The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund HUMAN – BEST INVESTMENT! University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA & Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland Faculties of Biology, Chemistry and Physics present From Nano to Global: Scientific Bridge over the Atlantic The 1st UML & AMU Conference Poznań, October 9 - 13, 2014 Faculty of Chemistry Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań 89b Umultowska Street, Poznań, POLAND Photo by A. Kowalski The UML & AMU present a unique platform to discuss scientific research among international communities. Anticipated discussions include how to share resources, expertise, and innovative approaches in: - Nanotechnology - Biology & Medicine - Chemistry & Physics - Environmental Science - Smart Sensors - Energy The UML & AMU Conference aims to facilitate American-Polish research collaborations and will serve to celebrate the scientific accomplishments of our researchers through presentations of cutting edge scientific and technological achievements. We will pay particular attention to the identification of unique approaches, insights, and resources from nanostructures to macro and global scale. „AMU – transnational and interdisciplinary solutions of the 21st century” UDA-POKL.04.01.01-00-109/13-00 The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund HUMAN – BEST INVESTMENT! From Nano to Global: Scientific Bridge over the Atlantic Conference Agenda Friday, October 10, 2014 Lecture hall 2.61, Faculty of Chemistry, AMU Session 1 - Biology & Medicine Chairman: Prof. Henryk Koroniak Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry, AMU 10:00 Opening 10:30 Presentation 1.1 Research in the College of Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Prof. Mark Hines / Dean of the UMass Lowell College of Sciences 11:05 Lecture 1.2 Use of Stem Cell-derived Models to Define Roles of Nuclear Envelope Proteins in Blood cell Differentiation and Function Prof. Peter Gaines / Department of Biological Sciences, UMass Lowell 11:40 Lecture 1.3 Regulation of Gene Expression During Erythropoiesis Prof. Mirosława Siatecka / Faculty of Biology, AMU 12:15 Lecture 1.4 Structural Enzymology: Activation and Action Prof. Hwai-Chen Guo / Department of Biological Sciences, UMass Lowell 12:50 Lecture 1.5 Phosphoproteomics – Past, Presence and Future Prospects Prof. Agnieszka Ludwików / Faculty of Biology, AMU „AMU – transnational and interdisciplinary solutions of the 21st century” UDA-POKL.04.01.01-00-109/13-00 page 2 The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund HUMAN – BEST INVESTMENT! From Nano to Global: Scientific Bridge over the Atlantic Conference Agenda Friday, October 10, 2014 Lecture hall 2.61, Faculty of Chemistry, AMU Session 2 - Chemistry Chairman: Prof. Mark Hines Dean of the UMass Lowell College of Sciences 14:30 Lecture 2.1 Metal Oxide Surface Chemistry Prof. James E. Whitten / Department of Chemistry, UMass Lowell 15:05 Lecture 2.2 Zeolites and Ordered Mesoporous Molecular Sieves - Synthesis, Modification, Characterization and Catalytic Application Prof. Maria Ziółek / Faculty of Chemistry, AMU 15:40 Lecture 2.3 Fluorinated α-methylstyrenes in Controlled Radical Copolymerizations with Styrene Prof. Justyna Walkowiak / Faculty of Chemistry, AMU „AMU – transnational and interdisciplinary solutions of the 21st century” UDA-POKL.04.01.01-00-109/13-00 page 3 The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund HUMAN – BEST INVESTMENT! From Nano to Global: Scientific Bridge over the Atlantic Conference Agenda Saturday, October 11, 2014 Lecture hall 3.65, Faculty of Chemistry, AMU Session 3 - Physics Chairman: Prof. Antoni Wójcik Dean of the Faculty of Physics, AMU 10:00 Lecture 3.1 Terahertz Technologies; Investigating the Applications Prof. Robert H. Giles / Department of Physics & Applied Physics, UMass Lowell 10:35 Lecture 3.2 Magnetic Induced Birefringence in Macromolecular Solutions Prof. Andrzej Dobek / Faculty of Physics, AMU 11:10 Lecture 3.3 Biomedical Applications of Frequency-Domain Terahertz Techniques Prof. Cecil Joseph / Department of Physics & Applied Physics, UMass Lowell 11:45 Lecture 3.4 Progress in Nanotechnology in the USA Prof. Michael T. Speidel / Department of Physics & Applied Physics, UMass Lowell „AMU – transnational and interdisciplinary solutions of the 21st century” UDA-POKL.04.01.01-00-109/13-00 page 4 The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund HUMAN – BEST INVESTMENT! From Nano to Global: Scientific Bridge over the Atlantic Conference Agenda Saturday, October 11, 2014 Lecture hall 3.65, Faculty of Chemistry, AMU Session 4 - PhD Interdisciplinary students Chairman: Prof. Przemysław Wojtaszek Deputy Dean for Research and International Collaboration, Faculty of Biology, AMU 12:45 Oral presentation 4.1 Mutations in EKLF (Erythroid Krüppel-like Factor) and Hematologic Disorders Klaudia Szymczak, M.Sc. / Faculty of Biology, AMU 13:00 Oral presentation 4.2 Protein Phosphatases 2C: Strategies and Challenges of Inhibitor Development Maciej Janicki, M.Sc. / Faculty of Biology, AMU 13:15 Oral presentation 4.3 Fluorinated Styrene Derivatives and Their Application in the Formation of New Polymer Materials Joanna Kanigowska, M.Sc. / Faculty of Chemistry, AMU 13:30 Oral presentation 4.4 Mono (Au) and Bimetallic (Au–Cu) Catalysts Supported on Niobium Containing Matrices (Nb/MCF and Nb2O5) as a New Class of Materials Catalytically Active in Oxidation of Alcohols Łukasz Wolski, M.Sc. / Faculty of Chemistry, AMU 13:45 Oral presentation 4.5 Thermal Investigations of Magnetite Nanoparticles - Their Potential Application in Cancer Therapy Weronika Kucia, M.Sc. / Faculty of Physics, AMU 14:00 Oral presentation 4.6 Magnetic Induced Birefringence in Thin Layers Szymon Sarbak, M.Sc. / Faculty of Physics, AMU „AMU – transnational and interdisciplinary solutions of the 21st century” UDA-POKL.04.01.01-00-109/13-00 page 5
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