ZBP-Kol­lo­quium

Das Kollioquium des Zentrums für Biophysik findet während der Vorlesungszeit in monatlichen Rhythmus statt. 

  • Zeit: Donnerstags von 14 bis 16 Uhr
  • Ort: C6 4, Hörsaal II

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ZBP Kolloquium

Prof. Dr. T.-Y. Dora Tang. (Universität des Saarlandes)
Titel: From molecules to life: building living systems from scratch
Zeit: 14 Uhr c.t. (Tee/Kaffee ab 14:00)
Ort: Campus SB, Gebäude C6 4, Raum 0.09 (Hörsaal II)
Abstract: One of the goals of bottom-up synthetic biology is to build living cells from scratch. Biology is well equipped in exploiting a large number of out-of-equilibrium processes to support life. A complete understanding of these mechanisms is still in its infancy due to the complexity and number of the individual components involved in the reactions. However, a bottom-up approach allows us to replicate key biological processes using a small number of basic building blocks. Moreover, this methodology has the added advantage that properties and characteristics of the artificial cell can be readily tuned and adapted. 

In this talk, I will provide an overview of the strategies we adopt in our lab to build living systems from scratch that rely on reactions, compartments and communication as the defining feature to support out-of-equilibrium behaviour. Specifically, I will talk about the design and synthesis of artificial cells based on liquid-liquid phase separation (coacervation) and hydrophobic effects such as lipid vesicles and proteinosomes and describe how these compartments may be used as platforms for implementing life-like behaviours including: oscillations and communication. I propose that our bottom-up approaches are effective in establishing living systems from scratch and in doing so provide unique model systems that can help to unravel the physico-chemical principles of living systems. 

ZBP Kolloquium

Prof. Dr. Stefan Diez. (TU Dreden)
Titel: TBA
Zeit: 14 Uhr c.t. (Tee/Kaffee ab 14:00)
Ort: Campus SB, Gebäude C6 4, Raum 0.09 (Hörsaal II)
 

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Prof. Dr. François Nédélec (Sainsbury Laboratory University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Titel: Simple Chromosome Partioning Mechanisms and a Mitotic Spindle
Zeit: 16 Uhr c.t.
Ort: Campus SB, Gebäude C6 4, Raum 0.09 (Hörsaal II)
Gastgeber: Dr. Philipp Hövel

Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vandewalle. (University of Liege)
Titel: Exploiting capillary interactions for assembling meso-structures
Zeit: 16 Uhr c.t.
Ort: Campus SB, Gebäude C6 4, Raum 0.09 (Hörsaal II)
Gastgeber: Prof. Christian Wagner