Name: Synchrotron Radiation for Bio-Imaging at PETRA III
Start: 2010-03-29T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2010-03-30T15:30:00+02:00
Location: DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Bldg. 28c, seminar room

Synchrotron Radiation for Bio-Imaging at PETRA III

from Monday, 29 March 2010 (12:00) to Tuesday, 30 March 2010 (15:30)

Monday, 29 March 2010

12:00 Registration
Registration
12:00 - 12:30
12:30 Opening remarks - Edgar Weckert (DESY)
Opening remarks
- Edgar Weckert (DESY)
12:30 - 12:40
12:40 Short introduction - Tanja DUCIC (DESY)
Short introduction
- Tanja DUCIC (DESY)
12:40 - 12:50
12:50 Correlated fluorescence and soft X-ray tomography: Imaging molecules with respect to cell structures - Carolyn Larabell (University of California, San Francisco)
Correlated fluorescence and soft X-ray tomography: Imaging molecules with respect to cell structures
- Carolyn Larabell (University of California, San Francisco)
12:50 - 13:20
13:20 Chemical element imaging in cells: synchrotron radiation and particle induced X-ray emission - Richard Ortega (CNRS and University of Bordeaux)
Chemical element imaging in cells: synchrotron radiation and particle induced X-ray emission
- Richard Ortega (CNRS and University of Bordeaux)
13:20 - 13:50
13:50 Beamline P11 - A Versatile Instrument for Imaging Biological Samples - Alke Meents (DESY)
Beamline P11 - A Versatile Instrument for Imaging Biological Samples
- Alke Meents (DESY)
13:50 - 14:10
14:10 Coffee break
Coffee break
14:10 - 14:30
14:30 Imaging of protein self-assembly - Eckhard Mandelkow (Max-Planck-Unit for Structural Molecular Biology)
Imaging of protein self-assembly
- Eckhard Mandelkow (Max-Planck-Unit for Structural Molecular Biology)
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 3-D Analysis of Microtubule Binding Factors in vitro and in situ - Andreas Hoenger (University of Colorado, Boulder)
3-D Analysis of Microtubule Binding Factors in vitro and in situ
- Andreas Hoenger (University of Colorado, Boulder)
15:00 - 15:20
15:20 Green Light for Membrane Proteins - Jan-Willem de Gier (University of Stockholm)
Green Light for Membrane Proteins
- Jan-Willem de Gier (University of Stockholm)
15:20 - 15:40
15:40 Metal-Peptide Conjugates for Cellular Uptake and Intra-cellular Localization - Nils Metzler-Nolte (University of Bochum)
Metal-Peptide Conjugates for Cellular Uptake and Intra-cellular Localization
- Nils Metzler-Nolte (University of Bochum)
15:40 - 16:00
16:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:20
16:20 Imaging targets in neurodegeneration and –regeneration - Paul Lingor (University of Göttingen)
Imaging targets in neurodegeneration and –regeneration
- Paul Lingor (University of Göttingen)
16:20 - 16:40
16:40 Spectroscopic features and their application in chemical state sensitive mapping of biological material - Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke (EMBL)
Spectroscopic features and their application in chemical state sensitive mapping of biological material
- Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke (EMBL)
16:40 - 17:00
17:00 Biochemical imaging of brain tumors using synchrotron radiation microprobe - Magdalena Szczerbhowska-Boruchowska (AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow)
Biochemical imaging of brain tumors using synchrotron radiation microprobe
- Magdalena Szczerbhowska-Boruchowska (AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow)
17:00 - 17:20
17:20 Poster session
Poster session
17:20 - 18:20

18:20 Discussion
Discussion
18:20 - 19:30

19:30 Departure to restaurant
Departure to restaurant
19:30 - 20:00

20:00 Dinner at "Werkstatt 3", Altona
Dinner at "Werkstatt 3", Altona
20:00 - 22:00
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
09:00 The Hard X-Ray Micro/Nano-Probe beamline P06 and its Application in Biology - Gerald Falkenberg (DESY)
The Hard X-Ray Micro/Nano-Probe beamline P06 and its Application in Biology
- Gerald Falkenberg (DESY)
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 Quantitative imaging of metals in tissue and cells - Wolf Osterode (Medical University of Vienna)
Quantitative imaging of metals in tissue and cells
- Wolf Osterode (Medical University of Vienna)
09:20 - 09:40
09:40 Synchrotron based techniques in the investigation of mechanisms underlying the neurodegenerative changes induced by pilocarpine evoked epileptic seizures and mechanical brain injury - Joanna Chwiej (AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow)
Synchrotron based techniques in the investigation of mechanisms underlying the neurodegenerative changes induced by pilocarpine evoked epileptic seizures and mechanical brain injury
- Joanna Chwiej (AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow)
09:40 - 10:00
10:00 Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging: functional insights into the living mouse brain - Susann Boretius (MPI for Biophysical Chemistry)
Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging: functional insights into the living mouse brain
- Susann Boretius (MPI for Biophysical Chemistry)
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 Infrared micro- and nano-spectroscopy of bio-materials and living cells - Erik Bruendermann (University of Bochum)
Infrared micro- and nano-spectroscopy of bio-materials and living cells
- Erik Bruendermann (University of Bochum)
10:20 - 10:40
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:00
11:00 Actin-binding proteins of the malaria parasite - from structure to function - Inari Kursula (CSSB)
Actin-binding proteins of the malaria parasite - from structure to function
- Inari Kursula (CSSB)
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 New insights into the processes of virus/host interaction and virus assembly by the combination of systemic microscopy techniques with diffraction techniques and x-ray imaging? - Heinrich Hohenberg (Heinrich-Pette-Institute)
New insights into the processes of virus/host interaction and virus assembly by the combination of systemic microscopy techniques with diffraction techniques and x-ray imaging?
- Heinrich Hohenberg (Heinrich-Pette-Institute)
11:20 - 11:40
11:40 Structural characterisation of the plant cell walls of various origin and their constituent polymers, using optical spectroscopy, scanning probe microscopy and X Ray Diffraction - Ksenija Radotic (University of Belgrade)
Structural characterisation of the plant cell walls of various origin and their constituent polymers, using optical spectroscopy, scanning probe microscopy and X Ray Diffraction
- Ksenija Radotic (University of Belgrade)
11:40 - 12:00
12:00 An Integrative Approach to Study Structure-Function Relations in Biomedical Tissues - Walther Schroeder (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
An Integrative Approach to Study Structure-Function Relations in Biomedical Tissues
- Walther Schroeder (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
12:00 - 12:20
12:20 Hard X-ray Nanoprobe Investigations of the Metal Distribution within the Biological Model Organism Daphnia magna - Björn de Samber (University of Ghent)
Hard X-ray Nanoprobe Investigations of the Metal Distribution within the Biological Model Organism Daphnia magna
- Björn de Samber (University of Ghent)
12:20 - 12:40
12:40 Lunch
Lunch
12:40 - 13:40

13:45 PETRA III tour
PETRA III tour
13:45 - 14:30

14:30 Discussion
Discussion
14:30 - 15:15

15:15 Closing remarks
Closing remarks
15:15 - 15:30