Events

Biophysics

Workshop organized by F. Seno



Towards modeling living matter: a survey of problems at the interface of statistical physics and modern biology.


As detailed high quality experimental data are becoming available today, statistical mechanics is playing a fundamental role in the development of quantitative approaches to describe biological systems, providing the theoretical background for the physical description of such interacting many-body systems. This is possible both for the intrinsic ability of statistical physics to bridge the gap between microscopic details and mesoscopic behavior and because it offers a different approach to look at questions of biological and physiological origin, as it asks how order and correlation emerge in an environment where disorder and noise play a key role. As an example of this fruitful synergy it is sufficient to think at how many concepts derived from equilibrium and out of equilibrium statistical physics are currently employed to obtain coarse grained models for biological systems, from molecular to cellular and ecological level.


The aim of our workshop is to cover several new developments and challenges in such a rapidly growing interdisciplinary research area. Reflecting these purposes, the objectives of the meeting include:


- defining the state of the art of impressive success of statistical physics methods applied to model and to analyse complex systems coming from biology and identifying weakness and opportunities;
-facilitating the exchange of ideas and the cross dissemination of different approaches and techniques;
-identifying the combination of methods, skills and cross-disciplinary expertise that are in the highest demand;
-promoting the transfer of knowledge between experienced and younger researchers.


Topics include:

Protein folding and dynamics
Protein misfolding and aggregation
Physical properties of DNA and RNA
Protein-Protein and Protein-DNA interaction
Dynamic and elastic properties of biomembranes
Molecular motors
Cell motility
Molecular evolution
Gene expression and regulation
Biological and cellular networks …….

Back to all events

SigmaPhi Round Table
The SigmaPhi Round Table on "Future Challenges and Perspectives of Statistical Physics" will be held at the end of the Opening Ceremony on Monday July 11.
Read more...

FuturICT FET Flagship Featured Session
A special session devoted to the FuturICT FET Flagship is organized on Wednesday July 13 at 14.00, Room A. For further info about FuturICT visit www.futurict.eu .
Read more...

Conference Program
The conference timetable is now available in the section "Program" of the menu
Read more...

Europhysics Conference
The European Physical Society has recognized the SigmaPhi2011 as a Europhysics Conference.
Read more...


EPS-SNP Meeting
During the conference will be held the Meeting of the European Physical Society - Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Division
Read more...

Biophysics
Workshop organized by F. Seno
Read more...

Nanophysics
Workshop organized by F. Kusmartsev
Read more...

Econophysics and Sociophysics
Workshop organized by P. Argyrakis and S. Solomon
Read more...

Complex Networks
Workshop organized by G. Caldarelli and A. Scala
Read more...

Mathematical Physics
Workshop organized by P. Damianou and C. Sophocleous
Read more...


European Physical Society
Scientific sponsor
Read more...

Springer Science + Business Media
International Publisher
Read more...

Report on Mathematical Physics
Scientific sponsor
Read more...

Central European Journal of Physics
Scientific sponsor
Read more...

Modern Physics Letters B
Scientific sponsor
Read more...

International Journal of Modern Physics CS
Scientific sponsor
Read more...

International Journal of Modern Physics B
Scientific sponsor
Read more...

Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Department of Physics
Read more...

University of Cyprus
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Read more...

Ecole Normale Superieure, France
Laboratory of Statistical Physics
Read more...

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France
GDR Dynamo
Read more...

Cyprus Tourism Organisation
Local sponsor
Read more...

Technical University of Crete, Greece
Department of Science and Department of Mineral Resource Engineering
Read more...

International Conference on Statistical Physics: Larnaca (Cyprus) 11-15 july 2011 - Contact us
Powered by Creazione siti web Torino