Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series - Free Admission

Scientists and engineers will take on roles of educators through the Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series. The series is intended to inform the public about the diversity of research being conducted at the Laboratory.

The Shapes of Proteins: a look inside the molecular machines of life

Thomas C. Terwilliger
Bioscience Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Proteins are more than just muscle: they are tiny molecular machines, and they can catalyze chemical reactions, turn other proteins on and off, and transport chemicals and other proteins around the cell. This talk will describe the development of a new field of science -- Structural Genomics -- whose aim is to characterize the morphology of these proteins. Understanding protein shapes will enable us to harness the microscopic factories inside cells and to use structure-based design to develop new therapeutic drugs.

Friday, November 7, 2008, at 7:00 pm
Duane W. Smith Auditorium
Los Alamos High School
1300 Diamond Drive
Los Alamos, NM

Monday, November 17, 2008, at 7:00 pm
Taos Convention Center
Taos, NM

Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at 7:00 pm
James A. Little Theater
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM

Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at 7:00 pm
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
1801 Mountain Road NW
Albuquerque, NM

For further information, contact Linda Anderman at the Community Programs Office at (505) 665-9196 or anderman@lanl.gov.

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Continental Breakup and the Dawn of Humankind
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April 2008
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Small Satellites on a Shoestring: The LANL Experience
Diane Roussel-Dupre
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February 2008
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Cracking the Neural Code: Discovering the Language of the Brain
Garrett Kenyon
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November 2007
Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Taos, NM

The Dark Universe: Revelations and Mysteries
Salman Habib
Los Alamos National Laboratory
September 2007
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The Turbulent World: How Nature Mixes Things Up
Robert Ecke
Center for Nonlinear Studies
Los Alamos National Laboratory
May 2007

Avian Influenza: How LANL is helping resond to a potential pandemic
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
December 2006

Chilling Out with Lasers: The Science of Optical Refrigeration
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Theoretical Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Abstract, March and April 2006
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Samples from the Sun—NASA’s GENESIS Mission, Crash, and Recovery
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Abstract, November 2005
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Gamma-Ray Bursts— one reason why 'astronomical' is an adjective
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Laboratory Fellow,
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Abstract, September 2005
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A Personal Perspective of the Changing Nuclear Threat
Siegfried S. Hecker
Senior Fellow and Former Director,
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Calculating Extinction: The Meteor Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs
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Abstract, April 14, 2004

A History of Predicting the Future: Earth, Wind, Fire and Computers
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Abstract, January 21, 2004

The Groundwaters of Northern New Mexico:
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Hydrology, Geochemistry and Geology Group
Abstract October 2, 2003
Download the presentation slides (PPT 66.9 MB)

Black Holes and Collapsed Stars: Our Galaxy and Its Neighbors
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Nonproliferation and International Security Division
Abstract April 29, 2003

Neutrinos in the Cosmos, in the Sun, and on the Earth
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Subatomic Physics Group
Liquid Scintillating Neutrino Detector
Booster Neutrino Experiment (BooNE)
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The Complexity, Simplicity, and Unity of Living Systems
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Abstract November 13, 2002

Measuring Small Magnet Fields from Living Systems: From Understanding the Brain to the Detection of Cancer
Michelle A. Espy
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Abstract October 2, 2002
Download the presentation slides (PDF 4.7 MB)

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Dr. Gregory S. Boebinger
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Abstract
Download the presentation slides
Part 1: PDF 2.78 MB and Part 2: PDF 1.63 MB June 20, 2002

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Dr. Bette Korber
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Abstract February 7, 2002

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Four Short Lectures and a Panel Discussion with:
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Co-Sponsored with the Santa Fe Institute and the Southwest CARE Center
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Lunar Prospector and the Upcoming Mars Odyssey Mission
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Space and Atmospheric Sciences Group
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