'Charge transfer in biosystems' conference, Obergurgl, Austria
17 July 2011 - 17 July 2011
Austria
A conference on charge transfer in biosystems will be held from 17 to 21 July 2011 in Obergurgl, Austria.
The conference aims to bring together scientists involved in the theoretical and experimental investigation of charge transfer in bio-molecules and complex systems that involve a biological component. It also intends to encourage young scientists in the field to pursue a multi-disciplinary career that bridges physics, chemistry, biology and engineering.
Charge transfer in biological molecules is vitally important because of its implications in chemical reactions in living organisms, and because scientists believe this area of research can be exploited in nanotechnology.
The measurement and theoretical description of the charge transfer in biosystems have been traditionally developed and carried out by the chemistry community, with typical instruments and tools. In the last couple of decades however, with the advent of nanotechnology and the investigation of nucleic acids and proteins, different communities have also become involved, notably physics and engineering.
As a result, new investigation methods have been prepared and applied. The European Science Foundation believes that the field is now mature enough to integrate these various approaches in a way that would boost a deeper understanding of charge transfer in bio-systems. This would help improve diagnostics and therapeutics on the one hand, and help develop the next-generation of nano-scale electronic devices on the other.
This conference is one of the few events that have sought to bring together the various communities involved in trying to better understand charge transfer phenomena. The conference is timely, given the latest developments in theoretical methods and experiments.
This conference is being organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in partnership with the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck (LFUI).For further information please visit: http://www.esf.org/conferences/11354(opens in new window)
The conference aims to bring together scientists involved in the theoretical and experimental investigation of charge transfer in bio-molecules and complex systems that involve a biological component. It also intends to encourage young scientists in the field to pursue a multi-disciplinary career that bridges physics, chemistry, biology and engineering.
Charge transfer in biological molecules is vitally important because of its implications in chemical reactions in living organisms, and because scientists believe this area of research can be exploited in nanotechnology.
The measurement and theoretical description of the charge transfer in biosystems have been traditionally developed and carried out by the chemistry community, with typical instruments and tools. In the last couple of decades however, with the advent of nanotechnology and the investigation of nucleic acids and proteins, different communities have also become involved, notably physics and engineering.
As a result, new investigation methods have been prepared and applied. The European Science Foundation believes that the field is now mature enough to integrate these various approaches in a way that would boost a deeper understanding of charge transfer in bio-systems. This would help improve diagnostics and therapeutics on the one hand, and help develop the next-generation of nano-scale electronic devices on the other.
This conference is one of the few events that have sought to bring together the various communities involved in trying to better understand charge transfer phenomena. The conference is timely, given the latest developments in theoretical methods and experiments.
This conference is being organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in partnership with the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck (LFUI).For further information please visit: http://www.esf.org/conferences/11354(opens in new window)