron Peters | UC-Santa Barbara | Solute precipitate nucleation: theory and simulation advances |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Steven de Feyter | KU Leuven | Aggregation and self-assembly at the liquid-solid interface: a scanning probe microscopy perspective |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Johan Wouters | UNamur | Pharmaceutical co-crystals: solid state engineering of pharmaceutical compounds |
Friday, June 5th
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Dominique Maes | VUB | Protein rich cluster and crystals at birth |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Bart Rimez |
ULB |
Solid particle formation in undersaturated conditions |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break | ||
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Vassiliy Lubchenko | University of Houston | Puzzling Mesoscopic Phases in Protein Solutions |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Catered lunch | ||
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Jim Lutsko | ULB | Statistical mechanical model for the stability of protein clusters |
| 14:30 - 15:30 |
Mike Sleutel |
VUB |
Single versus two-step nucleation of proteins: experiments with glucose isomerase |
| 15:30 - 19:30 | Free time | ||
| 19:30 - 22:30 | Conference Dinner | ||
Saturday, June 6th
| Excursion to Bruges | meet at Brussels Central Station at 9:30 am |
Registration
Attendance of the conference is free, but registration is mandatory. Please do so by filling out the following form.