Thrust mini-symposia on life sciences research
The event will take place online on 19 January 2021, between 10:00 – 13:00 using Zoom.
We invite your participation with this virtual event that is accessed via this link.
We request that you register in advance. If interested, please contact the BrightnESS2 project at brightness [at] ess.eu.
Feel free to spread the news to any colleagues that may benefit from the event.
Programme of the event:
|
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
10:00 - 10:10 |
Introduction Welcome |
Andrew Venter (Necsa, SA) Maria Papathanasopoulos (WITS, SA) |
|
10:10 - 10:25 |
General intro to neutrons & life sciences |
Zoë Fisher (ESS, Sweden) |
|
10:25 - 10:40 |
Examples of how X-ray and Neutron scattering can aide at updating markers for atherosclerosis development |
Marité Cárdenas (Malmö University, Sweden) |
|
10:40 - 10:55 |
The use of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) to understand dynamic changes in CD4 structure implicated in HIV-1 infection |
Gavin Owens (WITS, SA) |
|
10:55 - 11:10 |
The relative importance of different technologies for protein structure determination from the perspective of a South African Structural Biologist |
Trevor Sewell (UCT, SA) |
|
11:10 - 11:25 |
Hidden secrets of enzyme mechanism revealed by neutron crystallography: heme peroxidases |
Peter Moody (University of Leicester, UK) |
|
11:25 - 11:40 |
SANS for structural and dynamical studies of biomacromolecular complexes in solution |
Frank Gabel (Institut de Biologie Structurale, France) |
|
11:40 - 11:55 |
Neutron Scattering in integrated structural biology; Closing remarks and summary |
Trevor Forsyth (ILL, France) |
|
11:55 - 12:05 |
Clips from SA life science researchers |
Various speakers |
|
12:05 - 13:00 |
General discussion |
Facilitated by Maria Papathanasopoulos |
