Conveners
(R1-11) Biomolecules, Cells, and Beyond - DMBP / Biomolécules, cellules et au-delà - DPMB
- Maikel Rheinstadter (McMaster University)
Prof.
Christopher Bergevin
(York University)
19/06/2014, 08:45
Medical and Biological Physics / Physique médicale et biologique (DMBP-DPMB)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
The purpose of the ear is to convey incoming acoustic energy from the world around us into the central nervous system. This process however can introduce (appreciable) delay, given the cascade of transduction processes that occur. From sound to synapse, much of this lag can be attributed to filtering by the frequency-selective elements in the ear. That is, resonance takes time: the sharper the...
Fei-Chi Yang
(McMaster University)
19/06/2014, 09:15
Medical and Biological Physics / Physique médicale et biologique (DMBP-DPMB)
Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)
Proteins, chitin and keratin form the elementary building blocks of many biomaterials. How these molecules assemble into larger, macroscopic structures with very different properties is the fundamental question we are trying to answer [1].
Squid pen is a transparent backbone inside the squid, which supports the mantle of the squid. The pens show a hierarchical, self-similar structure under...
Morgan E Mercredi
(University of Manitoba)
19/06/2014, 09:30
Medical and Biological Physics / Physique médicale et biologique (DMBP-DPMB)
Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)
Magnetic resonance (MR) is capable of measuring diffusion coefficients of water in tissue. MR oscillating gradient spin echo (OGSE) sequences are used to make measurements at the shortest possible diffusion times so that the transition from restricted to hindered diffusion within the smallest structures can be detected. Here we simulate a cylindrical geometry using OGSE sequences and AxCaliber...
Celina Yang
19/06/2014, 09:45
Medical and Biological Physics / Physique médicale et biologique (DMBP-DPMB)
Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)
The interactions of synthetically produced gold nanoparticles (GNPs) with living organisms are getting attention in the biomedical sciences. GNPs have been extensively used due to their ability to act as both an anticancer drug carrier in chemotherapy and as a dose enhancer in radiotherapy. Most GNPs research involved GNPs in the cytoplasm of the cell. However, is predicted that therapy...
