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 - 17.07.2011 - 22.07.2011
ESF Conference in Partnership with LFUI - Charge Transfer in Biosystems
Chaired by: Rosa Di Felice CNR-NANO S3, Modena, IT; Yuri Berlin
Northwestern University, Evanston, US & Marcus Elstner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE
Programme
The Conference aims at bringing together scientists active world-wide in the
theoretical and experimental investigation of charge transfer in biomolecules and complex systems that include a biological component (such as protein/surface
and DNA/surface interfaces), to assess the state of the art in the field in
terms of methods and knowledge.
We also aim at training young scientists who
pursue a multidisciplinary career that bridges physics, chemistry, biology and
engineering. Another expected outcome is the creation of new collaborations that
potentially may open new research avenues and lead to expanding knowledge in the
near future.
Charge transfer in biological molecules is a crucial issue for its implications
in chemical reactions in living organisms and for the potential exploitation in
nanotechnology. The measurement and theoretical description of the phenomena
have been traditionally developed and carried out by the chemistry community,
with typical instruments and tools. In the last couple of decades, with the
advent of nanotechnology and the investigation of nucleic acids and proteins in
this context, different communities have also come into play, notably physics
and engineering. Therefore, new investigation methods have been prepared and
applied, in both experiment and theory. The field is now mature to integrate the
various approaches towards a consensus that would boost a deeper investigation
of charge transfer in bio-systems in solution and interacting with solid
materials, to gain new knowledge towards improving diagnostics and therapeutics
on one hand and developing the next-generation nano scale electronic devices on
the other hand.
Few events have so far occurred to bring together the various communities that
can convoy their expertise to improve the understanding of charge transfer
phenomena. Given the latest developments in theoretical methods and experiments,
the proposed conference is quite timely and the originality that can emerge from
mixing experiences is outstanding.
Invited speakers will include:
Jacqueline Barton Caltech, Pasadena, US; Jochen Blumberger University of
Cambridge, UK; Krzysztof Bobrowski Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw, PL; Thomas Carell Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, DE; Giovanni Cuniberti Technical University of Dresden, DE; P. Leslie
Dutton University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, US; Paolo Facci CNR-NANO-S3, Modena, IT; Torsten Fiebig ANSER, Northwestern University, Evanston, US; Francesco L. Gervasio Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas, Madrid, ES; Ferdinand Grozema Delft University of Technology, NL; Joshua Jortner Tel Aviv University, IL; Rudy Marcus California
Institute of Technology, US; Dimitra Markovitsi URA CEA-CNRS, Saclay, FR; Nicola Marzari University of Oxford, UK; Maria-Elisabeth Michel-Beyerle Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG; Agostino Migliore Tel Aviv University, IL; Abraham Nitzan Tel Aviv University, IL; Danny Porath Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IL; Mark Ratner Northwestern University, Evanston, US; Gary Schuster Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, US; Spiros Skourtis University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CY; Alessandro Troisi University of Warwick, Coventry, UK; Hans-Achim Wagenknecht University of
Regensburg, DE.
How to participate?
The conference is open to scientists world-wide, whether from academia or
industry. Attendance is possible only after successful application. A certain
number of grants will be available for early-stage researchers to cover the
conference fee and possibly part of the travel costs. Grant requests should be
made by ticking appropriate field(s) in the paragraph "Grant application" of the
*application form
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Closing date for applications: 14 April 2011.
ESF contact for further information: Victoria Ibbertson - *vibbertson@esf.org*.
Link http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/ff6bb8901eee7d62ede4c5501fa17f10?pa=2340942508 People Rosa Di Felice |