Encyclopedia of Magnetic Resonance: new entries

G. Wu "Oxygen 17 NMR Studies of Organic and Biological Molecules", Encyclopedia of Magnetic Resonance (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470034590.emrstm1212

D.I. Hoult "Magnetic Resonance with Conducting and High- Dielectric Samples", Encyclopedia of Magnetic Resonance (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470034590.emrstm1182

2012 CNC-IUPAC Travel Awards

The Canadian National Committee for IUPAC (CNC-IUPAC) established a program of Travel Awards for young Canadian scientists. Deadline for receipt of applications for 2012 awards is 14 October 2011. For more information visit http://www.cnc-iupac.ca/application_e.html

NMR paper in Nature

G. Bouvignies, P. Vallurupalli, D.F. Hansen, B.E. Correia, O. Lange, A. Bah, R.M. Vernon, F.W. Dahlquist, D. Baker & L.E. Kay, "Solution structure of a minor and transiently formed state of a T4 lysozyme mutant," Nature 477 (2011) 111–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10349

picoSpin Benchtop NMR Spectrometer - Demonstration

Cole-Parmer Canada will be hosting a live demonstration of the picoSpin, the world's first commercial miniature FT-NMR spectrometer. Two demonstrations are scheduled, one in Montreal on October 4th, 2011 and one in Toronto on October 5th. There is no cost to attend the event, and complimentary snacks and beverages will be served. Please contact Roberto Santana at 514-355-6100 ext. 250 or (rsantana "at" coleparmer.ca) for more information and to reserve your spot.

If there will be enough interest, an additional demonstration is possible around the same time in Ottawa, please enquire.

About the event:
http://www.coleparmer.ca/promotions/promotion_picospinDEMO2011.asp

About picoSpin:
http://www.coleparmer.ca/catalog/literature/3338.2A4_PicoSpin_Brochure.pdf

Roberto Santana
Gérant du Marketing / Marketing Manager
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc
210-5101 rue Buchan, Montréal, QC, Canada, H4P 2R9
Tél: 800-363-5900 / 514-355-6100 x 250
Téléc./Fax: 514-355-7119
rsantana "at" coleparmer.ca
http://www.coleparmer.ca

MOOT XXIV - third announcement

Dear Colleagues,

A reminder that online registration is now open for the MOOT XXIV NMR Symposium which will be taking place October 22nd-23rd (2011) in Toronto, Ontario, hosted at the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto. Details are available on the conference website, http://www.mootnmr.org

The abstract submission deadline for this year's MOOT is 23 September, and abstracts for both oral and poster presentations can be submitted online during the registration process.

Agilent Technologies will be holding a day long symposium and mixer the day before this year's MOOT (Oct. 21). More information regarding the agenda and location for this symposium will be posted soon at http://www.spinsights.net/

We have arranged conference pricing for accomodation downtown at the Delta Chelsea hotel near the Hospital for Sick Children, as well as discounted airfares through Porter Airlines (serving Toronto Island airport). Please see the "Travel" section of http://www.mootnmr.org for more details!

If you have any questions or comments, please send a message to (mootnmr "at" gmail.com), or contact Simon Sharpe (ssharpe "at" sickkids.ca).

We look forward to seeing you in October!

Sharpe lab - Molecular Structure and Function Programme, Hospital for Sick Children / Dept. of Biochemistry, U. Toronto

Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Special Issue Dedicated to Professor R.E. Wasylishen

Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 89, Number 7 (2011) (part 1 of 2)
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/toc/cjc/89/7

Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 89, Number 9 (2011) (part 2 of 2)
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/toc/cjc/89/9

David Bryce, Gang Wu, Yining Huang, "Tribute: Professor Roderick E. Wasylishen," Canadian Journal of Chemistry 89 (2011) xi-xvi. (Special Issue) http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/v11-067

"Anarchy in the proteome" - interview with Julie Forman-Kay

Julie Forman-Kay (Toronto) speaks about her research in disordered proteins in a podcast interview to the Chemistry World. Available for download at

Chemistry World Podcast, August 2011, "6.05-13.00 Julie Forman-Kay reveals that disordered, unfolded proteins are much more functional and much more common than previously thought"

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/podcast/CWpodcast.asp

Part of this interview is also featured in the printed August 2011 issue of the Chemistry World (subscription required): M. Gross "Anarchy in the proteome", Chemistry World, August 2011, Volume 8, No 8, p.42-45.
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2011/August/index.asp

"Canadian NMR Research" News Bulletin

Fellow MR-enthusiasts,

the Summer 2011 issue of the "Canadian NMR Research" bulletin is now available for download. In this issue Corey Morcombe writes about Magnetic Resonance developments at Agilent, a new CREATE program in Bionanomachines is announced, and our colleagues from Calgary pay respect to the late Deane McIntyre.

You are welcome to forward this bulletin to your students and co-workers.

CREATE program in Bionanomachines

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced a new Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) grant in Bionanomachines led by Kalle Gehring at McGill University.

The CREATE Program in Bionanomachines (CTPB) is focused on the principles, design, and applications of bionanomachines, which are defined as nanometer scale devices such as enzymes or biomaterials that are derived from living organisms and composed of DNA, RNA, protein, sugars, and/or lipids. Existing bionanomachines touch us every day as improved stain-removing enzymes in laundry detergents to diagnostic tools and therapies for medicine and health.

The CTPB links world-class laboratories from across Canada in the fields of structural biology, biotechnology, supramolecular chemistry, nanotechnology, biophysics and protein engineering. Summer and graduate studentships can be held at Concordia University, the Université Laval, McGill University, the University of Calgary, the Université de Montréal, and the Université du Québec à Montréal. Applications for next year are due in December 2011.

A full list of mentors and program details can be found on the CTPB web site: http://www.bionanomachines.ca (available September, 2011) or by e-mail (bionanomachines.med "at" mcgill.ca)

Stable Isotopes for Structural Biomolecular NMR

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (CIL) made available a series of application notes on the use of stable isotopes in Biomolecular NMR. These application notes were written by some of the world's leading researches in the field, including several Canadian scientists.

Lewis Kay (University of Toronto) "Alanine Probes of Supra-Molecular Structure and Dynamics", page 9.

Leonid S. Brown and Vladimir Ladizhansky (University of Guelph) "Pichia pastoris as a Eukaryotic Protein Isotope-Labeling System", pages 14-15.

Ying Fan, Lichi Shi, Vladimir Ladizhansky and Leonid S. Brown (University of Guelph) "Uniform Isotope Labeling of Eukaryotic Proteins in Methylotrophic Yeast for High-Resolution NMR Studies - Extension to Membrane Proteins", Application Note 26, pages 71-74.

Recent research by Gang Wu's group (Queen's University) is cited as an example of advanced 17O NMR spectroscopy in large protein-ligand complexes in solution and in the solid state, "17O NMR reagents", page 34.

These application notes are available for download as a PDF file (5.1MB) "Stable Isotopes for Structural Biomolecular NMR Catalog" at:
http://www.isotope.com/cil/literature/research_literature/index.cfm