Lecture Programme

Topic: Thermodynamics of biological systems
Chair: J. Büchs, Aachen/D

Biothermodynamics and reaction engineering
C. Wandrey, Research Centre Jülich GmbH, Germany/D

T hermodynamic-kinetic modeling
M. Ederer , E.D. Gilles, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg/D

Influence of the pH, pMg and ionic strength on the driving force of the metabolic reactions and the thermodynamic feasibility analysis
V. Vojinovic , U. von Stockar, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne/CH

Insight from quantitative metabolome data via network-embedded thermodynamic analysis
M. Heinemann , A. Kümmel, ETH Zurich/CH

Information and robustness of enzyme networks
J. Ricard, University of Paris/F

Thermodynamics of volumetric growth and fluid transport in plants
N. Kizilova, National University, Kharkov/UA

Thermodynamics and beyond: connecting modeling with outcome in cyrobiology
J.C. Bischof, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN/USA

Topic: Biocalorimetry
Chair: U. von Stockar, Lausanne/CH

Heat production in molecular pumps: How can we describe it?
S. Kjelstrup, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim/N

Biothermodynamic studies of adsorption of monoclonal antibodies on chromatographic resins: Microcalorimetry and laser light scattering
M. Dieterle , H. Hasse, University of Stuttgart/D

Calorimetric characterization of bacteria populations in nutrient solutions
J.U. Keller, University of Siegen/D; A. Trampuz , University Hospital Basel/CH

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Thermodynamic analysis of the lipopolysaccharide-dependent resistance of gram-negative bacteria
J. Howe , Research Centre, Borstel/D;P. Garidel, University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/D; M.H.J. Koch, M. Roessle, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
c/o DESY, Hamburg/D; K. Brandenburg, Research Centre Borstel/D

Analysis of biofilm activity using a nano-calorimeter
J. Lerchner , A. Wolf, F. Mertens,TU Bergakademie Freiberg/D; F. Buchholz, Th. Maskow, Helmholtz Centre Environmental Research GmbH, Leipzig/D; Th. Neu, Helmholtz Centre Environmental Research GmbH, Magdeburg/D

Real Time Bioprocess analysis and control-using calorimetry and biothermodynamics
T. Maskow, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig/D

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Topic: Proteins
Chair: J.U. Keller, Siegen/D

09:00

Protein aggregation: thermodynamics of colloidal and conformational stability
T. W. Randolph, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO/USA

Thermodynamics of mistic membrane protein folding
J. Bröcker , A. Diehl, K. Faelber, S. Fiedler, S. Keller, Leibniz Institute of Molecular Pharmacology FMP, Berlin/D

Molecular printboards as universal platforms for protein assembly
J. Huskens, University of Twente, Enschede/NL

Hydration-Dehydration of proteins in organic solvents as studied by calorimetry and FTIR spectroscopy: thermodynamic and kinetic aspects
V.A. Sirotkin , A.E. Silakova, D.V. Korolev State University, Kazan/RUS

A flexible model of lysozyme binding to a charged surface
A. Steudle, J. Pleiss , University of Stuttgart/D

Topic: Downstream processing
Chair: R. Ditz, Darmstadt/D

The role of solvent in protein folding probed by pressure perturbation techniques
C. Royer, Centre for Structural Biochemistry, Montpellier/F

Optimization of (industrial) protein crystallization by the second osmotic virial coefficient and seeding techniques
J. Wanka , W. Peukert, University of Erlangen/D

Critical properties and vapor pressure of twenty imidazolium based ionic liquids used in extraction bioprocesses
J. Valderrama , University La Serena/RCH; W. Sanga, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno/PE

Thermodynamic modeling of aqueous-two-phase systems for bioseparations
G. Nino-Amezquita , S. Enders, Technical University of Berlin/D

Measurement and modeling solubility of two amino acids and of two enantiomers in aqueos solution
J.-B. Große Daldrup , F. Tumakaka,G. Sadowski, G. Schembecker, University of Dortmund/D

ABC (Avoiding of Bioseparation Costs) of biomolecules and bioparticles
L. van der Wielen, Delft University of Technology/NL