Conveners
(R2-3) Biophysics/Soft Condensed Matter VI - DMBP-DCMMP / Biophysique et matière condensée molle VI - DPMB-DPMCM
- Catherine Beauchemin (R)
Prof.
Catherine Beauchemin
(Ryerson University)
19/06/2014, 13:45
Medical and Biological Physics / Physique médicale et biologique (DMBP-DPMB)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
Back in 2007, resistance of influenza virus strains against the most used and stockpiled antiviral drug, oseltamivir, was of no concern. The main mutation which led to resistance also led to a significant decrease in the fitness of flu virus strains which carried it. But in the 2007-2008 season, a drug-resistant variant of the circulating flu H1N1 strain that year (A/Brisbane/59/2007) carried...
Mr
Guillaume Paradis
(Universite Laval)
19/06/2014, 14:00
Medical and Biological Physics / Physique médicale et biologique (DMBP-DPMB)
Oral (Student, Not in Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), pas dans la compétition)
Many bacteria swim in their environment by rotating a number of rigid helical filaments each anchored to their bodies by a rotary nano-engine. This fascinating system has been the subject of numerous biophysical studies in the past decades that have provided great insight into the world of biological nanomachines and intracellular signalling. The subject of this particular study was the...
Andranik Sarkissian
(P)
19/06/2014, 14:15
Medical and Biological Physics / Physique médicale et biologique (DMBP-DPMB)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
Materials and devices used as medical implants or tools used for clinical applications, in addition to having antibacterial or bio- and hemocompatible characteristics, must also possess specific mechanical, electrical or tribological properties in order to provide useful functionalities. The interaction of biological cells with a foreign material initially takes place at their interface. The...
