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Chemistry and Biology of Peptides (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

The Next Generation of Peptide Tools and Therapeutics

February 8 - 9, 2020

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Ventura Beach Marriott

2055 Harbor Boulevard

Ventura, California, United States

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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Chemistry and Biology of Peptides is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The focus of this meeting is to explore the recent innovations in peptide chemistry as it is applied to chemical biology tools, therapeutics and biomaterials. The seminar will include both oral and poster presentations from graduate students and postdocs, with a career panel from both academia and industry to allow open discussion in a welcoming environment.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Chemistry and Biology of Peptides" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm	Advances in Peptide Engineering Discussion Leader:
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm	"Visible-Light-Driven Photocontrol of the Trp-Cage Protein Fold"
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm	Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm	"A Stepwise Mechanism for Colloidal Phase Separation in Therapeutic Antibody Formulations"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm	Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Biological and Therapeutic Applications of Peptides Discussion Leaders: and
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	"Role of Methionine in Recognition of Trimethyllysine by Epigenetic Reader Proteins"
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm	Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm	"Conformationally-Constrained Peptides to Inhibit the CK2a/β Protein-Protein Interaction"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	"Halictine-2 Antimicrobial Peptide: Novel Drug Candidate Against Leishmania Infection"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm	"Targeting Bacterial Toxins with Antitoxin Peptide Mimics to Fight Persistent Bacterial Infections"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm	Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm	"Chemical Functionality of Multidomain Peptide Hydrogels Governs Early Host Immune Responses"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Peptides: Tools for Discovery Discussion Leaders: and
9:00 am - 9:15 am	"Copper(II)-Promoted Peptide N-Terminal Arylation with Arylboronic Acid"
9:15 am - 9:25 am	Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am	"Machine Learning-Enabled Design of Cell-Penetrating Peptides"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:05 am	"Peptidoglycan Fragment Microarray Platform for Human Immune System Investigation"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:30 am	"Phage Display Selection of Peptides that Resist Proteases in the Gastrointestinal Tract"
10:30 am - 10:40 am	Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am	"Small Hydroxyl Group, Big Difference: Total Synthesis and Biological Characterization of Cyclic Peptide Natural Products A3 and Epi-A3"
10:55 am - 11:00 am	Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	Poster Session Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Mentorship Component: Career Panel Discussion Leader:
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Panel Discussion Career Paths
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Evaluation Period Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm	Seminar Concludes

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