DIMACS Workshop on Protein Structure and Function

Dedicated to the memory of Oleg Ptitsyn

November 19, 1999
10:00am - 5:30pm
DIMACS Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Organizers:

Israel M. Gelfand, Rutgers University

 9:00 - 10:00  Registration and Breakfast

10:00 - 10:05  Opening Remarks                                                                       
               F. Roberts, Director of DIMACS

10:05 - 10:15  Workshop presentation                                                               
               I. Gelfand, Rutgers University

10:15 - 10:20  Memory to O. Ptitsyn                                                                
               A. Finkelstein, Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

10:20 - 11:05  Protein Families and Gene Duplications in 19 Genomes 
               C. Chothia, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge University
                  
11:05 - 11:20  Discussion

11:20 - 12:00  Multipoint genetic linkage analysis on large human pedigrees
               A.Gutin, Myriad Genetics Inc.
                   
12:00 - 12:15  Discussion

12:15 - 1:30   Lunch

 1:30 - 1:45   On the Problem of Adequate Language in Biology
               I.Gelfand

 1:45 - 2:00   Discussion
 
 2:00 - 2:45   Predicting Function from Protein Structure Comparison  
               R. Russel, Bioinformatics, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom

 2:45 - 3:00   Discussion

 3:00 - 3:15   Break

 3:15 - 3:45   What is common to highly non-homologous proteins
               with Immunoglobulin-like fold? Defining characteristics
               of the Mouse heavy chains
               A. Kister and I. Gelfand, Rutgers University
                     
 3:45 - 4:00   Discussion

 4:00 - 4:45   Folding Nuclei in 3D Protein Stracutres   
               A. Finkelstein, Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

 4:45 - 5:00   Discussion

 5:00 - 5:30   Panel Discussion

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