Materials and Biology from Many Perspectives

After the several successful Tunisian Crystallographic Meetings (TCM1, TCM2, TCM3 and TCM4) conferences held successively during March 2006 (Hammamet), June 2008 (Hammamet), April 2013 (Monastir) and November 2014 (Djerba), the Tunisian Cristallographic Association: TCA organizes the Fifth Tunisian Crystallographic Meeting to be held in the famous seaside resort of Yasmine Hammamet (HOTEL El MEHARI 5 *) during the period March 20-24, 2016.

The Fifth Tunisian Crystallographic Meeting "TCM5" will be held under the patronage of his Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

Prof. Andreas Roodt, European Crystallographic Association accepted to be the Honorary Chairman of our Meeting.

Topics

• Fundamental Crystallographic Studies.
• Biomaterials, Geology, Physics and Chemistry of Solids.
• Functional and Multifunctional materials.
• Surfaces and Interfaces.
• Characterization Techniques.

Regulating and Re-Engineering Chromatin: Control of Genome Function

Keynote Lecture

Dr Sandra JACOB (NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, Basel, Switzerland)

Session 1 : Emerging Technologies

Dr Gebhard F. X. SCHERTLER (PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE, Villigen, Switzerland)

Session 2 : Biophysics for Challenging Targets

Prof. Ben SCHULER (UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH, Switzerland)

Session 3 : Special Focus on Cryo-EM

Prof. Holger STARK (MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, Göttingen, Germany)

Session 4 : Computational Biophysics

Prof. Rebecca WADE (UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG, Germany)

Session 5 : Cellular Biophysics

Prof. Suzi JARVIS (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, Ireland)

Session 6 : Biophysics for Biotherapeutics

Dr Jim BRYSON (BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB R&D, New York, USA)

The European XFEL Users' Meeting is an annual opportunity to strengthen the interaction between the European XFEL project and the scientific user community. The scope of this meeting includes:

• Progress and current status of the European XFEL
• Instrument design developments & advances
• Selected science applications
• Current developments in the field of XFEL facilities

Satellite meetings/workshops

Sample Environments for Biology at XFELs: 26th January 2016

From Picoseconds to Femtosecond X-Ray Experiments: 26th January 2016

4th Satellite Workshop on Photon Beam Diagnostics: 28th January 2016

Status and Science at HED instrument and of the HIBEF UC: 28th January 2016

Mechanisms of Actions of Large Macromolecular Machines on Genes Across Biological Scales

The 2016 mog meeting brings together a highly interdisciplinary group of scientists with the common goal of dissecting the operating principles of large macromolecular machines acting on nucleic acids, using structural and functional approaches across all biological length and time scales. The meeting showcases recent advance in the field, with an emphasis on mechanistic insights using a diverse range of approaches. This meeting brings together scientists from different disciplines, and we expect a strong synergy between the participants from different continents. The 2016 mog meeting will thus facilitate interactions to inspire new science and innovations in the area of nucleic-acid biology.

Topics

• Birth, Life, & Death of Proteins
• Protein Evolution & Design
• Protein Folding & Misfolding
• Emerging Methods for Protein Research
• Membrane Protein Folding & Function
• Proteins on the Move
• Applied Protein Research
• Dynamic Modulation of Protein Function
• Interface Between Proteins & Nucleic Acids
• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Protein Science

USER-DEDICATED MICROSYMPOSIA (UDM) on Wednesday 10 February

• UDM1. Nanoscience: X-ray diffraction and coherence
• UDM2. Dynamics of complex systems
• UDM3. The future of (time resolved) room temperature protein X-ray crystallography

The theme of the meeting will be structure and function of membrane proteins. Focus will be on the practical and theoretical basis of macromolecular crystallization involving synthetic biology, protein complexes, nucleic acids, membrane proteins and convection-free crystallization platforms.

A practical workshop will precede (9th March) the main conference devoted to hands-on instruction on membrane protein crystallization and X-ray data collection.

Protein Transport Across Cell Membranes: Mechanism, Structure, and Regulation

Mechanical Quantum Systems: From Fundamental Physics to Real World Applications

Converting Sunlight into Chemical Energy

Fundamental Tools for Designing the Next Generation of Electrochemical Energy Storage