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Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy

Wilhelm and Else Heraeus-Foundation

Controlling matter to the point where simple stimuli can change mechanical properties and lead to force generation up to a controlled shape change represents a holy grail of modern science. While active matter research is advancing in an impressive pace, we are still far from a situation where we can claim the understanding and control required for such active materials to become part of our every-day live. While we are not able to control active matter the way we want, every cell in our body is able to do exactly that. Cells are active, non-equilibrium systems that are able to switch their mechanical properties in seconds from stiff to soft and even from solid to liquid and vice versa. This is possible because cells can precisely control the properties of their intracellular mechanical support structure, the cytoskeleton. In this WE-Heraeus Seminar, we will unite todays leading experts in the field of an active matter description of the cellular cytoskeleton to push the next generation of students and postdocs to the current knowledge level in a single seminar.

Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy / IAEA

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy,    Training in Radiation Protection

Revolutionising Patient Care through Medical Physics

MDPI

In celebration of its tenth anniversary, Bioengineering will host its first International Online Conference on 16-18 October 2024. It is my pleasure to announce and extend this open invitation for you to participate. With a theme of Bioengineering in a Generative AI World, the conference will feature presentations from distinguished scholars at the nexus of engineering and clinics, engineering and food, engineering and industry, and innovations in bioengineering education.

Bionics and Biological Cybernetics, Bioelectronics, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering and Applications, Biomolecular Cellular and Tissue Engineering and Applications, Biomedical Engineering and Applications, Biochemical Engineering and Applications, Translational Bioengineering

BPS - The Biophysical Society

The field of biology is experiencing a transformative phase, thanks to remarkable advances in single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). The explosion of high-resolution cryo-EM maps is challenging computational biophysics to rapidly and robustly discern mechanistic implications from the experimental data. Emerging theoretical approaches aim at processing, validating, complementing, and interpreting cryo-EM data, overcoming issues in image analysis, map refinement, and the simulation of large biomolecules. This thematic meeting seeks to explore the interface between computational biophysics and cryo-EM, highlighting the breadth of work that spans these two fields, and encouraging new synergies. Our goal for this meeting is to maximize the potential of computations and experiments in the field of single-particle cryo-EM.

Molecular Biology,    Microscopy

Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (IASM)

This interdisciplinary workshop combining discussions of theoretical modeling and experimental investigations, aims to further our understanding of the cell and tissue mechanics from the subcellular to the tissue scale with the emphasis on uniting them into a coherent picture. The research aimed at understanding how physical forces and changes in the mechanical properties of cells and tissues contribute to development, cell differentiation, physiology, diseases, etc.

South American Institute for Fundamental Research (ICTP-SAIFR)

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Complex Systems, Chaos and Self-Organisation

Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy

An ICTP 60th anniversary satellite event

BPS - The Biophysical Society

Focuses on innovative research, tools and techniques to increase fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system.

Metrology and Instrumentation,    Healthcare Technologies

Focuses on the convergence in these rapidly evolving areas, spanning from basic biology to clinical diagnostics and therapeutic applications.

Addresses all aspects of development and applications of biomedical optical technologies for research and clinical applications.

Molecular Biology,    Optics and Lasers

Royal Society of Chemistry

This Discussion meeting aims to provide a strong foundation for future advancements in this fundamental topic in cell biology. To this end the Discussion meeting will explore various facets of membrane asymmetry, bringing together experts from the realms of membrane physical chemistry, membrane biophysics, and membrane physiology. Bridging additionally experiments, simulations and theory will address the relevant time and length scales in plasma membrane mimicking systems and thus define a lively platform for intense scientific interactions.

Biochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Toxicology,    Molecular Biology

UC Santa Barbara, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Living cells have evolved robust mechanisms to coordinate the activity of many different molecules in space and time. For example, cells concentrate specific molecules into membrane-less compartments called biomolecular condensates. Experimentalists have generated an ever-growing list of condensates, which participate in diverse biological functions, such as gene expression, signal transduction, and neurotransmission. In addition, these condensates exhibit a wide range of lifetimes, sizes, mechanochemical properties, and architectures. Despite recent progress in characterizing molecular interactions leading to condensation, how the emergent physical properties of condensates mediate their biological functions is poorly understood. This conference will bring together a diverse group of theorists and experimentalists currently probing this structure-function problem of biomolecular condensates.

Health Physics Society (HPS)

BPS - The Biophysical Society

The Biophysical Society annual meetings are the largest annual gathering of biophysicists around the world. The meetings include symposia, workshops, 15 subgroup programs, over 500 platform speakers selected from submitted abstracts, the Biophysical Society Lecture, more than 4,000 packed poster presentations, as well as educational exhibits, exhibitor presentations, and career development sessions.

BPS - The Biophysical Society

The Biophysical Society annual meetings are the largest annual gathering of biophysicists around the world. The meetings include symposia, workshops, 15 subgroup programs, over 500 platform speakers selected from submitted abstracts, the Biophysical Society Lecture, more than 4,000 packed poster presentations, as well as educational exhibits, exhibitor presentations, and career development sessions.

BPS - The Biophysical Society

The Biophysical Society annual meetings are the largest annual gathering of biophysicists around the world. The meetings include symposia, workshops, 15 subgroup programs, over 500 platform speakers selected from submitted abstracts, the Biophysical Society Lecture, more than 4,000 packed poster presentations, as well as educational exhibits, exhibitor presentations, and career development sessions.

BPS - The Biophysical Society

The Biophysical Society annual meetings are the largest annual gathering of biophysicists around the world. The meetings include symposia, workshops, 15 subgroup programs, over 500 platform speakers selected from submitted abstracts, the Biophysical Society Lecture, more than 4,000 packed poster presentations, as well as educational exhibits, exhibitor presentations, and career development sessions.

BPS - The Biophysical Society

The Biophysical Society annual meetings are the largest annual gathering of biophysicists around the world. The meetings include symposia, workshops, 15 subgroup programs, over 500 platform speakers selected from submitted abstracts, the Biophysical Society Lecture, more than 4,000 packed poster presentations, as well as educational exhibits, exhibitor presentations, and career development sessions.