SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
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Program
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Thursday, 25 August |
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12.00 – 14.00 |
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14.00 – 14.30 |
Welcome addresses |
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Session 1 |
Molecular and Cell Biophysics Chairs: László Mátyus, Renato Gennaro |
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14.30 – 15.00 |
PL1 Kovačić Damir (University of Split, HR) A new auditory neuro-electronic interface: spiral ganglion neurons cultured on advanced micro-electrode array |
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15.00 – 15.25 |
IL1.1 Panyi György (University of Debrecen, H) Shaker-IR K+ channel gating in heavy water: role of structural water molecules in inactivation |
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15.25 – 15.50 |
IL1.2 ZahradníkováAlexandra(Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK) Calcium wave generation in cardiac myocytes |
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15.50 – 16.05 |
SO1.1 Mesarec Luka (University of Ljubljana, SLO) On the role of external force of actin filaments in the formation of tubular protrusions of closed membrane shapes with anisotropic membrane components
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16.05 – 16.40 |
Coffee Break
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16.40 – 16.55 |
SO1.4 Frecer Vladimir (Comenius University in Bratislava & ICARST, SK) Computational Design of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors as Antitumor Agents |
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16.55 – 17.10 |
SO1.5 Božič Bojan(University of Ljubljana, SLO) The cellular effects induced by the pore-forming agent nystatin
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19.00 – 23.30 |
Congress Dinner |
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Friday, 26 August |
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Session 2 |
Supramolecular Assemblies and Aggregation Chairs: Valeria Militello, Srđan Antić |
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09.00 – 09.30 |
PL2 Hianik Tibor (Comenius University Bratislava, SK) DNA-aptamers structure, physical properties and applications |
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09.30 – 09.55 |
IL2.1 Librizzi Fabio (CNR-Istitute of Biophysics, I) Amyloid formation and its inhibition by chaperones and chaperon-like molecules: the effect on different nucleation mechanisms |
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09.55 – 10.20 |
IL2.2 Sedlák Erik(Safarik University, SK) Role of cardiolipin for stability of cytochrome c oxidase |
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10.20 – 10.35 |
SO2.1 Kozelka Jiri (Masaryk Univ., Brno CZ & Univ. Paris Descartes, Paris, F) Lone-pair- interactions in nucleic acids and proteins: physical origin and significance |
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10.35 – 10.50 |
SO2.2 Tkalec Uroš (Univ. Ljubljana & Univ. Maribor & Jožef Stefan Inst. Ljubljana, SLO) Manipulating liquid crystal flows in microfluidic environment |
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10.50 – 11.05 |
SO2.3 Podlipec Rok (Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, SLO) Role of Calcium in localization of a blood clot in an ex vivo injured blood vessel
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11.05 – 11.30 |
Coffee Break
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Session 3A |
Synthetic Biology and Integrative Biophysics and Complex Systems Chairs: Aleksandar Krmpot, Vladimír Frecer |
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11.30 – 12.00 |
PL3 Podgornik Rudolf (Jožef Stefan Institute & University of Ljubljana, SLO) Electrostatics goes viral |
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12.00 – 12.15 |
SO3.1 Dobovišek Andrej(University of Maribor, SLO) Entropy production in enzyme reactions |
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12.15 – 12.30 |
SO3.2 Dolanski Babić Sanja (University of Zagreb, HR) The effect of magnesium ions on the structure of thin DNA films: an infrared spectrosopy study
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12.30 – 14.30 |
Light Lunch |
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Session 3B |
Synthetic Biology and Integrative Biophysics and Complex Systems. Chairs: Aleksandar Krmpot, Vladimír Frecer |
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14.30 – 14.55 |
IL3.1 Fajmut Ales (University of Maribor, SLO) Systems pharmacology model for the assessment of bronchoconstriction rate due to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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14.55 – 15.20 |
IL3.2 Tomić Sanja (Ruđer Bošković Institute, HR) Understanding substrate recognition and function of human dipeptidyl peptidase III |
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15.20 – 15.35 |
SO3.3 Svetina Saša (University of Ljubljana & Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, SLO) Investigating cell functioning by theoretical analysis of cell-to-cell variability
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Session 4 |
Nanoclustering of membranes and membrane proteins Chairs: Eva Sevcsik, Pavle Andjus |
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15.35 – 16.00 |
PL4 Eggeling Christian (University of Oxford, UK) Studying membrane bioactivity with advanced (super-resolution) optical microscopy |
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16.00 – 16.25 |
IL4.1 Sevcsik Eva(TUWIEN, A) Combining protein micropatterning and single molecule microscopy to decipher plasma membrane organization |
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16.25 – 16.50 |
IL4.2 Fameli Nicola (Medical University of Graz, A) ER nanojunctions and ER Ca2+ refilling in vascular endothelial cells: experiments and models
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16.50 – 17.20 |
Coffee Break
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17.20 – 17.45 |
IL4.3 PosoccoPaola (University of Trieste, I) Insights on the morphology and biological activity of gold nanoparticles protected by self-assembling mixtures of ligands |
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17.45 – 18.00 |
SO4.1 Nagy Peter (University of Debrecen, H) Changes in the biophysical properties of the plasma membrane in Gaucher disease, a lysosomal storage disorder |
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18.00 – 18.15 |
SO4.2 Brameshuber Mario (Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, A) Direct imaging of nanoplatforms in the live cell plasma membrane |
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18.15 – 18.30 |
SO4.3 Zoranić Larisa(University of Split, HR) Connecting the mechanism of action with lipid composition: Molecular dynamic study of the antimicrobial peptide maculatin 1.1
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18.30 – 20.00 |
Poster Session
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Saturday, 27 August |
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Session 5 |
Biophysical Medicine and Neuroscience Chairs: Bozidar Casar, Sanja Tomić |
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09.00 – 09.30 |
PL5 Antić Srđan (UConn Health Center, USA) Biophysical Properties of Dendrites of Cortical Pyramidal Neurons - Simultaneous Sodium and Calcium Imaging |
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09.30 – 09.55 |
IL5.1 Milošević Nebojša (University of Belgrade, SRB) Fractal and lacunarity analysis in neuroscence: application in 2D image of the brain neurons |
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09.55 – 10.20 |
IL5.2 Gualdani Roberta (University of Florence, I) Molecular mechanisms and pharmacological implications of a new family of TRP antagonists |
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10.20 – 10.35 |
SO5.1 Thi-huong Nguyen (University of Greifswald, D) Rupture Forces among Human Blood Platelets at different Degrees of Activation |
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10.35 – 10.50 |
SO5.2 Pavićević Aleksandra (University of Belgrade, SRB) In vivo EPR measurements of the pharmacokinetics of nitroxides: The role of modeling in the assessment of the redox status
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10.50 – 11.30 |
Coffee Break
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11.30 – 11.45 |
SO5.3 Andjus Pavle (University of Belgrade, SRB) Intracellular pathophysiological changes of astrocytes from a rat model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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11.45 – 12.00 |
SO5.4 Žerovnik Eva (Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, SLO) Alternative functions of stefin B: a role in cell’s response to mis-folded proteins and oxidative stress |
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12.00 – 12.30 |
IL5.3 DiasproAlberto (IIT, Genova, I) Converging and correlative approaches towards optical nanoscopy |
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12.30 – 14.30 |
Light Lunch and RBC advisory board meeting*
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Session 6 |
Material Science and Nanobiophysics Chairs: Tilen Koklič, Roberta Gualdani |
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14.30 – 15.00 |
PL6 Viappiani Cristiano (University of Parma, I) Imaging protein-based nanostructured photosensitizers with subdiffraction resolution |
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15.00 – 15.25 |
IL6.1 Horváth Róbert (Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, H) Novel label-free optical biosensors for cell dynamics on biomimetic coatings |
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15.25 – 15.50 |
IL6.2 Štrancar Janez(Jožef Stefan Institute, SLO) Interaction of materials with model and cell membranes studied by Fluorescence Microscopy and Microspectroscopy |
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15.50 – 16.05 |
SO6.1 Potrich Cristina (LaBSSAH, Fond. Bruno Kessler, Trento & CNR-IBF, Trento, I) Bio-functional surfaces for microRNAs purification and analysis |
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16.05 – 16.20 |
SO6.2 Zavadlav Julija (National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, SLO) Adaptive resolution simulations of biomolecular systems
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16.20 – 17.00 |
Coffee Break
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17.00 – 17.15 |
SO6.3 Parisse Pietro(INSTM-ST Unit, Trieste & Elettra – Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., I) Atomic Force Microscopy analysis of extracellular vesicles |
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17.15 – 17.30 |
SO6.4 Eroglu Emrah (Medical University of Graz, A) Development of novel FP-based probes for live-cell imaging of nitric oxide dynamics |
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17.30 – 18.00 |
IL6.3 DonatiIvan (University of Trieste, I) A polysaccharide based approach to mimic the extracellular matrix in biomaterials
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18.00 – 20.00 |
Poster Session |
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Sunday, 28 August |
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Session 7 |
Emerging Methods in Biophysics: Live Imaging, Nanoscopy et al. Chairs: Peter Zavodszky, Gregor Anderluh |
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09.00 – 09.30 |
PL7 Ormos Pál (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H) Light microrobotics in biology |
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09.30 – 09.55 |
IL7.1 Krmpot Aleksandar (University of Belgrade, SRB) Mapping of hemoglobin residuals in erythrocyte ghosts using two photon excited fluorescence microscopy |
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09.55 – 10.20 |
IL7.2 Vuletić Tomislav (Institute of Physics, HR) Polyelectrolyte composite: hyaluronic acid mixture with DNA
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10.20 – 11.00 |
Coffee Break
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11.00 – 11.15 |
SO7.1 Lukacs Andras (Medical School, Pécs, H) Functional dynamics of an unusual photolyase revealed by transient absorption |
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11.15 – 11.30 |
SO7.2 Urbančič Iztok (Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, SLO) Bleach-rate imaging – fluorescence microspectroscopy at hand |
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11.30 – 11.45 |
SO7.3 Szabo-Meleg Edina(University of Pécs, H) Intercellular highways - membrane nanotube networks between B lymphocytes: fundamental growth determinants and transport functions |
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11.45 – 12.00 |
SO7.4 Arsov Zoran (Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, SLO) Development of smart fluorescent probes to reveal internalization and accumulation in cells through aggregation-induced spectral shift |
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12.00 – 12.15 |
SO7.5 Galajda Peter(BRC Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H) Swimming Motility of Bacteria in Microfabricated Environments |
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12.15 – 12.45 |
IL7.3 GilbertRobert (University of Oxford, UK) Biophysics networks in Europe: the "Association of Resources for Biophysical Research in Europe (ARBRE)” and the COST Action “Between Atom and Cell: Integrating Molecular Biophysics Approaches for Biology and Healthcare (MOBIEU)”
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12.45 – 14.30 |
Closing remarks and Light Lunch |
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*During lunch in a separated room, members of the RBC advisory board will have their normal meeting |
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