A. Symposium
Day 1: Thu, August 31st, 2017
UWM School of Continuing Education, Conference Facility, 161 W Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
| Time | Event | Descritption |
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| 8:00-8:45 | REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST Location: Inside and outside room 7220 |
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| OPENING Location: Room 7220 |
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| 8:45-9:00 | Opening | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Mark Mone, Chancellor, UWM | Welcome address |
| SESSION I Location: Room 7220 Chair: Anne Kenworthy (Vanderbilt School of Medicine) |
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| 9:20-9:50 | Graeme Milligan (University of Glasgow) | Defining the molecular basis for ligand-induced alterations in GPCR quaternary structure |
| 9:50-10:00 | Questions and answers | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Laurence Miller (Mayo Clinic, Arizona), K.G. Harikumar, D. Wotten, P. Zhao, and P.M. Sexton | Dimerization of the prototypic class B G protein-coupled secretin receptor |
| 10:30-10:40 | Questions and answers | |
| 10:40-11:10 | Discussion and Coffee lead by Jim Wells (University of Toronto) and Larry Miller (Mayo Clinic) | What are the functional implications of GPCR oligomerization? |
| 11:10-11:40 | Paul Park (Case Western Reserve University) | Modulating rhodopsin oligomerization |
| 11:40-11:50 | Questions and answers | |
| 11:50-12:50 | LUNCH Location: SCE dining room |
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| SESSION II Location: Room 7220 Chair: Nicholas R. Silvaggi (UW-Milwaukee) |
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| 12:50-13:20 | James W. Wells (University of Toronto) | Functional properties of the M2 muscarinic receptor in its oligomeric state |
| 13:20-13:30 | Questions and answers | |
| 13:30-14:30 | Graduate Student talk 1 (University) Graduate Student talk 2 (University) Graduate Student talk 3 (University) Graduate Student talk 4 (University) Graduate Student talk 5 (University) Graduate Student talk 6 (University) |
Poster highlights |
| 14:30-15:20 | POSTER VIEWING AND COFFEE | |
| SESSION III Location: Room 7220 Chair: Kalina Hristova (Johns Hopkins University) |
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| 15:20-15:50 | Reza Vafabakhsh (Northwestern University) | Activation and Dynamics of group C GPCRs |
| 15:50-16:00 | Questions and answers | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Yinglong Miao (University of Kansas) | Accelerated computer simulations and drug discovery of G-protein coupled receptors |
| 16:30-16:40 | Questions and answers | |
| 17:20-17:40 | PICKUP FOR MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM Location: Lobby of Hyatt Regency (17:20 pm) and Athletic Club (17:40 pm) |
Bus will depart promptly at specified times |
| 18:00-22:30 | SYMPOSIUM RECEPTION DINNER Location: Milwaukee Art Museum |
Optional docent-led tours of the Milwaukee Art Museum are scheduled for 6:15 and 6:45 pm |
Day 2: Friday, September 1st, 2017
UWM Golda Meir Library – 4th floor Conference Center, 2311 E Hartford Ave, Milwaukee
| Time | Event | Descritption |
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| 8:30-8:45 | BREAKFAST Location: 4th floor Conference Center |
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| SESSION IV Location: 4th floor Conference Center Chair: Ionel Popa (UW-Milwaukee) |
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| 8:45-9:15 | Christopher King and Kalina Hristova (Johns Hopkins University) |
VEGF binding to the VEGFR2 receptor |
| 9:15-9:25 | Questions and answers | |
| 9:25-9:45 | Valerica Raicu (UW-Milwaukee) | 1D and 2D FRET spectrometry, and their relatives |
| 9:45-9:55 | Questions and answers | |
| 9:55-10:05 | Michael Stoneman, Gabriel Biener, Annie Eis, and Ionel Popa (UW-Milwaukee) | Technology for fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopies and FRET spectrometry |
| 10:05-10:15 | Questions and answers | |
| 10:15-10:45 | Discussion and Coffee, lead by Graeme Milligan (University of Glasgow) and Reza Vafabakhsh (Northwestern) | Comparative analysis of smFRET, FCS, PCH, SPiDA and FRET spectrometry: Sensitivity and systematic errors |
| SESSION V Location: Room 7220 Chair: David Frick (UW-Milwaukee) |
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| 10:45-11:15 | Anne Kenworthy (Vanderbilt School of Medicine) | Visualizing protein targeting to membrane rafts |
| 11:15-11:25 | Questions and answers | |
| 11:25-11:55 | Ionel Popa (UW-Milwaukee) | Toward a new spectroscopy method to investigate mechanics of cancer |
| 11:55-12:00 | CLOSING REMARKS | |
| 12:00-12:50 | LUNCH Location: 4th floor Conference Center |
B. Collaboration Planning
Friday, September 1st, 2017
| Time | Event | Descritption |
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| 13:30-15:00 | PLANNING SESSION I Location: KIRC Conference room 2175 |
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| 13:30-14:00 | Vali Raicu (UW-Milwaukee) | Collaboration proposal and overview of the scientific opportunity |
| 14:00-14:50 | Discussion and Coffee, lead by Kalina Hristova (Johns Hopkins) and Paul Park (Case Western) | Defining the scientific scope and breadth of the collaboration |
| 14:50-15:00 | Mark Harris, Vice Provost for Research, UW-Milwaukee | UW-Milwaukee Research Facilities, Q&A |
| 15:00-15:40 | Tour of the molecular and cellular imaging facilities, and other facilities | |
| 15:50-17:30 | PLANNING SESSION II Location: KIRC Conference room 2175 |
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| 15:50-16:00 | Johannes Britz, Provost, UW-Milwaukee | Provost’s address |
| 16:00-16:40 | Discussion lead by Anne Kenworthy (Vanderbilt) and Leggy Arnold (Milwaukee) | Collaboration structure and funding strategies |
| 16:40-16:50 | Jessica Silvaggi (UWM Research Foundation) | IP management models |
| 16:50-17:20 | Discussion lead by Yinglong Miao (Kansas) and Vali Raicu (Milwaukee) | Action items, next steps Planning teleconferences |
| 17:20 | CLOSING |