| Organizers
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John H. Maddocks
John.Maddocks@epfl.ch
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Institut de Mathématiques Bernoulli (IMB)
FSB (School of Basic Sciences) |
EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) |
Robert Phillips
phillips@aero.caltech.edu
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Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics |
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) |
| Presenters for Part I |
| Zev Bryant |
Department of
Biochemistry
Stanford University |
| Nikolaus P. Ernsting |
Department of Chemistry
Humboldt University, Berlin |
| Nicholas
Hud |
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Jason D. Kahn |
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Maryland |
| M. Thomas Record, Jr. |
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin |
| Robert Schleif |
Department of Biology
Johns Hopkins University |
| Jonathan Widom |
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
Northwestern University |
| Presenters
for Part II |
| Sarah Keller |
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington |
| Deborah Leckband |
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign |
| Thomas D. Pollard |
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
Yale University |
| Paul Selvin |
Department of Physics
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign |
This symposium will take place during two different one week periods and will
involve a relatively small number of speakers in a relaxed atmosphere to encourage
maximal discussion.
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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (PART I - MAY 2-6)
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MONDAY,
MAY 2
All talks are in Lecture Hall EE/CS 3-180
unless otherwise noted. |
| 9:00-10:15 |
Coffee and Registration |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Douglas N. Arnold and Organizers |
Welcome and Introduction |
| 10.30-12:30 |
Nikolaus P. Ernsting
Humboldt University, Berlin |
Molecular probes
for DNA structure and dynamics
Slides:
Part I Part
II |
| 12:30 |
Lunch Break |
| 2:30-4:30 |
Nicholas Hud
Georgia Institute of Technology |
DNA condensation |
TUESDAY,
MAY 3
All talks are in Lecture Hall EE/CS 3-180
unless otherwise noted. |
| 9:00 |
Coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 9:30-10:30 |
Nikolaus P. Ernsting
Humboldt University, Berlin |
Molecular probes
for DNA structure and dynamics
Slides:
Part I Part
II |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 11.00-1:00 |
Jason D. Kahn
University of Maryland |
DNA bending, twisting, and looping in the
control of transcription |
| 1:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 2:30-4:30 |
Jonathan Widom
Northwestern University |
Sequence-dependent
DNA mechanics in very small DNA circles and nucleosomes |
| 4:30-6:00 |
Reception |
400 Lind Hall |
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 4
All talks are in Lecture Hall EE/CS 3-180
unless otherwise noted. |
| 9:00 |
Coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 9:30-10:30 |
Nicholas Hud
Georgia Institute of Technology |
DNA condensation |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Jason D. Kahn
University of Maryland |
DNA bending,
twisting, and looping in the
control of transcription |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Jonathan Widom
Northwestern University |
Sequence-dependent
DNA mechanics in very small DNA circles and nucleosomes |
| 1:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 2:30-4:30 |
Zev Bryant
Stanford University |
Single
molecule mechanics of DNA |
THURSDAY,
MAY 5
All talks are in Lecture Hall EE/CS 3-180 unless otherwise noted.
|
| 9:00 |
Coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 9:30-10:30 |
Zev Bryant
Stanford University |
Single
molecule mechanics of DNA |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 11:00-1:00 |
Robert Schleif
Johns Hopkins University |
DNA
looping: biology and mechanisms |
| 1:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 2:30-4:30 |
M. Thomas Record, Jr.
University of Wisconsin |
Wrapping of DNA
on protein surfaces |
FRIDAY,
MAY 6
All talks are in Lecture Hall EE/CS 3-180
unless otherwise noted. |
| 9:00 |
Coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 9:30-10:30 |
Robert Schleif
Johns Hopkins University |
DNA
looping: biology and mechanisms |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 11:00-12:00 |
M. Thomas Record, Jr.
University of Wisconsin |
Large-scale conformational changes in RNA polymerase
and promoter DNA in transcription initiation |
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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (PART II - MAY 16-19)
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MONDAY,
MAY 16
All talks are in Lecture Hall EE/CS 3-180
unless otherwise noted. |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Coffee and Registration |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 9:00-9:30 |
Robert
Phillips
California Institute of Technology |
Introduction and overview |
| 9:30-11:00 |
Deborah Leckband
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign |
Biological adhesion: molecules to tissues |
| 11:00-11:30 |
coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 11:30-12:00 |
questions/discussion |
| 12:00 |
lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 |
Deborah Leckband
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign |
Biological adhesion: dynamics, organization, and
function |
| 3:00-3:30 |
coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 3:30-4:00 |
questions/discussion |
TUESDAY,
MAY 17
All talks are in Lecture Hall EE/CS 3-180
unless otherwise noted. |
| 9:00-9:30 |
coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 9:30-11:00 |
Paul Selvin
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign |
Molecular motors I
Publications |
| 11:00-11:30 |
coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 11:30-12:00 |
questions/discussion |
| 12:00-1:30 |
lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 |
Paul Selvin
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign |
Molecular motors II, DNA haplotyping, and ion channels
Publications |
| 3:00-3:30 |
coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 3:30-4:00 |
questions/discussion |
| 4:15 |
Reception |
400 Lind Hall |
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 18
All talks are in Lecture Hall EE/CS 3-180
unless otherwise noted. |
| 9:00-9:30 |
coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 9:30-11:00 |
Sarah L. Keller
University of Washington |
A gentle introduction to lipid membranes and resulting miscibility phase
diagrams |
| 11:00-11:30 |
coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 11:30-12:00 |
questions/discussion |
| 12:00-1:30 |
lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 |
Sarah L. Keller
University of Washington |
Seeing spots: experimentally determining lipid miscibility phase diagrams
in free-floating vesicles, supported membranes, and monolayers at an air-water
interface |
| 3:00-3:30 |
coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 3:30-4:00 |
questions/discussion |
THURSDAY,
MAY 19
All talks are in Lecture Hall EE/CS 3-180 unless otherwise noted.
|
| 9:00-9:30 |
coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 9:30-11:00 |
Thomas D. Pollard
Yale University |
Quantitative analysis of actin-based cellular motility
and cytokinesis |
| 11:00-11:30 |
coffee |
Reception Room EE/CS 3-176 |
| 11:30-12:00 |
questions/discussion |
| 12:00-1:00 |
lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Thomas D. Pollard
Yale University |
Research frontiers and opportunities |
| 2:30 |
Concluding remarks by Robert Phillips |
| Name |
Department |
Affiliation |
| Arnaud Amzallag |
DMA |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL) |
| Irene Arias |
Applied Mathematics III |
Polytechnic University Catalonia |
| Douglas N. Arnold |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Donald G. Aronson |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Marino Arroyo |
Mathematica de Catalunya |
Polytechnic University of Catalunya |
| Thomas C. Bishop |
Center for Bioenvironmental Research |
Tulane University |
| Zev Bryant |
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology |
University of California - Berkeley |
| Maria-Carme T. Calderer |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| Thomas Cheatham |
Medical Chemistry / Pharmaceutics |
University of Utah |
| Qianyong Chen |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Rustum Choksi |
Department of Mathematics |
Simon Fraser University |
| Ludovica Cecilia Cotta-Ramusino |
SB-IMB-LCVMM |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL) |
| Antonio DeSimone |
Applied Mathematics |
SISSA-Italy |
| Antonio Di Carlo |
Department of Studies on Structures |
Universita` degli Studi Roma Tre |
| Brian DiDonna |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Ryan S. Elliott |
|
University of Michigan |
| Nikolaus Ernsting |
Institut für Chemie |
Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Ralf Everaers |
|
Max-Planck-Institut for Physics of Complex Sys |
| Wayne Falk |
Oral Science |
University of Minnesota |
| Eugene C. Gartland Jr. |
Department of Mathematical Sciences |
Kent State University |
| Robert Gulliver |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| Leesa Maree Heffler |
Institut de Mathematiques Bernoulli |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne |
| Chun-Hsiung Hsia |
Department of Mathematics |
Indiana University |
| Nicholas Hud |
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Chris Hunter |
Department of Chemistry |
University of Sheffield |
| Richard D. James |
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics |
University of Minnesota |
| Paul Jardine |
Department of Diagnostic/Biological Sciences |
University of Minnesota |
| Robert L. Jerrard |
Department of Mathematics |
University of Toronto |
| Sookyung Joo |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Nara Jung |
Department of Mathematics |
University of Toronto |
| Jason Kahn |
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
University of Maryland |
| Chiu Yen Kao |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| David Kinderlehrer |
Department of Mathematics |
Carnegie Mellon University |
| Richard Kollar |
|
University of Minnesota |
| Matthias Kurzke |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Filip Lankas |
Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) |
| Richard Lavery |
Laboratoire de Biochimie Theorique |
CNRS |
| Frederic Legoll |
|
University of Minnesota |
| Benedict Leimkuhler |
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science |
University of Leicester |
| Stephen Levene |
Molecular & Cell Biology |
University of Texas - Dallas |
| Debra Lewis |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Xiantao Li |
|
University of Minnesota |
| Chun Liu |
Department of Mathematics |
Pennsylvania State University |
| Hailiang Liu |
Department of Mathematics |
Iowa State University |
| Mitchell Luskin |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| John H. Maddocks |
Institut de Mathématiques Bernoulli |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne |
| Karsten Matthies |
Institut fuer Mathematik I |
Freie University Berlin |
| Julie C. Mitchell |
Departments of Mathematics and Biochemistry |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Sharareh Noorbaloochi |
Department of Electrical Engineering |
University of Minnesota |
| Duane Nykamp |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| Peter Palffy-Muhoray |
Liquid Crystal Institute |
Kent State University |
| Peter Philip |
Institute for Mathematics and its Application |
University of Minnesota |
| Robert Phillips |
Division of Engineering |
California Institute of Technology |
| Andrew Pohorille |
|
NASA Ames Research Center |
| Ashok Prasad |
Physics Department |
Brandeis University |
| M. Thomas Record |
Department of Chemistry |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Rolf Ryham |
Department of Mathematics |
Pennsylvania State University |
| Arnd Scheel |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Robert Schleif |
Department of Biology |
Johns Hopkins University |
| Tim P. Schulze |
Department of Mathematics |
University of Tennessee |
| George R Sell |
School of Math |
University of Minnesota |
| Tien-Tsan Shieh |
Department of Mathematics |
Indiana University |
| Shagi-Di Shih |
Department of Mathematics |
University of Wyoming |
| Valery P. Smyshlyaev |
|
University of Bath-UK |
| Jiri Sponer |
Institute of Biophysics |
Czechoslovakian Academy of Sciences |
| Peter J. Sternberg |
Department of Mathematics |
Indiana University |
| Vladimir Sverak |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| Alain B. Tchagang |
Control Science & Dynamical Systems |
University of Minnesota |
| Luciano Teresi |
Mathematical Structures of Materials Physics |
Universita` degli Studi Roma Tre |
| Florian Theil |
Mathematics Institute |
University of Warwick |
| Stephen J. Watson |
ESAM |
Northwestern University |
| Jonathan Widom |
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology |
Northwestern University |
| Jie Yan |
Department of Physics |
University of Illinois - Chicago |
| Aaron Nung Kwan Yip |
Department of Mathematics |
Purdue University |
| Krystyna Zakrzewska |
Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique |
CNRS |
| Yongli Zhang |
Department of Physics |
University of California - Berkeley |
| Name |
Department |
Affiliation |
| Amandine Aftalion |
Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions |
Universite Pierre et Maris Curie (Paris VI) |
| Irene Arias |
Applied Mathematics III |
Polytechnic University Catalonia |
| Douglas N. Arnold |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Donald G. Aronson |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Marino Arroyo |
Mathematica de Catalunya |
Polytechnic University of Catalunya |
| Mary C. Boyce |
Mechanical Engineering |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Maria-Carme T. Calderer |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| Qianyong Chen |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Ae-Gyeong Cheong |
Center for Advanced Engineering and Films |
Clemson University |
| Vassilios Christopoulos |
Department of Computer Science and Engineering |
University of Minnesota |
| Antonio DeSimone |
Applied Mathematics |
SISSA-Italy |
| Antonio Di Carlo |
Department of Studies on Structures |
Universita` degli Studi Roma Tre |
| Brian DiDonna |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Qiang Du |
Department of Mathematics |
Pennsylvania State University |
| Yuhua Duan |
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science |
University of Minnesota |
| Ryan S. Elliott |
|
University of Michigan |
| Wayne Falk |
Oral Science |
University of Minnesota |
| Eugene C. Gartland Jr. |
Department of Mathematical Sciences |
Kent State University |
| Alexander Grosberg |
Department of Physics and Astronomy |
University of Minnesota |
| Robert Gulliver |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| Mikko P. Haataja |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
Princeton University |
| Hazem Hamdan |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| Mandar M. Inamdar |
Applied Mechanics |
California Institute of Technology |
| Richard D. James |
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics |
University of Minnesota |
| Robert L. Jerrard |
Department of Mathematics |
University of Toronto |
| Sookyung Joo |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Hem Raj Joshi |
Mathematics and Computer Science |
Xavier University |
| Nara Jung |
Department of Mathematics |
University of Toronto |
| Chiu Yen Kao |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Sarah L. Keller |
Department of Chemistry |
University of Washington |
| Daniel Kern |
apt. 204 |
University of Nevada - Las Vegas |
| David Kinderlehrer |
Department of Mathematics |
Carnegie Mellon University |
| Richard Kollar |
|
University of Minnesota |
| Matthias Kurzke |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Deborah Leckband |
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign |
| Frederic Legoll |
|
University of Minnesota |
| Benedict Leimkuhler |
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science |
University of Leicester |
| Debra Lewis |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Xiantao Li |
|
University of Minnesota |
| Chun Liu |
Department of Mathematics |
Pennsylvania State University |
| Hailiang Liu |
Department of Mathematics |
Iowa State University |
| Mitchell Luskin |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| Marc Q. Ma |
Department of Computer Science |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Karsten Matthies |
Institut fuer Mathematik I |
Freie University Berlin |
| Bagisa Mukherjee |
Department of Mathematics |
Penn State Worthington Scranton |
| Jinhae Park |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| Eric Lee Peterson |
Physics Department |
California Institute of Technology |
| Peter Philip |
Institute for Mathematics and its Application |
University of Minnesota |
| Robert Phillips |
Division of Engineering |
California Institute of Technology |
| Harald Pleiner |
55021 Mainz |
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research |
| Thomas D. Pollard |
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology |
Yale University |
| Alejandro Rey |
Department of Chemical Engineering |
McGill University, Canada |
| Rolf Ryham |
Department of Mathematics |
Pennsylvania State University |
| Arnd Scheel |
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications |
University of Minnesota |
| Tim P. Schulze |
Department of Mathematics |
University of Tennessee |
| George R Sell |
School of Math |
University of Minnesota |
| Paul Selvin |
Department of Physics |
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign |
| Vivek Shenoy |
Division of Engineering |
Brown University |
| Tien-Tsan Shieh |
Department of Mathematics |
Indiana University |
| Shagi-Di Shih |
Department of Mathematics |
University of Wyoming |
| Valery P. Smyshlyaev |
|
University of Bath-UK |
| Peter J. Sternberg |
Department of Mathematics |
Indiana University |
| Vladimir Sverak |
School of Mathematics |
University of Minnesota |
| Alain B. Tchagang |
Control Science & Dynamical Systems |
University of Minnesota |
| Luciano Teresi |
Mathematical Structures of Materials Physics |
Universita` degli Studi Roma Tre |
| Florian Theil |
Mathematics Institute |
University of Warwick |
| Stephen J. Watson |
ESAM |
Northwestern University |
| Aaron Nung Kwan Yip |
Department of Mathematics |
Purdue University |
