TCMB 2014 - Symposium on Theoretical and Computational Modeling of Biomembranes

Organizer: Prof. Dr. Krystian Kubica, Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
E-mail: krystian.kubica-AT-pwr.wroc.pl
Biomembranes, surrounding individual cells and organelles inside of eukaryotic cells, form barriers that separate inside from out and allow the existence of life processes. Therefore, their structure and properties have been a vital part of the research for many years now. However, due to their complex nature, experimental studies have to be complemented by theoretical and computational investigations in order to provide a holistic understanding of biomembranes.
The symposium welcomes all researches and students interested in biomembranes research based on theoretical approaches. The studies should be presented in a way to enable a dialog between theory and experiments and, subsequently, to encourage experimental verification of the presented ideas.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Membrane structure and function
Transport across membranes
Membrane fusion
Membrane changes during cell division
Electroporation
Energy transformation in membrane systems
Propagation of information
Membrane and immunology response
Modification of membrane properties