January 26th-30th, 2015

Organised by:
SIBPA - Società Italiana di Biofisica Pura e Applicata
IVSLA - Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti

Scientific Coordinators
Giorgio M. Giacometti (IVSLA and University of Padua)
Velia Minicozzi (Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata)
Mario Nicodemi (Department of Physics, University of Neaples "Federico II")

Director of the School
Giorgio M. Giacometti (IVSLA and University of Padua)

Meeting venue
The School will be held in the magnificent Palazzo Franchetti, located in the historical centre of Venice.
Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti is the conference center of the "Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti" (IVSLA) Venetian Institute for Sciences, Humanities and Arts.

The School focuses on contemporary biophysical topics. The selected subjects will draw young researchers' attention to frontier research issues of considerable scientific and educational impact. The School will be held in the magnificent Palazzo Franchetti, the premises of the "Istituto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti" located in the historical centre of Venice.

The focus of the 2015 School is Theoretical and Computational Approaches to Biophysics covering  Polymer Physics models of chromosome organization in the cell nucleus, and ab-initio and classical Molecular Dynamics simulations of proteins. Different theories, algorithms and experiments will be discussed by the invited speakers.

REGISTRATION

Maximum 35 students will be admitted to the school.
A poster session will be held for students to present their activity.

The participation fee is 350 Euro which includes five nights' accommodation and attendance at the lessons.
The fee for students who do not need night's accommodation is 165 Euros.

Deadline for registration 14th December 2014.

Applicants are admitted to the school by the Scientific Committee
based on the information provided on the application form (short
curriculum). The results of the selection will be individually
communicated by e-mail (or phone).
Payment must be performed within two weeks of notification of admission.
Applications are encouraged from all young scientists (PhD students and post doctors) interested in the topics of the school. 

SPEAKERS
Gianfranco Bocchinfuso, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma (Italy)
Michele Caselle, University of Turin, Torino (Italy)
Pietro Faccioli, University of Trento, Trento (Italy)
Andrea Gamba, Politecnico di Torino, Torino (Italy)
Paolo Giannozzi, University of Udine, Udine (Italy)Achille Giacometti, University of Venice, Venezia (Italy)
Leonardo Guidoni, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila (Italy)
Giovanni La Penna, ICCOM-CNR, Firenze (Italy)
Enzo Marinari, University of Rome Sapienza, Roma (Italy)
Cristian Micheletti, SISSA, Trieste (Italy)Yifat Miller, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva (Israel)
Silvia Morante, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma (Italy)
Ana Pombo, MDC, Berlin (Germany)
Angelo Rosa, SISSA, Trieste (Italy)
Giancarlo Rossi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma (Italy)
Lorenzo Stella, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma (Italy)