HUM-MOLGEN events: Biophysics of Sensory Transduction

HUM-MOLGEN -> Events -> Courses and Workshops

December 11, 2002

Italian Society for Pure and Applied Biophysics (SIBPA) and Venetian Institute of Sciences, Literature and Arts (IVSLA), Venice, Italy
27-31 January 2003

1.Mechanotransduction
Cochlear mechanics and amplification
Mechanosensitive ion channels
Mathematical models of cochlear function
Calcium dynamics in hair cells

2.Chemotransduction
Olfactory transduction in vertebrates
Receptors and transduction in taste
Electrophysiology of taste cells
Vomeronasal receptors
From Biology to an artificial nose

3.Phototransduction in invertebrates
Light sensitive channels
Calcium signaling and light adaptation
Multimolecular signaling in photoreceptors
Extraocular photoreception
Photoreception in microorganisms

4.Phototransduction in vertebrates
Calcium transport and phototrasduction
Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels
Cone photoreception

Organized by:

Prof. Giorgio M. Giacometti (Padova, Italy)

Invited Speakers:

A. Bigiani (I), A.W. Gummer (D), R.C. Hardie (UK), A. Huber (D), J. Kauer (USA), B.U. Kaupp (D), M. Langer (D), F. Lenci (I), F. Mammano (I), A. Menini (I), C. Musio (I), R. Nobili (I), E.N. Pugh Jr. (USA), G. Rispoli (I), N. Ryba (USA), R. Tirindelli (I)

Deadline for Abstracts:

January 7, 2003 (deadline for application submission)

Registration:

The number of student admitted is restricted to 30. The participation is free and lodging facility is offered by the school organization.

E-mail:

gcometti@bio.unipd.it

Posted by:

Dr. Carlo Musio

Host:

carlom.cib.na.cnr.it