Journal+Club+Fall13


 * Presentation Order: - see the Fall 13 Schedule**

7th Paper Early Class**: Dax F-G, Qasim A** Late Class: **Keely W, Grant T, Jesus De La O**
 * 4-Dec, Wednesday**
 * PRESENTERS:**

paper - use PubMed to download the PDF If you are not on campus, you can use the UT VPN (Virtual Private Network) to get on the campus network Hu, X.; Vujanac, M.; Southall, N.; Stebbins, C. E., Inhibitors of the Yersinia protein tyrosine phosphatase through high throughput and virtual screening approaches. //Bioorg Med Chem Lett// **2013**, 23 (4), 1056-62.

Supplement:


 * Study Q's:** answer these and bring paper copy to class

Hey VDSers, Here is a link to a VDS class Mendeley account. This website will enable students to access the papers and create bibliographies. You have the option of downloading a desktop version or using the website for journal article access.

@http://www.mendeley.com/

The username is vdsclass@gmail.com and the password is the same as usual (not the GDocs one - but the one to get on to the laptops in the lab. p............ ).

Link to @Journal Club Summer 13


 * COMPLETED PAPERS 2013 Fall:**

1st Paper Paper: Kovac, A.; Konc, J.; Vehar, B.; Bostock, J.; Chopra, I.; Janezic, D.; Gobec, S., Discovery of new inhibitors of D-alanine:D-alanine ligase by structure-based virtual screening. //J Med Chem// **2008,** //51// (23), 7442-8.
 * 1st Journal Club Fall 2013**
 * 4-Sep, Wednesday**
 * PRESENTERS:**


 * Study Q's:** answer these and bring paper copy to class

2nd Paper Early Class**: Anita & Melissa** Late Class: **Ashlee, Nicolet** Tomlinson, S.; Malmstrom, R.; Watowich, S., New approaches to structure-based discovery of dengue protease inhibitors. //Infect Disord Drug Targets// **2009,** //9// (3), 327-43.
 * 18-Sep, Wednesday**
 * PRESENTERS:**


 * Study Q's:** answer these and bring paper copy to class

3rd Paper Early Class**: Caroline, Imran, Oscar** Late Class: **Jason, Ariel**
 * 2-Oct, Wednesday**
 * PRESENTERS:**

paper - use PubMed to download the PDF If you are not on campus, you can use the UT VPN (Virtual Private Network) to get on the campus network Bai, Y.; Monzingo, A.; Robertus, J., The X-ray structure of ricin A chain with a novel inhibitor. Arch Biochem Biophys 2009, 483 (1), 23-8. Bai, Y.; Watt, B.; Wahome, P.; Mantis, N.; Robertus, J., Identification of new classes of ricin toxin inhibitors by virtual screening. //Toxicon// **2010,** //56// (4), 526-34.


 * Study Q's:** answer these and bring paper copy to class

4th Paper Early Class**: Aditi, Seo, Jessica (must go at beginning of class)**
 * 16-Oct, Wednesday**
 * PRESENTERS:**

Late Class: **Daniel, Jiaqi**

paper - use PubMed to download the PDF If you are not on campus, you can use the UT VPN (Virtual Private Network) to get on the campus network A Novel Small-Molecule Inhibitor of the Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus Determined through Computational Screening against the Neuraminidase. Jianghong An, Davy C. W. Lee, Anna H.Y. Law, Cindy L.H. Yang, Leo L.M. Poon, Allan S.Y. Lau, and Steven J.M. Jones //J. Med. Chem.// **2009,** //52,// 2667–2672


 * Study Q's:** answer these and bring paper copy to class

5th Paper

Early Class**: Julia, Manuel** Late Class: **Gautam, Jensen, James** paper - use PubMed to download the PDF If you are not on campus, you can use the UT VPN (Virtual Private Network) to get on the campus network Mochalkin, I.; Miller, J.; Narasimhan, L.; Thanabal, V.; Erdman, P.; Cox, P.; Prasad, J.; Lightle, S.; Huband, M.; Stover, C., Discovery of antibacterial biotin carboxylase inhibitors by virtual screening and fragment-based approaches. //ACS Chem Biol// **2009,** //4// (6), 473-83.
 * 30-Oct, Wednesday**
 * PRESENTERS:**

- No Journal Club Study Q's this week - we will only do in class Group Q's.
 * Study Q's:** answer these and bring paper copy to class

6th Paper Early Class**: Brandy C, William E.**
 * 20-Nov, Wednesday**
 * PRESENTERS:**

Late Class: **Feng G, Nicole W., D'Ondria P.**

paper - use PubMed to download the PDF If you are not on campus, you can use the UT VPN (Virtual Private Network) to get on the campus network Henriksson, L. M.; Unge, T.; Carlsson, J.; Aqvist, J.; Mowbray, S. L.; Jones, T. A., Structures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase provide new insights into catalysis. //J Biol Chem// **2007,** //282// (27), 19905-16.


 * Study Q's:** answer these and bring paper copy to class


 * Guidelines:**
 * prepare a 10 minute powerpoint slide show
 * save the filename as something like:
 * YourName _JournalClub__Date.pptx__
 * Start __out with a title slide that has the__ Journal Article name__,__ Journal Name __and__ Authors__ on it.
 * Put YOUR **name** on title slide also since you are presenting.
 * Put the **__date__** of the presentation on their as well - and something like '**VDS Journal Club**'
 * Create an introduction that provides a broad perspective for the specific __#|work__ being presented. For example, if you are presenting a __#|paper__ on a new protein, you should provide some background on the protein family and what it does. Don't assume that everyone in your audience knows the background. You can use your own content if you like - along with that given by the authors.
 * Include a picture or image that helps give a visual for the background.
 * Include any statistics about the disease and its prevalence (this is motivation)
 * Instead of simply describing the methods used, look at the methods critically, with an eye for anything interesting or unusual. Point out anything that might be generally useful. For example, did the authors use any techniques that we are currently using in our lab?
 * __Include graphs and figures from the paper__. Use the **SNIPPING tool** in Windows to get pictures of the graphs, etc. from the paper. However, you will want a few 'original' images of your own. You can also make your own cartoons and schematic diagrams or show relevant pictures to get across the point.
 * Make an effort to explain what is going on in the figures (try to include all of them - but you can leave out some if they do not contribute to a 10 minute presentation)
 * Be sure to actually show the images and figures from the paper when talking about them (include some type of caption)
 * Do the results suggest any additional experiments that would be the next__.__?


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Feel free to interject your own viewpoint of the research (is it valuable, did they do anything you liked or disliked?)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Clearly explain the significance of the results. Results by themselves are dull, unless they have significance. The significance may not be obvious to the audience, so point it out specifically.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the most significant contribution of the specific work to the field in general?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Try to appear truly interested (even excited!) about the work you are presenting. Enthusiasm is contagious, and keeps your audience interested. Can you think of anything to make your presentation unique? An unusual prop or visual aid? Make your presentation "professional". That means, stand up in front, look directly at your audience, and don't "read" your slides.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go through your talk at least once as a practice run

Run a **draft** of your presentation by **Dr. B** a few days before you present it. Upload your presentation __before__ class to the **GroupMeetingSlides/GroupMeetingSlides/StudentPresentations** folder on **Google Docs**
 * TIPS:
 * for best contrast and readability - use black text on white background.
 * Put date on the title slide
 * When you get to a figure, explain what is on the X axis and what is on the Y-axis. This helps them understand the graph and also gives a little time for them to view the graph and digest what is being shown.
 * For graphs and tables - be sure to explicitly state what the 'take home message' of that figure is. What does the graph tell the reader?

**Potential Papers:**
Li, Z.; Garner, A. L.; Gloeckner, C.; Janda, K. D.; Carlow, C. K., Targeting the Wolbachia cell division protein FtsZ as a new approach for antifilarial therapy. //PLoS Negl Trop Dis// **2011,** //5// (11), e1411.

Henriksson, L. M.; Unge, T.; Carlsson, J.; Aqvist, J.; Mowbray, S. L.; Jones, T. A., Structures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase provide new insights into catalysis. //J Biol Chem// **2007,** //282// (27), 19905-16.

Sacchettini, J.; Rubin, E.; Freundlich, J., Drugs versus bugs: in pursuit of the persistent predator Mycobacterium tuberculosis. //Nat Rev Microbiol// **2008**, 6 (1), 41-52.