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University of Saskatchewan Research Community Workshop:
"Synchrotron Applications in the Life Sciences"
March 22-23/2002
Place Riel Theatre
Co- sponsored by the University of Saskatchewan, Ag-West Biotech Inc.
and the Plant Biotechnology Institute of the National Research Council
Friday, March 22
Chair: Suzanne Abrams, NRC Plant Biotechnology Institute
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1:30 p.m. |
Welcome by Peter MacKinnon, President, University of Saskatchewan, and Peter McCann, President, Ag-West Biotech Inc. |
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1:40 p.m. |
Synchrotrons, Photons and Beamlines at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) -- What will they do? |
Emil Hallin, CLS Beamline Manager |
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2:00 p.m. |
Impact of Infrared Synchrotron Radiation in Biology: Past, Present and Future |
Lisa Miller, National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York |
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3:00 p.m. |
Coffee Break -- courtesy Innovation Place |
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3:30 p.m. |
Planned Infrared Facilities at the Canadian Light Source |
Tim May, CLS Beamline Scientist |
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3:45 p.m. |
Infrared Microspectroscopy Enhanced by Synchrotron Radiation |
David Wetzel, Kansas State University Microbeam Spectroscopy Laboratory |
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4:45 p.m. |
Panel Discussion - How to Get Started on Using SR-Based Techniques |
Emil Hallin, Lisa Miller, David Wetzel, and Bernhard Juurlink, Michael Bancroft |
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5:30 p.m. |
Wine and Cheese |
Home of President MacKinnon |
Saturday March 23, Morning Session
Chair: Stephen Urquhart, U of S Department of Chemistry
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9:00 a.m. |
X-ray Spectromicroscopy in Biology, Medicine and Geology |
Gesolmina De Stasio, University of Wisconsin |
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10:00 a.m. |
Speciation of Metals and Metalloids within Intracellular Compartments by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy |
Helen Nichol, Visiting Scholar at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratories; Assistant Professor, U of S Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology (effective July 2002) |
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10:20 a.m. |
Coffee Break -- courtesy Innovation Place |
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10:45 a.m. |
Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence in the Study of Metals in Trees and Other Plants |
Ron Martin, University of Western Ontario Department of Chemistry |
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11:30 a.m. |
Experiences as a Neophyte in Synchrotron Infrared Technology |
Bernhard Juurlink, U of S Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology |
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11:45 a.m. |
LUNCH Place Riel Theatre Foyer |
Saturday March 23, Afternoon Session
Chair: Bruce Waygood, U. of S. Co-ordinator of Health Research
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1:00 p.m. |
Future Role of Synchrotrons in Genomics and Structural Biology |
Ernst Bergmann, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta and Alberta Synchrotron Institute |
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2:00 p.m. |
Developing Plans for X-ray Crystallography at the Canadian Light Source |
Pawel Grochulski, CLS |
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2:20 p.m. |
Coffee Break -- courtesy Innovation Place |
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2:40 p.m. |
Phosphotransfer Studies with the Use of Synchrotron Radiation |
Louis Delbaere, U of S Department of Biochemistry |
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3:10 p.m. |
Application of Synchrotron Light to Membrane Protein Structural Analysis |
Michele Loewen, NRC Plant Biotechnology Institute, Saskatoon |
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3:40 p.m. |
The Novel Story of UDP-Galactopyranose: A Potential Drug Target |
David Sanders, U of S Department of Chemistry |
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