Interdisciplinary Focus Meeting on Biophysical Methods Applied to RNA

University of Aarhus, Denmark 4-5 December 2008
 
Organizers: Jørgen Kjems,  Victoria Birkedal and Ian Eperon
 Information and registration, please contact Jørgen Kjems jk@mb.au.dk

Topics will generally be covered both by introductory talks and experimental demonstrations:
 
X-ray diffraction  
(Prof. Poul Nissen and Prof. Ditlev Brodersen, University of Aarhus)
 
Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)  
(Jan Skov Petersen, University of Aarhus)
 
Cryo Electron microscopy  
(Mariola Monika Golas and Björn Sander, Max Planck, Gottingen, Germany)
 
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance  
(To be announced)
 
Fluorescence microscopy
(Ulrik Rahbek and Merete Raarup, University of Aarhus)
 
Single molecule Fluorescence microscopy
(Ian Eperon, University of Leicester and Victoria Birkedal, University of Aarhus)
 
Atomic Force Microscopy
(Wael Mamdouh and Ebbe S. Andersen, University of Aarhus)
 
Single molecule analysis using optical tweezers
(Lene Oddershede, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen)
 
The workshop starts at 8.45 on the 4th of December – ends 16.00 on the 5th
of December
 
Registration deadline 15 th of November (Limited number of participants)
 
Information and registration, please contact Jørgen Kjems (jk@mb.au.dk)
 
Attendance fee: 100€ to be paid upon arrival