Preliminary Program subject to change
01A24 Thermophysical Properties of Biological Systems III
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
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th ST
Troy, NY 12180
Phone Number: 518-276-6048
Email: gardes@rpi.edu

CoChair

Donald P. Visco Jr.
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University
Box 5013
Cookeville, TN 38505
Phone Number: 931-372-3606
Fax Number: 931-372-6352
Email: dvisco@tntech.edu
Introductory Remarks
How Attractions Affect the Collapse of a Hydrophobic Polymer in Water
Gaurav Goel1, Manoj V. Athawale2, Tuhin Ghosh2, Thomas M. Truskett3 and Shekhar Garde4, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, CPE 5.128, 1 University Station, Code C0400, Austin, TX 78705, (2)Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Ricketts Building, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, (3)Chemical Engineering and Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, C0400, Austin, TX 78712, (4)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th ST, Troy, NY 12180
Computing Free Energies of Bound Water in Confined Environments and at Interfaces
Jindal K. Shah1, Lawrence R. Pratt2, Dilip Asthagiri2 and Michael E. Paulaitis3, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Group T-12, MS-B268, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (3)Ohio State University, 125 Koffolt Laboratories, 140 West 19'th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
Solvation Free Energy of Amino Acids and Side-Chain Analogs
Jaeeon Chang, Chemical engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy St, Newark, DE 19716, Abraham M. Lenhoff, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 226 Colburn Lab, Newark, DE 19716-3110 and Stanley I. Sandler, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 121 Colburn Lab, 150 academy street, Newark, DE 19716
Thermodynamic Analysis of Interacting Nucleic Acids with Application to Biosensing Devices
Justin S. Bois, Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, MC 114-96, Pasadena, CA 91125, Robert M. Dirks, Bioengineering, California Institute of Technology, MC 114-96, Pasadena, CA 91125 and Niles A. Pierce, Applied & Computational Mathematics and Bioengineering, California Institute of Technology, MC 114-96, Pasadena, CA 91125
Simulation of pH-Dependent Edge Strand Rearrangement in Human Β-2 Microglobulin
Sheldon Park and Jeffery G. Saven, Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Computational Predictions of Protein-Protein Structures and Interfaces within a Messenger RNA Degradation Machine
Meric Ovacik1, Anna Knapinska2, Gary Brewer2 and Ioannis Androulakis1, (1)Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (2)Molecular Genetics, Microbiology & Immunology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Evaluating Free Energy Changes during Protein Adsorption Processes
Jason C. Hower and Shaoyi Jiang, University of Washington, Chemical Engineering, Seattle, WA 98195
A Comparative Thermodynamic Study of the Interactions of Human Stratum Corneum and Its Components with Water
Santosh Yadav1, Gerald B. Kasting2 and Neville G. Pinto1, (1)Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210012, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012, (2)College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, 407 Health Professions Building, Cincinnati, OH 45267
Concluding Remarks

Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals