Speakers

Chairs

• Andrea Salis (University of Cagliari)
• Kaori Sugihara (The University of Tokyo)
  • Antimicrobial peptide double cooperative effect towards the development of new antimicrobial agents

Vice-Chairs

• Jenny Mälmstrom (University of Auckland)
  • Soft Materials to Understand CellMaterial Interactions

• Rami Mhanna (American University of Beirut)
  • Growth factor affinity binding alginate sulfate substrates for biomedical
     applications

Invited Speakers

• Francesca Baldelli Bombelli (Politecnico di Milano)
  • Fluorination effect in self-assembly of amphiphiles and their interaction with biological matter
• Marta Bally (University of Umea)
  • Cell-surface mimics to study virus interactions with the glycocalyx
• Miguel Castanho (University of Lisbon)
  • Tackling the urgent need for a broad spectrum antiviral drug, from lipid interfaces to in vivo activity
• Paul Cremer (Penn State University)
  • Can Transition Metal Cations be Screened away from Biomembrane Interfaces?
• Barbara Jachimska (Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracovia)
  • Impact on Nanoparticles Biobehavior: Protein Corona Formation
• Andreas Janshoff (University of Göttingen)
  • Tissue as a surface - using soap bubble physics to understand the mechanics of epithelia
• Chris Lorenz (King’s College London)
  • Understanding synergistic antimicrobial peptide combinations through computational approaches
• Martin Malmsten (University of Copenhagen)
  • Boosting antimicrobial effects of photocatalytic TiO2 nanoparticles by peptide coating
• Katharina Maniura (EMPA)
  • Instructive soft biomaterials for tissue response by design: steering events at the biointerface
• Francesca Mocci (University of Cagliari)
  • Molecules at the Interface: Modeling Confinement Effects on DNA–Ion Interactions
• Tommy Nylander (Lund University)
  • Structure and processes at the lipid-aqueous interface - methods and applications
• Cornelia Palivan (University of Basel)
  • Functional surfaces by combining soft polymer membranes with biomolecules and catalytic nanocapsules
• Drew Parsons (University of Cagliari)
  • Bending, crowding and jostling: life is free inside the COVID vaccines
• Dimitrios Stamou (University of Copenhagen)
  • The shape of the plasma membrane regulates the nanoscale organization, function and pharmacology of transmembrane proteins
• Claudia Steinem (Univeristy of Göttingen)
  • From solid supported to pores-spanning membranes – what do we gain?