Name: SwedNESS PhD school: Neutrons in Life Science and Biomaterials
Start: 2021-06-14T08:30:00+02:00
End: 2021-06-18T16:00:00+02:00
Location: on Zoom

SwedNESS PhD school: Neutrons in Life Science and Biomaterials

from Monday, June 14, 2021 (8:30 AM) to Friday, June 18, 2021 (4:00 PM)

Monday, June 14, 2021

8:30 AM Introduction - Tommy Nylander
Introduction - Tommy Nylander
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM Protein unfolding and degradation - Dr. Frank Gabel, IBS, Grenoble, France
Protein unfolding and degradation
- Dr. Frank Gabel, IBS, Grenoble, France
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Protein crystallization - Dr. Esko Oksanen, ESS ERIC, Lund, Sweden
Protein crystallization
- Dr. Esko Oksanen, ESS ERIC, Lund, Sweden
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Biophysical studies – key for exploiting the potential of neutrons - Prof. Sara Snogerup Linse, Lund University
Biophysical studies – key for exploiting the potential of neutrons
- Prof. Sara Snogerup Linse, Lund University
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM LUNCH
LUNCH
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Project pitches from participating students describing their own project.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM Introducing proposal writing for beam time. Preparation for individual proposals

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

3:15 PM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Protein expression for neutron studies - Prof. Trevor Forsyth, ILL/Keele University, Grenoble, France
Protein expression for neutron studies
- Prof. Trevor Forsyth, ILL/Keele University, Grenoble, France
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
8:45 AM Fiber diffraction, structure determination - Prof. Trevor Forsyth, ILL/Keele University, Grenoble, France
Fiber diffraction, structure determination
- Prof. Trevor Forsyth, ILL/Keele University, Grenoble, France
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Dynamics of biomolecules from proteins to lipids - Dr. Victoria Garcia Sakai, ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Lab, UK
Dynamics of biomolecules from proteins to lipids
- Dr. Victoria Garcia Sakai, ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Lab, UK
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM EXERCISE: Planning dynamics experiments for lipids. - Dr. Victoria Garcia Sakai, ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Lab, UK
EXERCISE: Planning dynamics experiments for lipids.
- Dr. Victoria Garcia Sakai, ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Lab, UK
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM LUNCH
LUNCH
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Small-angle neutron scattering - Dr. Susana CM Teixeira, NIST Centre for Neutron Research, USA
Small-angle neutron scattering
- Dr. Susana CM Teixeira, NIST Centre for Neutron Research, USA
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM EXERCISE: Fit of SANS data using SAS View - Dr. Susana CM Teixeira, NIST Centre for Neutron Research, USA
EXERCISE: Fit of SANS data using SAS View
- Dr. Susana CM Teixeira, NIST Centre for Neutron Research, USA
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM EXERCISE cont.
EXERCISE cont.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
8:45 AM Carbohydrates - Dr. Marta Martinez Sanz, CIAL-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Carbohydrates
- Dr. Marta Martinez Sanz, CIAL-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Lipids and lipid self-assembly - Dr Hanna Barriga, Karolinska Institutet (KI), Stockholm, Sweden
Lipids and lipid self-assembly
- Dr Hanna Barriga, Karolinska Institutet (KI), Stockholm, Sweden
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Dynamics of concentrated protein solutions - Prof. Anna Stradner Lund University, Sweden
Dynamics of concentrated protein solutions
- Prof. Anna Stradner Lund University, Sweden
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM LUNCH
LUNCH
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Glycosylation, lectins and molecular recognition - Dr. Anne Imberty CNRS, Unversité Grenoble Alpes, France
Glycosylation, lectins and molecular recognition
- Dr. Anne Imberty CNRS, Unversité Grenoble Alpes, France
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM EXERCISE: SLD of cellulose and agarose and how it can be affected by OH/OD exchange - Dr. Marta Martinez Sanz, CIAL-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
EXERCISE: SLD of cellulose and agarose and how it can be affected by OH/OD exchange
- Dr. Marta Martinez Sanz, CIAL-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM EXERCISE: Planning a SANS experiment with protein lipid interactions - Dr Hanna Barriga, Karolinska Institutet (KI), Stockholm, Sweden
EXERCISE: Planning a SANS experiment with protein lipid interactions
- Dr Hanna Barriga, Karolinska Institutet (KI), Stockholm, Sweden
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Thursday, June 17, 2021
8:45 AM Methodology and applications of biomolecular simulations - Prof. Ilpo Vattulainen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Methodology and applications of biomolecular simulations
- Prof. Ilpo Vattulainen, University of Helsinki, Finland
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Cell surfaces and membrane mimics - Motomu Tanaka, Univ of Heidelberg DE / Kyoto Univ JP
Cell surfaces and membrane mimics
- Motomu Tanaka, Univ of Heidelberg DE / Kyoto Univ JP
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Deuteration can advance solid state and solution state NMR to complement structural biology of membrane protein - Prof. Anthony Watts, University of Oxford, UK
Deuteration can advance solid state and solution state NMR to complement structural biology of membrane protein
- Prof. Anthony Watts, University of Oxford, UK
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM LUNCH
LUNCH
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Lipid deuteration, internal membrane contrast and lipolytic enzymes - Dr. Hanna Wacklin-Knecht, ESS ERIC, Lund, Sweden
Lipid deuteration, internal membrane contrast and lipolytic enzymes
- Dr. Hanna Wacklin-Knecht, ESS ERIC, Lund, Sweden
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM Cell surfaces and membrane mimics - Dr. John Katsaras, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA
Cell surfaces and membrane mimics
- Dr. John Katsaras, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM EXERCISE: Planning experiment to reveal domain formation in a model biomembrane. - Dr. John Katsaras, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA
EXERCISE: Planning experiment to reveal domain formation in a model biomembrane.
- Dr. John Katsaras, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Friday, June 18, 2021
8:45 AM Lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery - Dr. Marianna Yanez Arteta, AstraZeneca Gothenburg, Sweden
Lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery
- Dr. Marianna Yanez Arteta, AstraZeneca Gothenburg, Sweden
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Imaging in life science - Dr. Sophie Le Cann, Univ Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, France
Imaging in life science
- Dr. Sophie Le Cann, Univ Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, France
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM The air-liquid interface to study drug interactions - Dr. Richard Campbell, University of Manchester, UK
The air-liquid interface to study drug interactions
- Dr. Richard Campbell, University of Manchester, UK
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM LUNCH
LUNCH
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM TUTORIAL: How to write a good beam time proposal! - Dr. Richard Campbell, University of Manchester, UK
TUTORIAL: How to write a good beam time proposal!
- Dr. Richard Campbell, University of Manchester, UK
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Break & Discussion
Break & Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM EXERCISE: Image analysis on real data to extract structural parameters - Dr. Sophie Le Cann, Univ Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, France
EXERCISE: Image analysis on real data to extract structural parameters
- Dr. Sophie Le Cann, Univ Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, France
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

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