The program outline for the 14th Annual Southeast Enzyme Conference
Below is the program outline for the 14th SEC!
April 27, 2024
Location: GSU Student Center East Ballroom
All Talks include 5 min of Q&A
Program Schedule (Time: EDT)
7:30-8:30: Registration and Coffee Mixer
8:30-8:40: Opening Remarks – Steven Mansoorabadi (Auburn University)
Session 1
Discussion Leader: TBD
8:40-9:00: Noa Erlitzki (University of Pennsylvania)
“Genomic context shapes DNA methylation & hydroxymethylation landscapes: a high-throughput enzymology study of TET dioxygenase activity”
9:00-9:20: Quoc Tai Vu (Appalachian State University)
“Characterization of Adrenodoxin’s Effects on Steady-State Kinetics and Substrate Binding of Cytochrome P450 27A1 Reactions”
9:20 – 9:40: Debanjan Kundu (Georgia Institute of Technology)
“Cannabinol (CBN) metabolism by Human Cytochrome P450s produces diverse bioactive metabolites”
9:40-11:30: Poster Session 1
Session 2
Discussion Leader: TBD
11:30 – 11:50: John O’Brien (University of Georgia)
“A Cryptic Allosteric Site Defines a Novel Feedback Inhibition Mechanism in hUGDH”
11:50 – 12:10: Max Errickson (Texas A&M University)
“Biosynthesis of UDP-β-l-Arabinofuranoside for the Capsular Polysaccharides of Campylobacter jejuni”
12:10 – 12:30: Katie Rush (Auburn University)
“Capturing the Binuclear Copper State of Peptidylglycine Monooxygenase Using a Peptidyl-Homocysteine Lure”
12:30-1:30: Lunch Break
1:30-1:40: Group Photo
Session 3
Discussion Leader: TBD
1:40 – 2:00: Bilkis Mehrin Moni (Georgia State University)
“Impact of Metal Ion Substitution on the Biophysical Properties of Metallo-Flavoenzyme d-2-Hydroxyglutarate Dehydrogenase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1”
2:00 – 2:20: John West (Wake Forest University)
“Involvement of C-Terminal Domain of NifU in Fe-S Cluster Assembly”
2:20 – 2:40: Thuc-Anh (Avery) Dinh (Virginia Tech)
“Elucidating the functions of putative metallochaperones in methanogens”
2:40-4:30: Poster Session 2
Session 4
Discussion Leader: TBD
4:30 – 5:30: David Britt (University of California, Davis)
“Biosynthesis of the Catalytic H-Cluster of [Fe-Fe] Hydrogenases”
5:30 – 5:40: Concluding remarks and poster awards – Steven Mansoorabadi
5:40-7:00: Social Networking mixer (On-Site)
PDF versions of previous Southeast Enzyme Conference Abstract Books can be viewed by clicking here.