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'Frontiers in Biophysics: Forum 2008' will occur on January 19, 2008 in
downtown Vancouver's SFU Harbour Centre.
At the corner of W. Hastings and Richards St., this location is very accessible by transit.
For example, it is situated less than two blocks away from the Skytrain Waterfront station.
The event runs from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm. A tentative schedule follows.
| Time |
Program |
Details |
| 8:30 |
Registration
SFU Harbour Centre, Room 1430 |
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| 9:00 |
Keynote Speaker |
Melanie O'Neill (SFU Chemistry)
Functionally distinct dynamics in structurally homologous biomolecules
abstract
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| 10:30 |
Graduate student talks |
abstracts |
| 12:30 |
Lunch (provided) |
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| 13:30 |
Square One Workshop:
Introduction |
Choose one of A, B or C to attend for each time slot. The focus of each workshop slot is different, so feel free to switch at break time. The first hour of each workshop provides an overview of the scientific field. The second hour will promote discussion and is geared towards those familiar with the field.
A: Observing and modeling organelle transport in living cells
Michael Silverman (Biology) & Eric Cytrynbaum (Mathematics)
B: Programming the fate of cells
Esther Verheyen (MBB) & Eldon Emberly (Physics)
C: Probing an individual among the masses
Nancy Forde (Physics), John Bechhoefer (Physics), Carl Hansen (Physics), Andre Marziali (Physics) & Hongbin Li (Chemistry)
abstracts
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| 14:50 |
Square Two Workshop:
In-depth Discussion |
| 16:00 |
Poster Session |
abstracts |
pack up at 17:45
| 18:00 |
End of Event |
Head out to dinner with your Biophysics peers! |
Note: There will be refreshments available during breaks throughout the day.
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