ESF-EMBO Symposium

PROTEIN DESIGN AND EVOLUTION FOR BIOCATALYSIS

Chaired by CHAIR: ProfessorJiriDamborsky
Masaryk UniversityFaculty of ScienceLoschmidt LaboratoriesBrnoCzech Republic
http://loschmidt.chemi.muni.cz/peg/

Dates: 25-30 October 2008
Location: Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain

The conference will take place in Sant Feliu de Guixols, on the Spanish Costa Brava, 120 km north of Barcelona and 30 km south of Girona. Group transportation will be arranged from/to Barcelona airport, on arrival and departure days.

Practical Information Guide

Preliminary Programme

The meeting will bring together internationally renowned speakers who will review the current state of knowledge in the field of protein design and evolution for biocatalysis. The symposium will be the third event in a series held in Paris (2002) and Greifswald (2006). The main objective of the 2008 meeting will be to intensify discussion and collaboration between experimentalists with theoreticians, which is needed for development of novel biocatalysts by combining directed evolution with rational protein design. The meeting will be highly interdisciplinary through the participation of speakers with various backgrounds and research interests. The lectures will span the fields of mechanistic enzymology, biocatalysis, protein crystallography, computer simulations, phylogenetics, structural bioinformatics and synthetic biology. A substantial amount of time will be devoted to poster presentations and informal discussion to promote exchange of ideas and dissemination of information. Young scientists are encouraged to actively participate and a number of lectures will be reserved for their presentations based on originality and scientific quality of submitted abstracts.

Application Form
To apply, fill in an Application Form

Closing date for application (as well as for abstract submission): extended to 6 June 2008

Conference Fees

EUR 730 conference, meals and twin OR double room
EUR 520 non-resident: conference, meals (no room)

Financial Support

Some grants are available for young researchers to cover the conference fee and possibly part of the travel costs. Grant requests should be made by ticking appropriate field(s) in the paragraph "Grant application" of the application form.