Theme:

This interdisciplinary Summer School and Workshop is concerned with the contemporary science of biopolymers (proteins, DNA and chromatin), membranes, liposomes, sub-cellular structures, functionalized interfaces, as well as the fundamental forces in polymeric and colloidal systems. The School consists of a set of introductory lectures as well as single lectures on general topics, followed by the Workshop that presents a series of single lectures on more specialized topics. Basic concepts as well as applications within modern materials science, nano-biotechnology, and biomedicine will be covered. Topics include colloidal and interfacial properties of biopolymers, DNA mechanics and electrostatics, surfactant interfaces, functional surfaces, single biomolecules, cellular mechanics, microtubules, molecular motors, directed biomotion, enzymes, as well as biomembrane physics.

Invited lecturers/speakers (all confirmed):

Luis A. Bagatolli (Odense) - David Boal (Burnaby) - Steve Boxer (Stanford) - Thomas Hønger Callisen (Bagsværd) - Robert Cantor (Hanover) - Michael Crawford (London) - Marileen Dogterom (Amsterdam) - Per Lyngs Hansen (Odense) - Martin Howard (London) - Yacov Kantor (Tel Aviv) - Mehran Kardar (Cambridge) - Dominique Langevin (Orsay) - Daniel Müller (Dresden) - Fyl Pincus (Santa Barbara) - Rudi Podgornik (Ljubljana) - Helmut Schiessel (Mainz) - Thomas Schmidt (Leiden) - Peter Tieleman (Calgary) - Alexander van Oudenaarden (Cambridge) - Mark Williams (Boston)

Organizers:

Gerhard Besold (Mainz) - Hans Fogedby (Aarhus) - Per Lyngs Hansen (Odense) - Mikko Karttunen (Helsinki) - Niels Bent Larsen (Risø) - Ralf Metzler (Copenhagen) - Ole G. Mouritsen (Odense) - Ilpo Vattulainen (Helsinki)

Scientific Advisory Committee:

Alex Hansen (Trondheim), John Hertz (Copenhagen), Paavo Kinnunen (Helsinki), Bjorn Lindman (Lund), Kell Mortensen (Roskilde), Valdemaras Razumas (Vilnius)

Email: hairy@memphys.sdu.dk