NMR papers in Nature

M.J. Plevin, D.L. Bryce, and J. Boisbouvier, "Direct Detection of CH/pi Interactions in Proteins," Nature Chemistry (2010) in press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchem.650

J. Chan, A.R. Lewis, M. Gilbert, M.-F. Karwaski, A.J. Bennet, "A direct NMR method for the measurement of competitive kinetic isotope effects," Nature Chemical Biology (2010) online. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.352

T.D. Ladd, F. Jelezko, R. Laflamme, Y. Nakamura, C. Monroe and J.L. O’Brien, "Quantum computers," Nature 464 (2010) 45-53. (Review) http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature08812

Attenuator app for iPhone/iPod touch

Tim Burrow (University of Toronto) wrote a utility application for the iPhone/iPod touch that calculates attenuation values:

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/attenuator/id367216554

Attenuator is a utility for anyone working with radio frequency sources and needs to know power and voltage after attenuation.

You can specify an input voltage (Vpp or Vrms) and dB of attenuation to get the output voltage, power and attenuation. The impedance can be specified, typically 50 Ohm for most systems.

This free application is available in English, French, Chinese and Japanese and is sponsored by Open Technologies.

For more information visit: http://www.attenuator.ca/

MOOT XXIII Preliminary Announcement

We are excited to announce that the 23rd Annual MOOT NMR Symposium will take place at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 16 and 17th, 2010.

The MOOT NMR Symposium provides an informal environment for students, post-docs and faculty to present lectures and posters, discuss existing collaborations, and to establish new ones. It has traditionally been a regional gathering of NMR spectroscopists from Ontario and Quebec but has been expanding to include NMR Spectroscopists from the Maritimes. As a result, MOOT XXIII will be hosted for the first time outside of its traditional region; on the East coast in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia!

We are currently working on getting the http://www.mootnmr.org/ domain name redirected, but for now we welcome you to check out and bookmark our website for the most up-to-date information:

http://structbio.biochem.dal.ca/jrainey/NMRMOOT/index.html

Preliminary Details:

(1) Registration along with abstract submission for posters and talks is scheduled to begin around June 1, 2010.

(2) Accomodations - a block of rooms has been reserved at Atlantica (http://www.atlanticahotelhalifax.com/) at a rate of $129 per night, including parking, and is based on 1-4 person occupancy. See the website for additional details and reservation deadlines.

(3) Travel - a 10% discount has been arranged with WestJet for your flight to MOOT XXIII. Again, additional details are on the website.

(4) Banquet - to be held Saturday evening at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site (http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/ns/halifax/index.aspx) on Citadel Hill - overlooking the downtown core of Halifax and the harbour.

If you have any questions, comments or feedback about this year's MOOT and/or website, please let us know by email at mootnmr "at" gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you in October!

Your MOOT XXIII Organizing Committee:

Mike Lumsden
Joe Zwanziger
Jan Rainey
Ulli Werner-Zwanziger

New Canadian NMR jobs

NMR Laboratory Supervisor, Department of Chemistry, the University of Alberta http://www.careers.ualberta.ca/competition.aspx?id=A104910984

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of British Columbia
http://www.biochem.ubc.ca/department/career.html

For more details and other job postings go to NMR jobs

NMR paper in Science

T.L. Religa, R. Sprangers, L.E. Kay, "Dynamic Regulation of Archaeal Proteasome Gate Opening As Studied by TROSY NMR," Science 328 (2010) 98-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1184991

Solid-State NMR Best Paper Award

Dear colleagues,

we would like to draw your attention to the following new initiative of the journal of Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonanc (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ysnmr).

The Editors and Publisher of Solid State NMR would like to stimulate research in this field by initiating the Solid-State NMR Best Paper Award. The prize will consist of a free subscription to the journal and a certificate. All authors of articles published in the journal are eligible to the Award. Starting in 2010, an international respected committee of scientists from the Editorial Advisory board will select the winner from the papers published in each calendar year, the primary selection criteria being the degree of scientific innovation and quality.

Yours sincerely,

Hellmut Eckert
Editor-in-Chief
Inst. fuer Physikalische Chemie
Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster
Corrensstrasse 28-30, D-48149 Muenster
Germany

Canada Research Chairs in magnetic resonance

Government of Canada has announced today (external link) an investment of $165.5 million to fund 187 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs in 44 Canadian universities. This includes renewal of two Chairs involved in magnetic resonance research.

Gary Shaw (University of Western Ontario) Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Structural Neurobiology

Vladimir Ladizhansky (University of Guelph) Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Biophysics

Our sincere congratulations to Gary and Vladimir with this well-deserved recognition!

6th Annual McGill Biophysical Chemistry Symposium

Tuesday, May 13, 2010: This one-day, on-site Symposium aims to bring together research groups interested in using physical/chemical tools to study biological systems. This will be a great opportunity to interact with other biophysical/biochemical labs in Eastern Canada. This year's program is very exciting, with talks from researchers at Montreal, Ottawa, Sherbrooke, and Kingston, and a plenary lecture from Prof. Mike Summers (HHMI).

For more information, click here

http://www.chemistry.mcgill.ca/

CSC 2010: Solid-State NMR Workshop

The National Ultrahigh-Field NMR Facility for Solids and Bruker Canada are pleased to present the 5th Annual Solid-State NMR Workshop at the 93rd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in Toronto (CSC 2010). The workshop will take place on Saturday afternoon, May 29, 2010.

This annual Canadian Solid-state NMR event focuses on the latest developments in solid-state NMR spectroscopy with emphasis on practical aspects and applications in materials and life sciences. The workshop will be of interest not only to NMR spectroscopists, but also to students and other researchers interested in using modern NMR techniques in their research practice.

Workshop program

Session 1

13:00-13:30 Scott Kroeker (University of Manitoba) "Further Adventures with 73Ge NMR of Solids: Halides and Oxides"

13:30-14:00 Andre Sutrisno (University of Western Ontario) "Natural abundance solid-state 73Ge and 67Zn wideline NMR studies at ultrahigh magnetic field"

14:00-14:30 Leigh Spencer (McMaster University) "Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries: A Solid State NMR Analysis"

14:30-15:00 Fabien Aussenac (Bruker France) Title TBA

15:00-15:15 Coffee Break

Session 2

15:15-15:45 Alex Bain (McMaster University) "Probing Spectra of Big Quadrupoles"

15:45-16:15 Cory Widdifield (University of Ottawa) "Solid-State 127I NMR Spectroscopy and GIPAW DFT Calculations of Inorganic Iodide Systems: Structure, Symmetry, and 'Beyond Second-Order Quadrupole-Induced Shifts'"

16:15-16:45 Peter Pallister (Carleton University) "33S Ultrahigh-Field Solid-State NMR and First Principles Calculations in Various Sulfate Systems"

16:45-17:15 David Bryce & Victor Terskikh "National Facility user survey results and overview of application procedures"

17:15 Reception sponsored by Bruker Biospin Ltd.

Registration for the NMR Workshop is free but space is limited. To register please forward your name and affiliation to Victor Terskikh

Note that the NMR Workshop registration is separate and independent from the CSC 2010 conference registration.

Bibliometrics as Weapons of Mass Citation

Dear colleagues and friends of the magnetic resonance community,

A recent paper that appeared in Chimia, accompanied by a post-face written by Richard Ernst, attracted much interest and generated some passionate responses. Since the journal is not widely accessible, I asked the Editor to provide pdf files that you can upload and forward if you wish. Our paper can be found at:

http://www.chimie.ens.fr/Resonance/bibliometrics_1.pdf

The post-face can be uploaded from

http://www.chimie.ens.fr/Resonance/bibliometrics_2.pdf

Sincerely,

Geoffrey Bodenhausen

http://www.chimie.ens.fr/Resonance/geoffrey_bodenhausen.html