International symposium on the occasion of the opening of the Cryo-EM Facility at the University of Freiburg.

28. & 29.10.2024
Großer Hörsaal Chemie, Albertstr. 21, 79104 Freiburg, download programme here.

Programme

Monday, 28.10.2024

13:00–13:15 Opening remarks (HS Chemie, Albertstr. 21)

Session 1 (chair: Susana Andrade, University of Freiburg)

13:15–13:45 Raimund Dutzler (University of Zürich)
Volume-regulated Anion Channels: from Biophysics to Disease

13:45–14:05 Carola Hunte (CIBSS, University of Freiburg)
Supramolecular Association and Assembly of Molecular Respiratory Machineries

14:05–14:25 Khaled Selim (University of Freiburg)
The PII Signaling Superfamily: A New Paradigm for Orchestrating Cellular Homeostasis

14:25–14:45 Oliver Einsle (University of Freiburg)
Structure and Dynamics in the Assembly of Complex Metal Sites

14:45–15:15 Sebastian Hiller (Basel Biocenter)
Killing the Prokaryotic and the Eukaryotic Cell at the Membrane

15:15–15:45 Coffee Break

Session 2 (chair: Thorsten Hugel, University of Freiburg)

15:45–16:15 Thermo Fisher
Current Developments in Cryo-electron Tomography

16:15–16:35 Sonja-Verena Albers (University of Freiburg)
Do Bacteria have Archaella?

16:35–16:55 Fernando Ormeño (AG Susana Andrade, University of Freiburg)
Structural Characterization of Archaeoglobus fulgidus Amt2 and Amt2:GlnK2 complexes

16:55–17:15 Gunhild Layer (University of Freiburg)
Structure and function of the nitrogenase-like reductase CfbCD involved in coenzyme F430 biosynthesis

17:15–18:00 Stefan Raunser (MPI for Molecular Physiology, Dortmund) Unlocking the Secrets of Heart Muscle Structure

Tuesday, 29.10.2024

09:00 – 10:00 A guided tour of the Cryo-EM facility (and some coffee), Lobby, Chemie III, Albertstr. 21, Stefan Steimle (University of Freiburg)

10:00–10:15 Opening remarks (HS Chemie, Albertstr. 21)

Stefan Rensing, Deputy Rector Research and Innovation, University of Freiburg
Lutz Hein, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg
Bernhard Breit, Dean, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Freiburg
Wolfgang Driever, Excellence Cluster CIBSS, University of Freiburg
Chris Meisinger, SFB 1381, University of Freiburg

10:15 – 10:30 Stefan Steimle (University of Freiburg)
Using the Cryo-EM Facility: Procedures and Pricing

Session 3 (chair: Thorsten Friedrich)

10:30–11:00 Timm Maier (Basel Biocenter)
Taming the beast: How complex assembly controls substrate phosphorylation by mTOR

11:00–11:20 Miriam Odermatt (AG Matthias Boll, University of Freiburg)
Structural analysis of menquinone-dependent membrane proteins

11:20–11:40 Liudmila Andreeva (University Tübingen)
NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation: Human NLRP3 Cages and Beyond

11:40–12:00 Luca Mérono (AG Thorsten Friedrich, University of Freiburg)
N2 Coordination - A Key Player in Complex I

12:00–12:30 Bruno Klaholz (IGBMC Illkirch)
Structure of the Human Ribosome at 1.9 Å Resolution Determined by Cryo-Electron Microscopy

12:30 Closing remarks

Contact: Dr. Stefan Steimle and Prof. Dr. Oliver Einsle.