The aim of the retreat is to explore our links to biology, to build connections between ISMB members and to encourage collaboration. The retreat aims to give the strongest voice to students and postdocs at UCL and Birkbeck.

The 3rd ISMB retreat took place on the 24th and 25th of June 2009, at Robinson College in Cambridge.

The programme included keynote talks by Patrick Cramer, Christopher Schofield and Jan Löwe, presentations from students and postdocs on both days, as well as a poster session during which attendees could present their work. There was also be a Research "Speed Dating" event, aiming at facilitating networking and generating interdisciplinary collaboration.

*** A write up of the event is available here ***


Programme ( download the pdf version of the final programme here)

Wednesday 24 June 2009
12.00-12.30 Arrival and registration
12.30 - 13.25 Buffet lunch / Setting up posters
13.25 - 13.30 Welcome address
13.30 - 14.10 Keynote talk: 'Towards molecular systems biology of gene transcription' Patrick Cramer, Gene Center, University of Munich, Germany
14.10 - 14.50 Students and postdocs presentations, Session I
	14.10 'Identification and Functional Characterisation of A1:P2Y1 Heteromeric Receptors' Qing Cai, Research Department of Structural & Molecular Biology, UCL 14.30 'Investigation of a novel pathway in mycobacteria: insights for endogenous mechanism' Dimitrios Evangelopoulos, School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Birkbeck
14.50 - 15.10 Tea and Coffee break
15.10 - 16.10 Students and postdocs presentations, Session II
	15.10 'Adventures with Transketolase' James Galman, Department of Chemistry, UCL 15.30 'A Nuclear complex of S6K2, mTOR and hnRNP F drives cell proliferation' Eddy Goh, Research Department of Structural & Molecular Biology, UCL 15.50 'The role of a cysteine residue in the mechanism of action of the Anterior Gradient protein in limb regeneration' Kathrin Grassme, Research Department of Structural & Molecular Biology, UCL
16.10 - 16.30 Break (Preparation for the Research Speed Dating)
16.30 - 18.30 Research Speed Dating
18.30 - 19.00 Free time before dinner
19.00 - 20.30 Dinner
20.30 - 23.00 Poster session
Thursday 25 June 2009
From 7.30 Breakfast
09.00 - 09.40 Keynote talk: 'The chemistry of oxygen sensing in animals' Christopher Schofield, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
09.40 - 10.40 Students and postdocs presentations, session III
	09.40 'Transcription elongation by archaeal RNA polymerase' Angela Hirtreiter, Research Department of Structural & Molecular Biology, UCL 10.00 'Simulations of Polynucleotide Translocation through Alpha-Hemolysin Nanopores’' Hugh Martin, Department of Chemistry, UCL 10.20 'The Beta-Pore Forming Toxins of Clostridium perfringens’ Claire Naylor, School of Crystallography, Birkbeck
10.40 - 11.00 Tea and Coffee break
11.00 - 11.40 Students and postdocs presentations, session IV
	11.00 'The PapC Usher C-Terminal Domain - The Missing Piece Of The Puzzle’ Ana Rego, School of Crystallography, Birkbeck 11.20 'Unraveling the CBF3 Initiation Complex’ Oliver Willhoft, School of Crystallography, Birkbeck
11.40 - 12.20 Keynote talk: 'Plasmid segregation by ParMRC' Jan Löwe, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge
12.20 - 12.30 Award for best poster, best oral presentation and best movie
12.30 - 12.40 Closing remark
12.40 - 14.00 Buffet lunch and departure
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