Structural Biology:
Past, Present and Future

Location:
Bioscience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main St., Houston
Friday, October 21, 2022

This year’s conference focuses on major advancements in structural biology with a specific emphasis on innovations in cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). It brings together experts in the field  under one roof in Houston to discuss the current state of the art in cryo-EM, highlighting breakthroughs in structural biology research and its impact on drug discovery.  The conference and poster session will also highlight the outstanding research being done by predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees in the eight inter-institutional training programs administered  by the GCC/Keck Center.

Confirmed Speakers:

Edward Egelman, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia

 Scott Stagg, PhD
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University

  Youxing Jiang, PhD
Professor, Physiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  Naoko Mizuno, PhD
Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Structural Cell Biology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Thomas C. Terwilliger, PhD
Laboratory Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Gabrielle Rudenko, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas Medical Branch

Conference Organizers:

Irina Serysheva, PhD, Chair, UTHealth

Xiaodong Cheng, PhD, Chair, MD Anderson

Mariah Baker, PhD, Co-Chair, UTHealth

Gundeep Kaur, PhD, Co-Chair, MD Anderson