HUM-MOLGEN events: CHI's PROTEIN EXPRESSION

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September 21, 2001

Cambridge Healthtech Institute, Hilton San Diego Resort, San Diego, California
January 7-8, 2002

The vast number of candidate proteins generated from genomics programs is creating enormous opportunities for biologists. However, efficient and rapid expression of genes in homologous and heterologous expression systems and rapid purification steps are major bottlenecks. Advances in the technology to produce protein-based drugs efficiently as well as improved drug delivery strategies have accelerated the search for novel protein therapeutic candidates. However, the practical and cost-effective expression of these proteins in amounts large enough to allow for their proper characterization and evaluation and, finally, for the scale-up for large-scale production of these proteins presents many difficulties. This conference will explore the newest data and technologies relating to the expression and characterization of proteins for biological understanding and therapeutics.

Organized by:

Cambridge Healthtech Institute

Invited Speakers:

Call for Papers

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

High-throughput protein expression and purification, Expression libraries, Comparison of expression systems, Protein folding, Advances in expression optimization methods and technologies, Novel technologies and expression hosts, Gene therapy or related in vitro expression systems, Achieving expression of difficult proteins, Fusion systems, Generation of gene products, Increasing expression yield, Characterization methods, Process automation and miniaturization, Optimization of proteins for clinical development, Mammalian cell expression systems, including transfection, expression analysis, and automated screening, Host engineering, Expression beyond initial discovery, Improving post-translational modification, Legality and licensing issues for vectors/tags, etc., Cell-free protein expression, Structural quality control, Scale-up from the bench, Sample preparation pre-purification, Bioinformatics for generating expression clones

Researchers who would like to be considered as oral presenters, or wish to display posters, are encouraged to submit a title and a three-to-five-sentence summary of their data, suitable for use in the program brochure should the abstract be selected for oral presentation. Please include full contact information for the presenter. Proposals are subject to review by the Scientific Advisory Board. email: elamb@healthtech.com

Deadline for Abstracts:

December 7, 2001

Registration:

http://www.chi-peptalk.com/reg.htm

E-mail:

fvargus@healthtech.com

Posted by:

Frederick Vargus

Host:

wks253.healthtech.com