Membrane Protein Structures 2015 Meeting

Abstract

The Membrane Protein Structures (MPS) 2015 Meeting was the fifth in a series of very successful meetings on the technologies and materials that are critical for membrane protein production and structure determination. The program focused on a variety of recent transformative technologies, and on the illuminating membrane protein structures they have enabled. This symposium was held at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory April 10–12, 2015. The meeting was co-hosted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)—National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and National Cancer Institute (NCI)—Structural Biology Facility GM/CA, and Northeastern Collaborative Access Team (NE-CAT). The conference was well-attended with over 230 attendees from around the globe and included 37 invited speakers in nine sessions, 63 posters, and 20 “lightning talks.”