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The proceedings for Affinity 2009 will be published in the Journal of Molecular Recognition. Please contact Gidi Fleminger (gidifl@post.tau.ac.il) if you are interested in publishing your work.

Sunday July 12, 2009

Opening remarks
Hörður Filippusson

University of Iceland Science Institute, Reykjavík, Iceland
Keynote Lecture
LECTINS: CARBOHYDRATE-SPECIFIC REAGENTS AND BIOLOGICAL RECOGNITION MOLECULES
Nathan Sharon

The Weizmann Institute of Science, REHOVOT, Israel
Welcome Reception

Monday July 13, 2009

Session 1: Fundamental Nature of Biological Interactions
Gideon Fleminger, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

O-002 The titanium oxide binding protein (TiBP) – from coal ash treatment to modulation of cell adhesion to titanium surfaces
Gideon Fleminger, Ari Siegman, Avital Komarska, Irene Brudo

Tel Aviv University, RAMAT AVIV, Israel
O-003 Aspects of protein surface dynamics in affinity tailoring bioactive biomaterials
Herbert P. Jennissen, M. Meissner, M. Chatzinikolaidou, K. Zurlinden, M. Laub
Universität Duisburg-Essen, ESSEN, Germany
O-004 In vitro studies of cell interactions with Gum Arabic coated magnetic nanoparticles
Ana Cecília Afonso Roque1, Ana Bicho1, Ana Cardoso1, Iris Batalha2, Patricia Domingos1

1REQUIMTE/CQFB, CAPARICA, Portugal 2IBET - Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, OEIRAS, Portugal
O-005 Redox- and Metalloregulated RNA-Protein Interaction Networks for Vascular Phenotype Remodeling and Adaptation, a 'Rosetta Stone' to Decipher Epigenetic Codes and Algorithms.
Josef H. Wissler

ARCONS Institute for Applied Research & Didactics, D-61231 BAD NAUHEIM, Germany
O-006 Abasic sites in duplex DNA as a receptors for spectroscopic labels
Snorri Sigurdsson

University of Iceland, 107 REYKJAVIK, Iceland
O-007 Dynamics of antibody-antigen binding and dissociation on biological membranes investigated by fast-scanning atomic force microscopy
Johannes Preiner1, Noriyuki Kodera2, Jilin Tang1, Andreas Ebner1, Mario Brameshuber1, Peter Hinterdorfer1, Toshio Ando2

1University of Linz, LINZ, Austria 2Kanazawa University, KANAZAWA, Japan
O-008 The MS2 genome is a dynamic scaffold for MS2 capsid assembly
Ottar Rolfsson, Katerina Toropova, Victoria Morton, Gabriella Basnak, Alison Ashcroft, Neil Ranson, Peter Stockley

University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
  Young Investigators presentations

Tuesday July 14, 2009

Session 2: In-Vitro Design and Selection of Affinity Probes
Christopher R. Lowe , University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

O-009 Title not available
Christopher R. Lowe

University of Cambridge, England
O-010 Molecular recognition of bio-mimics obtained by molecular imprinting
Klaus Mosbach

University of Lund, Sweden
O-014 Affinity Adsorption Size Exclusion Chromatography Modulated by Polymer Permeation Control. A strategy to purify peptides and small proteins
Roberto Guzman, Omar Gonzalez, Lian Wang, Jerker Porath

University of Arizona, TUCSON, AZ, USA
O-011 Proteome Scale' in vitro Antibody Selections - Lessons from pilot projects and use of the antibody genes for functional genomics
Stefan Dübel

Technische Universität Braunschweig, BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany
O-012 Detection of protein phosphorylation on SDS-PAGE
Alexander Riechers

University of Regensburg, REGENSBURG, Germany
O-013 Perspectives of Biacore analysis and recent developments of assay methods
Stefan Löfås

GE Healthcare Life Sciences, UPPSALA, Sweden


Session 3: Mapping and Screening the Interactome
Hörður Filippusson
, University of Iceland Science Institute, Reykjavík, Iceland

O-016 Miniaturized multiplexed protein-protein interaction assays
Nicole Schneiderhan-Marra

NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the Universtiy of Tuebingen, REUTLINGEN, Germany

Wednesday July 15, 2009

Pierce Award Presentation and Lecture
Chairman: Meir Wilchek
, Weizmann Institute of Science

O-017 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: NETWORK OF INTERACTING MOLECULES
Ruedi Aebersold

Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, SEATTLE, USA

 

Session 4: Affinity Proteomics and Interactomics
Mathias Uhlén
, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

O-019 Lead identification and optimisation in crude samples using label-free Resonant Acoustic Profiling
Helge Schnerr

TTP LabTech Ltd., MELBOURN, HERTFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom
O-018 A Human Protein Atlas for profiling cells, tissues and organs
Mathias Uhlén

School of Biotechnology, STOCKHOLM, Sweden


Session 5: Affinity for therapy and structure-based discovery
George Ehrlich,
, Hoffmann - La Roche, Nutley, NJ

O-020 HIV Fusion Inhibitor Conjugates: An Examination of the Effect of Polyethylene Glycol Functionalization on Biological Activity
George Ehrlich

Roche, NUTLEY, United States of America
O-021 Gene Targeting using Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) Affinity interplay between kinetics and thermodynamics
Peter Nielsen

University of Copenhagen, COPENHAGEN, Denmark
O-022 Synthetic binders based on antibody CDRs : real or imaginary antibody mimicry ?
Danièle Altschuh1, Peter TIMMERMAN2, Rodrigo BARDERAS3, Susana SHOCHAT1, Johan DESMET4, Martine HOLLESTELLE5, Jo W.M. HÖPPENER5, Alberto MONASTERIO6, Ignacio CASAL3, Rob H. MELOEN2

1University of Strasbourg, ILLKIRCH, France
2Pepscan Therapeutics Therapeutics B.V., LELYSTAD, The Netherlands
3Laboratorio de Proteómica Funcional, MADRID, Spain
4Algonomics N.V., GENT, Belgium
5Academic Biomedical Centre, University Utrecht, UTRECHT, The Netherlands
6Protein Technology Unit, Spanish National Cancer Center CNIO, MADRID, Spain

Thursday July 16, 2009

Session 6: Affinity in Nanobiotechnology and Molecular Devices
Richard Willson
,, University of Houston, Houston Texas

O-023 Affinity on the Micro- and Nano-Scales
Richard C. Willson

University of HOUSTON, USA
O-024 Liquid Crystals As Biosensing Elements
Abid Hussain, Ana Cecilia Roque

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, CAPARICA, Portugal
O-025 Studies of Mammalian cell adhesion with bulk acoustic wave sensors
Ana Carina da Silva, Brigitte Tomé, Guilherme N.M. Ferreira

Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, FARO, Portugal

 

Session 7: Other Topics
Hörður Filippusson
, University of Iceland Science Institute, Reykjavík, Iceland

O-026 The Role of Affinity in the Rational Selection and Mathematical Modelling of the Chromatographic Purification of Proteins
Juan A. Asenjo1, Carolina Shene2, Barbara A. Andrews1

1University of Chile, SANTIAGO, Chile
2University of La Frontera, TEMUCO, Chile
O-027 Improved purification of protein-based biotherapeutics using CaptureSelect® affinity ligands
Hendrik Adams, Pim Hermans

BAC BV, LEIDEN, The Netherlands
O-028 Simultaneous Topography and RECognition (TREC) imaging on vascular endothelial cells
Lilia dr. Chtcheglova1, Jens Waschke2, Linda Wildling1, Detlev Drenckhahn2, Peter Hinterdorfer1

1University of Linz/Institute for Biophysics, LINZ, Austria
2University of Würzburg/Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, WÜRZBURG, Germany
O-029

Plasmid DNA purification for gene therapy applications using a new affinity concept based on amino acid-nucleic acids interaction - An Overview
Fani Sousa, João Queiroz

University of Beira Interior, COVILHÃ, Portugal

O-030 New lysine-affinity chromatography for biorecognition of supercoiled plasmid DNA isoform
Ângela Sousa, Fani Sousa, João Queiroz

University of Beira Interior, COVILHÃ, Portugal

Presentation of Young Investigators Awards.

Closing Remarks.

Announcement of Affinity 2011:
Guilherme N. M. Ferreira

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