Nanoscience Spring School 2009

The following speakers will each give a talk during Nanoscience Spring School:
  • Professor Adam Arkin, UC Berkeley, USA
  • Professor John Hofkens, K.U. Leuven, Belgium
  • Professor Henrik Vibe Scheller, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Program (download the program here)

Following the last years' success we welcome you to the 4th annual Nano-Science Center School. The schools have so far succeeded in promoting interdisciplinary collaborations that we plan to extend this year to embrace Synthetic Biology.

This years’ special topic at the Nano-Science Center Spring School will hence be based on our new project on Synthetic Biology. We have put together a programme that makes it possible for biologist, chemists, physics and geologist to catch up with this new research area that combines science and engineering - to design and build novel biological functions and systems. The overall idea is to learn to handle intact biological molecules or “modules”, in particular via self-assembly, to make tailor-made biological systems with new functions.

The scientific part of the program will consist of five ½ day sessions where a tutorial will introduce a specific topic followed by selected examples relevant to the synthetic biology program. The five tutorials are entitled:

  • Scattering technology
  • Biotechnology and synthetic biology
  • Reconstitution and assembly of biomolecules
  • New tools: imaging using light, electrons or X-rays
  • Bio-sensing, nanowires and molecular electrons

As a complement to the synthetic biology program, parallel sessions converning aspects of nanophysics and time resolved X-ray science will also be arranged (see scientific program).
Poster sessions will be arranged and all participants are encouraged to bring a poster of their most recent work.

Nano-Science Center Spring School April 14-17 2009, Bornholm, Denmark

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Travel to Bornholm.
Arrival at 10:15
D 08:30 - 12:00
 E 08:30 - 12:00
G 08:30 - 12:00
Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
New tools:
Bioimaging using light, electrons or X-rays
Reconstitution and assembly of biomolecules
A 10:45 -12:30
Welcome, intro and group presentations
 Coffee break
Coffee break
Coffee break
 1) Synthetic Biology
2) Nano Physics
1) Synthetic Biology
2) Nano Phsyics
3) Center for Molecular Movies
1) Synthetic Biology
2) Nano Physics
Departure at 12:00
Lunch 12:00 Lunch 12:00
Lunch 12:30
Activities:
- Lunch in Nord Bornholm
- Almindingen
- Dinner
- Bat tour at Hammershus in Nord Bornholm
Activities:
- Bike race in the surrounding scenic area in the south of Bornholm near the coast.
 
B 13:30 - 18:00
H 13:00 - 16:15
Scattering technology and Synthetic Biology
Bio-sensing, nanowires and molecular electrons
Coffee break
Coffee break
 1) Synthetic Biology
2) Center for Molecular Movies
 1) Synthetic Biology
 Dinner  Dinner  Travel back to Copenhagen. Arrival at 20:00
C 19:30 - 21:30
Plenary lecture, poster session and discussion
Arrival at hotel at 22:00
F 19:30 - 21:30
Plenary lecture, poster session and discussion

Legend:
Plenary lecture
Parallel Topical session
Tutorial session


Session A: Responsible: Thomas Bjørnholm.

  • Plenary: Welcome and group presentations

Session B: Responsible: Kell Mortensen

  • Tutorial: Scattering technology – how can we use scattering techniques to verify the structure of the supra molecular biological assemblies?
  • Topical parallel:
    1. Synthetic Biology: Lise Arleth: "Solution Scattering", Robert Feidenhans’l: "Diffraction", Marite Cardenas Gomez: "Reflectometry" and Kim Lefmann: "Dynamics"
    2. Center for Molecular Movies, group meeting

Session C: Responsible: Thomas Bjørnholm

  • Plenary: Lecture, poster session and discussion
    Lecture by Professor Adam Arkin, UC Berkeley, USA

Session D: Responsible: Birger Lindberg Møller

  • Tutorial by Birger Lindberg Møller: Biotechnology – how can we use plants and bacteria to produce supra molecular biological assemblies for synthetic biology?
  • Topical parallel:
    1. Synthetic Biology: Michael Palmgren: “Synthetic fuel cell” and Poul Erik Jensen: “Light driven hydrogen production”
    2.  Nano Physics

Session E: Responsible: Thomas Bjørnholm

  • Tutorial by Professor John Hofkens, K.U. Leuven, Belgium: New tools: imaging using light, electrons or x-rays – how can we characterize new synthetic biological systems down to the single molecular level using state-of-the-art techniques?
  • Topical parallel:
    1. Synthetic Biology
    2. Nano Physics: Tue Hassenkam, “AFM” and Joakim Lundquist, "Cryo-TEM"

Session F: Responsible: Thomas Bjørnholm

  • Plenary: Lecture, poster session and discussion
    Lecture by Professor Henrik Vibe Scheller, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Session G: Responsible: Dimitrios Stamou

  • Tutorial by Associate professor Dimitrios Stamou: Reconstitution and module assembly – how can we assemble the supra molecular biological assemblies to biological systems with new functions and interfaces to surfaces?

    1. Reconstitution of transmembrane proteins from detergents in lipid membranes by Claus Løland.
    2. Reconstitution of transmembrane proteins in NDs by Birger Lindberg Møller
    3. Encapsulation of NDs and small liposomes in larger liposomes by Dimitrios Stamou
  • Topical parallel:
    1. Synthetic Biology
    2. Nano Physics
    3. Center for Molecular Movies, group meeting

Session H: Responsible: Jesper Nygård/Karen Martinez

  • Tutorial: Bio-sensing, nanowires and molecular electronies – how can we couple biology to electronics?
    • Karen Martinez: "Interface of biological samples with nanowires"
    • Claus B. Sørensen: "Fabrication of Nanowires and possible application"
    • Jan H. Jensen: "Simulations of BioNanoSystems"
  • Topical session in synthetic biology:
    • Brian Skov Sørensen: "Chemically sensitive InAs Nanowires - a pH study"
    • Lars Iversen: "Nanowires, glutamate receptors and biosensing"
    • Luca De Vico: "Quantifying signal changes in nano-wire based biosensors"
    • Trine Berthing: "Interfacing cells with vertical arrays of nanowires"