Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting | Ascona, Switzerland

Liposomes, Exosomes, and Virosomes: From Modeling Complex Membrane Processes to Medical Diagnostics and Drug Delivery

Program Schedule

Liposomes, Exosomes, and Virosomes: From Modeling Complex Membrane Processes to Medical Diagnostics and Drug Delivery Ascona, Switzerland September 11-16, 2016

PROGRAM

Sunday, September 11, 2016 16:00 – 19:00

Registration/Information

Main Entrance

Welcome Drink

Restaurant Terrace

17:30 – 18:30

Dinner

Sala Luce

19:00 – 20:00

Session I

Special Evening Lecture Daniel Müller, Eidgenössische Techniche Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland, Chair

20:00 – 20:50

Steven G. Boxer, Stanford University, USA Disentangling Viral Membrane Fusion from Receptor Binding Using Synthetic DNA-Lipid Conjugates and a New Approach for Measuring Short-range Interactions in Membranes

Monday, September 12, 2016 8:30 – 18:00

Registration/Information Main Entrance

Welcome Address

Auditorium

8:30 – 8:45

Lorenzo Sonognini, Monte Veritá

Session II

Suzanne Eaton, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany, Chair

8:45 – 9:20

Kalina Hristova, Johns Hopkins University, USA Probing the Early Stages of RTK Signaling in Plasma Membrane Vesicles Dimitrios Stamou, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Heterogeneities in Membrane Composition and Curvature of Liposomes, Two Non-stochastic Regulators of Biological Function

9:20 – 9:55

Coffee Break Spazio Roccia

9:55 – 10:25

10:25 – 10:40

Kirsten Bacia, University of Halle, Germany* Membrane Binding and Remodeling by the COPII Complex

* Contributed talks selected from among submitted abstracts

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