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CANMRDG 2024
Saturday, October 5
Michigan State University
Chem. Bldg, 578 South Shaw Lane
East Lansing, MI

Hosts: Tuo Wang, Charles Hoogstraten, David Weliky

Google map coordinate: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RfSZb2VCF8a5Rme2A

Program

Format: ONE FULL DAY, ~ 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Two keynote talks, several regular and short talks, as many posters as we have room for

Opportunities for early-career researchers, including students, to showcase their work

All topics related to NMR are welcome

FULL PROGRAM WITH ABSTRACTS
OF TALKS AND POSTERS HERE

https://tinyurl.com/canmrdg2024program

1-page Schedule: https://tinyurl.com/canmrdg2024schedule
Keynote Speakers
Qi Zhang,
Prof. of Biochemistry & Biophysics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"RNA in Action: Bring RNA Structure to Life"

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Luke Arbogast,
Director, Research and Development
Eli Lilly
“Precessing in the Field: A Midcareer Perspective on NMR Pursuits in Academia, Government, and Industry”

Oral Presentations
Solid State NMR
  • David Weliky (Michigan State University): Quantitative determination of broad structural distributions by solids NMR

  • Jayasubba Reddy Yarava (Michigan State University): Unveiling Fungal Cell Wall Complexity with Proton Detection Fast MAS NMR

  • Lokeswara Rao Potnuru (Northwestern University): Higher-order arrangements of phosphoryl group wires stabilize pathological tau fibrils as revealed by multiple quantum solid-state NMR under DNP conditions

Pushing the Frontiers of NMR

  • Shiny Maity (Northwestern University): Exploring Water-Mediated Activation of AsLOV2 Through NMR and EPR Studies

  • Benjamin Harding (UW-Madison): Scoring protein structures using top-down NMR

Biomolecular NMR

  • Sarah Keane (University of Michigan): Structural and molecular investigation of precursor miRNAs

  • Yi Zhang (University of Illinois at Chicago): Splice modulation of Risdiplam with different RNA Duplex by STD NMR

  • Chung-Ta Han (Northwestern University): Identify the initial pinning sites of tau to seeding-competent fibrils and the role of structural water

Industrial Applications and Career Perspectives in NMR
  • Christina Szabo (Baxter International): Benchtop NMR of a Polysaccharide Product

  • Scott Schmick (3M): Importance of NMR from laboratory to production in a materials science and manufacturing company

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POSTERS

  • Erik Andersson (University of Illinois at Chicago): Investigating host-microbe metabolism in temperate coral with 1H NMR metabolomics

  • Ankur Ankur (Michigan State University): Unraveling the Cryptococcus neoformans Cell Wall through Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy

  • Grace Arhin (University of Michigan): Integrative screening approaches for the identification and characterization of small molecule ligands targeting pre-miR-31

  • Scott Carnahan (Saint Mary's University of Minnesota): Creation of Stable Radicals by Gamma-Irradiation or Mechanochemistry for DNP Solid-State NMR Experiments

  • Noel Chau (Michigan State University): Investigating Spike S2 Subunit Hairpin Proteins of the SARS2 Virus

  • Debkumar Debnath (Michigan State University): Structural Elucidation of Rose Cell Wall in Absence of Boron by Solid-State NMR

  • Mustapha El Hariri El Nokab (Michigan State University): Advanced structural characterization of oil shale sediment rock using solid state NMR spectroscopy

  • Isha Gautam (Michigan State University): Echinocandin-Induced Structural Adaptations in Aspergillus Cell Walls via SSNMR

  • Charles Hoogstraten (Michigan State University): Reference Protonated 13C and Nonexchangeable 1H Chemical Shift Values in Purine Residues of Unfolded RNA

  • Anand Jacob (Michigan State University): Ags1 transglycosylation domain is functionally redundant with Aah1 and Aah3 enzymes critical for cell wall formation and function in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

  • Aswath Karai (Michigan State University): Solid-State NMR Analysis of Cell Wall Adaptations in Aspergillus Atacamensis Under Stress

  • Tahmina Khatun (Michigan State University) Expression, purification, characterization, and fusion study of HA2 with A Polar Octapeptide Fused to the N-Terminal Fusion Peptide

  • Yaping Liu (University of Michigan): Structural elucidation of oncomiR-1 RNA

  • Alexander Paterson (UW-Madison NMRFAM): The Network for Advanced NMR at UW-Madison: 1.1 GHz Solid-State NMR and Knowledgebases

  • Priya Sahu (Michigan State University): Understanding lignin biosynthesis using solid state NMR

  • Jingon Shim (Northwestern University): Allosteric Modulation of Neurotensin Receptor Conformational States:  Dynamic Changes Induced by Gαiq and β-Arrestin-1

  • Kalpana Singh (Michigan State University): Structural Analysis of Aspergillus fumigatus ∆sglA Conidial Cell Wall for the Development of Antifungal Vaccine Using Solid-State NMR

  • Boden Vanderloop (University of Wisconsin - Madison): A robust method for the generation of the 13C-labelled fungicidal Glycosylated Polyene Macrolides, Nystatin and Natamycin.

  • Cameron Vojvodin (Michigan State University): Mechanochemical Methods for 17O-Enrichment of Organic Solids and Biopolymers:  A 17O Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy Study

  • Jiaojiao Wang (Michigan State University): Innovative Approaches to Catalyst Behavior in Asymmetric Halofunctionalizations: Employing 19F NMR with Trifluoromethyl-Substituted (DHQD)2PHAL

  • Megan Westwood (University of Michigan): Investigating structural features of pre-miR-122 that affect Dicer processing

  • Peng Xiao (Michigan State University): Molecular View of Lignification and Lignin-Carbohydrate Interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana by Solid-State NMR

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Accommodations

Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center (on campus; walking 1.1 miles, driving 1.4 miles)

Address: 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824

 

Marriott East Lansing at University Place (off campus; 1.2 miles driving)

Address: 300 M. A. C. Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823

 

SpringHill Suites by Marriott East Lansing University Area (off campus; 1.6 miles driving)

Address: 1100 Trowbridge Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823

 

TownePlace Suites by Marriott East Lansing (off campus; 1.7 miles driving)

Address: 2855 Hannah Blvd, East Lansing, MI 48823

 

Residence Inn (off campus; 1.8 miles driving)

2841 Hannah Blvd, East Lansing, MI 48823

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