Upcoming Talks

Ista white

Revisiting and Repurposing the Double Helix

Date: Monday, October 7, 2019 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker: Taekjip Ha (Johns Hopkins University)
Location: Raiffeisen Lecture Hall, Central Building
Series: Institute colloquium
Host: Johann Danzl
Contact: Arinya Eller
Central building lecture hall

DNA is an iconic molecule that forms a double helical structure, providing the basis for genetic inheritance, and its physical properties have been studied for decades. In this talk, I will present evidence that sequence and methylation dependent physical properties of DNA such as flexibility and self-association may be important for biological functions. In addition, I will present a new application of DNA where mechanical modulations of cell behavior can be studied at the single molecule level using rupturable DNA tethers.


Qr image
Download ICS Download invitation
Back to eventlist