2012 Sponsors

The 2012 Symposium on the Structural Analysis of Supramolecular Assemblies by Hybrid Methods builds on successful previous meetings on the same theme from 2004-2010. As in previous years, the overall goal is to illustrate the power of combining state of the art methods to tackle important and challenging biological problems and to identify limitations and gaps in currently practiced hybrid methods. The central premise is that gaining a comprehensive understanding of the highly sophisticated complexes, machines, and organelles of the cell requires the coordinated application of complementary biophysical approaches (hybrid methods). We have recruited an outstanding panel of speakers who utilize multiple approaches to investigate a variety of complex biological systems. Each speaker has been asked to spend at least part of his/her lecture presenting the techniques that they use and their relative advantages and limitations.