Questa BACHECA contiene informazioni su eventi scientifici di interesse per i soci e quelli a cui la Divisione di Chimica dei Sistemi Biologici ha dato il suo patrocinio.

PROTEINE 2010
http://biomeetings.unipr.it/proteine2010

Parma 8-10 April 2010
Sala "Aurea Parma"
Camera di Commercio
Via Verdi 2

Organizing Committee:
- Berni Rodolfo
- Mozzarelli Andrea
- Ottonello Simone
- Spisni Alberto (chair)

Scientific Committee:
- Bolognesi Martino
- De Flora Antonio
- Palmieri Ferdinando
- Rizzi Menico
- Rossi Gian Luigi
- Stefani Massimo
- Tramontano Anna

Thuersday 8 April 2010
10:30 - 14:00 Registration
14:00 - 15:00 POSTER SESSION
Chromatin and nuclear proteins
15:00 - 15:45 Transcriptional Control in Cancer, Gioacchino Natoli, Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, IFOM-IEO Campus, Milano, Italy
15:45 - 16:30 Communications from abstracts
16:30 - 17:00 Coffee break
Genomics and protein function discovery
17:00 - 17:45 The universe of protein function, Alfonso Valencia, Structural Biology and Bio-computing Program, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
17:45 - 18:30 Communications from abstracts
18:30 - 19:00 POSTER SESSION

Friday 9 April 2010
Metallo-proteins
09:00 - 09:30 Copper Transport in a Mechanistic Systems Biology Approach, Lucia Banci, Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
09:30 - 10:00 Structural and functional studies on frataxin , Annalisa Pastore, Medical Research Center (MRC), London, UK
10:00- 10:30 Allosteric modulation of heme-albumin reactivity, Paolo Ascenzi, Department of Biology, University of Rome 3, Rome, Italy
10:30 - 11:00 Communications from abstracts
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
Membrane proteins
11:30 - 12:00 NMR studies reveal the role of biomembranes in modulating ligand binding and release by intracellular bile acid binding proteins, Henriette Molinari, Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
12:00 - 12:30 NMR structure and dynamics of kpOMPA in detergent micelles and in lipid bilayers, Alain Milon, Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
12:30 - 13:00 Conformational Dynamics of a Voltage-Gated K+ Channel Chimera Kv1.2/Kv2.1: Insights from full Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Alessando Grottesi, CASPUR, Rome, Italy
13:00 - 13:15 Communication from abstracts
13:15 - 14:15 Lunch
14.15 - 15:00 POSTER SESSION
Proteins, Pathological processes and therapeutic strategies
15:00 - 15:45 Molecular chaperone functions in health and disease, F. Ulrich Hartl, Max Plank Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Martinsried, Germany
15:45 - 16:15 From the dissection of the amyloidogenic pathway to the discovery of intelligent drugs,
Vittorio Bellotti, Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry and Pathology of Protein Misfolding Diseases,
University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
16:15 - 16:45 Good protein, bad protein: A new Amyloid-beta variant can be both, Fabrizio Tagliavini,
"Carlo Besta" National Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy
16:45 - 17:15 Coffee break
17:15 - 17:45 From target-based to multi-target-based drug design approaches for neglected tropical diseases, Maria Laura Bolognesi, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
17:45 - 18.15 NarE: an iron-sulfur cluster-dependent mono ADP-ribosyltransferase from Neisseria meningitidis, Enrico Balducci, Department of Comparative Morphology and Biochemistry, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
18:15 - 18:45 Communications from abstracts
18:45 - 19:30 POSTER SESSION
20:30 Social dinner

Saturday 10 April 2010
Experimental and computational methods to describe protein structure and dynamics
09:30 - 10:15 Time-resolved crystallography: protein in action , Ilme Schlichting, Max Plank Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany
10:15 - 10:45 Structural determinants of rhodopsin function and their implications in genetic diseases, Francesca Fanelli, Department of Chemistry, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
10:45 - 11:15 Communications from abstracts
11:15 - 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 - 12:15 Combining in vitro and in silico studies: the case of Schistosoma mansoni redox proteins, Adriana Miele, Department of Biochemical Sciences, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
12:15 - 12:55 Computational strategies towards the understanding of ligand migration in proteins,
Javier Luque, Department of Physico-chemistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
12:55 - 13:00 Conclusions and farewell party

GENERAL INFORMATION

SYMPOSIUM VENUE
Sala "Aurea Parma"
Camera di Commercio
Via Verdi 2
Parma

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
English without simultaneous translation

REGISTRATION
Complete and return the “Registration form” together with the registration fee within the 22/03/2010 to the Organizing Secretariat INTERMEETING by mail at segreteria@intermeeting.it or
by fax n. +39 0521 228981.
REGISTRATION FEE: € 300,00
REGISTRATION FEE FOR PHD STUDENTS AND POST-DOCS (social dinner excluded) € 150,00

REGISTRATION FEE AFTER THE 22/03/2010: € 400,00

The registration fee includes: participation to the Congress, congress kit, proceeding book, coffee break, lunch and social dinner.
IMPORTANT, ONLY FOR ITALIAN PARTICIPANTS: registration fee can be without Iva - € 250,00 - only for the invoices addressed to public institution.

SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS
Participants are invited to present scientific contributions in the form of abstracts and posters.
Every abstract should correspond to a poster.
Selected Authors will be notified through e-mail.

SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE
Submission deadline: 15/02/2010 (NO DILAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE)
Submission will be only through e-mail.
Title your e-mail: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Send the Abstract as a Word for Windows attached file to: segreteria@intermeeting.it

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACT
Computer program: Word for Windows
Language: English
Dimensions: 2200 characters (spaces included), or 2000 characters (spaces included) and 2 references, or 1500 characters (spaces included), 2 references and 1 figure/table
Text and Font: Times New Roman with 12 point font. Centered. Single space after the title.
Authors. In Italics. 12 point. Centered. Author’s full first name should be included. Type a comma between Authors. Presenting Authors should be underlined.
Affiliation. Not bold, not capital. Not italics. 11 point.
Justified. Only the affiliation of the presenting Author should be included. The address should include: Institution, Department, City, Country and e-mail of the presenting Author. Single space after the Affiliation.
Text. 12 point font. If possible, include a concluding statement.
Images. They should be saved as a separate file (100x150 mm) in JPEG format and should have a resolution of 300 dpi.

POSTERS
Posters size: m. 0,70 x m. 1,00 (width and height)

CHANGES
The Scientific Secretariat and Organizing Secretariat hold the right to apply any change to the program if it will be necessary for technical or scientific reasons.

HOW TO REACH THE SYMPOSIUM VENUE
By car: Highway A1, exit Parma - Follow the road sign to “PARCHEGGIO TOSCHI”
By train: Parma Station: Via Verdi is in front of the Station.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
We suggest some hotels to contact near the Symposium venue. Please note that it is advisable to book the Hotel as soon as possible due the busy period of the year.
In addition when booking please remember to alert that you are participating to the Meeting "Proteine 2010" and therefore you are entitled to have the special fare for the guests of the University of Parma:

HOTEL TOSCANINI****
Viale Toscanini 4
Tel. +39 0521 289141

HOTEL STENDHAL****
Via Bodoni 3
Tel. +39 0521 208057

SAVOY HOTEL****
Strada 20 Settembre 3
Tel. +39 0521 281101

HOTEL TORINO****
B.go Angelo Mazza 7
Tel. +39 0521 281046

ASTORIA EXECUTIVE HOTEL***
Via Trento 9
Tel. +39 0521 272717

HOTEL BUTTON***
B.go della Salina 7
Tel. +39 0521 208039

http://biomeetings.unipr.it/proteine2010