PhysCell2009
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Scope:
Living cells are immensely complex systems which are active and far from equilibrium – all these makes unravelling the physics underlying the working of cells very challenging.
Part of the challenge is to bring together the disparate communities with complementary skills who are all interested in the cell. The aim of this conference series is to bring together the very best minds in physics, chemistry and biology for a fruitful exchange of ideas. We propose to provide an environment where scientists from different backgrounds will be able to exchange ideas, develop a common vocabulary, and define questions of mutual interest for future cooperations. As a result, clear research goals and directions should emerge, with the final aim of understanding the mechanisms important for cell functions in a quantitative and fully controllable manner.
The aim of this first meeting in the Series is to bring together eminent researchers that are working to understand how the cell maintains its structural integrity, internally and in response to the environment.
This first conference will be organized into 6 major topics:
Cell adhesion, the actin cytoskeleton and cell mechanics
Membrane structure, including mimetics and the extracellular matrix
Nucleus/DNA
Cells on patterned substrates
Mechanics of bio-molecules
Active systems and motility
The role of these elements in the bio-mechanical response of the cell through the local ligand-receptor interactions and the active regulation the cell recognition process will be discussed. We will attempt to provide a comparative presentation of different approaches starting from theoretical and computational/in-silico, over the bio-mimetic, to in-vitro experiments with cells and tissues, in order to understand the repercussions on the in-vivo systems. In doing so, we hope to stimulate exchange of ideas between theorists and experimentalists, and between the physicists, chemists and biologists, who approach this interdisciplinary subject from differing perspectives.
Institute of physics, Zagreb has recognized importance of this interdisciplinary field, spanning between biotechnology and nanosciences, where physics influences come from condensed matter, optical and statistical physics, our traditional fields of expertise.
Therefore, Institute of physics was proud to take active role in the organization of this Conference.
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