Workshop Molecular Interactions
Berlin, 18-20th July 2005

The workshop addresses young scientists, postgraduate students and postdocs who are interested in an introduction to this research area. Within the workshop three sessions will provide information: about Physico-chemical methods, In vivo methods, In silico methods. In the session physico-chemical methods like Surface Plasmon Resonance as well as Array-based high-throughput methods will be introduced. The session in vivo Methods will take the step from in vitro systems to systems in living cells. One focus of this session are biological model systems. What are model systems? Why do we need in vivo methods? What lessons can be learned from them and where are the limits of what can be done? The last session in silico methods encompasses the generated data. Which data are required to model a complex biological system? How can these data be collected? How can these data be interpreted to develop testable hypothesis and theories?
The workshop "Molecular Interactions" will give a representative inside view upon state-of-the-art research. The speakers are scientists with international reputation in their fields of research and will illustrate the techniques and the background of these problems to postgraduate students, young scientists and anyone interested in the subject. Participants can become acquainted with the state of the art methods with emphasis on practical aspects. The great diversity of subjects addressed offers an overview of the effectiveness of techniques currently used to address specific questions in biology. The participants are encouraged to present their own work in a poster session.
We look forward to welcoming you at the meeting!
C. Hultschig, H. Schlüter, H. Seitz, C. Falter, B. Regierer, I. Stark, P. Hirsch, K. Czempinski, M. Sick, H. Lehrach

Detailed information is available at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Dept. Lehrach, I. Stark, Ihnestr. 73, 14195 Berlin, Phone: 030 / 8413 1645, Email: meeting@cffg.de, ,

Organisation
Dr. Harald Seitz, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, E-Mail: seitz@molgen.mpg.de
Dr. Claus Hultschig, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, E-Mail: hultschig@molgen.mpg.de
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Schlüter, Charité - Campus Benjamin Franklin, E-Mail: Hartmut.Schlueter@charite.de
Dr. Babette Regierer, Universität Potsdam, E-Mail: regierer@rz.uni-potsdam.de
Dr. Claudia Falter, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, E-Mail: falter@molgen.mpg.de
Ingrid Stark, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, E-Mail: stark@molgen.mpg.de
Peter Hirsch, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, E-Mail: hirsch_p@molgen.mpg.de
Dr. Katrin Czempinski, University of Potsdam, E-Mail: czempins@rz.uni-potsdam.de
Dr. Martina Sick, University of Potsdam, E-Mail: msick@rz.uni-potsdam.de