Events

Curvature dynamics of biomembranes: role of membrane viscosity and interleaflet friction

Petia Vlahovska, Northwestern University

Abstract: 

Lipid bilayers are the main structural component of the membranes that shape and compartmentalize cells. Cell architecture is highly dynamic and membranes' conformation changes dramatically in…

The evolution of immunity and pathogenesis within environmental battlegrounds

Dr. Tera Levin, University of Pittsburgh

Abstract; New infectious diseases routinely emerge from natural reservoirs, with sometimes devastating consequences on human populations. How does this happen? Specifically, what events within natural…