The use of Odorant Binding Proteins as sensors

GOSPEL workshop 12 -13 December 2007, Manchester

13:30	Opening	Outline of the scope of the workshop
13:45	Paolo Pelosi University of Pisa	Odorant binding proteins – an overview
14:30	Carla Mucignat University of Padova	Mouse Urinary Proteins
15:15	Break
15:45	Joerg Strotmann University of Hohenheim	Rat OBP Subtypes, molecular biology, functional implications of insect PBPs
16:30	Arne Skerra Technical University Munich	Structural & functional studies of natural and engineered lipocalins: ANTICALINs as a novel class of tailored ligand-binding proteins
17:15	Break
17:45	Loic Briand INRA, Dijon	Engineering Odorant Binding Proteins for Biosensors
18:30	Discussion
20:00	Dinner

09:0	Jing-Jiang Zhou Rothamsted Research	Pheromone binding proteins
09:45	Krishna Persaud University of Manchester	Experiences with quartz crystal microbalances and Odorant Binding Proteins
10:30	Break
11:00	Paul Barker University of Cambridge	Engineered proteins and biosensors
11:45	Nicolae Bârsan ipc Tuebingen	Experiences in making sensors work in real life
12:30	Lunch
13:45	Nicolae Bârsan ipc Tuebingen	ITN Research Training Networks
14:30	Discussion groups focus on collaboration – biology, physiology, systems biology, molecular biology, protein engineering, artificial transduction systems, biomimetic sensing systems, target analytes
15:15	Break
16:00	Conclusions and definition of targets and collaborations