Diving into the Secrets of Cellular Membranes

8:30 - 10:10 (1h40)

Membrane Mosaics: Deciphering the Language of Protein-Lipid Communication

Salle océan Atlantique - Conference hall, first floor

Andrey Klymchenko

› Invited Talk: Actin dynamics sustains spatial gradients of membrane tension in adherent cells - Aurélien Roux, Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland 08:30-09:10 (40min)

› Capturing of a new transient conformation of an ABC multidrug efflux pump - Jean-Michel Jault, Microbiologie moléculaire et biochimie structurale / Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry 09:10-09:30 (20min)

› Hydrophilic/Lipophilic Balance: A Lighthouse Parameter for Designing Efficient Detergents in Membrane Protein Applications? - Marine Soulie, Avignon Université, Avignon Université 09:30-09:50 (20min)

› Deciphering membrane protein structures through scattering and modeling: insights into TSPO, a neuroimaging key marker - Sophie Combet, Laboratoire Léon-Brillouin, UMR 12 CEA-CNRS 09:50-10:10 (20min)

10:30 - 11:00 (30min)

Coffee break

Mezzanine du Hall - Poster and sponsor's open space, first floor

11:00 - 12:30 (1h30)

Pushing the Limits of Biophysical Analysis: New Tools for Understanding Membrane Function

Salle océan Atlantique - Conference hall, first floor

Dror Warschawski

› Invited Talk: Origins and consequences of intrinsic-area asymmetry stress in lipid membranes - Heerklotz Heiko, University of Freiburg, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy 11:00-11:40 (40min)

› Invisible nanodiscs: A tool to study structural dynamics of membrane proteins - Anne Martel, Institut Laue-Langevin 11:40-12:00 (20min)

› The isomerization of photo-lipids in free-standing membranes forms protein clusters in ordered domains - Larissa SOCRIER, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Georg-August-Universität 12:00-12:20 (20min)

12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)

Lunch

Nausicaa’s Calypso restaurant

14:00 - 15:40 (1h40)

Discovering the Membrane Core: New Frontiers in NMR of membranes

Salle océan Atlantique - Conference hall, first floor

Nicola D'Amelio

› Invited Talk: Structures & Mechanisms of Virus Ion Channels from Solid-State NMR - Mei Hong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 14:00-14:40 (40min)

› Membrane Interaction of small molecule peptidomimetics of antimicrobial peptide: does the size matter? - Kathakali De, Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg 14:40-15:00 (20min)

› Solid-state NMR structural investigations of a tandem dimer peptide apolipoprotein AI mimic - Kelton Souza, Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg 15:00-15:20 (20min)

› Asymmetric Membranes Suitable for Solid-State NMR Reveal Pronounced Changes in Membrane Elastic Properties and Acyl Chain Order - Oskar Engberg, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Leipzig 15:20-15:40 (20min)

15:40 - 16:00 (20min)

Sponsor presentation - Smart Tools for Studying Membrane Transport - Nanion

Salle océan Atlantique - Conference hall, first floor

Artem Kondratskyi

16:00 - 19:00 (3h)

Coffee break and Free time - please remove your poster/stand before 5 pm

Mezzanine du Hall - Poster and sponsor's open space, first floor

19:00 - 20:00 (1h)

Nausicaà visit

A guided immersive experience at Nausicaà (meet in Nausicaà main Hall)

20:00 - 23:00 (3h)

Gala dinner, group photo, IUPAB poster prizes & EPJE prizes (Valérie Biou)