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National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", in collaboration with the Foundation of Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens,
and Invited experts (lecturers) from other Nano2Life partners.

Rational: Modern Research and product development in Life Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Environmental and Agriculture/Food monitoring is taking advantage of the Micro and Nanotechnology developments. Merging areas of research such as Nanobiotechnology have been created, which demand highly interdisciplinary research skills. It is thus necessary that many researchers from Life Sciences, Chemistry, and Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Material, Environmental) acquire basic principles and methods in Micro and Nanotechnologies in order to integrate better in modern research activities and/or product development.

Syllabus at a glance

Lectures and laboratories with hand on experience on the following topics:
Section 1: Principles of biochemistry, cell biology, physics and microelectronics.
Section 2: Core Nanobiotechnology methods and practices
§ Unit 2.1: Micro and Nano-fabrication science and technology
> Patterning technologies for silicon, glass and plastics
> Microfluidic device fabrication
> Biomolecules in molecular electronics
§ Unit 2.2: Nanomaterials for bio-applications, Characterization, Imaging
> Drug inclusion by NMR, X-ray diffraction, docking
> Drug delivery with liposomes, dedrimers, cyclodextrines
> Dynamic light scattering, AFM and confocal microscopy
> MR and magnetic nanomaterials
§ Unit 2.3: Molecular and Cellular biology and Applications
> 2-D electrophoresis and mass spectrometry of proteins
> Protein microarrays (fabrication-fluorescence detection)
> Binding assays and immunosensors
Section 3: Towards Integrated Nanobiotechnology systems
§ Unit 3.1 Microfluidic and Lab on chip devices
> Integrated lab-on-chip biosensing device
> Capillary fluoroimmunosensor

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Who should attend: Graduate students with Engineering, Science or Life Science background, post doctoral fellows, professionals, as well as group leaders involved in molecular biology or biotechnology, who wish to apply micro-technology in their research. This summer school will establish common language between the various disciplines and promote interdisciplinary research.

Place for approximately 30 attendands.

Application deadline for Nano2Life (N2L) participants: May 12th, 2006
Application deadline for non N2L participants: May 29th, 2006
Fees for N2L members: 1000 Euros (includes handouts for lectures and labs, coffee-breaks, lunches, school dinner, two excursions).
Nano2Life members can apply for a scholarship to Eric Moore eric.moore@tyndall.ie
Fees for non N2L members: 1400 Euros (includes handouts for lectures and labs, coffee-breaks, lunches, school dinner, two excursions).
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Accommodation: Three choices of accommodations have been selected and there are rooms reserved in all three of them until May 12th. They will be given on a first-come-first-served basis. You may reserve directly either by the web or by fax by giving them the number of you credit card and with the note that it concerns the Summer School Nano2Life in Demokritos, because there are special rates for the rooms.
> Hotel Tony: http://www.hoteltony.gr
Room for two persons: 60 Euros (no breakfast included). Taxes are included.
Room for one person: 45 Euros (no breakfast included). Taxes are included.
> Central Hotel: http://www.centralhotel.gr
Room for two persons: 103 Euros (breakfast included). Taxes are included.
Room for one person: 84 Euros (breakfast included). Taxes are included.
>King Jason and Jason Prime Hotels: http://www.douros-hotels.com
Single Occupancy: 59.5 Euros (King Jason*), 76.5 Euros (Jason Prime*)
Two Persons: 72.25 Euros (King Jason*), 93.5 Euros (Jason Prime*)
*Breakfast and taxes included

History:
This is the second summer school on this topic organized by the National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", enlarged and expanded compared to the first summer school in 2005

Contact points:
Dr Evangelos Gogolides, Institute of Microelectronics, NCSR Demokritos
Dr Irene Mavridis, Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR Demokritos
E-mail: PlasmaSupport@imel.demokritos.gr