Promoting collaborative research across Biology/Chemistry/Materials/Engineering/Physics
This event will take place in Lisbon on the 4-5 December 2008 at the Hotel Corinthia.
Aim
The aim of this round-table meeting is to create cross-expertise interactions and develop new ideas at the interface between biology/chemistry/physics/materials and engineering, by bringing together groups working in EUROCORES Programmes and making use of external experts in the given areas. Sharing of expertises will in turn stimulate new collaborations among scientists, which could result in new ESF or EC FP7 instruments’ initiatives, exchange visits, exchange of samples etc.
Background
A SONS-DYNA Brainstorming meeting took place in Brussels on 27 September 2006 where seven members of the two scientific communities met for the first time. The agenda and minutes of that meeting are in the Annex. The talks can be downloaded from this website: www.esf.org/activities/eurocores/programmes/sons-1/events.html
On the first day of the meeting very short talks, 15 minutes each, will be given by each participant discussing a general overview of his/her area of research, what are the areas of research he/she would like to develop further and give any strategic input in the area.
During day two the topics discussed will be analysed and participants will make concrete plans about future developments and innovative approaches to this multidisciplinary research area.
Topics
Nuclei-acid based hybrid materials with proteins, polymers, nanoparticles
Bio-functionalized surfaces
Bio-sensors and bioelectronics
Bio-photonics and bio-imaging
Single molecule studies
Bioengineering and biomimetics
Synthetic biology
Participants
Prof. J. Carlos Rodriguez-Cabello, University of Vallodolid (Spain)
Talk: ‘ Recombinant protein polymers as highly (bio)functional, complex and extremely controlled macromolecules’’
Prof. Julian FV Vincent, University of Bath (UK)
Talk: ‘Biomimetic materials processing’
Dr. Giampaolo Zuccheri, University of Bologna (Italy)
Talk: ‘The Programmed Supramolecular Self-assembly of DNA as a Tool for Constructing Structures on the Nanoscale’
Prof. Jesper Gluckstad, Risoe National Laboratory-DTU (Denmark)
Talk: ‘User-friendly Biophotonics Workstation’
Prof. Marisela Velez, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Talk: ‘’In vitro reconstitution of the initial stages of the bacterial cell division machinery ‘’
Dr. Thomas Ohrt, University of Dresden, Germany
Talk: ‘Elucidating the RNA interference pathway in humans by FCS and FCCS in vivo"
Dr. Charl Faul, University of Bristol, UK
Talk: ‘Function from hierarchical supramolecular structures with biological
motives’
Dr. Karen Edler, University of Bath, UK
Talk:’’ Investigations of micelle templated materials’’
Dr. Enrique Ortega, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain
Talk: Microscopic characterization of molecules and assemblies on solid surfaces”
Prof. Jose Cardoso Menesez, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal
Talk: ‘Engineering approaches applied to pharmaceutical bioengineering’
Dr. Colin Logie, Radboud University , Netherlands
Talk: '2D patterning at the nanoscale using DNA base pairing’
ESF Office:
Dr. Antonella Di Trapani, Physical and Engineering Sciences (PEN (formerly PESC)) Unit, ESF
Dr. Patrick Bressler, Physical and Engineering Sciences (PEN (formerly PESC)) Unit, ESF
Dr. Astrid Lunkes, Life and Environmental Sciences (LEE (formerly LESC)) Unit, ESF
DRAFT AGENDA
Day one: 4 December – Meeting Room: Ametista
12.30-13.30 Lunch in the foyer (next to the meeting room)
13.30-13.45 Welcome and Introduction (Dr. Antonella Di Trapani, ESF)
13.45-14.00 Presentation 1
14.00-14.15 Presentation 2
14.15-14.30 Presentation 3
14.30-14.45 Presentation 4
14.45-15.00 Presentation 5
15.30-15.45 Presentation 6
15.45-16.00 Coffee break
16.00-16.15 Presentation 7
16.15-16.30 Presentation 8
16.30-16.45 Presentation 9
16.45-17.00 Presentation 10
17.00-17.15 Presentation 11
17.15-17.30 Presentation 12
17.30-18.30 Wrap-up discussions
20.00 Dinner at the Restaurant Martinho da Arcada, Lisboa
Day two: 5 December – Meeting Room: Ametista
9.00-9.30 ESF Perspectives on the topics
- Funding and short- and long-term development opportunities
-What topics could be further developed?
9.30-12.30 Open Discussion and Way ahead.
12.30-13.30 Lunch (restaurant of the hotel)
Meeting ends and departure
