Miquel Pons and Pau Bernadó (IRB Barcelona) and Peter Wright (Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA) Barcelona, Spain. 4-6 OCTOBER, 2010
Presentation
Intrinsically disordered proteins are Nature’s response to the increased complexity of higher organisms and are associated with diseases such as Cancer and Neurodegeneration. Genome sequencing projects and bioinformatics analyses have shown that disordered proteins are highly abundant in eukaryotes and are tightly regulated. Enabling technologies that offer structural information in solution, such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Small Angle X-ray scattering, and single molecule fluorescence, are providing novel insights into the structural propensities and interactions of disordered proteins. A new paradigm, in which dynamic averaging of conformational ensembles is central, is emerging for the structural and functional analysis of disordered proteins.
This conference gathers together some of the major contributors to the development of this field to analyze the current ideas and future avenues of research in a multidisciplinary, think-tank atmosphere.
Organised by IRB Barcelona with the collaboration of the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Foundation (fBBVA).
Hosted by the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC).
For more information, please contact the Barcelona BioMed Conference Secretariat at
biomed
irbbarcelona.org
Links
Registration deadline: July 15, 2010
There is no registration fee for this conference, but the number of participants is limited.
Participants are invited to submit abstracts, a number of which will be selected for short talk and poster presentations. Abstracts should include a title, authors, affiliations, summary (max 250 words) and references.
Venue
The BARCELONA BIOMED CONFERENCE on Intrinsically disordered proteins in Biomedicine will be hosted by the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC) in the heart of downtown Barcelona. Talks will take place in the Sala Prat de Riba.
Institut d'Estudis Catalans
C. del Carme, 47
08001 Barcelona
Tel +34 932 701 620
Fax +34 932 701 180
informacioiec.cat
www.iec.cat
How to reach the IEC:
From Barcelona El Prat airport:
Via Taxi
A taxi from the airport to the IEC should take about 25 minutes and cost around 25-30 euros depending on traffic and luggage.
Via Train
The RENFE train leaves the airport every half an hour and will take you to Passeig de Gracia station, in about 25 mins and costs 2.80 Euros for a single ticket. Change here for the Green Line metro to Liceu. The IEC is a 10-minute walk from the metro station (see map).
Via Bus
A transfer service called "Aerobus" will also take you from the airport to Plaça Catalunya and costs 4.25 Euros. The journey time is around 30 minutes. The IEC is a 10-minute walk from the Plaça Catalunya (see map).
From Girona airport:
The "Barcelona bus" runs a transfer service between Girona Airport and Barcelona's city centre, scheduled to coincide with Ryan Air flights. The bus stops right outside the airport and will take you to Estacio d'Autobusos Barcelona Nord (Barcelona's main bus terminal), with a journey time of about 1 hr 10 min. The nearest Metro stop to the bus station is Arc De Triomf, which is a 5-10 minute walk from the bus station (exit the bus station Sortida Nàpols). Take the Red Line (L1) to Plaça Catalunya. The IEC is a 10-minute walk from the Plaça Catalunya (see map).
From Sants train station:
Transfer to the metro Red Line (L1), and get off at laça Catalunya. The IEC is a 10-minute walk from the Plaça Catalunya (see map).
If you are arriving locally:
Metro
Plaça Catalunya (lines 1 and 3)
Liceu (line 3)
FGC
Plaça Catalunya (train from Sarrià)
Renfe
Plaça Catalunya
Buses
41, 55, 141 (Plaça Catalunya stop)
14, 18, 59, 91 (Rambla stop)
Barcelona Metropolitan Transport webiste (with metro and bus maps)
Accomodation
Speakers will be lodged at the Hotel Catalonia Ramblas
c/ Pelayo, 28
08001 Barcelona
Telephone: +34 93 316 84 00
Fax: +34 93 316 84 01
e-mail: ramblas.comercialhoteles-catalonia.es
www.hoteles-catalonia.com
Other hotels
A list of additional hotels within walking distance of the IEC can be found at: http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/hotels/hotelmaps/ramblas-hotel-barcelona.html (The IEC is located near the blue point 08/5 star). Rates will vary depending on choice of hotel and season. Please check with the hotel of your choice directly for the best offer.
Residences
Another possibility is the Residencia dels Investigadors (Investigators Residence Hall), which has an agreement with the CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) and the Catalan Government. It is located just behind the IEC, and is available for short-term stays. Rates (valid from 01/10/08- 31/08/09) range between 51-68 euros for a single room, to 71-94 euros for a double room.
Residencia dels Investigadors
C/ Hospital, 64
08001 Barcelona
Telephone: +34 93 443 86 10
Fax: +34 93 442 82 02
e-mail: investigadorsresa.es
www.resa.es/eng/residencias/investigadors
Participants registered for events in the Barcelona BioMed series should contact the hotels and residences directly to arrange bookings and payment.
Speakers
Chairs
Miquel Pons and Pau Bernadó (IRB Barcelona) and Peter Wright (Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA)
Speakers
- Patrick Aloy, Institute for Research in Biomedicine. Barcelona (SPAIN)
- Toshio Ando, Kanazawa University (JAPAN)
- M. Madan Babu, MRC-Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Cambridge (UK)
- Doug Barrick, Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore (USA)
- Martin Blackledge,Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel. Grenoble (FRANCE)
- Ashok Deniz, The Scripps Research Institute. La Jolla (USA)
- Jane Dyson, The Scripps Research Institute. La Jolla (USA)
- Keith Dunker, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Indiana University (USA)
- Julie Forman-Kay, University of Toronto (CANADA)
- Vince Hilser, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (USA)
- Ron Kopito, Stanford University (USA)
- Richard Kriwacki, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Memphis (USA)
- Ben Lehner, Centre for Genomic Regulation (SPAIN)
- Sonia Longhi, Université d'Aix-Marseille (FRANCE)
- Dmitri Svergun, EMBL-Hamburg Outstation (GERMANY)
- Peter Tompa, Institute of Enzymology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. (HUNGARY)
- Markus Zweckstetter, Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry. Göttingen (GERMANY)