Sunday 2nd December
16:0020:00
18:0019:30
19:3021:00

Registration desk open
Halls JK
Opening Ceremony Welcome Mixer
PL-1 Hall DSpecial Plenary Lecture
Chair: Prof. Peter Colman, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchMulti-crystal Native SAD Analysis of Macromolecular Structure
Prof. Wayne Hendrickson, Columbia University

Monday 3rd December
08:0019:30
08:4509:45

Registration desk open

09:4510:15

Halls JK
Morning tea

10:1512:15

Parallel Sessions 1

PL-2 Hall D
Plenary 2
Chair: Prof. Keith Nugent, The University of Melbourne
Protein Nano-crystallography with X-ray laser pulses
Prof. Henry Chapman, CFEL DESY

MS-1 - Hall D
Hot structures in BiologyChairs:
Dr Maria Hrmova, University of Adelaide
Prof. Ian Menz, Flinders University
Invited Speakers: (25+5min presentations)
Structural basis for chaperone-histone interactions
Prof. Ruiming Xu, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Structural Biology of Nuclear Hormone Receptors
Prof. Eric Xu, Van Andel Research Institute
Structure and coupling mechanism of respiratory complex I
Prof. Leo Sazanov, Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit
3313 (10+5min Presentation)
The Structural explanations for SNARE selection during clathrin-mediated endocytosis
Dr David Owen, University of Cambridge
3370 (10+5min Presentation)
The Crystal Structure of the Signal Recognition Particle in Complex with its Receptor
Dr Sandro Fernandes Ataide, The University of Sydney10:1512:15

MS-2 - MR1
Metallo-organic structural chemistry
Chairs:Dr Chris Sumby, The University of Adelaide
Dr Christian Doonan, The University of Adelaide
Invited Speakers: (25+5min presentations)
Small cyano anions as versatile molecular building blocks
Prof. Stuart Batten, Monash University
Reactivity and Dynamics in Coordination Polymeric Networks
Prof. Jagadese J. Vittal, National University of Singapore
3535 (10+5min Presentation)
Crystalline Porous Molecular Solids
Dr. Chrisian Doonan, The University of Adelaide
3220 (10+5min Presentation)
A Stimuli Responsive System of Anion-Binding Fe4L6 Cages
Dr Jack Clegg, The University of Queensland
3102 (10+5min Presentation)
Heterotopic Ligands in Discrete and Polymeric Coordination Compounds
Dr David Turner, Monash University
3034 (10+5min Presentation)
Crystallographic studies of metal[Cu(II), Co(II)] adenine complexes
Mr Yogesh Patil, Indian Institute of Science

10:1512:15

MS-3 - MR2
Diffraction Physics and applications of crystallography
Chairs:Prof Takashi Kamiyama, IMSS/KEK
Dr Andrew Stevenson, CSIRO
Invited Speakers: (25+5min presentations)
X-ray focusing using dynamical diffraction from curved crystal resonator
Prof. Shih-Lin Chang, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Recent challenges of MEM electrostatic potential visualization using SR diffraction
data
Prof. Masaki Takata, SPring-8/RIKEN
3153
The current status of versatile neutron diffractometer iMATERIA at J-PARC
Prof Toru Ishigaki, Ibaraki University
3274
Electron vortex pair produced with a nano-fabicated holographic grating
Prof Masaya Uchida, Saitama Institute of Technology

3321
The battle of signal vs noise, and how to tip the balance in your favor
A/Adjunct Prof James Holton, University of California
3340
Determining Changes in Atomic and Electronic Structure of SrTiO3 Under theInfluence of an External Electric Field
Prof Andrew Johnson, University of Western Australia
12:1513:30
12:1513:30
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16:0018:00

Halls JK
Lunch
SCANZ meeting (MR2)
AsCA Officers Meeting (MR1)
Halls JK
Poster Session 1- Even numbers
Halls JK
Afternoon tea
Parallel Sessions 2
MS-4 - Hall D
Membrane Proteins
Chairs:Prof. Satoshi Murakami, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dr. Jacqui Gulbis, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Invited Speakers: (25+5min presentations)
Membrane Protein Structures from a Structural Genomics Approach
Prof. Wayne Hendrickson, Columbia University
Crystallization of membrane proteins using functional antibody fragments
Prof. Takeshi Murata, Chiba University
Electron crystallographic investigations of structures of membrane proteins andmembrane associated proteins
Prof. Alok Mitra, University of Auckland
3130 (10+5min Presentation)
The structure of yeast Ndi1 reveals overlapping binding sites for water- and lipidsoluble substrates
Dr Megan Maher, La Trobe University
3040 (10+5min Presentation)
The membrane embedded H+-translocating pyrophosphataseProf. Yuh Ju Sun, National Tsing Hua University

16:0018:00

MS-5 –MR1
Non-ambient and in-situ Diffraction Studies
Chairs:Prof. Hiroshi Fukazawa, JAEA
Prof. Erich Kisi, University of Newcastle
Invited Speakers: (25+5min presentations)In-situ diffraction techniques for studying hydrogen storage materials under highhydrogen pressureProf. Evan Gray, Griffith University
High-pressure neutron diffraction studies of minerals and new beamline at J-PARC
Dr Asami Sano, Japan Atomic Agency
3206 (10+5min Presentation)
High pressure structure and magnetism of one 1-D molecular magnetic material
Dr Jey-Jau Lee, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
3212 (10+5min Presentation)
In situ synchrotron studies of carbon dioxide corrosion of mild steel
Bridget Ingham, Industrial Research Ltd
3413 (10+5min Presentation)Reversible, pressure-induced transformation of the lanthanoid coordination geometry
in a highly compressible crystalline solid
Dr Samuel Duyker, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
3391 (10+5min Presentation)
Synchrotron and neutron powder diffraction study of incommensurate modulated
Ta2O5•Al2O3
Siegbert Schmid, The University of Sydney

16:0018:00

MS-6 –MR2
Synchrotron and neutron sources, instrumentation and application–Sponsored by ANSTO
Chairs:Prof. Sung-Min Choi, KAIST
Prof. Garry McInytre, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Invited Speakers: (25+5min presentations)Hard and Fast: developments of diffraction capability at the AS and beyond
Dr Kia Wallwork, Australian Synchrotron Co Lrd
Polarized Neutrons for Advanced Materials Research
Prof. Kazuhisa Kakurai, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
3362 (10+5min Presentation)
Installation and First Beam Tests of the Neutron Image Plate Diffractometer (Bio-C) atHANARO
Shin Ae Kim, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute3342 (10+5min Presentation)
Experimental determination of spin dependent electron density by joint refinement ofX-ray and polarized neutron diffraction data
Prof. Claude Lecomte, Universite de Lorraine and CNRS
3360 (10+5min Presentation)
Scientific capabilities of the CMCF beamlines at the Canadian Light Source
Dr Pawel Grochulski, Canadian Light Source
3375 (10+5min Presentation)
Development of a New Special Environment Powder Neutron Diffractometer, SPICA
Masao Yonemura, High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation (KEK)
19:2021:00

Session 3MS-6B –Hall D
Diffraction imaging and XFELS
Chairs:Prof. Hitoshi Tanaka, RIKEN
Prof. Keith Nugent, The University of Melbourne
Invited Speakers: (25+5min presentations)
Opportunities for diffractive imaging at the Linac Coherent Light Source
Dr Garth Jonathan Williams
Coherent Diffractive Imaging at SPring-8 and SACLA
Prof. Yukio Takahashi
Protein crystallography beyond radiation damage limits
Prof. Henry Chapman
3226
Continues X-ray diffractive filed in protein nanocrystallography
Dr Ruben Dilanian, The University of Melbourne
3248
The dynamic Jahn-Teller distortion of C60 induced and observed by interaction withan intense femtosecond X-ray laser pulse
Dr Andrew Martin, The University of Melbourne

Tuesday 4th December
08:0018:30
08:4509:45

Registration desk open

08:4509:45

KN-2
MR1&2
Keynote 2
Chair: Prof. Ray Withers, Australian National University
Exploring the Hierarchy and Architecture of Solid Solutions with Atom Probe
Microscopy
Prof. Simon Ringer, The University of Sydney
Halls JK
Morning Tea
Parallel Sessions 409:4510:15
10:1512:15

KN-1
Hall D
Keynote 1
Chair: Prof. Jenny Martin, University of Queensland
The Natural Killer Cell Receptor 3DL1 –Looking for missing self
Dr Julian Vivian, Monash University

MS-13 –Hall D
Drug discovery
Chairs:Dr Kam Zhang, RIKENDr Tom Peat, CSIRO
Invited Speakers: (25+5min presentations)
Structural insights into the mechanism of action of a BACE1 antibody
Dr Weiru Wang, Genentech Inc.
The discovery of Non-ATP site inhibitors of kinases
Dr Sandra Jacob, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Structure-based design of highly selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors for CNS
indications
Dr Jay Pandit, Pfizer Inc
3025 (10+5min Presentation)
BHRF1 inhibition with peptido-mimetics
Dr Sofia Caria, La Trobe University
3035 (10+5min Presentation)
Biologically active 1, 9-Pyrazoloanthrone Derivatives towards Inhibition of c-JNK
Mr Durga Prasad Karothu, Indian Institute of Science10:1512:15

MS-8 –MR2
Energy related materials
Chairs:Prof. Myung Hyun Paik Suh, Seoul National University
Dr Vanessa Peterson, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Invited Speakers: (25+5min presentations)
Functionalization of metal-organic frameworks for potential applications
Prof. Hongcai (Joe) Zhou, Texas A&M University
Fast ion transport and structural stability of solid lithium ion conductors: insight fromcombining in situ diffraction with bond-valence based simulations
A/Prof. Stefan Adams, National University of Singapore
2989 (10+5min Presentation)
Structure, thermal and physical properties of spinel type LiMnTiO4
Ms Denissa Murphy, The University of Sydney
3047 (10+5min Presentation)
Oxide-ionic conduction and the (3+3)-D incommensurately modulated structure ofType II Bi2O3–Nb2O5
A/Prof. Chris Ling, The University of Sydney
3291 (10+5min Presentation)
Repeated gas adsorption in zeolites for solar cooling applications investigatied byModulation Enhanced Diffraction
Prof. Davide Viterbo, Universitá del Piemonte Orientale
3418 (10+5min Presentation)
Materials Discovery of Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Prediction, Validation andRationalisation
Prof. Jacqueline Cole, University of Cambridge

10:1512:15

MS-9 –MR2
Dynamic aspects of molecular and solid state crystals
Chairs:Prof. Masaki Takata, SPring-8/RIKEN
A/Prof. Chris Ling, The University of Sydney
Invited Speakers: (25+5min presentations)
Simultaneous Measurements of Picosecond Lattice and Charge Dynamics in Co-Fe
Cyanides
A/Prof. Yutaka Moritomo, University of Tsukuba
Simulation of disorder and dynamics - from minerals to fuel cells
Prof. Julian Gale, Curtin University
Atomic Dynamics using Sychrotron Radiation: Phonon Softening in Multiferroic
EuTiO3
Dr Alfred Baron, RIKEN SPring-8 Center

3259 (10+5min Presentation)
Pseudo-polymorphic Phase Transition of Pharmaceutical Crystals Revealed by SDPD
MethodDr Hidehiro Uekusa, Tokyo Institute of Technology

12:1513:30
12:3013:30
13:0015:00
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16:0018:00

3221 (10+5min Presentation)
Diffraction and spectroscopic studies on the pyrochlore-fluorite phase transformationin Ln2Hf2O7 (Ln = lanthanide)
Dr Peter Blanchard, The University of Sydney
Halls JK
LunchWorkshop –Hall D
Phaser Crystallographic Software run by Dr. Airlie McCoy
AsCA Council Meeting (MR1)
Halls JK
Poster Session 2- Odd numbers
Halls JK
Afternoon Tea
Parallel Sessions 5MS-10 –Hall D
Macromolecular assemblies (Viral proteins)
Chairs:Prof. Cheng Yang, Tianjin International Academy of Biotechnology and Medicine
Dr Mike Lawrence, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Invited Speakers:(20+5min presentations)
Structural and functional analysis of the innate immune signaling adaptor protein
STING and its potential for drug discovery
Prof. Zhijie Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences(20+5min presentations)
The molecular organisation of viral in vivo crystals: arms and armours of insect
poxviruses
Dr Fasseli Coulibaly, Monash University(15+5min presentations)
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus nucleoprotein reveals endonuclease activity
in bunyaviruses
A/Prof. Zhiyong Lou, Tsinghua University(15+5min presentations)
Probing Allostery Through DNA - Single molecule and structural studies on several
DNA-protein complexes
Prof. Xiao-Dong Su, Peking University
3273 (10+5min Presentation)
Update on the chemokine binding protein from orf virus
Prof. Kurt Krause, University of Otago

3123 (10+5min Presentation)
Role of Domain swapping interactions in the Stationary Phase Survival Protein SurE
from Salmonella typhimurium
Yamuna Kalyani Mathiharan, Indian Institute of Science
16:0018:00

MS-11 –MR1
Chemical crystallography
Chairs:Prof. Yu Wang, National Taiwan University
Prof. Stuart Batten, Monash University
Invited Speakers: (25+5min Presentations)
Crystal Structures of Mesoporous Inorganic Frameworks
Prof. Sue-Lein Wang, National Tsing Hua University
Multi-bistable metal complexes
Prof. Hiroki Oshio, University of Tsukuba
3154 (10+5min Presentation)
In-situ Control of Photochromism of Hybrid Type Cobalt Complexes using
Crystalline-State Photoisomerization
Dr Akiko Sekine, Tokyo Institute of Technology
3433 (10+5min Presentation)
Application of the Structure Correlation Principle to Concerted and Stepwise retro
Diels Alder Reactions
A/Prof. Jonathan White, University of Melbourne
3372 (10+5min Presentation)
Accurate Chemical Characterization –Fascinating Discoveries and Proofs
Dr Alison Edwards, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
3134 (10+5min Presentation)
Crystal Packing Predictions: which are the dominant interactions?
Dr Graeme Gainsford, Industrial Research Limited

16:0018:00

MS-12 –MR2
Structural proteomics and bioinformatics
Chairs:Prof. Haruki Nakamura, Osaka University
Prof. Bostjan Kobe, University of Queensland
Invited Speakers: (20+5min Presentation)
Structural genomics of mobile gene elements: Defining protein functions engaged inlateral gene transfer
A/Prof Bridget Mabbut, Macquarie University
Structures of autophagic molecules for autophagosome formation
Prof Hyun Kyu Song, Korea University

Changes in protein-protein interface brought about by complex formation
Prof Pinak Chakrabarti, Bose Institute
Using informatics to straddle the expertise gap in protein crystallogenesis
Dr Janet Newman, CSIRO
3299 (15+5min Presentation)
Error estimation guided rebuilding of de novo models increases the success rate for abinitio phasing
Dr Kam Zhang, RIKEN18:0019:30

Awards Ceremony
Poster PrizesWednesday 5th December
08:0017:30
08:4509:45

09:4510:15
10:1512:15

Registration desk open
KN-3
Hall D
Keynote 3
Chair: Prof. John Carver, University of Adelaide
In situ photo-crystallography discovers optoelectronic applications
Prof Jacqueline Cole, University of Cambridge
KN-4 MR1&2
Keynote 4
Chair: Dr Alison Edwards, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Polar nanoregions and diffuse scattering in the relaxor ferroelectrics
Richard Welberry, Australian National University
Hall JK
Morning Tea
Parallel Session 6MS-7 –Hall D
Enzymes
Chairs:Prof. Zihe Rao, Nankai University/Tsing Hua University
Dr Chris Squire, The University of Auckland
Invited Speakers: (25+5min Presentations)
A tale of two cooperative mechanisms of phosphagen kinases: dimeric single-domain
and monomeric double-domain
Dr Sheng Ye, Chinese Academy of Sciences
The X-ray Crystal Structure Of Full Length Human PlasminogenProf. James Whisstock, Monash University
3022 (15+5min Presentation)
Protein motions and CO migration following CO photolysis in haem oxygenase
A/Prof Masakazu Sugishima, Kurume University School of Medicine
3382 (15+5min Presentation)
Crystal Structure of Auxin Amido Synthetase from Cabernet Sauvignon
Dr Tom Peat, CSIRO
3163 (15+5min Presentation)
Structural analysis of the electron transfer complex between Ferredoxin andFerredoxin-dependent glutamate synthase
Dr Kanako Shinmura, Osaka University

10:1512:15

MS-14 –MR1
Small angle scattering
Chairs:Prof Moonhor Ree, Pohang Institute of Science
Dr Charlotte Conn, CSIRO
Invited Speakers: (25+5min Presentations)
Small angle X-ray scattering studies of high-energy ion tracks
Prof. Patrick Kluth, Australian National University
Investigating the Nanoscale Structure in Self-Assembled Polymers, Films andComposites
Prof. Kevin Jack, Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis
3358 (10+5min Presentation)
High Throughput Biological SAXS for the Home Laboratory
Ms Angela Criswell, Rigaku
3396 (10+5min Presentation)
The solution structure of full length human ezrin by SAXS and protein crystallography
Dr Anthony Duff, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
3085 (10+5min Presentation)
The regulatory role of Munc18 proteins in SNARE mediated membrane fusion
Dr Andrew Whitten, University of Queensland
2980 (10+5min Presentation)
The Role of Small-Angle X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Techniques in Understanding
Starch Structure
Elliot Gilbert

10:1512:15

MS-15 –MR2Crystal growth and engineering
Chairs:Prof. Ashwini Nangia, University of Hyderbad
Dr Janet Newman, CSIRO
Invited Speakers: (25+5min Presentations)
Evaluation of Crystal Form using CSD derived Full Interaction Maps
Dr Peter WoodEngineering proteins and complexes for enhanced crystallizability
Prof. Zygmunt S.Derewenda, University of Virginia
3365 (15+5min Presentation)
An Approach to Crystallizing Proteins by Metal-mediated Synthetic Symmetrization
Ms Angela Soriaga, UCLA
3427(15+5min Presentation)
Solvothermal Synthesis of Mixed Imidazolate-Benzimidazolate MOFs
Prof. Ian Williams, HKUST12:1513:3012:1514:15
13:0015:00
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15:4516:00
16:0017:00

17:0017:30
18:3023:00

3122 (15+5min Presentation)
X-ray transparent plates for high throughput protein crystallization and diffraction
screening
Prof Robert Thorne, Cornell University
Halls JK
Lunch
SCANZ Members AGM (MR2)
AsCA Council Meeting 2 (MR1)Hall D
AsCA/SCANZ Rising Stars Symposium MS
Halls JK
Afternoon Tea
Responding to new era of crystallographic-based science and changes in its global
distribution
Prof. Samar Hasnain, University of Liverpool
Hall D
PL-3
Plenary 3
Chair: Dr Chris Sumby, University of Adelaide
Invited Speaker:
Metal Azolate Frameworks: from Crystal Engineering to Functional Materials
Prof. Xiao-Ming Chen, Sun Yat-Sen University
Hall D
Closing Ceremony
Conference Dinner, National Wine Centre of Australia