The cytoskeleton and the cell membrane in the immune system

Institute of Physics, London, Monday 25th July 2016

Information

Date:
Monday 25th July 2016

Location:
Franklin Theatre, Institute of Physics, 80 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT

Themes:
The workshop will focus on the biophysics of the cytoskeleton and cell membrane in health and disease, with a particular focus on combining modelling and experimental approaches. Proposed topics include:

  • Membrane shape during phagocytosis
  • The role of actin in endocytosis
  • Shape dependence of engulfment
  • Nanoparticle drug design
  • The role of the cytoskeleton in phagocytosis

Programme

10:00 Coffee

10:30 Welcome

10:40 Martin Howard, JIC, Norwich: "A mechanical bottleneck in FcγR phagocytosis"

11:10 Christian Soeller, Exeter: "Imaging of small membrane bound compartments with optical super-resolution and electron microscopy"

11:40 Steve Royle, Warwick: "The role of actin in clathrin-mediated endocytosis in human cells"

12:10 Simon Johnston, Sheffield: "Actin and membrane dynamics in macrophages before and after phagocytosis"

12:40 Lunch

13:40 Andrew Thorley, Imperial: "Modelling uptake and translocation of nanoparticles in the human lung"

14:10 Rhoda Hawkins, Sheffield: "The role of biopolymers in ingesting bugs"

14:40 David Richards, Exeter: "Engulfment rate and shape dependence in phagocytosis"

15:10 Coffee break

15:40 Discussion

16:30 Close

Travel to the IOP

By train

Nearby train stations:

  • Kings Cross St Pancras - 1.2 miles away
  • Euston - 1 mile away

By tube

Nearby tube stations:

  • Regents Park, Bakerloo line - 0.2 miles away
  • Great Portland Street, Circle, Hammersmith and City, and Metropolitan lines - 0.2 miles away
  • Oxford Circus, Bakerloo and Victoria lines - 0.5 miles away
  • Warren Street, Northern and Victoria lines - 0.5 miles away

Register

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Sponsors

We are grateful to our sponsors, without whom this workshop would not be possible.