Behzad Rad, Peter Ercius, Yasuo Yoshikuni, Emma Xu
Advances in microscopy and analytical techniques have enabled visualization of the dynamic processes of biological molecules in vivo and in vitro. Methods including super resolution microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, cryo-electron microscopy and synchrotron X-ray techniques can watch these processes in real time, at nanometer length scales. Visualization of biological molecules will play an essential role in the understanding of nanoscale processes, allowing for the design and engineering of renewable biological materials based on such molecules. This symposium will bring together researchers involved in cross-disciplinary work taking place at the Molecular Foundry and beyond to showcase cutting edge correlative imaging capabilities and foster collaboration and new directions.
Symposium Location: B70A – 3377
Symposium Schedule:
2:00 – 2:15 pm
Lanthanide upconversion in low phonon energy host matrices
Artiom Skripka, Berkeley Lab
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Single-molecule tertiary structures reveal RNA folding
Jianfang Liu, Berkeley Lab
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Biological Blueprints Towards Next Generation Multiscale Composites
Jung-Eun Lee, UC Irvine
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Multi-Dimensional and Real-Time Electron and Ion Microscopy to Probe Bone Implants and Biomineralization Events
Kathryn Grandfield, McMaster University
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Break
4:00 – 4:15 pm
Correlative Bio-Inorganic Imaging for Understanding Biomineralization in Osteoyeast
Alex Lin, Berkeley Lab
4:15 – 4:30 pm
The use of antimicrobial “Peptoid 1” as a prophylactic treatment against Alzheimer’s disease
Josefine E. Nielsen, Stanford University
4:30 – 5:00 pm
Imaging the brain at high spatiotemporal resolution
Na Ji, UC Berkeley
5:00 – 5:30 pm
Imaging carbon fixation and carbon assimilation in photosynthetic cyanobacteria
Jeffery Cameron, University of Colorado