Program
PCT 2018 Program
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08:00-08:50 | Gathering
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08:50-09:20 | Greetings
Alan Siegel, Thompson Family Foundation Michal Neeman, Vice President, Weizmann Institute of Science Raphael Harari, Steba Biotech |
09:20-10:40 | Session 1- Photosynthesis-Fast and Furious
Chairs: A. Levy& S. Federman |
09:20-09:40 |
W.W. Parson, University of Washington, USA
Seeking a general theory of light-driven charge separation
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09:40-10:00 |
R.Cogdell, University of Glasgow, UK
Photosynthetic machinery from dream to structure
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10:00-10:20 |
R. van Grondelle, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Quantum Design of Photosynthesis
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10:20-10:40 |
W. Lubitz, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Wateroxidase and Hydrogenase: Nature´s Blueprints for the Design of Molecular Catalysts
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10:40-11:10 | Coffee Break
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11:10-12:50 | Session 1- Photosynthesis-Fast and Furious
Chairs: Y. Eshed & D. Noy |
11:10-11:30 |
P. Braun, Leibniz Supercomputing Center, Garching, Germany
Adjusting the protein scaffold to optimize light conversion
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11:30-11:50 |
D. Kaftan, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Ecosystem adjustment of the photosynthetic machine
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11:50-12:10 |
I. Samish, Amai Proteins Ltd, Rehovot, Israel
Acclimatization of photosynthesis to the ambient temperature
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12:10-12:30 |
L. Fiedor, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Secret life of chlorophylls - new facts
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12:30-12:50 |
H. Scheer, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
From photosynthesis and photoperception to fluorescence labeling: the versatile biliproteins
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12:50-14:20 | Lunch
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14:20-15:20 | Session 2-Harnessing light in lab-made systems
Chairs: R. Milo & V. Rosenbach- Belkin |
14:20-14:40 |
N. Nelson, Tel Aviv University
Photosynthetic reaction centers ? Robustness with increased complexity
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14:40-15:00 |
D. Noy, Migal Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Artificial energy conversion systems inspired by Nature
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15:00-15:20 |
R. Yerushalmi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Growing gold-germanium nano flowers catalyzed by water
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15:20-16:40 | Session 3- New Frontiers and Challenges in Cancer Therapy
Chairs: M. Oren& R.Hamri |
15:20-15:40 |
R. Scherz-Shouval, Weizmann Institute of Science
Complexity of the tumor landscape
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15:40-16:00 |
I. Cohen, Weizmann Institute of Science
Autoimmunity & Tumor Immunotherapy
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16:00-16:20 |
D. Tuveson, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA
Pancreatic cancer; from bench to bedside
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16:20-16:40 |
S. Slovin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA
Achievements and problems in immune therapy of cancers
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16:40-17:00 | Coffee Break
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17:00-18:40 | Session 3- New Frontiers and Challenges in Cancer Therapy
Chairs: I. Sagi & S. Gross |
17:00-17:20 |
J. Coleman, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA
Image guided cancer therapy of early stage tumors
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17:20-17:40 |
J. Grimm, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA
Theranostic cancer imaging and therapy
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17:40-18:00 |
M. Sai, Reliance Life Sciences, Navi Mumbai, India
Advances in Spectroscopy: Applications in characterization of drug molecule and quality evaluation
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18:00-18:20 |
T. Hasan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Photodynamic therapy-overview
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18:20-18:40 |
Z. Malik, Bar-Ilan University
ALA-PDT: from cancer therapy to cancer imaging
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19:00-21:30 | Dinner and social program
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Registration will open on 1st April 2018
Organizing committee
- Alexander Brandis
Weizmann Institute of Science -
Lilach Agemy
Weizmann Institute of Science -
Yuval Eshed
Weizmann Institute of Science -
Zahava Scherz
Weizmann Institute of Science
Coordinator & Accessibility Issues
Reut Hershenhoren
reut.hershenhoren@weizmann.ac.il