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Organisers
Mike Taussig, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK
Oda Stoevesandt, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK
Cheryl Smythe, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK
Introduction
Affinity binders are among the most powerful analytical tools for life sciences research, diagnostics and increasingly therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune disease. Affinity proteomics seeks to use them to analyse proteomes using collections of specific binding reagents. While the most familiar affinity reagents are the classical antibodies and their fragments, there are also alternative engineered forms of novel protein scaffolds and nucleic acid aptamers with similar diversity and binding properties. A binder collection must be accompanied by development of high-throughput assay systems and look towards applications in functional analysis, diagnostics and therapeutics. Results achieved through affinity proteomics technologies will have a strong impact on the biomedical, pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
This meeting is the 4th in a series of workshops previously held in Cambridge 2004, Uppsala 2005 and Alpbach 2007 and organised by the ProteomeBinders consortium, an FP6 project to plan a European resource of binding reagents against the proteome. The 4th ESF Affinity Proteomics Workshop will review methods for generation and quality control for binding reagents and applications in high-throughput proteomics.
Michael Neuberger, Cambridge
Andreas Plückthun, Zurich
Anthony Kossiakoff, Chicago
Mathias Uhlén, Stockholm
Frank Grosveld, Rotterdam
Larry Gold, Somalogic, Boulder
Serge Muyldermans, Brussels
John McCafferty, Cambridge
Itai Benhar, Tel Aviv
Frank Breitling, Heidelberg
Marcus Haemmerle, Magdeburg
Brian Kay, Chicago
Terry Pearson, Victoria BC
Shohei Koide, Chicago
Tara Hiltke, Bethesda
Sandra Orchard, Hinxton
Erik Bjorling, Stockholm
Ola Soderberg, Uppsala
Mike Taussig, Cambridge
Please download programme as a pdf file here.
The workshop will be held on Tuesday 24th March and Wednesday 25th March with morning and afternoon sessions separated by a break for lunch, skiing and other mountain activities.
Poster Presentations
We invite participants to submit an abstract for a poster presentation. Please submit your abstracts of no more than 250 words by email to Cheryl Smythe by Friday 9th January 2009. Please note, you must have registered for the meeting for your abstract to be considered for a presentation.
Venue
The meeting will be held in the Congress Centre in the alpine village of Alpbach in the Austrian Tyrol where there are excellent skiing opportunities which will be incorporated into the programme.
Information & Registration
Registration is now closed.
To register for the meeting please (1) complete the registration form, (2) provide credit card details for payment and (3) indicate your accommodation requirements.
(1) Completed Registration Forms should be sent to Cheryl Smythe before Friday 16th January 2009. Download the Registration form here.
(2) The registration fee of €200 includes dinner on 3 nights, all coffee breaks and a final evening party! Payment is by credit card only and must be received by Friday 16th January 2009. Please complete your credit card details together with your accommodation requirements on the Payment & Accommodation Form and return to the Conference Centre in Alpbach by fax or post before 16th January 2009. Download the Payment & Accommodation Form here.
Registration will be confirmed by email once your completed registration form and payment has been received.
(3) A limited number of rooms are available for meeting participants in hotels and guest houses within walking distance from the conference venue. Please indicate your accommodation requirements on the Payment & Accommodation Form and return to the Conference Centre in Alpbach by fax or post before 16th January 2009.
Travel: Please refer to the Alpbach webpage for general travel advice. Details of a shuttle bus from Munich airport to Alpbach will be available shortly.
For further information please email Cheryl Smythe.
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