Inauguration of the Swiss High-field NMR Facility
The opening of the Swiss High-field NMR facility will be celebrated on October 11, 2022 at Biozentrum, University of Basel. Rectorate representatives from all three participating Universities, as well as senior and junior scientists, invited guests and a keynote speaker will celebrate the event. The event is open to the public and includes a welcome reception with an Apero Riche. Please register at bottom of this page.
Program
Biozentrum, University of Basel, lecture hall U1.101
12:00 – 13:00
possibility for individual lunch in Mensa Biozentrum
13:00 – 14:30 Advances in Bio-NMR spectroscopy 1
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hiller, University of Basel
Welcome address
Philip Rößler (Gossert lab)
Methodological Advances for the Characterisation of Human GPCRs by NMR Spectroscopy
Dr. Layara Abiko (Grzesiek lab)
High pressure and empty cavities: manipulating the β1-adrenergic receptor conformational equilibrium
Dr. Stefan Schütz (Jahnke lab)
Intrinsically disordered regions modulate DNA binding of the transcription factor MYC:MAX
Dr. Fengjie Wu (Häussinger lab)
Nanobody GPS by PCS: an efficient new NMR analysis method for G protein coupled receptors and other large proteins
Carla Ferreira Rodrigues (Sigel lab)
Stacking guanine building blocks to construct RNA G-quadruplex structures
Cristina Nguyen (Allain lab)
Hybrid method for studying multidomain proteins
14:30 – 15:30
Coffee break & guided tours through the NMR facility
15:30 – 16:15 Advances in Bio-NMR spectroscopy 2
Dr. Juan Gerez (Riek lab)
In-cell NMR spectroscopy
Dr. Guillaume Mas (Hiller lab)
Functional cycle of the human Hsp70 chaperone BiP at atomic resolution
Kathryn Oi (Zerbe lab)
Potent antibiotics with reduced resistance in Gram-negative bacteria against the LPS transport pathway
16:15 – 16:45 Keynote lecture
Prof. Dr. Martin Blackledge, IBS Grenoble
NMR Provides Unique Insight Into the Role of Conformational Disorder in Viral Replication Machineries
16:45 – 17:00
Opening addresses
Prof. Dr. Torsten Schwede, Vizerektor Forschung, University of Basel
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark, Prorektorin Forschung, University of Zurich
Prof. Dr. Detlef Günther, Vizerektor Forschung, ETH Zurich
Apero Riche at ~17:00
End of the Event 19:00
Registration
Registration is free of charge.
Registration closed
For further questions please contact Sebastian Hiller (sebastian.hiller[at]unibas.ch).