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MMMS Fall Meeting

Topic: CryoEM and Pharma

November 21 , 2025

Location

Baxter Healthcare Headquarters
1 Baxter Parkway, Deerfield IL, 600159
Directions: Google Maps


Invited Speakers



Wei Liu
Medical College of Wisconsin

Title: CryoEM in Pharma: Bridging Structural Biology and Therapeutics
      


Xiaojing Yang
University of Illinois Chicago

Title: CryoEM studies of photoreceptor kinases: light signaling and allostery regulation

Preliminary Program

* A MMMS Society Award ($100) will be presented to the best Student paper presented at this meeting.

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Registration & Fee Information   Registration Required to enter the Baxter site:
       On-line Registration Form
   Please register by Nov. 14th 2025 - a head count is needed for food & beverages

   Fees:
   Current Members and all Students: Free
   Non-Member Registration: $20.00
   Vendors are welcome to exhibit: $125.00
      MMMS Vendor Liason: Dan Lawrence
8:00 - 9:00 AM
    Registration, Continental Breakfast and Coffee
   (Complementary to Registered Attendees)

9:00 - 9:05 AM
   Welcome and Opening Remarks

   Downloadable Abstracts (PDF) of Presentations for Fall Meeting

9:05 - 9:40 AM
    Dr. Gabriel Trindade dos Santos, Northwestern University
    Exploring Beam-Induced Damage in MOFs from Cryogenic to Room Temperature Conditions

9:40 - 10:25 AM
   Keynote speaker: Prof. Wei Liu, Medical College of Wisconsin
    CryoEM in Pharma: Bridging Structural Biology and Therapeutics

10:25 - 10:45 AM
   Break & Visit with Vendors
   Exhibiting at the Fall Meeting: Bruker, Deben, DMS, Gatan/Ametek, Heartland BioTech, Hitachi, JEOL, Microscopy Innovations, Oxford, Renishaw, Semplor, Tescan, ThermoFisher, Thomas Scientific/NCI, Zeiss,
   

10:45 - 11:20 AM
   Dr. Katsuaki Naito, Northwestern University
   Cryo-APT: Insights into the Atomic-Scale Structure and Composition of the Hydrated Mineral–Matrix Interface
   

11:20 - 11:45 AM
    Dr. Kazi Waheeda, Thermo Fisher Scientific
   Unlocking Molecular Secrets: The Power of Cryo-EM in Small Molecule Drug Discovery

11:45 - 12:10 AM
   Akul N. Seshadri, Purdue University
    The impacts of silane functionalized hydrogels on early-age nucleation and growth of cement hydrates

12:10 - 1:30 PM
    Lunch & Visit with Vendors (Complementary to Registered Attendees)
   Exhibiting at the Fall Meeting: Bruker, Deben, DMS, Gatan/Ametek, Heartland BioTech, Hitachi, JEOL, Microscopy Innovations, Oxford, Renishaw, Semplor, Tescan, ThermoFisher, Thomas Scientific/NCI, Zeiss,

1:45 - 2:00 PM
    M3S Business Meeting

2:00 - 2:45 PM
    Keynote speaker: Prof. Xiaojing Yang, University of Illinois Chicago
    CryoEM studies of photoreceptor kinases: light signaling and allostery regulation

2:45 - 3:05 PM
   Dr. Stephen Mick, Gatan Inc
   Large-Format Direct Detection Camera for 80-200 keV Cryo-EM Imaging
   

3:05 - 3:15 PM
   Closing Remarks