QLS colloquium by Prof. Roop Mallik - 13 April at 11:00AM CET/3:30PM IST

[Quantitative Life Sciences]

Dear All, save the date!

The next QLS colloquium by Prof. Roop Mallik  will be held on 
*Wednesday, 13 April at 11:00AM CET/ 3:30PM IST*. The talk title and 
abstract are below:

Title: *MOTORS AND TWEEZERS : FROM PHYSICS TO PHYSIOLOGY *

Abstract:
Molecular Motors are nanoscale machines that transport micron-sized 
cargoes such as bacteria, virus and mitochondria inside living cells. 
The use of Optical tweezers for measuring the tiny forces and steps 
taken by motors has been at the forefront of single-molecule 
interdisciplinary research for decades. Unfortunately, such 
single-molecule studies cannot be extrapolated easily to understand how 
Motors function in Biology. To this end, I will discuss some unexpected 
findings from the use of Optical tweezers inside living cells. We will 
then change gears and move to an unusual cargo, tiny fat bodies, that 
are also transported by motors inside the cells of your liver. In 
keeping with the title of this talk, I will discuss how this motion of 
fat bodies reflects in a blood test, and how we might possibly be able 
to control it for therapeutic benefits.

Zoom: https://bit.ly/QLS13Apr

Best regard,
Erica

Erica Sarnataro
Group Secretary
Quantitative Life Sciences
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Trieste,  Italy
Tel. +39-040-2240623
www.ictp.it/research/qls.aspx
e-mail: qls at ictp.it