Nanosciences for Life

Organizing Committee : A. S. Fernandes (IBMC-UP), J. C. Marcos (DQ-UM), L. O. Martins (ITQB-UNL), M. M. Pereira (ITQB-UNL), M. Prieto (CQFM/IST-UTL), A. Salvador (CNC-UC), N. C. Santos (IMM-FMUL), C. M. Soares (ITQB-UNL), G. Soveral (REQUIMTE, FFUL)

Program:

18:00-20:00

Registration and Welcome Reception

9:00-9.15	Introductory Remarks and Course Overview Manuela M. Pereira Chairman of the SPBf ITQB-UNL, Oeiras, Portugal
9:15-10:05	Microfluidic structures for biosensors and cell-chips João Pedro Conde IST-UTL, Lisbon, Portugal
10:05-10:45	Coffee break
45-11:35	Nanodiagnostics and Nanotheragnostics Pedro V. Baptista FCT-UNL, Monte da Caparica, Portugal
11:35-12:25	Atomic Force Microscopy Peter Eaton Requimte/FCUP, Porto, Portugal
12:25-14:15	Lunch
14:15-16:00	Guided tour
16:00-16:50	AFM-based Force Spectroscopy Nuno C. Santos IMM/FMUL, Lisbon, Portugal
16:50-17:30	Coffee break
17.30-18:20	Optical tweezers for single-molecule nanomanipulation and force spectroscopy Vitaliy Oliynyk JPK, Berlin, Germany
20:00-	Course Dinner

9:00-9:50	FCS and FRET (tentative title) Manuel Prieto IST-UTL, Lisbon, Portugal
9:50-10:40	STED, PALM and STORM (tentative title) Maria Garcia-Parajo Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
10:40-11:20	Coffee break
11:20-12:10	Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (tentative title) Maria Garcia-Parajo Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
12:10-15:00	Lunch
15.00-15:50	Single-channel recording (tentative title) Yann Astier ITQB-UNL, Oeiras, Portugal
15:50-16:40	Nanomedicines: drug delivery at nanoscale, science for healthcare in clinical practice Rogério Gaspar iMed.UL, Lisbon, Portugal
16:30-17:30	Concluding remarks Manuela M. Pereira Chairman of the SPBf ITQB-UNL, Oeiras, Portugal