Seminars & Events

Computation Institute
"Permeation and Attractive Forces in Biologically Relevant Membrane Models"

DATE: September 9, 2010 to September 9, 2010
TIME: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
SPEAKER: Dr. John Grime, Postdoctoral Appointee
LOCATION: Building 240, Conference Room 4301, Argonne National Laboratory
HOST: Dr. Gregory A. Voth

Description:
Biological membranes are of critical importance for homeostasis in living cells. Far from being simple impenetrable barriers, such membranes allow the selective permeation of various pharmaceutically-relevant substances. The behavior of membrane-enclosed functional units can also play a role in sophisticated cellular processes that involve the coalescence and fusion of membrane-bound containers. This brief talk will outline a combination of experimental techniques and multi-scale theoretical models, which have been employed in an attempt to gain further insight into such systems.

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