| SUNDAY |
| 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and check-in |
| Welcome Reception |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 - 9:30 pm | Mineralized biological materials: structure-function relations |
| Discussion leader: Fred Wilt (University of California, Berkeley, USA) |
| 7:30-7:45 | Fred Wilt: overview |
| 7:45-8:30 | Joanna Aizenberg (Lucent Technologies, USA)
Exceptional optical performance of the calcitic skeleton in brittlestars. |
| 8:30-9:15 | Steve Mann (Bristol University, UK)
Matrix-mediated nucleation in biomineralization - a mesoscale phenomenon? |
| MONDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Matrix functions |
| Discussion leader: Art Veis (Northwestern University, USA) |
| 9:00-9:15 | Art Veis: overview |
| 9:15-10:00 | Mary Alice Webb (Purdue University, USA)
Proteins associated with calcium oxalate crystallization in grape plants |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break and Group Photo |
| 10:30-11:15 | Isao Sarashina, Daiki Tsukamoto, Kazuyoshi Endo (Tokyo University, Japan)
Primary structures of Asp-rich matrix proteins of molluscan Shells |
| 11:15-12:00 | Hiromichi Nagasawa (Tokyo University, Japan)
Structure and function of matrix protein and peptide in the crustacean calcified tissues |
| 12:00-12:15 | Yan Yin (University of New Hampshire, USA)
Investigations of a novel calcium-binding protein from the extrapallial fluid of Mytilus edulis |
| 12:15-12:30 | Helga Lichtenegger (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
Copper-based biomineral plays a structural role in invertebrate jaws |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 - 9:30 pm | Matrix functions: the genetic approach |
| Discussion leader: Pam Robey (NIDCR,NIH,USA) |
| 7:30-7:45 | Pam Robey: overview |
| 7:45-8:30 | Marc McKee (McGill University, Canada)
Protein regulation of skeletal and ectopic mineralization in vertebrates |
| 8:30-9:15 | Marian Young (NIDCR, NIH, USA)
Small leucine rich proteoglycans: Critical roles in the structure and function of mineralized tissues. |
| TUESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Matrix functions |
| Discussion leader: José Arias (University of Chile, Santiago) |
| 9:00-9:15 | José Arias: overview |
| 9:15-10:00 | William Butler, J.C. Brunn, Otto Baba and C. Quin (University of texas, U.S.A)
Newer insights into the dynamics of osteogenesis and dentinogenesis. |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-11:15 | Dan Deutsch (Hebrew University, Israel)
Tuftelin gene expression; from tooth to brain |
| 11:15-12:00 | Larry Fisher (NIDCR, NIH, USA)
The SIBLING family of glycophosphoproteins; can they really do it all? |
| 12:00-12:15 | Toshiki Watanabe (University of Tokyo Ocean Research Institute, Japan)
Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding a soluble matrix protein in the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis |
| 12:15-12:30 | Yoshiko Okamura (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan)
Molecular mechanism of bacterial magnetite formation |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 - 9:30 pm | Structural Analyses in the Hydrated State |
| Discussion Leader: Elaine DiMasi (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY |
| 7:30-7:45 | Elaine DiMasi: Overview |
| 7:45-8:30 | Paul Hansma (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Molecular mechanistic origin of the toughness of natural adhesives, fibres, and composites: from abalone shells to bone. |
| 8:30-9:15 | Patrick Stayton (University of Washington, USA)
Molecular recognition at the protein-hydroxyapatite interface. |
| WEDNESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Biomechanics |
| Discussion Leader: Bill Landis (Northeastern Ohio University, USA) |
| 9:00-9:15 | Bill Landis: Overview |
| 9:15-10:00 | John Currey (York University, UK)
Mechanical consequences of differences in degree of mineralization of vertebrate skeketons |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-11:15 | Mimi Koehl (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Mechanical consequences of mineral inclusions in pliable connective tissues: Spicules, sclerites, and ossicles |
| 11:15-12:00 | Marjolein van der Meulen (Cornell University, USA)
In vivo models for determining influences on bone strength and structure |
| 12:00-12:15 | Germaine Fu (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
The soluble nacre proteins that influence the calcite to aragonite transition in abalone shell |
| 12:15-12:30 | Joseph Freeman (Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA)
A molecular model of the elastic energy storage in collagen and the effects of mineralization |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 - 9:30 pm | Crystal growth and inhibition |
| Discussion leader: George Nancollas (University of Buffalo, USA) |
| 7:30-7:45 | George Nancollas: Overview |
| 7:45-8:30 | Peter Davies (Queens University, Canada)
Antifreeze proteins and the control of ice crystal growth |
| 8:30-9:15 | Jim DeYoreo (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)
AFM investigations of crystal growth modulation by organic additives |
| THURSDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Biologically inspired materials |
| Discussion leader: Linn Hobbs (MIT, USA) |
| 9:00-9:15 | Linn Hobbs: Overview |
| 9:15-10:00 | Gerhard Wegner (Max Planck Institute, Mainz, Germany)
Control of nucleation and growth of inorganic materials by synthetic polymers and colloids. |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-11:15 | Stuart Stock (Northwestern University, USA)
Noninvasive X-ray interrogation at the micrometer scale: Mineral in the sea urchin. |
| 11:15-12:00 | Irving Shapiro (Thomas Jefferson University, USA)
Modification of implant surfaces with bioactive peptides |
| 12:00-12:15 | Elia Beniash (Northwestern University, Chicago, USA)
Mineralizing properties of peptide-amphiphile supramolecular assemblies |
| 12:15-12:30 | Laurie Gower (University of Florida, Gainesville, USA)
The influence of templates on mineralization via a precursor phase |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 - 9:30 pm | Stereochemical approach to crystal growth |
| 7:30-8:30 | Mike McBride (Yale University, USA)
Crystal growth and dissolution near equilibrium: an historical and experimental perspective |
| FRIDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Departure |
