Workshop DNA : RNA : Protein Nanotechnology

17 Jul 2023, 13:00 → 19 Jul 2023, 13:00 Europe/Berlin

Palotti Haus, Freising

Philip Tinnefeld (LMU Munich), Ulrich Keyser (University of Cambridge)

This workshop brings together researchers from LMU Munich, Cambridge University, and other universities. Current research topics in the area of RNA/DNA/Protein Nanotechnology will be discussed and future research fields will be explored.

Monday, 17 July

13:00 → 13:45 Registration

13:45 → 14:00 Welcome: Philip Tinnefeld and Ulrich Keyser

14:00 → 14:30 DNA origami for biomedical engineering

Speaker: Veikko Linko (University of Tartu, Estonia)

14:30 → 15:00 Structural Colors of DNA Origami Lattices

Speaker: Tim Liedl (LMu Munich)

15:00 → 15:30 Protein-DNA conjugates for sensing applications

Speaker: Francesco Ricci (University of Rome, Tor Vergata)

15:30 → 16:00 Nucleic acid switches for sensing and gene regulation

Speaker: Friedrich Simmel (TUM)

16:00 → 16:30 Coffee

16:30 → 17:00 DNA nanotechnology for targeted antimicrobial delivery

Speaker: Ionna Mela (University of Cambridge)

17:00 → 17:30 Molecular templating with DNA nanotechnology`

Speaker: Thomas Ouldrige (Imperial College London)

17:30 → 18:00 DNA nanotec tools for biosensing

Speaker: Philip Tinnefeld (LMU Munich)

18:00 → 18:30 Poster Flash Talks

19:00 → 21:00 Workshop Dinner

Tuesday, 18 July

09:30 → 10:00 Virus traps and other molecular machines of the future

Speaker: Hendrik Dietz (TUM)

10:00 → 10:30 Understanding DNA repair protein machines from single-molecule methods

Speaker: Fernando Moreno-Herrero (Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia, CSIC Madrid)

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee

11:00 → 11:30 Solid-state nanopores modified with aptamers. A platform towards highly specific single-molecule detection

Speaker: Denis Garoli (IIT)

11:30 → 12:00 Unlocking the potential of silicified DNA origami for biomedical applications

Speaker: Amelie Heuer-Jungemann (MPI of Biochemistry)

12:15 → 13:15 Lunch

13:15 → 13:45 Spatial omics using DNA-based super-resolution microscopy

Speaker: Ralf Jungmann (LMU Munich & MPI of Biochemistry)

13:45 → 14:15 Structural flexibility in de novo designed assemblies: a curse or a blessing in disguise?

Speaker: Alena Khmelinskaia (LMU Munich)

14:15 → 14:45 Nanopore translocation of exonuclease-resistant RNAs

Speaker: Cristian Micheletti (SISSA Trieste)

14:45 → 16:15 Coffee and posters

16:15 → 16:45 Three color single-molecule FRET: What it adds and how to analyze it

Speaker: Don Lamb (LMU Munich)

16:45 → 17:15 Synthetic cells from smart nucleic-acid condensates

Speaker: Lorenzo di Michele (University of Cambridge)

17:15 → 17:45 mRNA-lipid nanoparticle based biocomputing

Speaker: Joachim Rädler (LMU Munich)

17:45 → 18:15 RNA:DNA nanotechnology for nanopore sensing

Speaker: Ulrich Keyser (University of Cambridge)

Wednesday, 19 July

09:30 → 10:30 Internal round table discussion

Invited participants only

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee

11:00 → 12:00 Internal round table discussion

Invited participants only

12:00 → 13:00 Fare well / lunch