Faraday Discussion 139: The Importance of Polymer Science for Biological Systems

Topics: Biotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry, Keywords: see below

Date: /26/27/28/ March 2008, York, United Kingdom, Europe

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Official Information:

This unique international Discussion meeting will bring together researchers from different backgrounds (physical chemistry and biology) to share their knowledge and foster new collaborations and directions.

Topics that will be discussed during the meeting are:

* Cell Interactions
* Membranes and Walls
* Proteins and Polysaccharides
* Natural and Synthetic Polymers

Chairs: Professors Tony Ryan (Sheffield, UK) and Athene Donald (Cambridge, UK)

Confirmed speakers:

L Mahadevan (Harvard University, USA)
David J Mooney (Harvard University, USA)
Jean-François Joanny (Institut Curie, Paris, France)
Daniel A Hammer (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Wolfgang P Meier (University of Basel, Switzerland)
Peter Fratzl (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Golm, Germany)
David Tirrell (California Institute of Technology, USA)