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Ab Initio Modelling in Applied Biosciences: Structure, Dynamics and Function

Uppsala University, December 11-12th, 2008

Quantum mechanical interactions at the atomic scale often dictate biological processes those are extremely complex in nature. This is particularly important for applied biosciences (bionanotechnology, pharmacology) where theoretical methods based on quantum mechanics are being used with increasing success.

The integration of different electronic-structure methods with various levels of approximations allows us to analyze experimental results and also to predict properties with reasonable accuracies. This workshop will bring in experts in the field of applied biological sciences to interact, exchange and compare the various methodologies and show the potentialities and the limitation of state-of-the art quantum-mechanics-based computational techniques.

Emphasis will be given on topics and approaches for which direct contact with experiments can be made. Also, this workshop will serve as an excellent platform for the training of Ph.D. students, postdocs and early stage young researchers.

Bursaries are available for for PhD students within Europe.

Organizers:

Dr. P. M. Panchmatia, University of Bath, U.K. / Dept. of Physics and Materials Science, Uppsala University

Dr. B. Sanyal, Department of Physics and Materials Science, Uppsala University, Sweden

Prof. P. M. Oppeneer, Department of Physics and Materials Science, Uppsala University, Sweden

Prof. O. Eriksson, Department of Physics and Materials Science, Uppsala University, Sweden

Dr A. Magistrato, CNR-INFM-Democritos and SISSA, Trieste, Italy.

Prof. P. Carloni SISSA and CNR-INFM-Democritos,Trieste, Italy

The workshop is financed by the

Centre for Dynamical Processes (CDP), Uppsala University,

Psi-K, SimBioMa and

CNR-INFM-Democritos National Simulation Center

The conference is advertized also on www.ccl.net