SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
MONDAY, June 11 2007
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9:15
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REGISTRATION, COFFEE, BAGELS | |
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9:30
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Opening Remarks | |
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9:35
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John Marko Northwestern University |
Micromechanical study of DNA-protein interactions and chromosome structure |
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10:20
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COFFEE BREAK | |
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10:40
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Nils Walter University of Michigan |
Single Molecule Folding Reveals Mechanism of Ribozyme Action |
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11:25-11:50
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Ranjith Padinhateeri University of Illinois at Chicago |
Dynamics nucleosome assembly and dis-assembly |
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12:00
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LUNCH | |
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1:30
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Sanford Leuba University of Pittsburgh |
DNA, Nucleosomes, and Molecular Motors: One-at-a-Time |
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2:15
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Jon Widom Northwestern University |
A Genomic Code for Nucleosome Positioning |
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3:00
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COFFEE BREAK | |
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3:15
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Noel Perkins University of Michigan |
The Mechanics of DNA Looping and the Influence of Intrinsic DNA Curvature |
| 4:00 | Poster Snick Previews | Short oral talks by poster presenters (2 minutes each) |
| 4:30-5:30 | POSTER SESSION | |
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6:00
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the PARTY (aka RECEPTION) |
TUESDAY, June 12 2007
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9:15
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COFFEE, BAGELS | |
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9:30
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Maxim Frank-Kamenetski Boston University |
Fluctuational opening of base pairs in DNA |
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10:15
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COFFEE BREAK | |
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10:35
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Laura Finzi Emory University |
Lysogeny maintenance: a matter of looping |
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11:20-11:45
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Yuri Popov UCSB |
Effects of DNA structure on its micromechanical properties |
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12:00
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LUNCH | |
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1:30
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Marcos Sotomayor University Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Life under Tension: Molecular Mechanisms of Mechanosensitive Channels and Mechanical Sensors |
| 2:15 |
Ioulia Rouzina University of Minnesota |
Mechanical Measurement of Single Molecule Binding Rates: Kinetics of DNA Helix-Destabilization by T4 Gene 32 Protein |
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2:40
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Alex
Vologodskii New York University |
Entropic Force: Insight from Brownian Dynamics Simulation |
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3:25
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COFFEE BREAK | |
| 3:45 |
Paul
Selvin University Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Single Molecule Measurements of Molecular Motors, in vitro and in vivo |
| 4:30 |
Erin Craig University of Oregon |
Brownian Motors |
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5:15-5:40
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Toan
Nguyen Georgia Tech |
Multivalent counterions inhibit DNA ejection from viral capsid |
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6:30
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DINNER |
WEDNESDAY, June 13 2007
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9:00
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COFFEE, BAGELS | |
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9:15
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Alan
Hunt University of Michigan |
Microtubule Assembly Dynamics at the Nanoscale |
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10:00
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COFFEE BREAK | |
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10:15
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Andy Stein University of Michigan |
Micromechanical Models for Collagen-I Gels |
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10:40
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Fred
MacKintosh VU Amsterdam |
Non-equilibrium mechanics and fluctuations in the cytoskeleton |
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11:25-11:30 |
Concluding Remarks |