Lipid assemblies play important roles in cell membrane structure and function though remain poorly characterized from a molecular perspective. Whether lipids mix or phase segregate and on what length scales, how membrane composition confers macroscopic properties such as membrane flexibility, curvature, and permeability, how membranes maintain asymmetric distributions of lipids across the bilayer, and how membrane properties affect the sorting and activity of membrane binding/transmemrbane proteins are all questions that directly relate to how lipid assemblies sustain cellular integrity. This workshop will bring together leading investigators to discuss recent experimental and theoretical advances and identify pressing challenges in the field of lipid membrane chemistry and physics.
We wish to ensure an intimate workshop setting, with no more than 20 to 25 participants. If you are interested in attending, but have not received an invitation, please contact the workshop organizer before registering.
Telluride Science is about expanding the frontiers of science, exploring new ideas, and building collaborations. The workshop schedule will allow for substantial unstructured time for participants to talk and think. All participants are expected to stay for the entire duration of the workshop. Scientists are encouraged to consider bringing family or friends. Telluride offers a number of options for children's camps (including Telluride Academy, Aha School for the Arts, and Pinhead Institute). There is more information on childcare, camps, and family activities on Telluride Science's website. Feel free to contact Telluride Science's staff to help with any planning and/or coordinating care.
Telluride Intermediate School
721 West Colorado Ave
Telluride, CO 81435
| Participant | Organization | ||||
| Baumgart, Tobias | University of Pennsylvania | ||||
| Brannigan, Grace | Rutgers University - Camden | ||||
| Budin, Itay | UCSD | ||||
| Cui, Qiang | Boston University | ||||
| Deserno, Markus | Carnegie Mellon University | ||||
| Doktorova, Milka | Stockholm University | ||||
| Gorfe, Alemayehu | University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston | ||||
| Johnson, Margaret | Johns Hopkins University | ||||
| Leal, Cecilia | University of Illinois | ||||
| Lee, Christopher | University of California San Diego | ||||
| Levental, Ilya | University of Virginia | ||||
| Levental, Kandice | UVA | ||||
| Lyman, Edward | University of Delaware | ||||
| Myers, Benjamin | Univ of Utah School of Medicine | ||||
| Shelby, Sarah | University of Tennessee | ||||
| Shi, Zheng | Rutgers University | ||||
| Sodt, Alexander | NIH | ||||
| Zeno, Wade | University of Southern California | ||||