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Description An ICTP 60th anniversary satellite event


The aim of the workshop is to introduce researchers to the latest developments in molecular biophysics including structural biology, nano-biophysics, nano-biophysical medicine, single molecule approaches, to computational tools such as molecular modeling as well as advanced data analysis.
 
Novel biophysical tools are transforming biological, agricultural and medical research. Besides having a great impact on basic research, it has also become a driving and innovative seed in the modern economic and industrial framework, particularly for health and biotechnology. In this workshop, students will be exposed to recent advances in experimental methods such as atomic-force microscopy and structural biology, as well as computational approaches within the common theme of drug-design and drug-delivery. 
 
The structure of the workshop will be focused on a journal-club style where lecturers will deconstruct relevant topics with the goal of triggering discussions and interactions on open problems in the field.
 
Topics:
  • Chemical Physics of Molecules in Solution
  • Molecular Modeling
  • Free Energy Calculations
  • Data and Statistical Analysis
  • Mechanobiology
  • Structural Biology

Speakers:
​Loredana CASALIS, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy
Sara BONELLA, EPFL, Switzerland
Ali HASSANALI, ICTP, Italy
Germaine Neza HOZANA, ICTP, Italy.
Alessandro LAIO, SISSA, Italy
Mauro MANNO, CNR Palermo, Italy
Riccardo MIGGIANO, UNIUPO, Italy
Silvia ONESTI, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy
Daniel SHADRACK, dNMIST-Arusha, Tanzania
 

Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.

Abstract: Applicants who want to present a poster or give a talk are required to submit a research abstract for a poster session. Please use the ICTP templates that are available below for download.
 

Material

African Biophysics Workshop on Experimental and Computational Sciences | (smr 3973)
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  • Monday, 9 December 2024
    • 08:00 - 09:00
      • 08:00 WELCOME: Directors, EAIFR, UR. 1h0'
    • 09:00 - 20:00
      • 09:00 Introduction to mechanobiology 45'
        Speaker: Loredana CASALIS (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Italy)
      • 09:45 Coffee break 30'
      • 10:15 How forces orchestrate biological functions in cells 2h0'
        Speaker: Loredana CASALIS (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Italy)
      • 12:15 Lunch break 1h15'
      • 13:30 TBA 2h0'
        Speaker: Ali HASSANALI (ICTP, Italy)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:00 TBA 45'
        Speaker: Daniel SHADRACK (Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania)
      • 18:00 Dinner 2h0'
  • Tuesday, 10 December 2024
    • 08:00 - 20:00
      • 08:00 Computational investigations for the design of a Multimodal Innovative Theranostic Nanosystem (MITHOS) 30'
        Speaker: Julia Blandine BASSILA (University of Genoa, Italy)
        Material: Abstract
      • 08:30 Resveratrol interaction with model membrane system: an AFM Study 30'
        Speaker: Marcelina Marienga OGEDJO (University of Dodoma, Tanzania)
        Material: Abstract
      • 09:00 The physicochemical landscape of extracellular vesicles 45'
        Speaker: Mauro MANNO (CNR Palermo, Italy)
      • 09:45 Coffee break 30'
      • 10:15 Extracellular vesicles as drug delivery systems: examples and techniques 2h0'
        Speaker: Mauro MANNO (CNR Palermo, Italy)
      • 12:15 Lunch break & Poster session 1h15'
      • 13:30 Opening the black box of molecular simulations 2h0'
        Speaker: Alessandro LAIO (SISSA, Italy)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:00 Opening the black box of molecular simulations 45'
        Speaker: Alessandro LAIO (SISSA, Italy)
      • 18:00 Dinner 2h0'
  • Wednesday, 11 December 2024
    • 08:00 - 20:00
      • 08:00 Data-Driven Discovery of the Origins of UV-Absorption in Alpha-3C Protein 30'
        Speaker: Germaine NEZA HOZANA (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS Rwanda), Rwanda)
        Material: Abstract
      • 08:30 My PhD Journey: Understanding the Structure of Supercooled Water 30'
        Speaker: Edward DONKOR (ICTP, Italy)
      • 09:00 Looking into the not-so-black-box of molecular simulations 45'
        Speaker: Sara BONELLA (Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne, Switzerland)
      • 09:45 Group photo & Coffee break 30'
      • 10:15 Looking into the not-so-black-box of molecular simulations 2h0'
        Speaker: Sara BONELLA (Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne, Switzerland)
      • 12:15 Lunch break & Poster session 1h15'
      • 13:30 An Introduction to Structural Biology 2h0'
        Speaker: Silvia ONESTI (Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:00 Macromolecular Crystallography 45'
        Speaker: Silvia ONESTI (Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy)
      • 18:00 Dinner 2h0'
  • Thursday, 12 December 2024
    • 08:00 - 20:00
      • 08:00 Modeling Charge Transfer States in Phycobilisomes 30'
        Speaker: Mamaru Bitew ALEM (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
        Material: Abstract
      • 08:30 Structural and biochemical characterization of iron-sulfur cluster containing DNA helicases from pathogenic organisms 30'
        Speaker: Sintayehu Manaye SHENKUTIE (Elettra Sincrotrone, Italy)
        Material: Abstract
      • 09:00 Introduction to structural biology: Cryo-electron microscopy 45'
        Speaker: Alfredo DE BIASIO (KAUST, Saudi Arabia)
      • 09:45 Coffee break 30'
      • 10:15 Introduction to structural biology: Cryo-electron microscopy 2h0'
        Speaker: Alfredo DE BIASIO (KAUST, Saudi Arabia)
      • 12:15 Lunch break & Poster session 1h15'
      • 13:30 RESEARCH and INTREPRENEURSHIP 1h0'
        Speaker: Daniel SHADRACK (Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania)
      • 14:30 HPC and Scientific Computing 1h0'
        Speaker: Elliot Sarpong MENKAH (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana), Edward Ntim GASU (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:00 Group Discussion on Research Projects 45'
      • 18:00 Dinner 2h0'
  • Friday, 13 December 2024
    • 08:00 - 20:00
      • 08:00 SETTING UP A BIO-SIMULATION 1h0'
        Speaker: Edward DONKOR (ICTP, Italy), Daniel SHADRACK (Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania)
      • 09:00 SETTING UP A BIO-SIMULATION 45'
        Speaker: Edward DONKOR (ICTP, Italy), Daniel SHADRACK (Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania)
      • 09:45 Coffee break 30'
      • 10:15 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES HORIZON EUROPE 1h0'
        Speaker: Yedilfana Mekonnen (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
      • 11:15 SOFT SKILLS/PRESENTATION 1h0'
      • 12:15 Lunch break & Poster session 1h15'
      • 13:30 Free time 4h30'
      • 18:00 Dinner 2h0'
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