Preliminary Program subject to change
21013 Computational Biology: Membrane Phenomenology
OverviewThis session is devoted to new developments in the theoretical and computational studies of biological systems. Such systems include protein/DNA interactions, protein/protein interactions, genetic networks, metabolic pathways, signal transduction pathways and inter- or intra-cellular transport of biomolecules. Presentations will focus on theoretical and computational techniques to predict, engineer or analyze the kinetic and thermodynamic properties of these systems. Emphasis will be placed on techniques that enable engineering by connecting molecular-level to macroscopic system-level properties. Additional favored topics include: new biological insights from studies of systems and industrial applications of computationally-driven biological systems engineering. Validation through comparison with experimental results is strongly encouraged.
Primary SponsorComputational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum (21)
Co-Sponsor(s)Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15d)

Chair

Louis A. Clark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Biogen Idec
14 Cambridge ctr
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone Number: (415) 254-8038
Fax Number: (617) 679-3208
Email: louie@alumni.northwestern.edu

* Membership Number 0090040493

CoChair

Vassily Hatzimanikatis
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston, IL 60208
Phone Number: 847-491-5357
Email: vassily@northwestern.edu

CoChair

M. Scott Shell
Postdoctoral scholar
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California San Francisco
600 16th Street
Box 2240
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone Number: 415-476-6875
Fax Number: 415-502-4222
Email: mscottshell@gmail.com
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Asymmetric Phospholipid Bilayers with Supra-Physiological Transmembrane Potentials
Matthew J. Ziegler, Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering: MOSIS, Information Sciences Institute, 4676 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90230 and P. Thomas Vernier, Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering: MOSIS, Information Sciences Institute, 4676 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Investigating Membrane Heterogeneities with Fluorescence Energy Transfer
Kevin B. Towles, Drexel University, 310 S. 10th St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 and Nily Dan, Drexel University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Design of New Protegrin-like Antimicrobial Peptides: a Molecular Dynamics Study
Allison Langham, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 117 Pleasant St SE, Walter Library 488, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and Yiannis N. Kaznessis, Chemical Engineering. and Materials. Science, University of Minnesota, 499, Walter Library, 117, Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Disaccharide Binding in Lactose Permease of E. Coli: Sugar Structure Influences Binding
Jeffery B. Klauda and Bernard R. Brooks, Laboratory of Computational Biology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 50 South Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892
Computational Insights into the Interaction of Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs with Lipid Membranes
Mohan babu Boggara, University of Houston, Department of Chemical Engineering, S222 Engng Bldg 1, Houston, Texas 77204 and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77204 - 4004
Biomembrane Deformations: Molecular Modeling of Key Elastic Properties for Inhomogeneous Lipid Bilayers
Eric R. May, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Room 237 CHE, PO Box 116005, Gainesville, FL 32611-6005, Dmitry I. Kopelevich, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 and Atul Narang, University of Florida, Dept of Chem Eng, Gainesville, FL 32611
Studying the Human Intestinal Mucin (Muc2) Using Molecular Modeling Approaches for Drug Transport Study
Vatsala D. Sadasivan1, Stefano Gulla2, David E. Budil2, Albert Sacco Jr.1 and Rebecca L. Carrier1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 342 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, (2)Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, 102 Hurtig Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Relative Binding Free Energy Calculations of Antimicrobial Peptides in Sds/Dpc Micelles Using Molecular Dynamics/Continuum Methods
Abdallah Sayyed-Ahmad, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and Yiannis N. Kaznessis, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55454

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