Methods in Biomolecular Research Day1
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Workshop Day 1: Structural and Biophysical Methods in Biomolecular Research
July 8, 2026 @ 09:00 am to 04:30 pm
, Zoom and 8 Althouse Lab, University Park
, X-Ray Crystallography, Scattering and Biomolecular Interactions Core Facilities
,
REGISTER HERE,
Day One Schedule,
Zoom:
9:00 a.m. - Keynote: High Resolution Snapshots of Metalloenzyme Catalysis Using Crystallography and Cryo-EM; Olga Esakova, staff scientist, Sethera Therapeutics, Salt Lake City, UT,
9:45 a.m. - The physical basis of bitter taste: Biophysical approaches to studying bitterant-protein interactions; Yashmita Grover, grad student, Coupland & Hayes Labs, Dept. of Food Science,
10:00 a.m. - Structural basis for enhanced rare earth element selectivity in Lanmodulin; Wonseok Choi, grad student. Cotruvo Lab, Dept. of Chemistry,
10:15 a.m. - The principles and applications of Lumics C-Trap optical tweezers with florescence confocal microscopy; Tae-Hee Lee, professor, Scientific director C-Trap, Dept. of Chemistry, …
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Methods in Biomolecular Research Day1
Huck Core Facilities
Workshop Day 1: Structural and Biophysical Methods in Biomolecular Research
July 8, 2026 @ 09:00 am to 04:30 pm
, Zoom and 8 Althouse Lab, University Park
, X-Ray Crystallography, Scattering and Biomolecular Interactions Core Facilities
,
REGISTER HERE,
Day One Schedule,
Zoom:
9:00 a.m. - Keynote: High Resolution Snapshots of Metalloenzyme Catalysis Using Crystallography and Cryo-EM; Olga Esakova, staff scientist, Sethera Therapeutics, Salt Lake City, UT,
9:45 a.m. - The physical basis of bitter taste: Biophysical approaches to studying bitterant-protein interactions; Yashmita Grover, grad student, Coupland & Hayes Labs, Dept. of Food Science,
10:00 a.m. - Structural basis for enhanced rare earth element selectivity in Lanmodulin; Wonseok Choi, grad student. Cotruvo Lab, Dept. of Chemistry,
10:15 a.m. - The principles and applications of Lumics C-Trap optical tweezers with florescence confocal microscopy; Tae-Hee Lee, professor, Scientific director C-Trap, Dept. of Chemistry, …
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
POLLINATORS! The Musical
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July 8, 2026 @ 10:30 am to 11:00 am
, State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave.
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Headed downtown to the Central PA Festival of the Arts in July? Be sure to catch a performance of POLLINATORS! The Musical, a 30-minute musical puppet show about the unique lifestyles and habits of some of our native pollinators. Created and presented by Centre County Master Gardeners in collaboration with the Center for Pollinator Research, this award-winning show’s toe-tapping tunes and fascinating facts can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. Performances will be on Wednesday, July 8 (10:30 am, 1 pm) and Friday, July 10 (10:30 am, 2:30 pm) at State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave. Whether you’re eight or eighty, you’ll leave with a song in your heart and a new appreciation for our pollinator partners.
Introduction, With this presentation, our goal was to introduce critical concepts of pollinator behavior and life cycles, using the medium of musical theatre to present information in… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): State College Presbyterian Church.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
POLLINATORS! The Musical
Huck - Main Calendar
July 8, 2026 @ 10:30 am to 11:00 am
, State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave.
,
Headed downtown to the Central PA Festival of the Arts in July? Be sure to catch a performance of POLLINATORS! The Musical, a 30-minute musical puppet show about the unique lifestyles and habits of some of our native pollinators. Created and presented by Centre County Master Gardeners in collaboration with the Center for Pollinator Research, this award-winning show’s toe-tapping tunes and fascinating facts can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. Performances will be on Wednesday, July 8 (10:30 am, 1 pm) and Friday, July 10 (10:30 am, 2:30 pm) at State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave. Whether you’re eight or eighty, you’ll leave with a song in your heart and a new appreciation for our pollinator partners.
Introduction, With this presentation, our goal was to introduce critical concepts of pollinator behavior and life cycles, using the medium of musical theatre to present information in… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): State College Presbyterian Church.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
POLLINATORS! The Musical
Huck - Main Calendar
July 8, 2026 @ 10:30 am to 11:00 am
, State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave.
,
Headed downtown to the Central PA Festival of the Arts in July? Be sure to catch a performance of POLLINATORS! The Musical, a 30-minute musical puppet show about the unique lifestyles and habits of some of our native pollinators. Created and presented by Centre County Master Gardeners in collaboration with the Center for Pollinator Research, this award-winning show’s toe-tapping tunes and fascinating facts can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. Performances will be on Wednesday, July 8 (10:30 am, 1 pm) and Friday, July 10 (10:30 am, 2:30 pm) at State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave. Whether you’re eight or eighty, you’ll leave with a song in your heart and a new appreciation for our pollinator partners.
Introduction, With this presentation, our goal was to introduce critical concepts of pollinator behavior and life cycles, using the medium of musical theatre to present information in… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): State College Presbyterian Church.
Friday, July 10, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
POLLINATORS! The Musical
Huck - Main Calendar
July 8, 2026 @ 10:30 am to 11:00 am
, State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave.
,
Headed downtown to the Central PA Festival of the Arts in July? Be sure to catch a performance of POLLINATORS! The Musical, a 30-minute musical puppet show about the unique lifestyles and habits of some of our native pollinators. Created and presented by Centre County Master Gardeners in collaboration with the Center for Pollinator Research, this award-winning show’s toe-tapping tunes and fascinating facts can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. Performances will be on Wednesday, July 8 (10:30 am, 1 pm) and Friday, July 10 (10:30 am, 2:30 pm) at State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave. Whether you’re eight or eighty, you’ll leave with a song in your heart and a new appreciation for our pollinator partners.
Introduction, With this presentation, our goal was to introduce critical concepts of pollinator behavior and life cycles, using the medium of musical theatre to present information in… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): State College Presbyterian Church.
Friday, July 10, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Methods in Biomolecular Research Day 2
Huck - Main Calendar
Workshop Day 2: Structural and Biophysical Methods in Biomolecular Research
July 16, 2026 @ 09:00 am to 04:30 pm
, Zoom and 8 Althouse Lab, University Park
, X-Ray Crystallography, Scattering and Biomolecular Interactions Core Facilities
,
REGISTER HERE,
Day Two Schedule,
Zoom:
9:00 a.m. - Biophysical and biochemical studies of Farnesoid X receptor homodimer; Sabab Khan, assistant research professor, Okafor Lab, Dept. of Biochem & Mol. Biology,
9:15 a.m. - Structural characterization of Fabl-PFAS interactions; Avanti Vairagkar, grad student, Patterson Lab, Dept. of Vet & Biomed Science,
9:30 a.m. - Applying isothermal calorimetery, differential, scanning calorimetry and circular dichroism to, study intermolecular interactions, thermodynamic properties and structure; Neela Yennawar, director, Biomolecular Interactions & X-ray Crystallography & Scattering Cores, Huck Institutes,
10:15 a.m. - Introduction to Cryo-EM: From sample, preparation and biophysical characterization to… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Methods in Biomolecular Research Day 2
Huck Core Facilities
Workshop Day 2: Structural and Biophysical Methods in Biomolecular Research
July 16, 2026 @ 09:00 am to 04:30 pm
, Zoom and 8 Althouse Lab, University Park
, X-Ray Crystallography, Scattering and Biomolecular Interactions Core Facilities
,
REGISTER HERE,
Day Two Schedule,
Zoom:
9:00 a.m. - Biophysical and biochemical studies of Farnesoid X receptor homodimer; Sabab Khan, assistant research professor, Okafor Lab, Dept. of Biochem & Mol. Biology,
9:15 a.m. - Structural characterization of Fabl-PFAS interactions; Avanti Vairagkar, grad student, Patterson Lab, Dept. of Vet & Biomed Science,
9:30 a.m. - Applying isothermal calorimetery, differential, scanning calorimetry and circular dichroism to, study intermolecular interactions, thermodynamic properties and structure; Neela Yennawar, director, Biomolecular Interactions & X-ray Crystallography & Scattering Cores, Huck Institutes,
10:15 a.m. - Introduction to Cryo-EM: From sample, preparation and biophysical characterization to… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Methods in Biomolecular Research Day 3
Huck - Main Calendar
Workshop Day 3: Structural and Biophysical Methods in Biomolecular Research
July 17, 2026 @ 09:00 am to 04:30 pm
, Zoom and 8 Althouse Lab, University Park
, X-Ray Crystallography, Scattering and Biomolecular Interactions Core Facilities
,
REGISTER HERE,
Day 3 Schedule,
Zoom:
9:00 a.m. - From single molecules to biomolecular condensates: applications of optical tweezers in chromatin biology; Jia Gao, grad student, Lee Lab, Dept. of Chemistry,
9:15 a.m. - Delineateing the conformational landscape of the Picornavirus 3CD Protein using small angle x-ray scattering; Mohammad Hasan, grad student, Boehr Lab, Dept. of Chemistry,
9:30 a.m. - When AI meets the lab: Integrating AphaFold, molecular dynamics and biophysical methods; Ibrahim Moustafa, asst research professor, Biomolecular Interactions & X-ray Crystallography & Scattering Cores, Dept. of Biochem & Mol. Biology,
10:15 a.m. - Probing macromolecular interactions using multi-wavelength analytical ultracetrifugation and small… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Soils, Plants & Consumers Network
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Soils, Plants, & Consumers Network
July 17, 2026 @ 08:00 am to 12:00 pm
, 252 Erickson Food Science Building, University Park
,
Event Website,
Download Event PDF,
Featuring:
Dr. Misha Kwasniewiski, Penn State University
You're invited!
You're invited to attend the Soils, Plants, and Consumers Network (SPCN) Summer Research Expo on Friday, July 17, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in 252 Erickson Food Science Building. The Expo is being held in collaboration with the USDA-funded Training of Future Professionals along the Human-Food Interface through Research and Experiential Learning for Undergraduates Summer REEU Program. The Expo will feature research presentations by SPCN graduate student trainees, poster presentations by the Human-Food Interface REEU students, and a keynote presentation titled From Vines to Wine & the Chemistry in Between by Dr. Misha Kwasniewski, an associate research professor in the Department of Food Science at Penn State. This Expo will… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Soils, Plants & Consumers Network
Huck Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs
Soils, Plants, & Consumers Network
July 17, 2026 @ 08:00 am to 12:00 pm
, 252 Erickson Food Science Building, University Park
,
Event Website,
Download Event PDF,
Featuring:
Dr. Misha Kwasniewiski, Penn State University
You're invited!
You're invited to attend the Soils, Plants, and Consumers Network (SPCN) Summer Research Expo on Friday, July 17, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in 252 Erickson Food Science Building. The Expo is being held in collaboration with the USDA-funded Training of Future Professionals along the Human-Food Interface through Research and Experiential Learning for Undergraduates Summer REEU Program. The Expo will feature research presentations by SPCN graduate student trainees, poster presentations by the Human-Food Interface REEU students, and a keynote presentation titled From Vines to Wine & the Chemistry in Between by Dr. Misha Kwasniewski, an associate research professor in the Department of Food Science at Penn State. This Expo will… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Methods in Biomolecular Research Day 3
Huck Core Facilities
Workshop Day 3: Structural and Biophysical Methods in Biomolecular Research
July 17, 2026 @ 09:00 am to 04:30 pm
, Zoom and 8 Althouse Lab, University Park
, X-Ray Crystallography, Scattering and Biomolecular Interactions Core Facilities
,
REGISTER HERE,
Day 3 Schedule,
Zoom:
9:00 a.m. - From single molecules to biomolecular condensates: applications of optical tweezers in chromatin biology; Jia Gao, grad student, Lee Lab, Dept. of Chemistry,
9:15 a.m. - Delineateing the conformational landscape of the Picornavirus 3CD Protein using small angle x-ray scattering; Mohammad Hasan, grad student, Boehr Lab, Dept. of Chemistry,
9:30 a.m. - When AI meets the lab: Integrating AphaFold, molecular dynamics and biophysical methods; Ibrahim Moustafa, asst research professor, Biomolecular Interactions & X-ray Crystallography & Scattering Cores, Dept. of Biochem & Mol. Biology,
10:15 a.m. - Probing macromolecular interactions using multi-wavelength analytical ultracetrifugation and small… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Soils, Plants & Consumers Network
Center for Root and Rhizosphere Biology
Soils, Plants, & Consumers Network
July 17, 2026 @ 08:00 am to 12:00 pm
, 252 Erickson Food Science Building, University Park
,
Event Website,
Download Event PDF,
Featuring:
Dr. Misha Kwasniewiski, Penn State University
You're invited!
You're invited to attend the Soils, Plants, and Consumers Network (SPCN) Summer Research Expo on Friday, July 17, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in 252 Erickson Food Science Building. The Expo is being held in collaboration with the USDA-funded Training of Future Professionals along the Human-Food Interface through Research and Experiential Learning for Undergraduates Summer REEU Program. The Expo will feature research presentations by SPCN graduate student trainees, poster presentations by the Human-Food Interface REEU students, and a keynote presentation titled From Vines to Wine & the Chemistry in Between by Dr. Misha Kwasniewski, an associate research professor in the Department of Food Science at Penn State. This Expo will… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Soils, Plants & Consumers Network
Plant Institute
Soils, Plants, & Consumers Network
July 17, 2026 @ 08:00 am to 12:00 pm
, 252 Erickson Food Science Building, University Park
,
Event Website,
Download Event PDF,
Featuring:
Dr. Misha Kwasniewiski, Penn State University
You're invited!
You're invited to attend the Soils, Plants, and Consumers Network (SPCN) Summer Research Expo on Friday, July 17, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in 252 Erickson Food Science Building. The Expo is being held in collaboration with the USDA-funded Training of Future Professionals along the Human-Food Interface through Research and Experiential Learning for Undergraduates Summer REEU Program. The Expo will feature research presentations by SPCN graduate student trainees, poster presentations by the Human-Food Interface REEU students, and a keynote presentation titled From Vines to Wine & the Chemistry in Between by Dr. Misha Kwasniewski, an associate research professor in the Department of Food Science at Penn State. This Expo will… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Soils, Plants & Consumers Network
One Health Microbiome Center
Soils, Plants, & Consumers Network
July 17, 2026 @ 08:00 am to 12:00 pm
, 252 Erickson Food Science Building, University Park
,
Event Website,
Download Event PDF,
Featuring:
Dr. Misha Kwasniewiski, Penn State University
You're invited!
You're invited to attend the Soils, Plants, and Consumers Network (SPCN) Summer Research Expo on Friday, July 17, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in 252 Erickson Food Science Building. The Expo is being held in collaboration with the USDA-funded Training of Future Professionals along the Human-Food Interface through Research and Experiential Learning for Undergraduates Summer REEU Program. The Expo will feature research presentations by SPCN graduate student trainees, poster presentations by the Human-Food Interface REEU students, and a keynote presentation titled From Vines to Wine & the Chemistry in Between by Dr. Misha Kwasniewski, an associate research professor in the Department of Food Science at Penn State. This Expo will… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Soils, Plants & Consumers Network
Center for Chemical Ecology
Soils, Plants, & Consumers Network
July 17, 2026 @ 08:00 am to 12:00 pm
, 252 Erickson Food Science Building, University Park
,
Event Website,
Download Event PDF,
Featuring:
Dr. Misha Kwasniewiski, Penn State University
You're invited!
You're invited to attend the Soils, Plants, and Consumers Network (SPCN) Summer Research Expo on Friday, July 17, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in 252 Erickson Food Science Building. The Expo is being held in collaboration with the USDA-funded Training of Future Professionals along the Human-Food Interface through Research and Experiential Learning for Undergraduates Summer REEU Program. The Expo will feature research presentations by SPCN graduate student trainees, poster presentations by the Human-Food Interface REEU students, and a keynote presentation titled From Vines to Wine & the Chemistry in Between by Dr. Misha Kwasniewski, an associate research professor in the Department of Food Science at Penn State. This Expo will… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Virus Structure and Assembly
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Virus Structure and Assembly
July 20, 2026 @ 08:00 am to July 23, 2026 @ 05:00 pm,
Niagara Falls Convention Center, Sheraton Hotel, Niagara Falls, New York,
Event Website,
REGISTER TO ATTEND,
Featuring:
Karolin Luger, PhD, Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Paul Turner, PhD, Professor, Yale University
Peijun Zhang, PhD, Professor, Oxford University
We are very excited to invite you to join us at the 2026 FASEB Science Research Conference on Virus Structure and Assembly, which will be held July 20–23, 2026, in Niagara Falls, NY.
This meeting has always been a special place for our community. It brings together people working on many different viruses and many different approaches, from virus structure and assembly to entry, trafficking, genome replication and packaging, antivirals, phage therapy, cryo-EM, cryo-ET, mass spectrometry, computational virology, and other emerging methods. More importantly, it creates a great… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Monday, July 20, 2026, 8:00 AM – Thursday, July 23, 2026, 5:00 PM.
Virus Structure and Assembly
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Virus Structure and Assembly
July 20, 2026 @ 08:00 am to July 23, 2026 @ 05:00 pm,
Niagara Falls Convention Center, Sheraton Hotel, Niagara Falls, New York,
Event Website,
REGISTER TO ATTEND,
Featuring:
Karolin Luger, PhD, Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Paul Turner, PhD, Professor, Yale University
Peijun Zhang, PhD, Professor, Oxford University
We are very excited to invite you to join us at the 2026 FASEB Science Research Conference on Virus Structure and Assembly, which will be held July 20–23, 2026, in Niagara Falls, NY.
This meeting has always been a special place for our community. It brings together people working on many different viruses and many different approaches, from virus structure and assembly to entry, trafficking, genome replication and packaging, antivirals, phage therapy, cryo-EM, cryo-ET, mass spectrometry, computational virology, and other emerging methods. More importantly, it creates a great… .
Organization: UP - Institute - HUCK LIFE SCIENCES.
Monday, July 20, 2026, 8:00 AM – Thursday, July 23, 2026, 5:00 PM.