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Thermophysical Properties of Biological Systems III


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:
Hung D. Nguyen
Assistant Professor
University of California, Irvine
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
916 Engineering Tower
Irvine, CA 92697-2575
Phone Number: (949) 824-6589
Email: hdn@uci.edu


Papers:
Computational Studies of Mechanical Stresses On Proteins in the Glassy State
Harold W. Hatch, Princeton University; Pablo G. Debenedetti, Princeton University
Tackling Force-Field Bias in Protein Folding Simulations
Jeetain Mittal, Lehigh University; Robert B. Best, Cambridge University
Factors Affecting the Cooperativity of Protein Folding Transitions
Jacob Ian Lewis, Brigham Young University; Thomas A. Knotts IV, Brigham Young University
Simulation of the Kinetics of Protein Folding and Reassembly
Camilo Velez-Vega, Cornell University; Ernesto Borrero, Cornell University; Fernando A. Escobedo, Cornell University; Lydia Contreras, Cornell University; Matt DeLisa, Cornell University
Asymmetric Amyloid Fibril Elongation: A New Perspective On a Symmetric World
Caryn L. Heldt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Shuqi Zhang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Georges Belfort, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Solution State Structures of Human Amylin Peptide (hIAPP) and Its Early Aggregation Process in Solution
Sadanand Singh, University of Wisconsin Madison; Allam Santosh Reddy, University of Wisconsin Madison; Juan J. de Pablo, University of Wisconsin Madison
Rational Design of Additives for Inhibition of Protein Aggregation
Diwakar Shukla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Curtiss P. Schneider, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Bernhardt L. Trout, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prediction and Accelerated Test of Protein Aggregation
Jonathan Rubin, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adriana San Miguel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Andreas S. Bommarius, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sven H. Behrens, Georgia Institute of Technology
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