Practical course
Multidimensional NMR in Solution
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 1-5 December 2008
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G. Otting (programme and venue) |
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| S. Glaser (München) |
G. Otting (ANU) |
| P. Gooley (UMelb) |
A. Palmer (New York) |
K. Momot (QUT) |
S. Pascal (Massey) |
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H. Schirra (UQ) |
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As in 2006, the course will be modelled on the
biennual EMBO course on Multidimensional NMR in Structural Biology which will be held again this year,
using selected material from that course. (Our course puts more emphasis on NMR theory and methodology
for understanding pulse sequences and the dynamics of molecules in solution, including chemical exchange.)
We use course material by A. Bax (Bethesda), S. Glaser (München), C. Griesinger
(Göttingen), S. Grzesiek (Basel), J. Keeler (Cambridge),
A. Palmer (New York) and G.W. Vuister (Nijmegen). Lectures are followed
by practical sessions.
Topics include:
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NMR theory (product operator formalism)
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Description of pulse sequences including phase cycling
and pulsed field gradients
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Multidimensional and multinuclear NMR
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Methods for spectral assignment
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Partial alignment of biomolecules
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Relaxation theory and dynamics
This year we will also have Wolfgang Bermel from Bruker to explain and discuss the practical setup of multidimensional NMR experiments, "putting theory into practice".
Speakers and instructors contribute
free-of-charge, ANZMAG, Bruker, Novachem and Spectra Stable Isotopes
will sponsor Art Palmer's and Steffen Glaser's participation. Consequently,
this event has zero registration fee, but the college charges $300
for full board (Mon-Fri) and lodging for four nights (Mon-Fri) in single-room college accommodation (same charge for teachers and students). For participants living in Brisbane, there is the option of staying off-site and joining only for the lunches and dinners (Mon-Thu, package price $76.00). The course will start on Monday
morning (9:30 am) and end Friday after lunch. Accommodation for additional nights before or after the course can
be arranged upon request ($58.20 for bed & breakfast).
Participation will be limited to 30 students
(PhD students or post-docs) with basic knowledge of NMR spectroscopy.
Applications must include a curriculum vitae (< 1 page) and a short
description of current research (not more than half a page), sent by e-mail
or as hardcopy to:
Prof. Gottfried Otting
Australian National University
Research School of Chemistry
Canberra, ACT 0200
Australia
phone: +61-2-6125 6507; fax: +61-2-6125 0750;
e-mail: go@rsc.anu.edu.au
The purpose of the research description is (i) to
demonstrate your experience with NMR and (ii) to allow us to emphasise
those sections of the material which may be most useful to most participants.
Deadline for applications: 30 June 2008. Applications
after this date can be considered only if space still available.