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Assessment of the Biological Effects of Nanomaterials Symposium
23-24 March 2009 KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
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Monday, 23 March 2009
09:00
Coffee and tea
(F3: 09:30 - 10:00)
10:00
[250] Symposium opening
by Dr. Emppu SALONEN (Helsinki University of Technology)
(F3: 10:00 - 10:15)
[251] Carbon nanotubes: a hazard free opportunity?
by Dr. Peter WICK (EMPA, Swiss Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Switzerland)
(F3: 10:15 - 11:00)
11:00
[252] Molecular dynamics simulations of the interactions of carbon nanotubes with biomolecules
by Dr. Jayne WALLACE (University of Oxford, UK)
(F3: 11:00 - 11:45)
Lunch
(F3: 11:45 - 13:15)
12:00
13:00
[253] Inflammatory and genotoxic effects of nanoparticles -Focus on nanoparticles used in the paint and lacquer industry
by Dr. Anne THOUSTRUP SABER (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark)
(F3: 13:15 - 14:00)
14:00 Coffee & tea
(F3: 14:00 - 14:30)
[254] Toxicity of carbon nanotubes to the lung: from mechanisms to regulatory consequence
by Dr. Anna SHVEDOVA (West Virginia University, USA)
(F3: 14:30 - 15:15)
15:00
[255] Imaging at nanoscale can be deceiving
by Dr. Pekka KOSKINEN (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
(F3: 15:15 - 16:00)
16:00
[257] Discussion
by Dr. Emppu SALONEN (Helsinki University of Technology)
(F3: 16:00 - 16:45)
Break
(F3: 16:45 - 18:30)
17:00
18:00
Symposium dinner
(F3: 18:30 - 21:30)
19:00
20:00
21:00

Tuesday, 24 March 2009
09:00
[258] High Content Imaging and Analysis approach to investigation of nanoparticle/cell interactions
by Prof. Yuri VOLKOV (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
(F3: 09:15 - 10:00)
10:00
[259] Interaction of fullerene with model membranes: Computer simulation studies
by Dr. Luca MONTICELLI (INSERM Paris, France)
(F3: 10:00 - 10:45)
Coffee & tea
(F3: 10:45 - 11:15)
11:00
[260] Partitioning between water and lipid bilayers
by Prof. Peter TIELEMAN (University of Calgary, Canada)
(F3: 11:15 - 12:00)
12:00
[261] Natural organic material characteristics affect the environmental behavior of manufactured nanoparticles
by Prof. Baoshan XING (University of Massachusetts, USA)
(F3: 12:00 - 12:45)
Lunch
(F3: 12:45 - 14:15)
13:00
14:00
[262] Engineered nanoparticles in plants
by Mr. Sijie LIN (Clemson University, USA)
(F3: 14:15 - 15:00)
15:00 Coffee & tea
(F3: 15:00 - 15:30)
[266] Free energy of nano-pore formation and growth in membranes
by Prof. Olle EDHOLM (Royal Institute of Technology KTH, Sweden)
(F3: 15:30 - 16:15)
16:00
[264] Discussion
by Prof. Ilpo VATTULAINEN (Dept of Physics, Tampere Univ of Tech)
(F3: 16:15 - 17:00)
17:00
[265] Closing
by Prof. Ilpo VATTULAINEN (Dept of Physics, Tampere Univ of Tech)
(F3: 17:00 - 17:15)

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