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Iron-sulfur proteins are among the most common and ancient enzymes and electron-transfer agents in nature. They play key roles in photosynthesis, respiration, and the metabolism of small molecules such as H2, CO, and N2. The Iron Sulfur Enzyme Gordon Research Conference evolved from an earlier GRC on Nitrogen Fixation that began in 1994. The scope of the current meeting has broadened to include all enzymes or metalloproteins in which Fe-S bonds play a key role. This year's meeting will focus on the biosynthesis of Fe-S clusters, as well as the structure and mechanism of key Fe-S enzymes such as hydrogenase, nitrogenase and its homologues, radical SAM enzymes, and aconitase-related enzymes. Recent progress on the role of Fe-S enzymes in health, disease, DNA/RNA-processing, and alternative bio-energy systems will also be highlighted. This conference will assemble a broad, diverse, and international group of biologists and chemists who are investigating fundamental issues related to Fe-S enzymes, on atomic, molecular, organism, and environmental scales.

The topics to be addressed will include:

* Biosynthesis & Genomics of Fe-S Enzymes
* Fundamental Fe-S Chemistry
* Hydrogen and Fe-S Enzymes
* Nitrogenase & Homologous Fe-S Enzymes
* Fe-S Enzymes in Health & Disease
* Radical SAM and Aconitase-Related Fe-S Enzymes
* Fe-S Enzymes and Synthetic Analogues in BioEnergy
* Fe-S Enzymes in Geochemistry and the Origin of Life