University of Chicago-Peking University (PKU) Joint Meeting on Biophysical Dynamics at Beijing, 2013
Location： Lecture Hall A204 , College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, China
Each speaker has 20-25 min for the presentation and 5-10 min for discussion
Agenda
Friday, Aug. 23
8:40 am Opening remark
8:45-9:15 Yi Rao (Peking University) TBD
9:15-9:45 Tobin Sosnick (IBD, The University of Chicago) Design and Control of biological processes with light-sensitive proteins
9:45-10:15 Chi Wu (Chinese Hong Kong University) Our novel design of non-viral vectors for gene transfection
10:15-10:30 Tea break
10:30-11:00 Keith Moffat (IBD, The University of Chicago) Signaling photoreceptors and optogenetics
11:00-11:30 Anthony Kossiakoff (IBD, The University of Chicago) Delivering novel synthetic antibody therapeutics to where the action is-inside the cell
Coordinator: Prof. Chuan He
11:45-2:00 Lunch followed by poster section（He Yuan Restaurant）
2:00-2:30 Chao Tang (Peking University) Dynamics in Cellular Decision-making
2:30-3:00 Bozhi Tian (IBD, The University of Chicago) Nanoelectronic probing of cellular systems
3:00-3:30 Yiqin Gao (Peking University)  A hierarchy of DNA structure changes
3:30-3:45 Tea break
3:45-4:15 Gregory Voth (IBD, The University of Chicago) Multiscale Theory and Simulation of Biomolecular Systems: Insights and Challenges
4:15-4:45 Zhiyong Zhang (Univ. of Sci. & Tech. of China) Investigating structural flexibility within multi-domain proteins: computational, SAXS, and NMR studies
4:45-5:15 Chengqi Yi (Peking University) Mapping nucleotide variants in the genome and transcriptome
Coordinator: Prof. Xing Chen
6:00 pm Dinner at Wufang yuan
Saturday, Aug. 24
8:45-9:15 Ruiping Xiao (Peking University) Metabolic Syndrome: from Bench to the Bedside
9:15-9:45 Aaron Dinner (IBD, The University of Chicago) Anomalous dynamics in intracellular transport
9:45-10:15 Xiaodong Su (Peking University) Probing allosteric effect through DNA by single-molecule technique and structural analysesA hierarchy of DNA structure changes
10:15-10:30 Tea break
10:30-11:00 Luhua Lai (Peking University) Biological network dynamics and drug discovery
11:00-11:30 Benjamin Glick (IBD, The University of Chicago) Self-Organization of Secretory Compartments
11:30-12:00 Ruhong Zhou (IBM) Modeling nanotoxicity: Large scale molecular modeling of nanoparticle-protein interactions and their implication in nanomedicine
Coordinator: Prof. Xiaoyun Liu
12:00-2:00 Lunch at posters
Afternoon, Summer Palace tour guided by students
Sunday, Aug. 25
8:45-9:15 Sunney Xiaoliang Xie (Harvard University and Peking University) Single Cell Genomics: Life at the Single Molecule Level.
9:15-9:45 Yanyi Huang (Peking University) Unveil cell dynamics through single-cell transcriptome analysis and label-free imaging
9:45-10:15 Greg Engel (IBD, The University of Chicago) Mimicking design principles behind photosynthetic energy transfer: engineering quantum coherence
10:15-10:30 Tea break
10:30-11:00 Xiaowei Zhuang (Harvard University and Peking University) Bioimaging at the nanoscale: Single-molecule and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
11:00-11:30 Xinsheng Zhao (Peking University) How fast does a mismatched base-pair in dsDNA flip？
11:30-12:00 Norbert Scherer (IBD, The University of Chicago) Elucidating robustness and energetics of cellular function by chemical perturbation spectroscopy
Coordinator: Prof. Guifang Jia
12:00-2:00 Lunch followed by poster section （He Yuan Restaurant）
2:00-2:30 Adam Cohen (Harvard University) Bringing bioelectric phenomena to light
2:30-3:00 Xing Chen (Peking University) Labeling and Visualizing Glycans with Specificity and Versatility
3:00-3:30 Peng Chen (Peking University) Protein Chemistry and Engineering at the Host-Pathogen Interface
3:30-3:45 Tea break
3:45-4:15 Ning Yan (Tsinghua University) Structural Investigation of Voltage-gated Sodium channels
4:15-4:45 Tao Pan (IBD, The University of Chicago) Adaptive translation as a mechanism of stress response and adaptation.
4:45-5:15 Chuan He (IBD, The University of Chicago and Peking University) Dynamic Methylation in Biological Regulation
Coordinator: Prof. Chengqi Yi
6:00 pm Dinner at Peking Duck