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PHYSICS OF BIO-MOLECULES AND CELLS
PHYSIQUE DES BIOMOLECULES ET DES CELLULES

LES HOUCHES 2001 SUMMER SCHOOL
SESSION LXXV , July 2-27, 2001

NATO ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE, DANISH RESEARCH AGENCY'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOPHYSICS, EUROSUMMERSCHOOL, ECOLE THEMATIQUE DU CNRS

Henrik Flyvbjerg (Risø Nat'l Laboratory & Niels Bohr Inst., Copenhagen, Denmark)
Frank Jülicher (Institut Curie, Paris, France)
Pál Ormos (Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary)

Description of the School:

Physics plays an increasing role for the understanding of many phenomena in living systems. This summer school was intended for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers with a background in physics and an interest in biological systems. In-depth lecture series covered recent examples of physical approaches to biological systems and included introductions to the relevant biology. Shorter lecture series and seminars presented latest developments and trends, e.g., gene regulation, genetic and biochemical networks, the physics of sensory systems, propulsion of Listeria and other biological motion, theoretical aspects of micro-fabricated devices. There was also time for personal work, discussions and working groups.

The lectures & seminars

J. Howard: Mechanics of Motor Proteins

T. Duke: Modelling Motor Protein Systems

R. Bruinsma: Physics of Protein-DNA Interaction

M. Magnasco: A conjecture on how DNA topoisomerases disentangle DNA

E. Evans & P. Williams: Using Force to Probe Chemistry of Biomolecular Bonds and Structural Transitions

E. Sackmann: Micro-rheometry of Actin Networks and Cellular Scaffolds

R. Bruinsma & E. Sackmann: Statsitical Mechanics and Bioadhesion

M. Dogterom: Polymerisation Forces

J. Prost: The Physics of listeria Propulsion

R. H. Austin: Micro- and Nanotechnology-Physics in Biotechnology

E. Siggia: Bioinformatics and Statistical Mechanics

M. Magnasco: From features to Expression: methods for analysis of GeneChip® oligonucleotide hybridation arrays

W. Bialek: Thinking about the Brain

M. Magnasco: Song-induced Gene Expression in the Canary Brain

Organizers and Lecturers Address List:

ORGANIZERS

François DAVID
SPhT, CEA Saclay 91191 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France
david@spht.saclay.cea.fr

Henrik FLYVBJERG
Graduate School of Biophysics, Niels Bohr Institute,Blegdamsvej 17,2100 Copenhagen,Denmark
h.flyvbjerg@nbi.dk

Frank JULICHER
Institut Curie,11 rue P. et M. Curie,75231 Paris Cedex 05,France
frank.julicher@curie.fr

Pal ORMOS
Institute of Biophysics,Biological Research Centre Szeged,Temesvari krt 62,P.O.Box 521,Hungary
pali@everx.szbk.u-szeged.hu

LECTURERS and SEMINAR SPEAKERS

Robert H. AUSTIN
Department of Physics,Princeton University,Princeton NJ 08544 USA
rha@suiling.princeton.edu

William BIALEK
NEC Research Institute,Inc,4 Independance Way,Princeton NJ 08540-6634 USA
wbialek@princeton.edu
bialek@research.nj.nec.com

Robijn BRUINSMA
Institut Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Universiteit Leiden, PB 9506,2300RA Leiden,The Netherlands
bruinsma@physics.ucla.edu

Thomas DUKE
Cavendish Laboratory,Madingley Road,Cambridge CB OHE,United-Kingdom
td18@cam.ac.uk

Evan EVANS
Biomedical Engineering,Boston University,Boston MA 02215,USA

Physics, University of British Columbia,Vancouver V6T 2A6,BC Canada
evans@physics.ubc.ca

Jonathon HOWARD
930-30TH Avenue,Seattle,WA 98122,USA
& MPI Molecular Cell Biology & Genetics,Pfotenhauerstrasse 108,01307 Dresden,Allemagne
howard@mpi-cbg.de

Marcelo MAGNASCO
Mathematical Physic Lab.,Rockefeller University,Box 212, 1230 York Avenue,NY 100021 USA
marcelo@zahir.rockefeller.edu

Prof. Erich SACKMANN
Physik Department E2, 2,Technische Universitaet Muenchen,85747 Garching,Germany
sackmann@physik.tu-muenchen.de

Eric SIGGIA
Center for Studies in Physics & Biology, Box 25, Rockefeller University,1230 York Avenue,NY 10021 USA
siggia@eds1.rockefeller.edu

Marileen DOGTEROM
FOM/AMOLF,Kruislaan 4078, 1098 SJ Amsterdam,The Netherlands
dogterom@amolf.nl

Albert LIBCHABER
Physics and Mathematics,Rockefeller University,1230 York Avenue,New York 10021,USA
libchr@mail.rockefeller.edu

Jacques PROST
Institut Curie,Section de recherche,26 rue d'Ulm,75005 Paris France
jacques.prost@curie.fr

Phil WILLIAMS
Laboratory of Biophysics & Surface Analysis,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,The University of Nottingham,NG7 2RD United-Kingdom
phil.williams@nottingham.ac.

Participants and Auditors

Daniel ANDOR
Theory of Condensed Matter,Cavendish Lab.,Madingley Road,Cambridge,CB3 OHE,UK
da209@cam.ac.uk

Aurélien BANCAUD
Institut Curie,Lab. PCC/UMR 168,11 rue P. et M. Curie,75231 Paris Cedex 05,France
abancaud@curie.fr

Vladimir BAULIN
SI3M(SPrAM),DRFMC,CEA-Grenoble,17 rue des Martyrs,38054 Grenoble France
baulin@drfmc.ceng.cea.fr

Kristine BERG-SORENSEN
Niels Bohr Institute & Nordita,Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 Copenhagen,Denmark
kristine@nordita.dk

Meredith BETTERTON
Courant Institute,251 Mercer St.,New York,NY 10012,USA
betterton@post.harvard.edu

David BIRON
Weizmann Inst.,Rehovot 76100,Israel
fedave@wicc.weizmann.ac.il

Kim CHRISTENSEN
The Univ. of Southern Denmark,Physics Dept.,Campusvej 55,Odense M-5230,Denmark
kac@ofir.dk

Ivan COLUZZA
FOM-AMOLF,Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
coluzza@amolf.nl

Maxime DAHAN
Lab. Kastler Brossel,ENS,24 rue Lhomond,75005 Paris,France
maxime.dahan@lkb.ens.fr

Debasis DAN
Inst. of Physics,Sachivalaya Marg,Bhubaneswar,751005,India
dan@iopb.res.in

Nynke DEKKER
Lab. de Physique Statistique, ENS,24 rue Lhomond,Paris 75005,France
nynke.dekker@lps.ens.fr

Hélène DELANOE
Lab. de Spectrométrie Physique,Bàt.E45,Domaine Universitaire,BP87,38402 St Martin d'Hères,France
hdelanoe@spectro.ujf-grenoble.fr

Imre DERENYI
Institut Curie,UMR 168,11 rue P. et M. Curie,75231 Paris Cedex 05,France
imre.derenyi@curie.fr

Zakhar FRENKEL
Depart. of Metal Physics & Computer Technologies, St.Petersburg State Technical University, Polytechnicheskaya,29,195251, St.Petersburg,Russia
zfrenkel@robotek.ru
zfrenkel@yahoo.com

Christopher GABEL
Harvard University,16 Divinity Ave,Cambridge MA 02138
USA
gabel@fas.harvard.edu

Frank GABEL
Inst. de Biologie Structurale,41 rue Jules Horowitz,38027 Grenoble,France
gabel@ibs.fr

Nikolaj GADEGAARD
Danish Polymer Centre,Riso National Lab.,Frederiksborgvej 399,4000 Roskilde,Denmark
nikolaj.gadegaard@risoe.dk

PÇter GALAJDA
Inst. of Biophysics,Szeged,Temesvari krt.62,6726,Hungary
gpeter@nucleus.szbk.u-szeged.hu

Noel GODDARD
Rockefeller University,1230 York Ave.Box.67, New York 10021,USA
goddard@rockefeller.edu

Jérôme GOIDIN
Institut Curie,UMR 168 CNRS/IC,11 rue P.et M. Curie,75231 Paris Cedex,France
jerome@uni-bayreuth.de

Christian GORBA
Max Planck Inst.,Kennedyallee 70,60596 Frankfurt,Germany
christian.gorba@mpibp-frankfurt.mpg.de

Zoher GUEROUI
Lab.de Physique,ENS,46 AllÇe d'Italie,69364 Lyon Cedex 07,France
zoher.gueroui@ens-lyon.fr

Peter Hagedorn HENNINGSEN
Niels Bohr Institute,Blegdamsvej 17,2100 Copenhagen,Denmark
conan@studentergaarden.dk

Jonas HENRIKSEN
Technical Univ. of Denmark,Department of Chemistry,Building 206,2800 Lyngby,Denmark
jonas@kemi.dtu.dk

Robert HORVATH
Eîtvîs Univ.,Dept. of Biological Physics,Budapest,Pazmany P.Stny 1A,1117 Hungary
horur@ludens.elte.hu

Veronica HVASS
Niels Bohr Inst.,Blegdamsvej 17,2100 Copenhagen,Denmark
veronica@fys.ku.dk

Thomas KAASGAARD
Dept. of Chemistry,Building 206,Technical Univ. of Denmark,2800 Lyngby,Denmark
tk@kemi.dtu.dk

Ruti KAPON
Dept. of Condensed Matter Physics,Weizmann Inst.,Rehovot,76100 Israel
kapon@wicc.weizmann.ac.il

Ilona KOSINSKA
Jagellonian Univ.,Marian Smoluchowski,Inst. of Physics,30-059 Krakow 16,Reymonta 4,Poland
ilona@zfs.if.uj.edu.pl

Gerbrand KOSTER
AMOLF,Kruislaan 407,1098 SJ Amsterdam,The Netherlands
g.koster@amolf.nl

Zbigniew KOZA
Inst. of Theoretical Physics,Univ. of Wroclaw,50-204 Wroclaw,Poland
zkoza@ift.uni.wroc.pl

Karsten KRUSE
L.D. Landau Inst.,2 Kosygina,Moscow 117940,Russia
kkruse@curie.fr

Tanniemola LIVERPOOL
Condensed Matter Theory,Blackett Lab.,Imperial College,Prince Consort Road,London SW7 2BZ,United Kingdom
t.liverpool@ic.ac.uk

Tom McLEISH
Dept.of Physics & Astronomy,Univ. of Leeds,Leeds LS2 9JT,United Kingdom
t.c.b.mcleish@leeds.ac.uk

Suliana MANLEY
Harvard Univ.,40 Oxford St.,Cambridge,MA 02138,USA
suliana@deas.harvard.edu

Inesa MESROPYAN
Tbilisi,Ijavakhetski pereulok korp 7,KV1,380061
Georgia
imesropian@hotmail.com

Farshid MOHAMMAD RAFIEE
Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS),Gava Zang 45195-159,Zanjan, Iran
farshidm@iasbs.ac.ir
farshidm@lycos.com

Markus MULLER
LPTMS,Univ. de Paris XI,BÉt.100, 91405 Orsay Cedex,France
muller@ipno.in2p3.fr

Vitaliy MYKHAYLOVSKYY
Inst. for Nuclear Research,47,Prospect Nauki,Kiev, Ukraine,03680
vvmih@ukrpack.net

Ilya NEMENMAN
NEC Research Institute,4 Independence Way,Princeton NJ 08540,USA
nemenman@research.nj.nec.com

Alice NICOLAS
CEA,17 rue des Martyrs,38054,Grenoble Cedex
nicolas@drfmc.ceng.cea.fr

Henry NORGAARD
Politiken's House, Radhusplabsen,1785,Copenhagen,Denmark
henry.noergaard@get2net.dk

Simon TOLIC-NORRELYKKE
Niels Bohr Inst.,Blegdamsvej 17,2100 Copenhagen,Denmark
norrelyk@nbi.dk

Yuriy ORLOV
Inst.of Cytology & Genetics,Lavrentiev ave.10,Novosibrik,630090 Russia
orlov@bionet.nsc.ru

Karlo PENC
Research Inst. for Solid State Physics and Optics,P.O.Box 49,1525 Budapest,Hungary
penc@szfki.hu

Teuta PILIZOTA
Univ. of Zagreb,Bijenicka 32, 10000 Zagreb,Croatia
teuta.pilizota@zg.tel.hr

François POUTHAS
LPMC,ENS,24 rue Lhomond,75005 Paris, France
francois.pouthas@lpmc.ens.fr

Christelle PRINZ
Princeton University,Dept. of Physics,Jardwin Hall,P.O.Box 708,Princeton,NJ 08544 USA
cprinz@princeton.edu

Nataliya PSHECHENKO
Entuziastov str.1-46,61108 Kharkov,Ukraine
eugene@aqua.kharkov.ua

Ingmar RIEDEL
Max Planck Institute,Pfotenhauer St.8,01307 Dresden,Germany
ingmar@theory.phy.tu-dresden

Thomas RISLER
UnitÇ Physico-Chimie Curie,UMR 168,11 rue P. et M. Curie,75248 Paris Cedex 05,France
thomas.risler@curie.fr

Klara SAS
Eîtvîs University,Budapest,Pazmany P. Stny 1/A,1117,Hungary
narisz@ludens.elte.hu

Merek SIU
8411-42 Ave Edmonton,AB T6K 1C9,Canada
mereks@interchange.ubc.ca

Suzanne STILL
NEC Research Institute,4 Independence Way,Princeton NJ 08540,USA
sasa@research.nj.nec.com

Catalin TANASE
Fom Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics,Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam,The Netherlands
tanase@amolf.nl

Jonas TEGENFELDT
Princeton Univ.,Dept. of Physics,Jadwin Hall,P.O.Box 708,Princeton NJ 08544-0708,USA
jonas@princeton.edu

Nikita TER-OGANESSIAN
Biophysics Lab. E22,Technical Univ. of Munich, James-Frank-Strasse,85748 Garching,Germany
nikita@ph.tu-muenchen.de

Ingrid TESSMER
Lab. of Biophysics & Surface Analysis,Univ of Nottingham,NG7 2RD,England,UK
paxit@nottingham.ac.uk

Iva Marija TOLIC-NORRELYKKE
Inst. "Ruder Boskovic",Bijenicka 54, 10 000 Zagreb,Croatia
ivat@rudjer.irb.hr
tolic@nbi.dk

Karen VERMEULEN
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,Fac. FEW/Div. N&S,De Boelelaan 1081,1081 HV Amsterdam,The Netherlands
karen@nat.vu.nl

Andrej VILFAN
Cavendish Lab.,Univ. of Cambridge,Madingley Road,Cambridge CB 3 0HE,United Kingdom
av242@phy.cam.ac.uk

Matthias WEISS
EMBL,Cell Biology & Cell Biophysics Programme,Meyerhofstr.1, 69117 Heidelberg,Germany
matthias.weiss@embl-heidelberg.de

Chris WIGGINS
Courant Institute,251 Mercer St.,New York,10012,USA
chris.wiggins@nyu.edu

Anton ZILMAN
Weizmann Institute,Dept.of Materials & Interfaces,71600 Rehovot,Israel
anton.zilman@weizmann.ac

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