Schools
From July 7, 2025 to July 11, 2025
All day
Place: ICFO Auditorium
PROGRAM
ICFO FRONTIERS RESEARCH SCHOOL: Physics for Biology and Medicine
| PROGRAM | |
|---|---|
| DAY 1, Mon 7th | Physics for Biology at the molecular level |
| 8:30 - 9:15 | Arrival and registraton |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Welcome |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Carlos Bustamante (UC Berkeley) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | María García-Parajo (ICFO) "Single molecule fluorescence and super-resolution imaging" |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Nicoletta Liguori (ICFO) "From photons to function in living organisms: fundamentals of ultrafast spectroscopy of photosensory proteins" |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 15:15 | Carlos Bustamante (UC Berkeley) |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | María García-Parajo (ICFO) "Resolving individual multi-molecular interactions in living cells" |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:30 - 17:15 | Nicoletta Liguori (ICFO) "Photosynthetic proteins in action! Towards a real‐time investigation of how light‐harvesting is regulated in photosynthetic organisms" |
| 17:15 - 18:00 | Vangelis Daskalakis (University of Patras) "Baila Morena: The Choreography of Proteins Under a Computational Microscope" |
| DAY 2, Tue 8th | Physics for Biology at the sub-cellular & cellular level |
| 9:30 -10:30 | Xavier Salvatella (IRB Barcelona) "Biomolecular condensation" |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Patricia Bassereau (Institut Curie) "Basis of membrane mechanics" |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Adel Al Jord (CRG) "Mechanical control of nuclear genetic messages" |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Xavier Darzacq (UC Berkeley) "Understanding molecular transactions using single protein tracking in live cells" |
| 15:30 - 16:15 | Patricia Bassereau (Institut Curie) "Shaping lipid membranes with proteins" |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | Jennifer Kefauver (CIBER) "Visualizing membrane organization in mechanosensitive cellular structures" |
| 17:30 - 18:15 | Lukas Kapitein (Utrecht University) "Using light to dissect and direct cellular organization" |
| DAY 3, Wed 9th | Physics of multicellular systems: from cell aggregates, organoids to small organisms |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Anna Taubenberger (Technische Universität Dresden) "Adaptations of tumour cell biophysical properties during tumour growth and progression" |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Michael Krieg (ICFO) "Dissecting the mechanical heterogeneity of intracellular organelles and their contribution to development and disease" |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Pablo Loza (ICFO) "Fast volumetric imaging in neuronal organoids and model organisms" |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Poster Session |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Opportunities at ICFO (over coffee) |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Social Activity @ ICFO |
| DAY 4, Thu 10th | Physics in Medicine |
| 9:30 -10:30 | Paola Taroni (Politecnico di Milano) "Time domain diffuse optics for probing deep tissues: physics, instrumentation and application to breast cancer" |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Turgut Durduran (ICFO) "Squeezing more out of diffuse light: laser speckles and their statistics to measure deep tissue blood flow" |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Juan Torres (ICFO) "The physics of Optical Coherence Tomography" |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 15:15 | Irina V. Larina (Baylor College of Medicine) "Shining Light at Early Development and Reproduction" |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Nilli Lavie (University College London) "Neuroimaging with Broadband Near Infra Red Spectroscopy: Relating Cerebral Neural Metabolism to Cognitive Function" |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:30 - 17:15 | Roser Sala Llonch (UB) "Neuroimaging and Network Science: Tools to Unravel Brain Connectivity" |
| 17:15 - 18:00 | Turgut Durduran (ICFO) "Hybrid diffuse optics in the clinic: how and why do we translate hybrid diffuse optics to the clinics" |
| 20:00 | School dinner |
| DAY 5, Fri 11th | Physics in practice |
| 9:30 - 13:00 | Lab Sessions |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Lab Sessions final presentations |
| 16:00 | Closing and Best Poster Acknowledgment |
Schools
From July 7, 2025 to July 11, 2025
All day
Place: ICFO Auditorium
PROGRAM
ICFO FRONTIERS RESEARCH SCHOOL: Physics for Biology and Medicine
| PROGRAM | |
|---|---|
| DAY 1, Mon 7th | Physics for Biology at the molecular level |
| 8:30 - 9:15 | Arrival and registraton |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Welcome |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Carlos Bustamante (UC Berkeley) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | María García-Parajo (ICFO) "Single molecule fluorescence and super-resolution imaging" |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Nicoletta Liguori (ICFO) "From photons to function in living organisms: fundamentals of ultrafast spectroscopy of photosensory proteins" |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 15:15 | Carlos Bustamante (UC Berkeley) |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | María García-Parajo (ICFO) "Resolving individual multi-molecular interactions in living cells" |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:30 - 17:15 | Nicoletta Liguori (ICFO) "Photosynthetic proteins in action! Towards a real‐time investigation of how light‐harvesting is regulated in photosynthetic organisms" |
| 17:15 - 18:00 | Vangelis Daskalakis (University of Patras) "Baila Morena: The Choreography of Proteins Under a Computational Microscope" |
| DAY 2, Tue 8th | Physics for Biology at the sub-cellular & cellular level |
| 9:30 -10:30 | Xavier Salvatella (IRB Barcelona) "Biomolecular condensation" |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Patricia Bassereau (Institut Curie) "Basis of membrane mechanics" |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Adel Al Jord (CRG) "Mechanical control of nuclear genetic messages" |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Xavier Darzacq (UC Berkeley) "Understanding molecular transactions using single protein tracking in live cells" |
| 15:30 - 16:15 | Patricia Bassereau (Institut Curie) "Shaping lipid membranes with proteins" |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | Jennifer Kefauver (CIBER) "Visualizing membrane organization in mechanosensitive cellular structures" |
| 17:30 - 18:15 | Lukas Kapitein (Utrecht University) "Using light to dissect and direct cellular organization" |
| DAY 3, Wed 9th | Physics of multicellular systems: from cell aggregates, organoids to small organisms |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Anna Taubenberger (Technische Universität Dresden) "Adaptations of tumour cell biophysical properties during tumour growth and progression" |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Michael Krieg (ICFO) "Dissecting the mechanical heterogeneity of intracellular organelles and their contribution to development and disease" |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Pablo Loza (ICFO) "Fast volumetric imaging in neuronal organoids and model organisms" |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Poster Session |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Opportunities at ICFO (over coffee) |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Social Activity @ ICFO |
| DAY 4, Thu 10th | Physics in Medicine |
| 9:30 -10:30 | Paola Taroni (Politecnico di Milano) "Time domain diffuse optics for probing deep tissues: physics, instrumentation and application to breast cancer" |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Turgut Durduran (ICFO) "Squeezing more out of diffuse light: laser speckles and their statistics to measure deep tissue blood flow" |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Juan Torres (ICFO) "The physics of Optical Coherence Tomography" |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 15:15 | Irina V. Larina (Baylor College of Medicine) "Shining Light at Early Development and Reproduction" |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Nilli Lavie (University College London) "Neuroimaging with Broadband Near Infra Red Spectroscopy: Relating Cerebral Neural Metabolism to Cognitive Function" |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:30 - 17:15 | Roser Sala Llonch (UB) "Neuroimaging and Network Science: Tools to Unravel Brain Connectivity" |
| 17:15 - 18:00 | Turgut Durduran (ICFO) "Hybrid diffuse optics in the clinic: how and why do we translate hybrid diffuse optics to the clinics" |
| 20:00 | School dinner |
| DAY 5, Fri 11th | Physics in practice |
| 9:30 - 13:00 | Lab Sessions |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Lab Sessions final presentations |
| 16:00 | Closing and Best Poster Acknowledgment |