BioInformatics

ICMAT 2011 Singapore: Final Session – Sensing / Probes

Paul Stewart
Symposium Chair Prof Dave Fernig of the University of Liverpool closing the Symposium

Thursday 1st July was the final day of the Fontiers in Optical Bio-Imaging and Microscopy Symposium

AA8-1 (Invited Talk)

Looking for Clues – Solving Complex Problems with Biologically Inspired Heuristics

Paul Stewart and Jun Chen (University of Lincoln), David Fernig (University of Liverpool), Laurence Duchesne (Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France)

AA8-5

New Probes for Imaging: Ligand Shells for Nanoparticles

David Fernig (University of Liverpool), Laurence Duchesne (Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France)

Martin Lear, National University of Singapore presents 'Fluorescent Labelling of Drugs and Natural Products'

Finally Colin Dowding closed our participation in the conference today by presenting:

J12.2-1

Topography of Features Machined into Bisphenol A Polycarbonate Using Closed Thick Film Flowing Filtered Water Immersed KrF Excimer Laser Ablation

Colin Dowding, Jonathan Lawrence and Paul Stewart (University of Lincoln.

in the Nanoscale Characterization session

Travelling out to ICMAT 2011

Paul Stewart

Currently waiting to board an A380 to fly out to Singapore via Dubai. A group of us are heading out as invited speakers for the

International Conference on Materials for Advanced Materials, which kicks off at The Suntec Conference Centre in Singapore on Sunday.

Paul Stewart and Colin Dowding from the School of Engineering will be joining Prof DAVE Fernig from the University of Liverpool, and Dr Laurence Duchesne from INSERM At the Institut Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris.

Profs Stewart and Fernig will be delivering extended invited talks in the Frontiers in Optical Bio-imaging and Microscopy Symposium. Prof Stewart’s talk will cover the Bio:Eng interface which he is working on with Dave and Laurence.

Paper presentation timetable for ICMAT 2011, Singapore

Paul Stewart

International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 26 June – 1 July 2011, SUNTEC, Singapore

Session Code J12.2 – Nanoscale Characterization

Session Chair(s) Jinchong Xiao Paper Details: J12.2-1
Topography of Features Machined Into Bisphenol A Polycarbonate Using Closed Thick Film Flowing Filtered Water Immersed KrF Excimer Laser Ablation
Colin DOWDING1, Jonathan LAWRENCE1, Paul STEWART2#+
1Faculty of Engineering, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom,

2School of Engineering, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

Presentation Mode: Oral Date/Time Slot: Fri – 1 Jul 11 / 14:00 – 16:00 Presentation Room: 309 Presentation Length: 15 minutes Presentation Order: 1st in the timeslot

Session Code AA8 – Sensing / Probes

Session Chair(s) Vladimir Korzh Paper Details: AA8-2 (Invited)
Looking for Clues – Solving Complex Problems with Biologically Inspired Heuristics
Paul STEWART1#+, Jun CHEN1, David FERNIG2
1School of Engineering, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom,

2University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

Presentation Mode: Oral Date/Time Slot: Thu – 30 Jun 11 / 16:30 – 18:00 Presentation Room: 320 Presentation Length: 30 minutes Presentation Order: 2nd in the timeslot

Session Code AA3 – Photothermal Microscopy

Session Chair(s) Guo Hong Chen

Paper Details: AA3-2 Heparan Sulfate Determines the Modes of Diffusion of Fibroblast Growth Factor2 within the Pericellular Matrix

Laurence DUCHESNE1, Vivien OCTEAU2, Rachel BEARON3, Paul STEWART4, Jun CHEN5, Ian PRIOR6, Alison BECKETT6, Brahim LOUNIS2, David FERNIG7#+

1Institut du Fer à Moulin, UMR-S 839 INSERM, University Pierre and Marie Curie, France,

2University of Bordeaux, France,

3Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom,

4School of Engineering, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom,

5Department of Engineering, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom,

6Physiological Laboratory, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom,

7Structural and Chemical biology, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

Presentation Mode: Oral Date/Time Slot: Mon – 27 Jun 11 / 16:30 – 18:00 Presentation Room:  320  Presentation Length: 15 minutes Presentation Order: 2nd in the timeslot

Lincoln:Engineering at ICMAT 2011 in Singapore

Paul Stewart

ICMAT – The International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies will be held at Suntec in Singapore from 26th June to the 1st July 2011.

The conference attracts more than 2000 delegates, including plenary lectures from many Nobel Prizewinners. It is organised by the Materials Research Society of Singapore, and is affiliated to the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS)

Lincoln University will be represented by members of the School of Engineering, and will feature some of the Interdisciplinary work on BioInformatics currently being performed by Prof Paul Stewart in collaboration with Prof Dave Fernig of the University of Liverpool.

Also representing Lincoln will be Dr Colin Dowding of the School of Engineering who will be presenting on Laser Materials Processing for BioMimetics.

Profs Stewart and Fernig will be presenting in:

Symposium: Frontiers in Optical Bio-imaging and Microscopy

The symposium includes cutting edge methodologies in optical, spectroscopic and kinetic imaging microscopy. The methodologies include novel probe techniques as well as novel microscopies. The imaging and spectroscopic methods that will be showcased will be already or could very soon be applied to biological imaging. Imaging methods include: refractive index change, interferometry, tomography (OCT), lifetime imaging, spectral imaging, TERS, SERS, photothermal imaging, STED, PALM, STORM and FIONA, fluorescence plus others.

  • Fernig D.G. and Stewart P.“Heparan sulfate determines the modes of diffusion of fibroblast growth factor 2 within the pericellular matrix”
  • Stewart P. and Fernig D.G. ‘Bio:Eng, Bridging the gaps between engineering and biology’

Dr Dowding and Prof Stewart will be presenting in:

Symposium: Nanoscale Patterning, Assembly, and Surface Modification

More information on the conference can be found at:

http://www.mrs.org.sg/icmat2011/