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<p>Dear Physicists,</p>
<p>It is time for the Biophysics program's annual Robert Ross
lecture again. We would like to invite you next<br>
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<p> <b>Thursday, April 26, 1:30-3 in 170 Davis Heart&Lung
Research Institute</b></p>
<p>for a presentation by <b>Wesley Wong</b> from <b>Harvard
University</b> on</p>
<p> <b>Single Molecule Approaches in Mechanobiology:</b><b><br>
</b> <b>From DNA Nanoswitches to the Centrifuge Force
Microscope</b></p>
<p>We will also honor this year's Elizabeth Gross award and
outstanding academic achievement award winners.</p>
<p>Graduate students (from all programs) will have the opportunity
to meet with the speaker after the talk 3-4pm in 159 DHLRI (snacks
provided).</p>
<p>Please feel free to bring everybody in your lab to this main
event of the Biophysics program's academic year.</p>
<p> Yours<br>
Ralf</p>
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<h2>Biophysics Seminar day - Robert Ross Lecture - 4/26/2018 -
1:30pm-3:00pm -
170 Davis Heart and Lung Institute</h2>
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<font size="5"><b>1:30-3:00 Single Molecule Approaches in
Mechanobiology:
From DNA Nanoswitches to the Centrifuge Force Microscope</b></font><br>
<font size="4"><b>Wesley Wong</b>, Harvard University</font>
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Mechanical force plays a critical role in regulating many aspects
of
biological function and structure, particularly at the nanoscale.
My
research group develops and applies methods in single-molecule
manipulation to understand the forcedependent dynamics of
biological
interactions. I will present some methods that we are developing,
including massively parallel single-molecule force measurements
using
centrifugal force, and nanoscale devices built using DNA origami,
and
demonstrate how these approaches can bring new insights into
biological processes ranging from blood clotting to hearing.
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