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Bionanotechnology: from self-assembly to cell biology

3—5 January 2007

Homerton College, University of Cambridge, UK



Organizers:
Dek Woolfson (University of Bristol, UK)
Tony Cass (Imperial College London, UK)

Timetable

Wednesday 3 January 2007Thursday 4 January 2007Friday 5 January 2007
13:20 - 17:00
Self-assembly: peptides, lipids and nucleic acids

20:00 - 21:20
Protein assemblies

09:00 - 12:10
Functional materials

13:40 - 15:30
Biosensors, diagnostics and nanotoxicology

09:00 - 12:10
The interface between cells and materials


Self-assembly: peptides, lipids and nucleic acids

Wednesday 3 January 2007
10:00 - 12:00 Registration

12:00 - 13:10 Lunch

13:10 - 13:20 Welcome and introduction

13:20 - 14:00
DNA nanofabrication: self-assembly and molecular motors
Andrew Tuberfield (University of Oxford, UK)
14:00 - 14:40
Peptide alpha-helices for synthetic nanostructures
Maxim Ryadnov (University of Bristol, UK)
14:40 - 14:55
Attachment of proteins to cyclodextrin molecular printboards via orthogonal host-guest and protein-ligand interactions
Selected oral communication: Manon Ludden (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
14:55 - 15:10
PDNA as redox building blocks for membrane guided self-assemblies
Selected oral communication: Denis Pompon (CGM-CNRS, France)
15:10 - 15:40 Coffee/tea break

15:40 - 16:20
Self-assembling protein fibrils as scaffolds for new materials
Cait MacPhee (University of Edinburgh, UK)
16:20 - 17:00
Using membrane stress to our advantage
Richard Templer (Imperial College London, UK)
17:00 - 18:30 Poster session and pre-dinner drinks

18:30 - 20:00 Dinner

Protein assemblies

Wednesday 3 January 2007
20:00 - 20:40
Design and chance in the self-assembly of macromolecules
Ben Luisi (University of Cambridge, UK)
20:40 - 21:20
Self-assembly of proteins in the carboxysome shell: a primitive bacterial organelle
Todd Yeates (Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, USA)

Functional materials

Thursday 4 January 2007
09:00 - 09:40
Digital sequencing of nucleic acids: next generation genetic analysis
Shankar Balasubramanian (University of Cambridge, UK)
09:40 - 10:20
Bio-directed synthesis and assembly of nanomaterials
Rajesh Naik (U.S. Air Force Research Lab, Ohio, USA)
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee/tea break

10:50 - 11:30
Putting the fizz into materials: supercritical fluid routes to new polymeric materials
Steve Howdle (University of Nottingham, UK)
11:30 - 12:10
Materials synthesis and self-assembly of bio-inorganic nanostructures
Stephen Mann (University of Bristol, UK)
12:10 - 13:40 Lunch

Biosensors, diagnostics and nanotoxicology

Thursday 4 January 2007
13:40 - 14:20
Membrane protein monolayers for self-assembling bionano interfaces
Jeremy Lakey (University of Newcastle, UK)
14:20 - 15:00
Health effects of nanomaterials
Teresa Tetley (Imperial College London, UK)
15:00 - 15:15
Synthetic de novo designed polypeptides for control of nanoparticle assembly and biosensing
Selected oral communication: Daniel Aili (Linköping University, Sweden)
15:15 - 15:30
3D cell culture of chondrocytes on modified di-phenylalanine scaffolds
Selected oral communication: Vineetha Jayawarna (University of Manchester, UK)
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee/tea break

16:00 - 18:00 Free time

18:00 - 19:30 Poster session and pre-dinner drinks

19:30 - 22:00 Meeting dinner

The interface between cells and materials

Friday 5 January 2007
09:00 - 09:40
Delivery of nanosensors to measure the intracellular environment
Jonathan Aylott (University of Nottingham, UK)
09:40 - 10:20
Design of peptide-based materials for biomedical applications
Joel Schneider (University of Delaware, Newark, USA)
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee/tea break

10:50 - 11:30
New strategies for tissue engineering
Molly Stevens (Imperial College London, UK)
11:30 - 12:10
Crafting of nanostructures for regenerative medicine
Samuel Stupp (Northwestern University, Illinois, USA)
12:10 - 12:30 Summary and closing remarks

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch