International Symposium Frontier Science at the Interface of Physics and Biology
13 – 15 May 2024, Strasbourg College Doctoral Européen, University of Strasbourg
Program
MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
11:00 Registration
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Opening and Welcome:
- Rémi Barillon, Vice Chairperson Research, Doctoral Training and Open Science, UNISTRA
- Pavel Kabat, Secretary General, HFSP
Invited Tandem Talks
Chair: Guntram Bauer, HFSP
14:00 "Physics and biology in the early fly embryo" by Eric Wieschaus (Princeton University, USA) and Bill Bialek (Princeton University, USA)
Musical Break
Chair: Daniel Riveline, UNISTRA
14:45 Duo Cello/Violin: Nicolas Hugon and Charlotte Juillard (Orchestre Philarmonique de Strasbourg)
15:30 COFFEE BREAK
Invited Tandem Talks
Chair: Mukund Thattai, NCBS
16:00 "Organising molecules in space using phase separation" by T. Hyman (MPI-CBG, GER) and F. Jülicher (MPI-PKS, GER)
16:45 "Towards life in a jar" by Shashi Thutupalli (NCBS, IND) and Zorana Zeravic (ESPCI, FRA)
Social Evening
18:00 Official reception by HFSP, Strasbourg City and Eurometropole - Hotel de Ville, 9 Rue Brûlée, Strasbourg
TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Invited Tandem Talks
Chair: Karsten Kruse
8:00 "From the origins of life to life in the lab" by Claudia Bonfio (UNISTRA, FRA) and Kerstin Göpferich (ZMBH, GER)
8:45 "Biophysical interactions in infectious disease" by Rhoda Hawkins( AIMS, GHANA) and Simon Johnston (Sheffield University, UK)
9:30 "Control and Causality in Living Systems" by Mukund Thattai (NCBS, IND) and Arnab Bhattacharyya (NUS, Singapore)
10:15 COFFEE BREAK
10:45 "Light-Harvesting in Green Sulfur Bacteria: Experiment Meets Theory" by Donatas Zigmantas (Lund University, SWE) and Thomas Renger (University of Linz, AUT)
Selected Tandem Talks
Chair: Daniel Riveline, UNISTRA
11:30 Introduction to pre-selection and common presentations
11:45 *FF. Voigt/ML. Meretskan ML: Metasurface-enabled bioimaging
12.15 LUNCH
13.15 Poster Session I
Selected Tandem Talks
Chair: Mukund Thattai, NCBS
14:30 T. Das /D. Bi: The mechanical basis of epithelial defense against cancer: Elucidating the role of cell and nuclear mechanics in the competition between normal and cancer cells
15:00 M. Baker/A. Nord: High-throughput characterisation of engineered stator proteins to examine the basis of mechanosensing in the bacterial flagellar motor.
15:30 *I. Schapiro/M. Kosloff: UV opsin as the sensor for magneto-sensation in animals.
16.00 COFFEE BREAK
Selected Tandem Talks
Chair: Karsten Kruse
16:30 *MS Hutson/A. Page-McCaw : To fuse or not to fuse: the biophysics of wound-induced cell fusion
17:00 *E. Katifori/ AJM Cornelissen: Flow propulsion in the gastrovascular system of the jellyfish
17.30 *V. Mane/ C. LeGloanec: Unfolding how robust organ shape and flatness emerges in plant embryonic leaves
WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Selected Tandem Talks
Chair: Mukund Thattai, NCBS
8:30 *MN Dean/S. Hanna : Sharkitectural solutions to multi-scale filter design: Basking shark feeding as a communication space for biology and architecture research
Poster Flash Talks
Chair: Karsten Kruse
9:00-10:00
*J. Fuentes: Morphogenesis as a Ricci Flow
*K. N Ikeda: Submicron sculpting of bristles by microvilli
*J. Christodoulou: The ribosome lowers the entropic barrier of protein folding
L. Hanlon: Quantum microscopy of neuron electric signals
*B. Bechinger: Mechanism of action and lipid-mediated synergistic interactions of antimicrobial peptides: New regulatory options for membrane proteins?
*S. Tidau: What makes marine systems tick? The role of time in marine ecosystems: Towards an integrated understanding of biological and ecological rhythms in marine ecosystems
10.00 Extended COFFEE BREAK for additional poster session (II) and match-making opportunity with participants
Poster Flash Talks
Chair: Daniel Riveline
11:00
*J. Seelig: Comparison of biological and artificial learning circuits
*KL Bowal: Agent based modelling of collective behaviours
*V. Raffa: Force-induced microtubule stabilization induces axon growth by coordinating a cellular response at the epigenetic, transcriptional, and translational level.
*R. Grosse: Formin-mediated nuclear actin assembly at androgen receptors promotes transcriptional droplet formation
*D.Bhatia: DNA nanotechnology tools for stem cells bioengineering, regenerative therapeutics
LE Wiebke: Maximizing encounters between T Cells and Antigen-Presenting Cells in the lymph node
11.50 Statement by Organizers/UNISTRA on final procedures for UNISTRA Centre for Collaborative Research
12:00 Extended LUNCH BREAK for additional poster session (III) and match-making opportunity with participants
14:30 Closing session
- Catherine Florenz, Vice Chairperson Strategies and Developments, UNISTRA
- Guntram Bauer, Chief Scientific Officer, HFSP
Afternoon: Departure of participants
*Presentation taking part in the competition for the Sabbatical at the UNISTRA Centre for Collaborative Research.
