EPR
July 24-27, 2006
 

Symposium Chairs:

Gareth Eaton
University of Denver
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Denver, CO 80208-2436
Phone: 303-871-2980 Fax: 303-871-2254
e-mail: geaton@du.edu
 
Sandra Eaton
University of Denver
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Denver, CO 80208-2436
Phone: 303-871-3102 Fax: 303-871-2254
e-mail: seaton@du.edu
 
  

SPONSORS:

Bruker BioSpin, EPR Division

Jules Stein Professorship Endowment, UCLA

Medinox, Inc.

Molecular Specialties, Inc.

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, EPR program

Scientific Software Services

 
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 Sunday, July 23, 2006

If you plan to attend the Workshop or the Bruker Presentation, please notify Art Heiss (ah@bruker.com) and Sandra Eaton (seaton@du.edu) so that we can arrange handouts and refreshments.

Workshop: Calculation of EPR Spectra (Beaver Run Room Peak 4 )

1:30

Examples of Simulations and Calculations of g and A Values. Gareth Eaton

1:45

Introduction to Calculations of g and A Values of Organic Radicals. Saba Mattar, University of New Brunswick

2:30

Introduction to Calculations of g and A Values for Transition Metal Complexes. Sarah Larsen, University of Iowa

3:00

Questions, Discussion

3:15

Break

3:30

Introduction to Simulation of EPR Spectra. Ralph Weber, Bruker BioSpin

4:00

Introduction to Molecular Sophe, The Next Generation of Computer Simulation Software. Graeme Hanson, University of Queensland

4:45

Summary. Ralph Weber, Bruker BioSpin

5:00

Break

Bruker Presentation of New Products

 
Monday, July 24, 2006

Session I, Distributions in Distances Between Spin Labels, H. Mchaourab and Y.-K. Shin presiding

8:30

EPR Symposium Welcoming Remarks, Gareth R. Eaton

8:35

Introduction to Session, Hassane Mchaourab

8:40

Molecular Specialties, Inc. Lecture - Extracting Distance Distributions from Pulsed ELDOR Data- Possibilities and Caveats. Gunnar Jeschke, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

9:15

Pulsed Dipolar ESR Spectroscopy at ACERT. Jack H. Freed, Boris Dzikovski and Peter P. Borbat, Cornell University

9:50

Break (refreshments in exhibition area)

10:20

Convolution Analysis of Dipolar Couplings: What Can We Learn? M. Bortolus and H.S. Mchaourab, Vanderbilt University

10:40

Expected Distance Distributions from Weakly Ordered Motions of the R1 Spin Label. Mark R. Fleissner, Zhefeng Guo, Duilio Cascio, Michael R. Sawaya, and Wayne L. Hubbell, UCLA; Kalman Hideg, University of Pecs

11:00

Conformational Switching in Troponin. J. Chamoun, L. Song and P.G. Fajer, Florida State University

11:20

Modeling Helical Bundles Using Sparse Distance Constraints. Ken Sale, Malin Young and Jean-Loup Faulon, Sandia National Laboratories.

12:00

Lunch (complimentary buffet included with registration fee)

Session II, Spin label Dynamics and Spin Labels at High Fields, H. Mchaourab and Y.-K. Shin presiding

1:30

W-Band Spectrometer With Multiple Irradiation Arms Tailored for Spin Labelers. James S. Hyde, Medical College of Wisconsin

2:05

Investigation of Nitroxide Radicals, Biradicals and Site-Directed Spin-Labeled Proteins By CW, Pulsed High-Field EPR/ENDOR/ELDOR. Anton Savitsky, Free University Berlin

2:40

Experimental Constrained 3D Model of KvAP in the Open-inactivated State at 0 mV Embedded in Artificial Membranes. Luis G. Cuello, Sudha Chakrapani, D. Marien Cortes and Eduardo Perozo, University of Chicago

3:00

Break (refreshments in exhibition area)

3:30

High-field/High-frequency ESR at ACERT. Keith A. Earle, Boris Dzikovski, Wulf Hofbauer, Jozef K. Moscicki and Jack H. Freed, Cornell University

3:45

Structural Study of a Doubly Spin-labeled Peptide Derived from the V-ATPase Proton- Translocating Channel Using ESR Spectroscopy. Werner L. Vos and Marcus A. Hemminga, Wageningen University; Louic S. Vermeer, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Stucturale

4:05

Myosin Structure Revealed by Spin Label Dynamics. Y. E. Nesmelov, V.V. Novikov, R. Agafonov, A. Burr and D. D. Thomas, University of Minnesota

4:25

Tips, Tricks, and Superconducting Magnets for Spin-labeling EPR at High Magnetic Fields. A. I. Smirnov, Ali M. Alaouie, Ryan MacArthur, Maxim A. Voinov and Tatyana I. Smirnova, North Carolina State University; J. van Tol, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory; Jeremy A. Good, Cryogenic Ltd.

5:00 - 7:00

Conference Reception

Session III, Lawrence H. Piette Memorial Lecture

7:00

Introduction to Lawrence H. Piette Memorial Lecture

7:05

2006 Lawrence H. Piette Memorial Lecture - Wayne Hubbell, UCLA

Special Session - International EPR/ESR Society Award, Wolfgang Lubitz presiding

8:00

Presentation of Silver Medal for Chemistry to Kalman Hideg

8:05

Award Lecture - Recent Results in Chemistry of Bioactive Nitroxides. Kalman Hideg, University of Pécs

 
Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Session IV, Sarah Larsen presiding (joint session with NMR)

8:30

17O NMR Spectroscopy of Biological Systems at High Field. T.A. Cross, E.Y. Chekmenev and L. Miller, National High Magnetic Field Lab; A.M. Alaouie and A.I. Smirnov, North Carolina State University; R. Wittebort, University of Louisville

9:00

High Frequency Pulsed ENDOR and EPR of Enzymes. John Wilson, Julia Manzerova and Vladimir Krymov, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University; Gregory Lohman and JoAnne Stubbe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gang Wu and Ah-lim Tsai, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Javier Seravalli and Stephen Ragsdale, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Steven Mansoorabadi, George Reed and Gary J. Gerfen, University of Wisconsin-Madison

9:30

Multifrequency EPR/ENDOR Studies of Photosystem II Manganese and Tyrosine Species. R. David Britt, University of California, Davis

10:00

Break (refreshments in exhibition area)

10:30

Low Temperature 25Mg Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of the DNA Repair Protein APE1. Andrew S. Lipton, Jesse A. Sears, Robert W. Heck and Paul D. Ellis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

11:00

NMR Study of Local Structure in (1-x)PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3-xPbSc1/2Nb1/2O3 Across the Ferroelectric Phase Transition. M. Viyajakumar, Gina L. Hoatson, and Robert L. Vold, College of William and Mary

11:30

EPR Detection of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction in a Nanomagnet: {Cu3}-Type Triangular Spin 1/2 Ring. Naresh Dalal, K.-Y. Choi, Y.H. Matsuda, H. Nojiri, U.Kortz, F. Hussain, A. C. Stowe and C. Ramsey, Florida State University and NHMFL; Tohuku University; Okayama University; International University of Bremen

12:00

Lunch (complimentary buffet included with registration fee)

1:30

Opportunities and Challenges in Obtaining Funding from NSF. Parag R. Chitnis, NSF

2:30

NIH at the Crossroads: Myths, Realities, and Strategies for the Future. Belinda Seto, NIH

3:30

Open, enjoy the surroundings

5:30

EPR Symposium Dinner - Mountain Barbeque (dinner served 5:30-7:00 PM) in a Colorado-style casual atmosphere. $25 includes mixed green salad, slow cooked chicken, Colorado beef, corn on the cob, baked beans, fruit cobbler water, iced tea and coffee. Cash bar will be available

Session V, Posters, Sandra Eaton presiding

7:30 - 8:30

Authors Present for Posters Labeled A

8:30 - 9:30

Authors Present for Posters Labeled B

 Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Session VI, Materials Science, Pat Lenahan presiding

8:30

New Uses of ESR for Nanoelectronic Materials, Interfaces and Devices. Baylor Triplett and Yoshio Nishi, Stanford University

9:00

A Brief Methodological Review of Pulsed Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance. C. Boehme, University of Utah

9:30

Defects in Silicon Devices Investigated with Pulsed Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance. K. Lips, Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin

10:00

Break (refreshments in exhibition area)

10:30

In-situ Electron Spin Resonance in Semiconductor Fabrication Processes; Oxidation, Deposition, and Etching. Satoshi Yamasaki, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

11:00

EPR in Amorphous Semiconductors: Past, Present, and Future. Craig Taylor, University of Utah

11:30

EPR, ENDOR and Optical Spectroscopy of Yb3+ in Stoichiometric LiNbO3. Galina Malovichko and Valentin Grachev, Montana State University; Viktor Bratus, Institute of Semiconductor Physics; Edward Kokanyan, Institute of Physical Researches

11:45

A Magnetic Resonance Study of Silicon Nano-crystal Flash Memory Structures. Patrick M. Lenahan, Peter Horning, Jason T. Ryan and Edward MacDonald, Penn State University

12:00

Lunch (complimentary buffet included with registration fee)

Session VII, Methods and Calculations

1:30

Spin Noise Fluctuations from Paramagnetic Molecular Adsorbates on Surfaces. Paolo Messina, Matteo Mannini, Andrea Caneschi, Dante Gatteschi and Lorenzo Sorace, University of Florence; Paolo Sigalotti and Cristian Sandrin, APE Research; Paolo Pittana, Sincrotrone S.P.A.; Yishay Manassen, University of the Negev

1:55

Davies ENDOR Revisited: Enhanced sensitivity and Nuclear Spin Relaxation. Alexei M. Tyryshkin and S.A. Lyon, Princeton University; John J. L. Morton and Arzhang Ardavan, Oxford University

2:20

The HIPER project - sub-nanosecond /2 pulse and Sub-nanosecond Deadtime EPR at 94 GHz. G. M. Smith, P. A. S. Cruickshank, D. R. Bolton, H. El Mkami and D. A. Robertson, St. Andrews University; R.Wylde, Thomas Keating Ltd.; D. J. Keeble, Dundee University

2:45

Multifrequency and Variable Temperature Analyses of a Stable Superoxide Adduct. M. Hardy, A. Rockenbauer, C. C. Felix, P. Tordo and B. Kalyanaraman, Medical College of Wisconsin; Institute for Structural Chemistry, Hungary; and CNRS et Universités Aix-Marseille 1 et 3, France

3:10

Break

3:40

The Semiquinone Intermediate in Ubiquinol Oxidation in the Cytochrome bc1 Complex. Michael K. Bowman, Battelle Northwest Laboratory and Washington State University; Jonathan Cape, Isaac Forquer and David M. Kramer, Washington State University

4:00

Region of Interest Imaging in Spectral Spatial EPR Imaging with Back Projection Filtration and Minimum Data Filtered Back Projection. Howard J. Halpern and Xiochuan Pan, University of Chicago

4:20

Assignment of Singlet and Triplet Ground States of the Benzo-1,2:4,5-bis(1,3,2-dithiazolyl) Molecule Diradicals Using the Broken Symmetry Technique. Saba M. Mattar, University of New Brunswick

4:40

Calculation of 6-pulse DQC Signal in Hilbert Space Following the Coherence Pathways. Sushil K. Misra, Concordia University; Peter Borbat and Jack H. Freed, Cornell University

Special Session - International EPR/ESR Society Award, Wolfgang Lubitz presiding

5:00

Presentation of Silver Medal for Biology/Medicine to Jay Zweier and Periannan Kuppusamy

5:05

Award Lecture - From Single Crystals to Stem Cells: Images of Proliferation, Differentiation, and Engraftment. P. Kuppusamy, The Ohio State University

Session VIII, Posters, Sandra Eaton presiding

7:30 - 8:30

Authors Present for Posters Labeled C

8:30 - 9:30

Authors Present for Posters Labeled D

 Thursday, July 27, 2006

Session IX, Metalloenzymes, Graeme Hanson presiding

8:30

Pulse EPR and ENDOR Experiments to Elucidate the Structure of the Oxygen Evolving Complex in Plant Photosystem II. W. Lubitz, L. V. Kulik and B. Epel, J. Messinger Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganische Chemie

9:05

Spin Density Distribution in the Active Site of Iron-only Hydrogenase as Revealed by Q band Pulsed ENDOR and HYSCORE Spectroscopy. Edward Reijerse, Alexey Silakov, Simon Albracht, Claude Hatchikian and Wolfgang Lubitz, Max-Planck-Institut für Bioinorganische Chemie

9:40

94 GHz EPR Studies of Metal Centers in Lipoxygenases. Betty J. Gaffney and Fayi Wu, Florida State University

10:10

Break

10:30

A New Paradigm for Metalloenzyme-Catalyzed Peptide Hydrolysis: Rapid-Freeze-Quench-EPR Studies of Leucine Aminopeptidase. Amit Kumar, Gopal Periyannan, Jason Kowalski, Derek Francis and Brian Bennett, Medical College of Wisconsin

11:00

Variable Frequency Pulsed EPR Studies of Sulfite Oxidizing Enzymes and Related Molybdenum Centers. John H.Enemark, Andrei V.Astashkin and Arnold M. Raitsimring, University of Arizona.

11:30

Towards the Mechanism of Substrate Reduction by Nitrogenase: ENDOR Characterization of Intermediates. Brian M. Hoffman, Northwestern University

12:00

Closing Remarks, Sandra Eaton

The following students and postdoctoral associates have been awarded travel assistance grants funded by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the Jules Stein Endowment, UCLA and Scientific Software Services:

  • Marco Bortolus - Vanderbilt University
  • Jean Chamoun - Florida State University
  • Corey Cochrane - Penn State University
  • Mark R. Fleissner - University of California, Los Angeles
  • John W. Mirc - Kyushu University
  • Anamika Mubayi - University of Iowa
  • Galina Roshchupkina - The Ohio State University
  • Thomas Rust - Montana State University
  • Ashutosh Kumar Shukla - Ewing Christian College
  • Werner L. Vos - Wageningen University
  • Cynthia Wassall - Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
  • Fayi Wu - Florida State University
 
 
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