Invited Talks

SPM Symposium - 8-9 OCTOBER 2008

8 OCTOBER 2008

1st Session - Cell Mechanics
	Challenges and Approaches - Probing Tumor Cell Invasion at a Nanoscale Dr. Thomas Ludwig (DKFZ Heidelberg, DE) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	Mechanical Assessment of Living Cells Dr. Redouane Fodil (INSERM UMR Creteil, FR) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	Dynamics of the Leukocyte Surface Prof. Pierre Bongrand (INSERM CNRS Marseille, FR) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	Soft Mechanical Programs in the World of Living Cells Dr. Andrew Pelling (University of Ottawa, CA) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]

2nd Session - AFM and Advanced Optics
	Overlay for Membrane-Bound Protein Biochips Dr. Jerome Chalmeau (LAAS CNRS, FR) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	Force Recognition Localization of Specific Protein and Glycoprotein Moieties Dr. Terry McMaster (University of Bristol, GB) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy - Bio-Molecule Identification on the Nanometer Scale Dr. Volker Deckert (ISAS Dortmund, DE) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]

 

9 OCTOBER 2008

3rd Session - Single Molecules
	Pulling Proteins From the Cell Surface with AFM Prof. Atsushi Ikai (Tokyo Institute of Technology, JP) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	Dendron-Modified AFM Tips for Sensing DNA and Proteins and Mapping m-RNA Prof. Joon Won Park (Pohang University, KR) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	AFM Force Spectroscopy: A Novel Tool for the Study of Protein Misfolding Diseases Prof. Yuri Lyubchenko (University Nebraska, US) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	Force-Clamp Spectroscopy of Single Proteins With the AFM Prof. Julio Fernandez (Columbia University, US) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	New Insights of the HIV-Neutralizing 2F5 Monoclonal Antibody Through Dynamic Force Spectroscopy Prof. Phil Williams (University of Nottingham, UK) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]

4th Session - New Methods in AFM
	Bacterial Adhesion Structures Studied by the Combination of Atomic Force and Fluorescence Microscopy Dr. Rikke Louise Meyer (Aarhus University, DK) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	The Structure and Function of Pulmonary Surfactant. Atomic Force Microscopy and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Study Prof. Zoya Leonenko (University of Waterloo, CA) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]
	Using Nanomechanics to Explore Biological Function Prof. Suzi Jarvis (University College Dublin, IE) [Web site link]   [Abstract PDF]

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