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Joint ICTP-KFAS Conference on Nanotechnology for Biological and Biomedical Applications (Nano-Bio-Med) | (smr 2268)
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  • Monday, 10 October 2011
    • 08:30 - 09:30 REGISTRATION & ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 08:30 REGISTRATION & ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES 1h0'
    • 09:30 - 09:40 OPENING and WELCOME TO ICTP
      • 09:30 OPENING and WELCOME TO ICTP 10'
        Speaker: Joe NIEMELA (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 09:40 - 09:50 OPENING SESSION 
      ORGANIZERS:

Sangeeta KALE (DIAT, Pune, India)
Samir IQBAL (University of Arlington at Texas, U.S.A.)
Loredana CASALIS (Sincrotrone, Trieste, Italy)
      • 09:40 OPENING SESSION 10'
    • 09:50 - 10:50 Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Versatile Building Blocks in Nanomedicine
      • 09:50 Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Versatile Building Blocks in Nanomedicine 1h0'
        Speaker: Maurizio PRATO (University of Trieste, Italy)
        Material: abstract
    • 09:50 - 13:00 CHAIR: Francesco STELLACCI
      • 09:50 CHAIR: Francesco STELLACCI 3h10'
    • 10:50 - 11:20 COFFEE BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 10:50 COFFEE BREAK 30'
    • 11:20 - 12:10 Versatile Chemical Approaches to Nanobiotechnology
      • 11:20 Versatile Chemical Approaches to Nanobiotechnology 50'
        Speaker: Arun CHATTOPADHYAY (IIT, Gawahati, India)
        Material: abstract
    • 12:10 - 13:00 Bioimaging and Nanothermometry using Multi-Photon Excited Nanoparticles: Towards a Multi-Modal Nanoplatform
      • 12:10 Bioimaging and Nanothermometry using Multi-Photon Excited Nanoparticles: Towards a Multi-Modal Nanoplatform 50'
        Speaker: Fiorenzo VETRONE (INRS, Universite du Quebec, Varennes, Canada)
        Material: abstract
    • 13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'
    • 14:30 - 15:20 Photo-Excitation Induced Luminescence and Nonlinear Light Scattering from Metallic Nanoparticles and Biological Cells
      • 14:30 Photo-Excitation Induced Luminescence and Nonlinear Light Scattering from Metallic Nanoparticles and Biological Cells 50'
        Speaker: Hai-Lung DAI (Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 14:30 - 19:00 CHAIR: Giacinto SCOLES
      • 14:30 CHAIR: Giacinto SCOLES 4h30'
    • 15:20 - 16:10 The Role of Water in Enzymatic Reactions - THz Spectroscopy as a Tool to Probe Solvation Dynamics
      • 15:20 The Role of Water in Enzymatic Reactions - THz Spectroscopy as a Tool to Probe Solvation Dynamics 50'
        Speaker: Martina HAVENITH (Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany)
    • 16:10 - 17:00 Influence of Supramolecular Order Details on the Properties of SAM-Functionalized Surfaces
      • 16:10 Influence of Supramolecular Order Details on the Properties of SAM-Functionalized Surfaces 50'
        Speaker: Carmen OCAL (ICMAB, Barcelona, Spain)
        Material: abstract
    • 17:00 - 17:30 COFFEE BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 17:00 COFFEE BREAK 30'
    • 17:30 - 19:00 POSTER SESSION I 
      POSTER GALLERY
(behind the Main Lecture Hall - lobby area)
      • 17:30 POSTER SESSION I 1h30'
  • Tuesday, 11 October 2011
    • 08:55 - 10:50 CHAIR: Martina HAVENITH
      • 08:55 CHAIR: Martina HAVENITH 1h55'
    • 09:00 - 10:00 From Bio- to Nano-Interfaces
      • 09:00 From Bio- to Nano-Interfaces 1h0'
        Speaker: Kislon VOITCHOVSKY (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 10:50 Local Stimulation of Living Cells by Optically Manipulated Micro- and Nano- Vectors
      • 10:00 Local Stimulation of Living Cells by Optically Manipulated Micro- and Nano- Vectors 50'
        Speaker: Dan COJOC (IOM-CNR, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: abstract
    • 10:50 - 11:20 COFFEE BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 10:50 COFFEE BREAK 30'
    • 11:15 - 13:00 CHAIR: V. Ramgopal RAO
      • 11:15 CHAIR: V. Ramgopal RAO 1h45'
    • 11:20 - 12:10 Engineering Cultured Neuronal Networks with Nanomaterials: Carbon Nanotubes and Neuronal Signaling
      • 11:20 Engineering Cultured Neuronal Networks with Nanomaterials: Carbon Nanotubes and Neuronal Signaling 50'
        Speaker: Laura BALLERINI (University of Trieste, Italy)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 12:10 - 13:00 Selectivity and Efficiency of Molecular Channel Transport
      • 12:10 Selectivity and Efficiency of Molecular Channel Transport 50'
        Speaker: Wolfgang BAUER (Universitaet Wuerzburg, Germany)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'
    • 14:25 - 19:00 CHAIR: Loredana CASALIS
      • 14:25 CHAIR: Loredana CASALIS 4h35'
    • 14:30 - 15:30 A Low Cost Polymer Based Nano-Mechanical Lab-on-Chip Technology for Cardiac Diagnostics
      • 14:30 A Low Cost Polymer Based Nano-Mechanical Lab-on-Chip Technology for Cardiac Diagnostics 1h0'
        Speaker: Valipe Ramgopal RAO (IIT, Bombay, India)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 16:20 MEMS Based Microstrategies for Single Cell Proteomics
      • 15:30 MEMS Based Microstrategies for Single Cell Proteomics 50'
        Speaker: Marco LAZZARINO (IOM-CNR, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: abstract
    • 16:20 - 17:10 Aiding the Design of High-Potential Dendritic Molecules for Life- and Nano-Science Applications with Molecular Modeling
      • 16:20 Aiding the Design of High-Potential Dendritic Molecules for Life- and Nano-Science Applications with Molecular Modeling 50'
        Speaker: Giovanni PAVAN (Laboratory of Applied Mathematics & Physics, Manno, Switzerland)
        Material: abstract
    • 17:10 - 17:40 COFFEE BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 17:10 COFFEE BREAK 30'
    • 17:40 - 19:00 POSTER SESSION II 
      POSTER GALLERY
(behind the Main Lecture Hall - lobby area)
      • 17:40 POSTER SESSION II 1h20'
  • Wednesday, 12 October 2011
    • 08:55 - 10:50 CHAIR: Ljiljana FRUK
      • 08:55 CHAIR: Ljiljana FRUK 1h55'
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Nanotechnology Applications to Medical Diagnostics
      • 09:00 Nanotechnology Applications to Medical Diagnostics 1h0'
        Speaker: Giacinto SCOLES (University of Udine, Italy)
    • 10:00 - 10:50 Designing Short Peptides with High Affinity for Organic Molecules: A Combined Docking, Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Approach
      • 10:00 Designing Short Peptides with High Affinity for Organic Molecules: A Combined Docking, Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Approach 50'
        Speaker: Alessandro LAIO (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:50 - 11:20 COFFEE BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 10:50 COFFEE BREAK 30'
    • 11:15 - 13:00 CHAIR: Marco LAZZARINO
      • 11:15 CHAIR: Marco LAZZARINO 1h45'
    • 11:20 - 12:10 Multifunctional Linker Systems for Design of Nano Bio Hybrid Elements
      • 11:20 Multifunctional Linker Systems for Design of Nano Bio Hybrid Elements 50'
        Speaker: Ljiljana FRUK (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:10 - 13:00 Bio-Functional Inorganic Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Therapeutics and Diagnostics
      • 12:10 Bio-Functional Inorganic Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Therapeutics and Diagnostics 50'
        Speaker: Sangeeta KALE (DIAT, Pune, India)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'
    • 14:30 - 15:50 CHAIR: Ljiljiana FRUK - TALKS FROM PARTICIPANTS - SESSION I
      • 14:30 CHAIR: Ljiljiana FRUK - TALKS FROM PARTICIPANTS - SESSION I 1h20'
    • 15:50 - 16:20 COFFEE BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 15:50 COFFEE BREAK 30'
    • 16:20 - 18:00 CHAIR: Giacinto SCOLES - TALKS FROM PARTICIPANTS - SESSION II
      • 16:20 CHAIR: Giacinto SCOLES - TALKS FROM PARTICIPANTS - SESSION II 1h40'
    • 18:30 - 21:30 WELCOME RECEPTION
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 18:30 WELCOME RECEPTION 3h0'
  • Thursday, 13 October 2011
    • 08:55 - 10:50 CHAIR: Samir IQBAL
      • 08:55 CHAIR: Samir IQBAL 1h55'
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Highly Multiplexed, Quantitative Single Cell Proteomics for Fundamental and Clinical Applications in Oncology
      • 09:00 Highly Multiplexed, Quantitative Single Cell Proteomics for Fundamental and Clinical Applications in Oncology 1h0'
        Speaker: James HEATH (CALTECH, California, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 10:00 - 10:50 Local control of cell positioning and migration by multiscale substrate patterning
      • 10:00 Local control of cell positioning and migration by multiscale substrate patterning 50'
        Speaker: Francesco VALLE (CNR, Bologna, Italy)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 10:50 - 11:20 COFFEE BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 10:50 COFFEE BREAK 30'
    • 11:15 - 13:00 CHAIR: Harald KRUG
      • 11:15 CHAIR: Harald KRUG 1h45'
    • 11:20 - 12:10 Biomimicking Cell Microenvironment for Cancer Detection
      • 11:20 Biomimicking Cell Microenvironment for Cancer Detection 50'
        Speaker: Samir IQBAL (University of Texas at Arlington, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:10 - 13:00 Nanoscale Strategies for Single Cell Proteomics
      • 12:10 Nanoscale Strategies for Single Cell Proteomics 50'
        Speaker: Loredana CASALIS (Sincrotrone, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: abstract
    • 13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'
    • 14:30 - 15:20 Tackling Eukaryotic DNA Replication
      • 14:30 Tackling Eukaryotic DNA Replication 50'
        Speaker: Silvia ONESTI (Sincrotrone, Trieste, Italy)
    • 14:30 - 16:10 CHAIR: Sangeeta KALE
      • 14:30 CHAIR: Sangeeta KALE 1h40'
    • 15:20 - 16:10 Structural Traits of the Prion Protein Via Precise Interfacial Nanostructure Measurements
      • 15:20 Structural Traits of the Prion Protein Via Precise Interfacial Nanostructure Measurements 50'
        Speaker: Giuseppe LEGNAME (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: abstract
    • 16:10 - 16:40 COFFEE BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 16:10 COFFEE BREAK 30'
    • 16:35 - 18:30 CHAIR: Syed HASHSHAM
      • 16:35 CHAIR: Syed HASHSHAM 1h55'
    • 16:40 - 17:30 Polymer vesicles with large potential for drug delivery
      • 16:40 Polymer vesicles with large potential for drug delivery 50'
        Speaker: Brigitte PEPIN-DONAT (INAC-CEA Grenoble, France)
    • 17:30 - 17:50 TwinMic X-ray Spectromicroscopy for Nanomaterials Investigations
      • 17:30 TwinMic X-ray Spectromicroscopy for Nanomaterials Investigations 20'
        Speaker: Alessandra GIANONCELLI (Sinrotrone, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 17:50 - 18:10 Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Protease Sensitive Polymeric Vesicles
      • 17:50 Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Protease Sensitive Polymeric Vesicles 20'
        Speaker: Wai Kit YEUNG (The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 18:10 - 18:30 Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles using Biological Processes Under Normal Ans Altered Gravity Conditions.
      • 18:10 Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles using Biological Processes Under Normal Ans Altered Gravity Conditions. 20'
        Speaker: Pandit VIDYASAGAR (University of Pune, India)
  • Friday, 14 October 2011
    • 08:55 - 11:00 CHAIR: James HEATH
      • 08:55 CHAIR: James HEATH 2h5'
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Integrating Genomics, Microfluidics and Consumer Electronics for Low Cost Global Health
      • 09:00 Integrating Genomics, Microfluidics and Consumer Electronics for Low Cost Global Health 1h0'
        Speaker: Syed HASHSHAM (Michigan State University, East Lansing, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Nanotoxicology - Quo Vadis?
      • 10:00 Nanotoxicology - Quo Vadis? 1h0'
        Speaker: Harald F. KRUG (EMPA, St. Gallen, Switzerland)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 11:00 COFFEE BREAK 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:20 Small and Wide Angle Scattering to Characterize Nanotechnology for Biological and Biomedical Applications
      • 11:30 Small and Wide Angle Scattering to Characterize Nanotechnology for Biological and Biomedical Applications 50'
        Speaker: Heinz AMENITSCH (Austrian Academy of Science, Graz, Austria)
        Material: abstract
    • 11:30 - 13:10 CHAIR: James HEATH
      • 11:30 CHAIR: James HEATH 1h40'
    • 12:20 - 13:10 Density-Dependent Enzyme Behaviour Inside Laterally Confined DNA Monolayers
      • 12:20 Density-Dependent Enzyme Behaviour Inside Laterally Confined DNA Monolayers 50'
        Speaker: Matteo CASTRONOVO (CRO, Aviano, Italy & Temple University, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 13:10 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 13:10 LUNCH BREAK 1h20'
    • 14:30 - 15:30 Advances and Prospect of Nanotechnology in Stem Cells
      • 14:30 Advances and Prospect of Nanotechnology in Stem Cells 1h0'
        Speaker: Daniela CESSELLI (University of Udine, Italy)
        Material: abstract
    • 14:30 - 17:00 CHAIR: Matteo CASTRONOVO
      • 14:30 CHAIR: Matteo CASTRONOVO 2h30'
    • 15:30 - 16:20 Nanoparticles and the Blood Brain Barrier
      • 15:30 Nanoparticles and the Blood Brain Barrier 50'
        Speaker: Silke KROL (Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy)
        Material: abstract lecture notes
    • 16:20 - 17:00 CONCLUSIONS and REMARKS
      • 16:20 CONCLUSIONS and REMARKS 40'
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