Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Symposium SDBS

A Half-Day Symposium on Structure and Dynamics of Biochemical Systems: Computations and Experiments

Venue: PBCEC Seminar Room (Visitor's Hostel, IIT Kanpur)

Date: February 8, 2019

14:30-15:15 Advances and Pitfalls in Computational Enzymatic Catalaysis
Prof. Maria Joao Ramos
(Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto, Portugal)
15:15-15:45 Synthetic Antibody Based Sensors and Modulators of GPCR Structure and Function
Dr. Arun Shukla
(Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, IIT Kanpur)
15:45-16:15 Transimination Process at the Active Site of a PLP-dependent Enzyme in Aqueous Medium
Prof. Amalendu Chandra
(Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur)
16:15-16:45 Tea/Coffee Break
16:45-17:30 Enzymatic Reaction Mechanisms Studied with QM/MM Methodologies
Prof. Pedro Alexandrino Fernandes
(Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto, Portugal)
17:30-18:00 Polyglutamine Aggregation and Inhibition in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Ashwani Thakur
(Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, IIT Kanpur)
18:00-18:30 How to Increase the Kinetic Stability of Covalent Complex of Beta-Lactamase and Beta-Lactam Antibiotics? Insights from Computations.
Prof. Nisanth N. Nair
(Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur)
18:30-18:45 Discussions