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Thermophysical Properties of Biological Systems II


Description:
The focus of this session is the study of complex processes in biological systems. Contributions from theoreticians, simulators, and experimentalists are welcome. This session is focused on hydrophobic and water-mediated interactions.

Sponsor:
Thermodynamics and Transport Properties


Chair:
Jeetain Mittal
Lehigh University
Department of Chemical Engineering
111 Research Drive, Iacocca Hall
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone Number: 610-758-4791
Fax Number: 610-758-5057
Email: jeetain@lehigh.edu

Co-Chair:
M. Scott Shell
University of California Santa Barbara
Department of Chemical Engineering
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080
Phone Number: (805) 893-4346
Email: shell@engr.ucsb.edu


Papers:
Thermodynamically Dominant Hydration Strutures of Amino Acids
Safir Merchant, Johns Hopkins University; Dilip Asthagiri, Johns Hopkins University
Microscopic Models of Chiral Amplification and Symmetry Breaking
Harold W. Hatch, Princeton University; Frank H. Stillinger, Princeton University; Pablo G. Debenedetti, Princeton University; Thomas G. Lombardo, Arete Associates
Helix Stabilization of Poly(ethylene glycol)-Peptide Conjugates
Hank Ashbaugh, Tulane University; Amit S. Jain, Tulane University
Painting Protein Surfaces with a Nanoscale Paint-Brush: Hydration, Fluctuations, and Interactions of Proteins in Solution
Amish J. Patel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sumanth Jamadagni, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Hari Acharya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Shekhar Garde, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Osmotic Virial Coefficients of Protein Solutions: Effect of Differing Ensemble Constraints and Connection to Experiment
Daniel W. Siderius, National Institute of Standards and Technology; William P. Krekelberg, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Christopher J. Roberts, University of Delaware; Vincent K. Shen, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Crystallization Thresholds Determined by the Residual Entropy Rule for the Two-Term Yukawa Potential as a Model for Protein Solutions
Lloyd L. Lee, The California State University Pomona; Steven J. Simon, The California State University Pomona; Franklin S. Ramos, The California State University Pomona; Michael C. Hara, The California State University Pomona; Andrew J. Winkle, The California State University Pomona; Jean-Marc Bomont, Universite Paul Verlaine
Thermal and Mechanical, Multistate Folding Mechanisms of Ribonuclease H
Terry J. Schmitt, Brigham Young University; Jonathan E. Clark, Brigham Young University; Thomas A. Knotts IV, Brigham Young University
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