New biophysical laboratory of the Institute of Physics - opportunities and perspectives

Research and development of biomedical technologies and materials at the Institute of Physics (IoP) of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) have been progressing significantly during last years. Unfortunately, the infrastructure of IoP was insufficient to independently assess biological aspects of this research. Now we have overcome this barrier by developing a necessary infrastructure directly at our premises. The newly installed facilities in combination with the existing ones will enable self-sufficient cross-disciplinary research of biological objects and phenomena.

The colloquium will be dedicated to presentation of the possibilities and perspectives of newly created infrastructure. Research possibilities will be demonstrated using already existing activities as examples, in particular:

• Biophysics of high-gradient magnetic fields
• Effects of plasma and irradiation on biological systems
• Biological phenomena associated with surface geometry
• The fate of nanoparticles in living cells

The presentation will be followed by a visit to infrastructures of Department of optical and biophysical systems, SAFMAT and FUNBIO:

• Cell culture laboratory
• Laboratory for spectroscopy and microscopy
• AFM laboratory (Atomic Force Microscopy)
• SEM laboratory (Scanning Electron Microscopy)
• EPR laboratory (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance)

Participants are kindly asked to confirm their attendance, especially if you are interested in the subsequent visit of the laboratories. Please, contact Ing. Romana Kočová (kocovafzu [dot] cz) before December 1st, 2016.