Biophysics

Second Scientific Meeting of Croatian Biophysicists

May 11, 2001.

Date and time

Friday, May 11, 2001

Location

Faculty of Medicine Town Hall, Zagreb, Šalata 3b

Meeting agenda

A. Scientific presentations

9:00 Opening of the Second Scientific Meeting of Croatian Biophysicists

manager: M. Ilakovac-Kveder

9:15 B. Lučić: Selection of the most important variables in biological models
9:30 S. Tomić: Application of molecular modeling in the study of the specificity of the binding of transcription factors to DNA
9:45 E. Bešić: EPR spectroscopy of s -radicals in an irradiated crystal of 2-thiothymine
10:00 N. Maltar-Strmečki: Investigation of relaxation effects of a stable paramagnetic center in L-alanine
10:15 N. Stojanović: The pro-oxidative role of α-tocopherol in the LDL oxidation process
10:30 A. Kriško: Investigation of thiol availability in low-density lipoproteins from human plasma through denaturation processes

leader: J. Brnjas-Kraljević

11:15 L. Zoranić: Neuromagnetic studies of the functional organization of the somatosensory cortex in the auditory cortex
11:30 A. Cvitković: Magnetic source imaging in revealing early attentional effects in auditory cortex
11:45 D. Kičić: Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the study of human cerebral cortex activity
12:00 V. Svetličić: Amperometric signals of adhesion of individual cells
12:15 A. Sušac: Genotoxic effect of electromagnetic fields of GSM mobile telephony systems on human lymphocytes

13:00 Annual Meeting of the Croatian Biophysical Society

AGENDA

1. Election of the Assembly's working presidency and recorder
2. Report of the President, Dr. Dubravka Krilov
3. Financial report of the secretary, Dr. Jasminka Brnjas-Kraljević
4. Miscellaneous

Joint lunch at the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Medicine

B. ROUND TABLES (15:00 -17:30)

Topic 1: Education and scientific work of biophysics students (15:00 – 16:00)
coordinator: Janko Herak, PhD

J. Herak, PBF Discussion Theses
A. Sušac, Faculty of Science Possible improvements to biophysics studies at the Faculty of Science in Zagreb
S. Tomić, IRB Molecular modeling: a tool in the study of macromolecules and their interactions – a new course in the postgraduate study of biophysics?
J. Brnjas-Kraljević, MEF Biophysics in the undergraduate study program at biomedical faculties
G. Pifat-Mrzljak, RBI Why not an international postgraduate study in biophysics?
S. Supek, Faculty of Science Strengthening the team-based interdisciplinary research aspect of the doctoral study of biophysics

2nd topic: Biophysics in Croatia: an incentive to promote an interdisciplinary approach and develop research programs (16:00 – 17:30)
coordinator: dr. sc. Selma Supek

S. Supek, Faculty of Science Theses for discussion
I. Šlaus, Member of Parliament Interdisciplinarity supported by the proposal of a new law on scientific work
G. Pifat-Mrzljak, IRB Joint International Laboratories
M. Boranić, IRB, Director of Biophysics at the Ruđer Bošković Institute
M. Milun, IF Biophysics at the Institute of Physics: plans and perspectives
V. Gabelica, PLIVA dd Biophysics in research at “PLIVA”
V. Svetličić, IRB Imaging of biomolecules and biosurfaces using scanning probe microscopy (AFM-STM techniques)
S. Tomić, IRB Coupling of molecular modeling and experiment: a new approach in understanding biological processes and in the synthesis of biologically active molecules
S. Supek, Faculty of Medicine Development of a functional brain imaging program
T. Legović, IRB Biophysics for interplanetary agriculture
G. Pichler, IF The role of modern laser optics and spectroscopy in biophysics
D. Nadramija, PLIVA dd Molecular dynamic parameters in QSAR applications (QSAR=quantitatice structure-activity relationship)

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