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News:
 

New Web ISBC
18/Aug/2008.. New Web of the International School on Biological Crystallization is available.

   
 
LIST OF SPEAKERS
 
  • Alexander McPherson, University of California, Riverside, USA
  • Martin Caffrey, University of Limerick, Ireland
  • Song Tan, Center for Gene Regulation, Penn State University, USA
  • Peter Vekilov, University of Houston, TX, USA
  • Juan Manuel García-Ruiz, CSIC-Universidad de Granada, Spain
  • Jeroen Mesters, University of Lüebeck, Germany
  • Ivana Kuta Smatanova, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
  • Joe Ng, University of Alabama, Huntsville, USA
  • José Luis Arias, University of Santiago de Chile, Chile
  • Hudel Luecke, University of California Irvine, USA
  • Pavlina Rezacova, University of Prague, Czech Republic
  • Howard Einspahr, IUCr Journal Comission, USA
  • Yves Nys, Institute National de la Recherche Avicole, Nouzilly, France
  • Giuseppe Fallini, University of Bolonia, Italia
  • José Antonio Gavira Gallardo, CSIC-University of Granada, Spain
  • Jaime Gómez Morales, CSIC-University of Granada, Spain
  • Estela Pineda , CSIC-University of Granada, Spain
  • Luis Antonio González Ramírez, CSIC-University of Granada, Spain
  • Carlos Tornero, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Carola Hunte, University of Leeds, UK
  • Alexander van Driesche, CSIC-University of Granada, Spain
  • Christian Betzel, University of Hamburg, Germany
  • Monika Budayova, UJF-EMBL-CNRS, Grenoble, France
  • Kalevi Visuri, MACROCRYSTAL OY, Finland
  • Lata Govada, Imperial Collage, London
  • Sahir Khurshid, Imperial Collage, London
  • Claude Sauter, IBMC-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
 
 
TOPICS OF THE SCHOOL
 
  • Nucleation from solution: Classical and non-classical approaches.
  • Crystal growth mechanisms.
  • Properties of macromolecular solutions relevant to crystallisation.
  • Screening: The search for crystallisation conditions.
  • Physics behind protein crystallisation techniques: batch, vapour diffusion and counter-diffusion techniques.
  • Crystallisation and diffusion transport: gels, microfluidics and microgravity.
  • Polymorphism in protein crystals.
  • Robotics and crystallization.
  • Case Studies in Membrane Protein Crystallization.
  • Case Studies in Crystallization of large macromolecular complexes.
  • Lipid cubic phase, bicelles and detergents.
  • Protein-mineral interactions during crystallisation.
  • In vitro and in vivo studies of Biomineralisation processes.
  • Case studies of important biomaterials and Biomineralisation processes.
  • Biomimetic materials.
 
 
International School on Biological Crystallization Granada Local Organizing Committee