Program

PCT 2018 Program

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Sunday, May 27

Time Session/Lecture info
08:00-08:50
Gathering
 
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
09:40-10:00
R.Cogdell, University of Glasgow, UK
Photosynthetic machinery from dream to structure
10:00-10:20
R. van Grondelle, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Quantum Design of Photosynthesis
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
10:40-11:10
Coffee Break
 
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
11:30-11:50
D. Kaftan, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Ecosystem adjustment of the photosynthetic machine
11:50-12:10
I. Samish, Amai Proteins Ltd, Rehovot, Israel
Acclimatization of photosynthesis to the ambient temperature
12:10-12:30
L. Fiedor, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Secret life of chlorophylls - new facts
12:30-12:50
H. Scheer, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
From photosynthesis and photoperception to fluorescence labeling: the versatile biliproteins
12:50-14:20
Lunch
 
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
14:40-15:00
D. Noy, Migal Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Artificial energy conversion systems inspired by Nature
15:00-15:20
R. Yerushalmi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Growing gold-germanium nano flowers catalyzed by water
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
15:40-16:00
I. Cohen, Weizmann Institute of Science
Autoimmunity & Tumor Immunotherapy
16:00-16:20
D. Tuveson, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA
Pancreatic cancer; from bench to bedside
16:20-16:40
S. Slovin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA
Achievements and problems in immune therapy of cancers
16:40-17:00
Coffee Break
 
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
17:20-17:40
J. Grimm, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA
Theranostic cancer imaging and therapy
17:40-18:00
M. Sai, Reliance Life Sciences, Navi Mumbai, India
Advances in Spectroscopy: Applications in characterization of drug molecule and quality evaluation
18:00-18:20
T. Hasan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Photodynamic therapy-overview
18:20-18:40
Z. Malik, Bar-Ilan University
ALA-PDT: from cancer therapy to cancer imaging
19:00-21:30
Dinner and social program
 

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