Presse release Archives - ITN SNAL - Marie Curie Initial Training Network

EUREKA Prize for SNAL partner Elena Ivanova

Vladimir Baulin — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 13:34:02 +0000

Known as the Oscars of Australian Science, this year Eureka Prize was given to SNAL associated partner in Swinburne University of Technology Profs. Elena Ivanova and Saulius Juodkazis for invention of mechano-bactericidal surfaces inspired by insect wings. See full story at Swinburne University web site. A line of SNAL research Membrane-active nanostructured surfaces has won the prestigious 2017 UNSW Eureka Prize for Scientific Research presented annually by the Australian Museum. Inspired by discovery of anti-bacterial properties of insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly, a new class of nanostructured materials that mimic Nature nanopattern and kill bacteria by physical rupture

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Training in Dresden

Adrien Berthault — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 16:27:03 +0000

An idea not yet presented is as ineffective as no idea. As almost all the ESRs were reaching the mid term of their Phd projects, they were required to present the ideas that they have learnt and results they have obtained after finishing the half time of their project. All ESRs presented briefly the research, which they had conducted before and after the start of SNAL, to Regional Officers from the Europeans Commission which is funding SNAL. Both Regional officers quite enthusiastically expressed their fascination by efficiency of ESRs and the management of the project, also suggesting improvements which could be made

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Open lecture on dragonflies research in Catalonia

Vladimir Baulin — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 08:36:16 +0000

18 November 2016 – Amposta, Spain As a part of the annual event “Week of Science” celebrated in Catalonia (Setmana de la Ciència a Catalunya), Vladimir Baulin (researcher at URV) and Pere Luque (entomologist in the Museu de les Terres de l’Ebre) presented an open lecture for general public about research on dragonflies in Catolonia. The event took place in the Museu de les Terres de l’Ebre in Amposta and attracted a lot of visitors. Pere Luque presented a book about dragonflies in Catalonia and Vladimir Baulin presented the work on anti-microbial activity of dragonfly wings which is a result of a collaborative work

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Training in Frankfurt

Adrien Berthault — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:19:37 +0000

Full of new ideas after the Strasbourg event, most of the ESRs moved towards the Goethe University in Frankfurt to learn some detailed ideas from the in vitro, in vivo and ex-vivo research. This workshop aimed to give an overview of clinical research, which directly helps in the improvement of human health and welfare. Not only for sharing their expertise with us but also for preparing such a nice event, we would like to address special thanks to Dr. Shahram Ghanaati (FORM) and the ESRs Anna Barbara Orlowska and Andre Dias. If one already met researchers working with animal experiments, the situation

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Training course in Strasbourg

Adrien Berthault — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 04:16:30 +0000

As the year 2015 was coming to its end, SNAL ESRs gathered again in Strasbourg to get their last dose of new and contemporary ideas in the field of Lipid Membrane Research. The aim of this training course was to expose ESRs working from the different aspects of same research field, namely synthesis, theory and analysis and in vitro applications to the Imaging techniques of the membrane from the experts of the MCube team (ICS). We would like to thank the organizers Dr. Carlos Marques, Dr. Fabrice Thalmann, Dr. Marc Schmutz and the PhD students from Strasbourg partners mentioned below,

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Workshop in Salou

Adrien Berthault — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 17:25:12 +0000

The 4th workshop on biomaterials and their interactions with biological and model membranes was held in Salou (October 19th — 21th). Following up to the previous three workshops in 2011, 2013 and 2014, this meeting mainly focused on the interactions of synthetic polymers, nanoparticles, surfactants, proteins, small biomolecules with biological and model phospholipid membranes. Participants of this workshops were not only SNAL-ITN members, but also external scientists from all over the world. During this three-day workshop, experts and young researchers from different backgrounds (physics, biochemistry, biophysics, polymer chemistry, medicine and industry) discussed together about different topics, including phospholipid bilayer theory

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Summer School in Roccalumera

Adrien Berthault — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:54:56 +0000

With the sound of waves breaking on the sand, a new generation of scientists was learning, questioning, and interacting with their peers. Such a social experience is always fruitful because it helps people to understand each other and create unique moments which will be remembered. The summer school in Roccalumera (Sicily, Italy) aimed to bring together scientists from different backgrounds interested in similar topics such as biomaterials, lipids and membranes, nanoparticles, polymers, and, most importantly, how all these come together. Such an event, lasting for ten days, requires time and careful planning to be organised in the best way. For

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Fundamentals and applications of lipid membrane biophysics

Monika Kluzek — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:02:04 +0000

Horsley Park, 22nd-24th September 2015 Researchers from the ITN-SNAL network have met again to discuss the frontiers in the biophysics and biochemistry of lipid membranes. Throughout the two-day meeting (22.09.2015 – 24.09.2015) held in Horsley Park, UK, young researchers had a unique opportunity for active interactions with experts in the field. By showing their latest results and discussing conundrums that have arisen along the way, ITN PhD students gained fresh yet critical insights into their projects, along with suggestions to broaden their work towards more realistic applications. The meeting provided an opportunity for interactions both between researchers within the ITN-SNAL

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SNAL @ Imperial Festival

Anna Sofia Tascini — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:26:32 +0000

Discover why a ‘split personality’ makes fat molecules key to life, and play with a sticky polymer slime you can make at home. From the 8th to the 10th of May, the Imperial Festival returns for the fourth time, opening its doors so that visitors can see, with their own eyes, some of the research carried out at Imperial College. Imperial’s South Kensington campus becomes crowded with interactive workshops, tours, talks and performances to describe the work of researchers at Imperial in a colourful, non-conventional and playful way! Support from mainstream media suggests that since 2012 the festival has grown

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Meeting in Manchester 8th-11th April 2015

Adrien Berthault — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:33:06 +0000

8th-11th April 2015 – School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, UK It has now been six months since ESRs started their PhD, giving them a more accurate overview of their topic, its limits and its possible extensions. This meeting which was attended by most of the ITN SNAL Network and was organized by Jian R. Lu (Manchester University, UK) with help of Daniela Ciumac, ESR in Manchester (UK), proceeded through successive presentations related to group´s field of research. The goal of these courses was “to teach basic science and discuss recent advances in 2D materials research exploring their

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