Past Conference

DNA & Interacting Proteins as Single Molecules - In Vitro & In Vivo Conference

Date

21 Feb - 24 Feb 2018

Location

Cancun, Mexico

Early Bird - Expired  •  Talk Submission - Expired  •  Poster Submission - Expired  •  Registration & Payment Deadline - Expired

Synopsis

The advent of single-molecule approaches has revolutionized our understanding of Molecular Biology. Combined advances in light microscopy, microfluidics, atomic force microscopy, and DNA sequencing have opened ways to bypass population averages and study individual molecular events for a variety of cellular processes. This meeting aims to present the most recent advances in the mechanistic understanding of biological processes involving DNA at the single-molecule level, using both in vivo and in vitro approaches.

Key Sessions will cover various aspects of:

  • DNA replication
  • DNA recombination
  • DNA repair
  • Transcription
  • Chromosome dynamics
  • Genomics

Each session will be divided into in vitro and in vivo sections to highlight differences and complementary information obtained.

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Target Audience

This conference will appeal to researchers interested in the study of DNA metabolic events at the single molecule level: both in vitro and in vivo. There will be significant focus on DNA replication, DNA recombination, DNA repair and transcription. In addition, we would encourage participation from groups involved in single cell sequencing/genomics.

Learning Objectives

To further understanding of:

  1. DNA metabolic processes
  2. Single molecule approaches in vitro and data analyses
  3. Live cell single molecule approaches
  4. Single cell genomics

Student Offer

Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity for students! Register an academic at the normal rate and bring a student for only $745. Unfortunately, Postdocs are not eligible. Both registration packages include; accommodation for the 21, 22, 23 Feb 2018 (on a shared basis for students, note guest rooms are open plan) and a 24hour all-inclusive food and beverage package for the conference period. Once registered, please contact Emily Bicknell (emily@fusion-conferences.com) to obtain a special registration link for your student.

Keynote Speaker

Steve Kowalczykowski (UC Davis)

Plenary Speakers

Yuri L. Lyubchenko (University of Nebraska Medical Center)

Achillefs Kapanidis (University of Oxford)

Fuchou Tang (Peking University)

Dave Sherratt (University of Oxford)

Peter Fraser (Babraham Institute)

Invited Speakers

Eli Rothenberg (New York University School of Medicine)

Michael O'Donnell (Rockefeller University)

Joseph Loparo (Harvard University)

Eric Galburt (Washington University in St. Louis)

Will Greenleaf (Stanford University)

Johan Elf (Uppsala University)

Mark Leake (University of York)

Jie Yan (National University of Singapore)

Jie Xiao (John Hopkins University)

Terence Strick (University of Paris)

Richard Ebright (Rutgers)

Nick Dixon (University of Wollongong)

Myron Goodman (University of Southern California)

Samir Hamdan (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

Kiyoshi Mizuuchi (NIDDK)

Stephan Uphoff (University of Oxford)

Long Cai (Caltech)

Confirmed Speakers

Invited Speakers
Michael O'Donnell

Michael O'Donnell

Investigator, Rockefeller University

Jie Xiao

Jie Xiao

Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Eric Galburt

Eric Galburt

Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine

Joseph Loparo

Joseph Loparo

Professor, Harvard Medical School

Eli Rothenberg

Eli Rothenberg

Professor, New York University School of Medicine

Johan Elf

Johan Elf

Professor, Uppsala University

Nicholas Dixon

Nicholas Dixon

Professor of Biological Chemistry, University of Wollongong

Richard H. Ebright

Richard H. Ebright

Professor, Rutgers

Stephan Uphoff

Stephan Uphoff

Sir Henry Dale Fellow, University of Oxford, Department of Biochemistry

Myron Goodman

Myron Goodman

Porfessor, Biologiogical Sciences and Chemistry, University of Southern California

Samir Hamdan

Samir Hamdan

Assistant Professor of Bioscience, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Timothy Lohman

Timothy Lohman

Professor, Washington University in St. Louis

Kiyoshi Mizuuchi

Kiyoshi Mizuuchi

Section Chief, National Institutes of Health

Mark Leake

Mark Leake

Professor, University of York

Linda Kenney

Linda Kenney

Prof, Mechanobiology Institute

William Greenleaf

William Greenleaf

Associate Professor, Stanford University

Jie Yan

Jie Yan

Principal Investigator, Mechanobiology Institute, NUS

Terence Strick

Terence Strick

Research Director, Ecole normale supérieure/CNRS

Long Cai

Long Cai

Research Professor, Caltech

Sabrina Leslie

Sabrina Leslie

Associate Professor, McGill University

Programme

WEDNESDAY 21ST FEBRUARY

14:00 – 15:00

Registration & Reception

14:00 – 15:00

Welcome Lunch
*Kalmia Buffet Restaurant*

15:00 – 15:15

Opening Comments

DNA Recombination
Dave Sherratt

15:15 – 16:00

Steve Kowalczykowski
UC Davis                                                             

SINGLE-MOLECULE VISUALIZATION OF PROTEIN-DNA COMPLEXES: UNDERSTANDING BIOLOGY, ONE MOLECULE AT A TIME

16:00 – 16:30

Eli Rothenberg
New York University School of Medicine   

SINGLE-MOLECULE STUDIES OF HUMAN DNA DOUBLE STRAND BREAK REPAIR PATHWAYS IN VITRO AND IN CELLS

16:30 – 17:00

Jie Yan
National University of Singapore

LABEL-FREE QUANTIFICATION OF SEQUENCE AND STRUCTURE SPECIFIC DNA-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS

17:00 – 17:30

Refreshments

17:30 – 18:00

Jie Xiao
John Hopkins University

MULTISTABLE CELL FATE DECISION - A SINGLE-MOLECULE STUDY OF GENE REGULATION

18:00 – 18:30

Joseph Loparo
Harvard University

VISUALIZING DNA BREAK REPAIR: HOW THE NHEJ MACHINERY MINIMIZES MISTAKES

18:30 – 18:45

Sharonda LeBlanc
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

THE DYNAMICS OF MISMATCH REPAIR INITIATION

18:45 – 19:00

Kata Sarlós

University of Copenhagen

SINGLE-MOLECULE AND BIOCHEMICAL RECONSTITUTION OF ANAPHASE DNA BRIDGE DISJUNCTION

 

19:00 – 19:30

Piero Bianco
University at Buffalo

INSIGHT INTO STALLED DNA REPLICATION FORK RESCUE IN E.COLI

19:30

Dinner at Leisure

THURSDAY 22ND FEBRUARY

07:00 – 08:30

Breakfast

*Kalmia Buffet Restaurant*

Chromosome Dynamics

Tim Lohman

08:30 – 09:15

Dave Sherratt
University of Oxford

THE ACTION OF SINGLE MukBEF SMC COMPLEXES IN LIVE E. COLI CELLS

09:15 – 09:30

Hong Wang
North Carolina State University

COHESIN SA1 AND SA2 RECOGNIZE SPECIFIC DNA SEQUENCES AND STRUCTURES: A TALE OF TWO PROTEINS

 

09:30 – 10:00

Sunney Xie
Harvard University

3D GENOME STRUCTURES OF SINGLE DIPLOID HUMAN CELLS

10:00 – 10:30

Refreshments

10:30 – 11:00

Terence Strick
Ecole normale supérieure/CNRS

CORRELATIVE SINGLE-MOLECULE ANALYSIS OF DNA REPAIR SYSTEMS

11:00 – 11:30

Long Cai    
Caltech

SPATIAL GENOMICS AND SINGLE CELL LINEAGE DYNAMICS BY SEQFISH AND MEMOIR

11:30 – 12:00

Johan Elf 
Uppsala University

CHARACTERIZING A LIBRARY OF CELLS AT SINGLE MOLECULE SENSITIVITY

12:00 – 16:30

Lunch at Leisure & Free Time

12:30 – 16:00

Snorkel Trip (Sign-ups required in advance)

DNA Replication
Yuri Lyubchenko

16:30 – 17:00

Nick Dixon
University of Wollongong

THE BACTERIAL REPLISOME – DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR A DYNAMIC MOLECULAR MACHINE

17:00 – 17:30

Mike O’Donnell
Rockefeller University

OPTICAL TRAPS, FLUORESCENT PROTEINS AND MICROFLUIDICS REVEAL UNEXPECTED DYNAMICS OF EUKARYOTIC CMG HELICASE

17:30 – 18:00

Kiyoshi Mizuuchi
NIH 

INTRACELLULAR LONG-RANGE COMMUNICATION IN BACTERIAL PLASMID SEGREGATION AND SEPTUM POSITIONING

18:00 – 18:30

Refreshments

18:30 – 19:00

Rodrigo Reyes Lamothe
McGill University

REPLISOME DYNAMICS IN LIVE BACTERIA AND BUDDING YEAST

19:00 – 19:30

Samir Hamdan
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

SINGLE MOLECULE VIEW OF THE STRUCTURE SPECIFIC 5’ NUCLEASES

19:30 – 19:45

Enrico Monachino
University of Wollongong

SINGLE-MOLECULE AND BULK BIOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF ESCHERICHIA COLI DNA REPLICATION REVEAL A CONFORMATIONAL SWITCH CONTROLLING REPLISOME STABILITY

19:45 – 20:00

Lisanne Spenkelink
University of Wollongong

SINGLE-MOLECULE VISUALIZATION OF YEAST LEADING-STRAND SYNTHESIS REVEALS DYNAMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN MTC AND THE REPLISOME

20:00

Dinner at Leisure

FRIDAY 23RD FEBRUARY

07:00 – 08:30

Breakfast

*Kalmia Buffet Restaurant*

DNA Repair
Fuchou Tan

08:30 – 09:15

Yuri Lyubchenko
University of Nebraska

DYNAMICS OF PROTEIN-DNA COMPLEXES AT NANOSCALE

09:15 – 09:30

Andrew Robinson
University of Wollongong

SINGLE-MOLECULE IMAGING OF TRANSLESION DNA POLYMERASES IN E. COLI

09:30 – 10:00

Mark Leake
University of York

PROBING GENE CONTROL IN LIVE CELLS USING HIGH-SPEED SINGLE-MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY

10:00 – 10:30

Refreshments

10:30 – 11:00

Stephan Uphoff
University of Oxford

ILLUMINATING THE REGULATION OF BACTERIAL DNA REPAIR AND MUTAGENESIS USING SINGLE-MOLECULE AND SINGLE-CELL MICROSCOPY

11:00 – 11:30

Myron Goodman
University of Southern California

A SINGLE MOLECULE WINDOW INTO ATP REGULATION OF THE DNA POLYMERASE V MUTASOME

11:30 – 12:00

Tim Lohman
Washington University in St. Louis

LARGE DOMAIN MOVEMENTS REGULATE UvrD HELICASE ACTIVITY

12:00 – 16:00

Lunch at Leisure & Free Time

Genomics   
Will Greenleaf

16:00 – 16:45

Fuchou Tang
Peking University

SINGLE-CELL MULTI-OMICS SEQUENCING OF MOUSE EARLY EMBRYOS AND EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS

16:45 – 17:00

Manal Zaher
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

MISSED CLEAVAGE OPPORTUNITIES BY FEN1 LEAD TO OKAZAKI FRAGMENT MATURATION VIA THE LONG-FLAP PATHWAY

17:00 – 17:30

Will Greenleaf
Stanford University

SINGLE-CELL EPIGENOMICS MAPS THE CONTINUOUS REGULATORY LANDSCAPE OF HUMAN HEMATOPOIETIC DIFFERENTIATION

17:30 – 18:00

Refreshments

18:00 – 18:15

Wei Ting Chelsea Lee
New York University

SPATIOTEMPORAL ASSOCIATIONS OF DNA G4 AND REPLICATION IN HUMAN CELLS

18:15 – 19:00

Peter Fraser
Brabham Institute

3D CHROMOSOME AND GENOME DYNAMICS

19:00 – 19:30

Linda Kenney
Mechanobiology Institute

CHARGED RESIDUES IN THE H-NS LINKER DRIVE DNA BINDING AND GENE SILENCING IN SINGLE CELLS

20:00

*Gala Dinner*

SATURDAY 24TH FEBRUARY

07:00 – 08:30

Breakfast

*Kalmia Buffet Restaurant*

Transcription
Terence Strick

08:30 – 09:15

Steve Block
Stanford University

RIBOSWITCH FOLDING, STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

09:15 – 09:45

Richard Ebright
Rutgers

REPURPOSING NANOPORE DNA SEQUENCING TO ANALYZE RNA POLYMERASE TRANSLOCATION WITH SUB-NUCLEOTIDE, SUB-MILLISECOND RESOLUTION

09:45 – 10:15

Eric Galburt
Washington University in St. Louis

DNA UNWINDING AT A DISTANCE DURING EUKARYOTIC TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION

10:15 – 10:45

Refreshments

10:45 – 11:30

Achillefs Kapanidis
University of Oxford

UNCOVERING TRANSCRIPTION MECHANISMS VIA SINGLE-MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE IMAGING

11:30 – 12:00

Sabrina Leslie
McGill University

HOW BIOMOLECULES BEHAVE IN A SQUEEZE

12:00 – 12:15

Avin Ramaiya
Lumicks BV

QUICKER THAN QUICK? CORRELATIVE FLUORESCENCE-FORCE MICROSCOPY AS A VERSATILE TOOL FOR DNA-MECHANICS

12:15 – 12:35

Panel Discussion

12:35 – 12:45

Closing Comments

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Venue & Location

Fiesta Americana Condesa

This stylish hotel features contemporary Mexican architecture, including one of the largest and most impressive thatched-roof "palapas" in the entire country. There are cultural activities, arts and crafts and sports programs to keep you constantly entertained, plus time to relax and enjoy the Mayan culture, soak up the Caribbean sunshine and revel in the international ambiance that settles in after the sun goes down.

Throughout your stay delegates will enjoy a full meal plan, inclusive of beverages. Take your pick from the aromatic Asian delights at Kaumbu, traditional fare at El Mexicano, delicious international cuisine at Kalmia Buffet or perhaps sample the sumptuous Italian dishes at Rosato. There are also several other dining opportunities such as the Cevichería, Pizzeria, Sushi Corner, pool and lounge bar areas. The Gala Night with either a Mayan or Caribbean theme takes place on the third evening of the conference with a mouth-watering feast of local cuisine, an open bar and amazing local entertainment.  We welcome all delegates and their accompanying persons to the Gala Night – a truly fun filled night not to be missed!

Hotel Facilities

  • Lagoon Pool
  • Extensive Health Club and Spa
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi in guest rooms and throughout hotel and conference areas

The Fiesta Americana Condesa, Cancun is the 2015 Winner of the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence and also received the Travellers Choice Award in 2014. 

The remains of ancient Mayan cities are scattered throughout the Yucatan Peninsula and no trip to Cancun would be complete without a visit to these majestic temples and pyramids set amongst lush tropical vegetation. We will be working very closely with a reputable tour company who will be organising trips to Tulum, Chichen Itza, Coba and Xcaret to name a few, some of which may require a full day. Full day excursions will be arranged pre or post conference and may be on an individual or group booking so we would recommend booking extra nights to extend your stay as early as possible to avoid disappointment should these excursions be of interest to you and/or your party. For further information please contact us.

General Information

Venue Rating

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Currency

US Dollar (USD)

Address

Fiesta Americana Condesa, Blvd.Kukulkán km 16.5 Zona Hotelera, Cancun, 77500 Mexico

Nearest Airport

Cancun International Airport

Location

Cancun is a delightful combination of natural beauty, islands, ecological reserves and white sandy beaches. However, besides sun, sand and sea, this destination also offers an infinite variety of underwater activities to choose from: the diving, snorkelling and fishing here are outstanding and you will find an undersea world packed with tropical fish that live on the second largest barrier reef in the world. Sports enthusiasts might choose one of the many eco-tourism activities, such as cycling or hiking through the tropical forest or kayaking through mangroves, or something a little more adventuresome, like zip lining through the treetops.

Apart from the more well-known ancient Mayan archealogical sites such as Tulum, Cobá and Chichén Itzá you may like to visit the Aktun Chen caverns, voted one of the Top 10 underwater walks by National Geographic described as a truly magical experience.

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