Sunday, 17 October 2004: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Peoria-Illinois-Lincoln (Pere Marquette)

PHYS: General Papers I

All topics in physical chemistry will be covered, with a special emphasis on the interface of physical chemistry and biology. Highlighted topics will include: Multiphoton spectroscopy and microscopy Structure and dynamics of biological molecules, including proteins and DNA Photophysics and photochemistry in biological systems Theoretical chemistry and modeling Spectroscopy in liquids and solids Simple systems as models for biological chemistry General methods in biophysical chemistry
Organizer:Christopher J. Bardeen
1:00 PM The nature of the metal-olefin bond: Implications in the design of produce anti-ripening compounds
David L. Cedeno
1:40 PM Molar Absorptivities of Glucose and Other Biological Molecules in Aqueous Solutions over the First Overtone and Combination Regions of the Near Infrared Spectrum
Airat K. Amerov, Jun Chen, Mark A. Arnold
2:00 PM Mimicking the hydration of biomolecules: IRPD spectroscopy of hydrated K+(Indole)1-2 clusters
Dorothy J. Miller, James M Lisy
2:20 PM Folding mechanisms of fast folding proteins: a hybrid molecular dynamics study
Taras V. Pogorelov, Zan Luthey-Schulten
2:40 PM In-vitro Studies of Nanoparticle-laden Viral Capsids
Chao Chen, Bogdan Dragnea
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Microarrays for Quantitative Bioassays
Bryce P. Nelson
3:55 PM Characterization of an Electroactive Surface that Releases g-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)
Chun Yan, Wakana Matsuda, David R. Pepperberg, Steven C Zimmerman, Deborah E. Leckband
4:15 PM Probing lipid and nanopore dynamics in biomembrane systems with single-molecule microscopy and electrical recording
Daniel L. Burden, Emily L. Chandler, Alyssa L. Smith, Lisa M. Burden, John J. Kasianowicz, Michael J. Culbertson

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