Dalton Discussion 2: Bioinorganic Chemistry

2-5 September 1997, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

 

Organised by the Dalton Division of the RSC

The second Dalton Discussion covered Bioinorganic Chemistry.  The role of inorganic chemistry in the processes of life has been acknowledged as both fundamental and fascinating.  The science involved is wide-ranging, including inorganic synthesis, reaction kinetics and catalysis, protein engineering, structural and spectroscopic studies, and (macro)molecular modelling and mechanics calculations.  The aim of the meeting was to focus on the more inorganic aspects of the area.  

Themes

• Oxomolybdenum and Oxotungsten Enzymes
• Small Molecule Activation by Metalloproteins
• Biomineralisation
• Mixed-valence Metal Clusters in Biology
• Metals in Medicine

Keynote Speakers

Doug Rees 
Caltech, USA

Ed Stiefel
Exxon Research, USA

Bernhard Lippert
University of Dortmund, Germany

Steve Mann
University of Bath, UK

Geoff Ozin
University of Toronto, Canada

Geneviève Blondin
University of Paris Sud, France

Dante Gatteschi
University of Florence, Italy

Jan Reedijk
University of Leiden, The Netherlands

Scientific Committee

Dr A K Powell (Chairman)
Kings College London, UK

Professor C D Garner
University of Nottingham, UK

Professor G R Moore
University of East Anglia, UK

Professor P J Sadler
University of Edinburgh, UK

Professor A J Thomson
University of East Anglia, UK

Dr R N F Thorneley
University of East Anglia, UK