Preliminary Program subject to change
01A10 Thermophysical Properties of Biological Systems II
OverviewThe focus of this session is the study of complex processes in biological systems. Contributions from theoreticians, simulators, and experimentalists are welcome. Suggested topics include protein-protein interactions, concentration and crowding effects on biomolecular folding and stability, misfolding and aggregation events, interactions of proteins with interfaces, and self-assembly of biological molecules.
Primary SponsorThermodynamics and Transport Properties (01a)

Chair

Shekhar Garde
Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dept of Chemical Engineering, RPI
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180
Phone Number: 518 276 6048
Fax Number: 518 276 4030
Email: gardes@rpi.edu

CoChair

Donald P. Visco
Assistant Professor
Tennessee Technological University
Box 5013
Cookeville, TN 38505
Phone Number: 931-372-3606
Fax Number: 931-372-6352
Email: dvisco@tntech.edu
Introductory Remarks
Heteropolymer Collapse Theory for Protein Folding in the Pressure-Temperature Plane
Jason K. Cheung, University of Texas at Austin, Dept of Chemical Engineering; 1 University Station C0400, Austin, TX 78712, Pooja Shah, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Dept of Chemical Engineering; 1 University Station C0400, Austin, TX 78712 and Thomas M. Truskett, Chemical Engineering and Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Dept of Chemical Engineering; 1 University Station C0400, Austin, TX 78712
Molecular Dynamics Study of Pressure Denaturation of Proteins
Sapna Sarupria, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180 and Shekhar Garde, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th ST, Troy, NY 12180
Characterization of the Phase Behavior of Phospholipid Bilayers
Amadeu K. Sum, Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 142A Randolph Hall (0211), Blacksburg, VA 24061
Using Molecular Simulation to Explore the Phase Behavior of a Simple Model Protein
Thomas W. Rosch, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, Furnas Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260 and Jeffrey R. Errington, Chemical & Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, Furnas Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260
Role of Fluctuations in a Snug-Fit Mechanism of the KcsΑ K+ Channel Selectivity
Dilip Asthagiri1, Lawrence R. Pratt1 and Michael E. Paulaitis2, (1)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Group T-12, MS-B268, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Ohio State University, 125 Koffolt Laboratories, 140 West 19'th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
Mechanical Properties of Proteins: the Dynamic Energy Landscape
Nathan Duff, Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Cleveland, OH 44106 and Dan Lacks, Case Western Reserve University, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Cleveland, OH 44106
Dynamical Motions of Lipids and a Finite Size Effect of Bilayers
Jeffery B. Klauda1, Richard W. Pastor2 and Bernard R. Brooks1, (1)Laboratory of Computational Biology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 50 South Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892, (2)Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
Computational Investigation of Cold-, Heat-, and Pressure-Induced Protein Unfolding with an Explicit-Water Protein Model
Bryan Patel, Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, A214 Engineering Quadrangle, Princeton, NJ 08544, Frank H. Stillinger, Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 and Pablo G. Debenedetti, Princeton University, A-217 E-Quad, Princeton, NJ 08544
Concluding Remarks

Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals