The third annual gathering of the CUNY biophysics community, featuring talks from CUNY faculty, students, and postdocs.
This meeting gives the opportunity for faculty, postdocs, and students across the CUNY Biophysics community to share their recent research results and discuss future directions.
All SESSIONS WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Agenda
| 12:30 p.m.-12:40 p.m. | Opening Remarks Kevin Gardner, Ph.D. – Symposium Host/Moderator Director, Structural Biology Initiative, ASRC Einstein Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The City College of New York |
1st Session |
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| 12:40 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | How can solvation aid the discovery and design of new pharmaceutical compounds targeting SARS-Cov-2? Tom Kurtzman, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Lehman College |
| 1:00 p.m.-1:10 p.m. | Q&A/Discussion |
| 1:10 p.m.-1:25 p.m. | Monitoring reversible conformational changes of ARNT PAS-B by High-pressure NMR Xingjian (Jim) Xu Ph.D. Student, Kevin Gardner Lab, CUNY ASRC |
| 1:25 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | Q&A/Discussion |
| 1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m. | Quantifying the adsorption dynamics of monoclonal antibodies at the air/water interface Ankit Kanthe Ph.D. Student, Raymond Tu Lab, City College of New York |
| 1:45 p.m.-1:50 p.m. | Q&A/Discussion |
| 1:50 p.m.-2:10 p.m. | Break |
2nd Session |
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| 2:10 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | Conductivity and selectivity in the Kv1.2 potassium channel: transition of the ion from the pore cavity to the selectivity filter Michael E. Green, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Chemistry and Biochemistry, City College of New York |
| 2:30 p.m.-2:40 p.m. | Q&A/Discussion |
| 2:40 p.m.-2:55 p.m. | Compete or coexist: understanding the formation of multi-phase bimolecular condensates Rachel Fisher, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher, Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle Lab, CUNY ASRC |
| 2:55 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Q&A/Discussion |
| 3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. | Developing a supercharged protein sensor for in vivo detection of ovarian cancer biomarkers Jim McCann, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher, Ron Koder Lab, City College New York |
| 3:15 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | Q&A/Discussion |
| 3:20 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | Break |
3rd Session |
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| 3:40 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | Structural evidence for GPCR megacomplexes signaling from endosomes Amedee des Georges, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, ASRC Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, City College of New York |
| 4:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. | Q&A/Discussion |
| 4:10 p.m.-4:25 p.m. | Studying allosteric networks with crystallography Blake Riley, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Daniel Keedy Lab, CUNY ASRC |
| 4:25 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | Q&A/Discussion |
| 4:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m. | Closing Remarks Kevin Gardner, Ph.D. |
Registration
Note that Registration closes on Friday, May 15th at 10am.