Non-equilibrium explorations on the physics of life : remembering the biological physics of Tom McLeish​

Friday 8 December 2023
​Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge
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Organised by: 
Rhoda Hawkins (University of Sheffield)
Bhavin Khatri (Imperial College London)
Mark Leake (University of York)
Sarah Harris (University of Leeds)
Tannie Liverpool (University of Bristol). ​

Overview

​This one day conference will be held in memory of Professor Tom McLeish FRS, who led the Physics of Life network during PoLNET2 and part of PoLNET3, before handing over to Professor Mark Leake. Tom was a friend and colleague admired by many and did so much towards building the current UK Physics of Life Community. Tom sadly passed away earlier this year.

​This conference is based around the themes in biological physics that interested Tom during his research career, including (but not limited to):
* Polymer physics of Single Proteins
* Protein folding and mis-folding
* Statistical mechanics of evolution
* Mechanics of cytoskeletal networks 

Programme

Room 1	Friday 8 December
9.30	​Registration with Tea and Coffee
9.55	Welcome
10.00	Sebastian Ahnert University of Cambridge TBA
10.30	Nick Jones Imperial College London TBA
11.00	Group photo and morning coffee
11.30​	Andrea Liu University of Pennsylvania Protein allostery as an illustration of an ensemble approach towards understanding biological function
12.00	Emanuele Paci Università di Bologna The polymeric soul of proteins
12.30	Lunch at the INI
14.00	Fred MacKintosh Rice University TBA
14.30	Bhavin Khatri Imperial College London; The Francis Crick Institute TBA​
15.00	​Alice Pyne University of Sheffield Quantifying the invisible complexities of the genome
15.30	Refreshments
16.00	​​Athene Donald University of Cambridge TBA
10.30-11.00	Reminiscences
11.00-11.45	Welcome Wine Reception at INI

Venue

The conference will take place at the Isaac Newton Institute on Clarkson Road. All talks will take place in Seminar Room 1.

The closest airport to Cambridge is Stansted. Regular trains run from Stansted and also from King's Cross/St Pancras (for transfer from the Eurostar service from Paris) to Cambridge. The U bus runs a regular service from Cambridge railway station to Storey's Way (just outside the INI). 


Registration

There will be no registration fee, but all attendees must register by 19 November. Please follow the link below: 

Register here