February 6,1991
The First Presidential Satellite
Television Seminar! Hosted by Dr. S. Allen Heininger 1991 President of the American Chemical Society
DEVELOPMG AND USING
12:00 Noon-3:00PM Eastern Time 11:00 AM-2.00PM Central Time 10:00 AM-1 :OOPM Mountain Time 9:00 AM-12:00 Noon Pacific Time
PROTEIN MODELS
• Why such developments as the use of area detectors for diffraction to participate in a special scientific measurements are speeding up the event on a topic that is opening new evolution of X-ray crystallography doors in research. into even higher levels of Protein modeling in combination performance with protein engineering is being • How NMR methods and used to study and predict many simulation techniques can be used kinds of biological activity. By to determine 3-D structures of facilitating the prediction of structure peptides, oligonucleotides, and and function of naturally occurring small proteins in solution and chemically modified proteins, modeling is making a major contribution to a revolution in • What new insights NMR measurements provide into the molecular interaction and motions of biological the methods for developing new pharmaceutical agents. macromolecules Now you can find out more on these developments and • The nature and use of simulation methods to study protein future trends in this unique television satellite program. Dr. structure and function Heininger and a panel of noted researchers will review the use of both experiment and theory in the development of • Ways in which simulation methods are used in the prediction of side chain conformations or insertion/deletion protein models. changes in homology modeling of proteins Specifically, this seminar will explore: • What information can be obtained from the comparison of protein structures obtained by crystallography, 3-D NMR, and • How new developments in X-ray crystallography are homology modeling leading to great increases in the known structures of • Several exciting current applications of protein modeling biological macromolecules
YOU'RE INVITED
Other participants on the panel include Jonathan Greer of Abbott Laboratories, Wayne Hendrickson of Columbia University, Martin Karplus of Harvard University, and Irwin Kuntz of the University of California, San Francisco. The seminar will be broadcast live via satellite television, and any group that has a C-band or Ku-band satellite dish may register to receive the program. For information about receiving this important satellite TV seminar, call or write: American Chemical Society, Satellite Television Seminars 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW, Room 809, Washington, DC 20036 or call tollfree1800-227-5558
