6 Biomolecular Engineering

Sunday, November 3, 2013: 3:30 PM
Golden Gate 4 (Hilton)
Description:
This session invites contributions on novel methods for engineering biomolecules and the applications of these in therapeutics, diagnostics, sensors, and other engineering applications. Fundamental experimental and computational studies on the structure and structure-function properties of engineered biomolecules are also welcome.

Sponsor:
Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science

Chair:
Roger Harrison
Email: rharrison@ou.edu

Co-Chair:
Bryan W. Berger
Email: berger@lehigh.edu


3:30 PM
(6a) Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Transthyretin Mimetics for Inhibition of Beta-Amyloid Toxicity
Regina M. Murphy, Patricia Y. Cho and Dennis T. Yang

3:48 PM
(6b) A Novel Computer-Aided Molecular Approach Using the Signature Molecular Descriptor to Design Potentially New Non-Intuitive Amyloid-β Aggregation Inhibitors
Hamed Kayello, Donald P. Visco Jr., Jui-Heng Tseng, Deborah Soto-Ortega, Chen Suo, Jie Gao, Shelby Chastain, Brandon P. Murphy, Mihyun Lim, Fang Xie, James Chapman, Qian Wang and Melissa Moss

4:06 PM
(6c) Engineering Picomolar Affinity Into a 5 Kda Scaffold for Tumor Targeting
Max A Kruziki, Sumit Bhatnagar and Benjamin J. Hackel

4:24 PM
(6d) Transcripts for Combined Synthetic Microrna and Gene Delivery
Neha Kashyap, Bich Pham, Leonidas Bleris and Zhen Xie

4:42 PM
(6e) The Design of Peptide Amphiphile Micelles for Diagnostic Applications in Atherosclerosis
Eun Ji Chung, Laurie B. Drews and Matthew Tirrell

5:00 PM
(6f) Discovery of Antibody Biomarkers Present in Pre-Eclampsia
Serra E. Elliott, Alex R. Soffici and Patrick S. Daugherty

5:18 PM
(6g) Universal Cell Detection By Immobilized Antimicrobial Peptide Plantaricin
Saadet Albayrak-Guralp, Ilkay H. Gubbuk, Semahat Kucukkolbasi and Erdogan Gulari

5:36 PM
(6h) Multivalent Ligands to Control Stem Cell Fate
Anthony Conway and David Schaffer
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