Preliminary Program subject to change
01A22 Thermophysical Properties of Biological Systems III
OverviewThe focus of this session is the study of complex processes in biological systems. Contributions from theoreticians, simulators, and experimentalists are welcome. Suggested topics include protein-protein interactions, concentration and crowding effects on biomolecular folding and stability, misfolding and aggregation events, interactions of proteins with interfaces, and self-assembly of biological molecules.
Primary SponsorThermodynamics and Transport Properties (01a)

Chair

M. Scott Shell
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
University of California
Mail Code 5080
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone Number: 805-893-4346
Fax Number: 805-893-4731
Email: mscottshell@gmail.com

CoChair

Amadeu K. Sum
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401
Phone Number: 303-273-3873
Fax Number: 303-273-3730
Email: asum@mines.edu
Thermodynamics of Multiple Phenol Dissociation Pathways In the R6 Insulin Hexamer
Harish Vashisth, Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Department of Chemical Engineering, Philadelphia, PA 19104 and Cameron F. Abrams, Drexel University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Structure and the Free Energy of Protein Clusters Using a Generalized Quasi-Chemical Theory and Anisotropic Colloidal-Scale Interactions
Teresa M. Young, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy St., Newark, DE 19716 and Christopher J. Roberts, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716
Design of Polymer-Grafted Particles for Biocompatability
David M. Trombly and Venkat Ganesan, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0400, Rm 3.402, Austin, TX 78712-0231
Photo-Control of Protein Folding, Dynamics, and Association
Andrea C. Hamill, Serena Wang and C. Ted Lee Jr., Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, 925 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1211
Preferential Interaction Parameters of Proteins In Mixed Solvents
Diwakar Shukla, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E19-528, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 and Bernhardt L. Trout, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, E19-528, Cambridge, MA 02139
Influence of Cosolvents In Protein-Protein Interactions
Hamsa Priya Mohana Sundaram, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 125 Koffolt Lab, 140 West 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, Hank Ashbaugh, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 327 Lindy Boggs Building Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118 and Michael E. Paulaitis, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 125 Koffolt Labs, 140, West 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
Polymorphic Protein Crystal Growth: The Role of Hydration in Glucose Isomerase Crystal Stability
Christopher M. Gillespie, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, DE 21754, Dilip Asthagiri, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, Eric W. Kaler, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 102 P.S. DuPont Hall, Newark, DE 19716 and Abraham M. Lenhoff, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 226 Colburn Lab, Newark, DE 19716-3110
Protein-Protein and Protein-Salt Interactions. A Study of Specific ION Effects on Homopolypeptides
Suwimol Wongsakulphasatch and Robin Curtis, University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Sackville Street, Manchester, M 60 1QD, United Kingdom

Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals