Symposium: “Engineering with DNA & Light: DNA nanotechnology & advanced fluorescence tools”

​Place:

​Amphi Cuccaroni, École Centrale de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq 59650, France

​Description of the event:

​One-day workshop led by international early-career researchers from the DNA nanotechnology and advanced fluorescence community. The programme combines tutorial and application talks, innovation and career-centered sessions, and a hands-on data analysis practical. Free of charge; priority for students. Postdocs and researchers are also welcome. Registration required (deadline: March 31); places limited.

​Programme:

​09:00–09:10 Welcome (Lorena Manzanares, Junior Professor Chair of Biomedical Engineering @Centrale Lille/IEMN)

​09:10–09:40 Tutorial 1 — DNA nanotech / foundations & applications (Renukka Yaadav, Postdoctoral researcher @Ludwig Maximilians University Munich)

​09:40–10:10 Tutorial 2 — Advanced fluorescence toolbox overview (DNA paint, smFRET/GET) (Giovanni Ferrari, PhD student @Ludwig Maximilians University Munich)

​10:10–10:20 Q&A via Slido

​10:20–10:50 Coffee break #1

​10:50–11:15 Application 1 — DNA origami vesicle sensors (Ece Büber, Postdoctoral researcher @Technical University of Munich)

​11:15–11:40 Application 2 — DNA computing at the single-molecule level (Julian Bauer, PhD student @Ludwig Maximilians University Munich)

​11:40–11:50 Q&A via Slido

​11:50–13:50 Lunch on your own

​13:50–14:10 Career talk — Science is not enough: Why patents matter for researchers (Michael Scheckenbach, Patent Attorney Candidate, Eisenführ Speiser, Munich)

​14:10–14:30 Innovation session 1 — iNSyT solutions: A game changer in nano-imaging for real-time material development (Mohsen Beladi, founder and CEO @iNSyT Solutions, Munich)

​14:30–14:45 Break

​14:45–15:05 Innovation session 2 (online) — FluoBrick: affordable 3D-printed single-molecule fluorescence microscopy (Gabriel Moya, co-founder and scientific leader of FluoBrick, GmbH, Berlin)

​15:05–15:25 Innovation session 3 — DNA nanoantennas for diagnostics (Julian Bauer + Renukka Yaadav, co-founders of NanoAntenna Diagnostics (NADx)

​15:25–15:40 Q&A via Slido

​15:40–16:10 Coffee break #2

​16:10–17:10 Student practical challenge (60’) — Localizing & measuring single molecules (data analysis)

​17:10–17:30 Results reveal (top results) + Prize + closing remarks