BSS Internal Seminars


2006-02-01 12:30: Finding Ways to Understand Growth Kinetics (Kristin Domike)

2006-02-15 12:30: Characterisation & Nano-fabrication using focused ion beam SEM (Debbie Stokes, Dr)

2006-03-01 12:30: Secondary electron emission from organic monolayers (Chau Ransley)

2006-03-08 12:30: Dynamics of Pattern Formation in Electric Field Experiments (David Barbero)

2006-03-15 12:30: TBA (Sam Ahir)

2006-03-29 12:30: Single molecule measurements unravel the less traveled pathways in protein unfolding (Dr Jasna Brujic)

2006-05-10 13:00: Some Optical Properties of Fluorescently Modified Amyloid Fibrils (Kevin Channon)

2006-05-17 13:00: What is amyloid gelation? Characterization using microrheology (Adam Corrigan)

2006-05-17 13:00: Investigation of mechanical properties of onion epidermal tissue by ESEM (Tao Zheng)

2006-05-24 13:00: Characterization of Local Conformational Changes in Polymer Brush Surfaces using Imaging Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (Rosa Poetes)

2006-05-24 13:00: Investigating the fibrillisation pathway of TTR105-115 : a model amyloidogenic system (Sarah Shammas)

2006-05-31 13:00: FIB SEM/(ESEM) for Polymers (Jashil Benawra)

2006-05-31 13:00: The potential of ESEM for use in biology: Sample damage and dynamic systems (Sue Kirk)

2006-06-07 13:00: Optical Tweezers (Dr Jurij Kotar)

2006-11-01 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Nico Voicu)

2006-11-08 13:00: Cool dynamics : The trials of trying to nucleate ice in a chamber (Debbie Waller)

2006-11-15 13:00: Controlling Cell Adhesion – The Science of Surface Character and Biomaterials (Peter Stevenson)

2006-11-22 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Elisabetta Spigone)

2006-11-22 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Dr Young-Zoon Yoon)

2006-11-29 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Chau Ransley)

2007-01-31 13:00: Let's talk about my balls! (Dr Mark Krebs)

2007-02-07 13:00: Conformation and aggregation of alpha-synuclein affected by lipids. (Kerensa Broerson  MRC-LMB)

2007-02-14 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Nick Traitler)

2007-02-21 15:00: Title to be confirmed (Andreas Christ)

2007-02-28 13:00: Two-point microrheology and its application to biological materials (Adam Corrigan)

2007-03-07 13:00: Functional changes in cells detected with an optical stretcher (Franziska Lautenschlager)

2007-03-15 13:00: Modeling Large-scale Aggregation Mechanisms of Beta-lactoglobulin Protein (Kristin Domike)

2007-04-25 13:00: Studying the Aggregation of Proteins (Danielle Cannon)

2007-04-25 13:00: The Application of Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM) to Biological Samples (Juliette McGregor)

2007-05-02 13:00: Neuronal Groups and their Role in Hearing (Petra Vertes)

2007-05-02 13:00: Self-organization of Interphase Microtubule Arrays in Fission Yeast (Yung-Chin Oei)

2007-05-16 13:00: Influence of an Electric Field on the Behaviour of Polymer Blends (Katherine Thomas)

2007-05-16 13:00: Natural Structural Colours - Scientific Attempts to Copy Them (Mathias Kolle)

2007-05-23 13:00: The Structured Oil in Creams (Chia-Hung Chen)

2007-05-23 13:00: Effects of Environmental Parameters on the Isomerisation of Azobenzene (Francesca Serra)

2007-05-30 13:00: Cholesteric Elastomers for Tunable Laser (Yoshihito Hirota)

2007-05-30 13:00: Active Remodelling of the Actin Cytoskeleton (Christian Schreiber)

2007-06-06 13:00: Low Vacuum EM Imaging of Biological Samples (Sue Kirk)

2007-06-13 13:00: Mechanical Property of the Red Blood Cell Membrane using Optical Tweezers (Young Zoon Youn)

2007-06-20 13:00: Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Onion Epidermal Tissue by ESEM (Tao Zheng)

2007-10-10 13:00: "Cell adhesion on micropatterned substrates" (Peter Stevenson)

2007-10-17 13:00: "Bone: nanomechanics and biomimetics” (Michelle Oyen)

2007-10-24 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Jashil Benawra)

2007-10-31 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Kalin Dragnevski)

2007-11-07 13:00: "Pattern replication in organic-inorganic hybrid materials" (Mihaela Nedelcu)

2007-11-14 13:00: "Block copolymer membrane synthesis of functional materials and their application in bulk heterojunction solar cells" (Ed Crossland)

2007-11-21 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Jurij Kotar)

2007-11-28 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Moritz Kreysing)

2008-01-23 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Jurij Kotar)

2008-01-30 13:00: In vitro preparation of biocompatible, biodegradable polymer coatings. (Dr Easan Sivaniah (from Leeds University))

2008-02-06 13:00: Emulsification and stabilisation of oil in water in presence of a polysaccharide, chitosan (Linda Payet)

2008-02-13 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Cyril Picard)

2008-02-20 13:00: Mechanics in the nervous system: avoiding the hard way (Kristian Franze)

2008-02-27 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Pouria Moshayedi)

2008-03-12 13:00: Identification of micro-RNAs in fungal species (Han Min Wong)

2008-04-23 13:00: Reliable neuronal logic devices from patterned hippocampal cultures. (Dr Assaf Rotem, Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science)

2008-04-30 13:00: Hydrodynamic studies with optical tweezers (Dr Jurij Kotar)

2008-10-15 13:00: Light Scattering Detects Changes In Subcellular Structure And Organization With Connections To Cell Function (Dr Kevin Chalut)

2008-10-29 13:00: Dispersion and stabilization of CNTs in silicone elastomers (Shery Huang)

2008-10-29 13:00: Can classical rubber elasticity be applied to semi-flexible filament networks? (Jamie Blundell)

2008-11-05 13:00: Neural Cells and Substrate Mechanics: A Biomedical View (Pouria Moshayedi)

2008-11-05 13:00: Stem cell measurements with the Optical Stretcher (Franziska Lautenschlaeger)

2008-11-12 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Andreas Christ)

2008-11-12 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Moritz Kreysing)

2008-11-19 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Pola Goldberg-Oppenheimer)

2008-11-19 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Michelle Rigozzi)

2008-11-26 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Paul Hopkinson)

2008-11-26 13:00: Forced Mode Oscillations of Phospholid Vesicles (Aidan Brown)

2008-12-03 13:00: The optical architecture of photoreceptor nuclei (Moritz Kreysing)

2008-12-03 13:00: Neuromechanics in Regeneration and Development (Andreas Christ)

2009-01-28 13:00: The unique retina of the elephant nose fish - a bio-physical project (Dr Mike Franke)

2009-02-04 13:00: The investigations and potential investigations carried with a focussed ion beam (Dr Debbie Waller)

2009-02-11 13:00: The effect of network topology on pattern recognition in neural networks (Petra Vertes)

2009-02-18 13:00: Microfluidic assembly of functional hydrogel particles (Chia-Hung Chen)

2009-02-25 13:00: Particle Tracking Microrheology Around the Sol-Gel Transition (Adam Corrigan)

2009-03-04 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Dr Young-Zoon Yoon)

2009-03-11 13:00: Surface Properties of a ''Simple'' Polymer Monolayer (Elisabetta Spigone)

2009-04-29 13:00: On fluctuations, dissipation and diffusion in external potentials (Professor Eugene Terentjev ( Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge))

2009-05-06 13:00: Aggregation of Aromatic Short Peptides into Viscoelastic Nanotube Networks (Anders Aufderhorst-Roberts)

2009-05-06 13:00: Mimicking animal adhesion in the lab (Pedro Cunha (University of Cambridge))

2009-05-13 13:00: Simulating biological nanopores with microfluidic channels (Catalin Chimerel)

2009-05-13 13:00: On the theory of the optical stretcher (Lars Boyde (University of Cambridge))

2009-05-20 13:00: Hydrophobin: a protein out of the ordinary (Elodie Aumaitre (University of Cambridge))

2009-05-20 13:00: Granular Systems: Aggregation and Deformation (Himantha Cooray (University of Cambridge))

2009-05-27 13:00: Self-assembled nanostructures for dye-sensitised solar cells - 15min on how to capture light by a photonic crystal and other fancy structures. (Stefan Guldin)

2009-05-27 13:00: Nanoporous Hybrid Electrochromic Materials (Li Li)

2009-06-03 13:00: Biomolecular transport through the nuclear pore complex (Oliver Otto)

2009-06-03 13:00: Resistive Pulse Technique for Sensing of Nanocolloids (Lorenz Steinbock ( Cavendish Laboratory))

2009-06-03 13:00: Cell adhesion and spreading on patterned substrates (Kevin Kung)

2009-06-10 13:00: Biodegradable Plastic Production (Nicholas Thomson)

2009-06-10 13:00: On the Microrheology of Microgels (Simon Wongsuwarn)

2009-10-14 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Ellie Kim)

2009-10-14 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Elli Kim)

2009-10-21 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Elena Blanco)

2009-10-28 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Katherine McCall)

2009-11-04 13:00: Title to be confirmed (David Barbero)

2009-11-04 13:00: Overview Of The Microscopy Suite (Dr Richard M Langford)

2009-11-11 13:00: Structure and stability of G-Quadruplexes (Linda Payet)

2009-11-18 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Nataliya Yufa)

2009-11-25 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Juergen Schmidtke)

2010-01-27 13:00: Sensing DNA with Glass Nanopores (Lorenz Steinbock)

2010-02-03 13:00: Insulin fibril formation: nucleation mechanisms and morphologies (Dr Vito Fodera)

2010-02-10 13:00: Granular Aggregation at Interfaces (Himatha Cooray)

2010-02-17 13:00: The Optical Stretcher - a hot topic? (Dr Graeme Whyte)

2010-02-24 13:00: Overview of the Cavendish Microscopy Facilities (Dr Richard Langdord)

2010-03-03 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Dr Jo Gornell)

2010-03-10 13:00: Nature's Mimics: Adventures in Ligation and Polymerisation (Dr Amanda Evans)

2010-10-12 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Pouria Moshayedi)

2010-10-19 13:00: Mapping of Mechanical Properties of Central Nervous System Tissue (Andreas Christ)

2010-10-26 13:00: Nature's Mimics: Adventures in Ligation and Polymerisation (Dr Amanda Evans)

2010-11-02 13:00: Out of Equilibrium Dynamics of Thin Polymer Films – The Effects of Spin Coating (Katherine Thomas)

2010-11-09 13:00: Why Do We Like Flowers (Dr Silvia Vignolini)

2010-11-16 13:00: Rheology of Mitotic Cells (Dr Ulysse Delabre)

2010-11-23 13:00: Development of Nanoporous Structures Using Block Copolymers (Paul Zavala-Rivera)

2010-11-23 13:00: Bottom-Up Meets Top-Down for Complex yet Well-Ordered Surface Patterns (Dr Myunghwan Byun)

2010-11-24 09:30: The strange world of low Reynolds numbers: Fluiddynamics at the micron scale (Professor Holger Stark, Technical University, Berlin)

2010-11-30 13:00: Optics of the Retina (Moritz Kreysing)

2011-01-18 13:00: Carbon Nanotubes above Nano-scale (Shery Huang)

2011-01-25 13:00: A quantitative characterisation method of cellular, porous and granular structures (Dr Rafi Blumenfeld)

2011-02-01 13:00: Assessing stem cell function and differentiation state with global, physical phenotypes (Dr Kevin Chalut)

2011-02-08 13:00: Some Exploration of Polymer Solar Cell Morphology (Paul Hopkinson)

2011-02-15 13:00: Thick DNA brushes and surface elasticity (Taiki Yanagishima)

2011-02-22 13:00: Microfluidics and Chitosan (Sarah Gallagher)

2011-03-01 13:00: Microrheology of cell differentiation, activation and phagocytosis (Andrew Ekpenyong)

2011-03-15 13:00: Transmission Imaging in the ESEM - what is it and why should you care? (Lech Staniewicz)

2011-05-03 13:00: Single Channel Recordings in Nanopipette-Supported Bilayers (Oliver Pambos)

2011-05-03 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Vivek Thacker)

2011-05-10 13:00: Propagation of light through the retina (Zuzanna Blaszczak)

2011-05-10 13:00: Intracellular Transport in Drosophila Oocytes (Philipp Khuc Trong)

2011-05-17 13:00: Use of a supramolecular switch to move colloids along a surface (Alexandre Nicolas)

2011-05-17 13:00: Hydrodynamic coupling and synchronization of oscillators at micrometric scales (Nicolas Bruot)

2011-05-24 13:00: Red blood cell mechanics & malaria (Alex Crick)

2011-05-24 13:00: A better picture of the bacteria nucleoid organization (Avelino Javer Godinez)

2011-05-31 13:00: Medical Image Registration Using Graphical Processing Units (Audrunas Gruslys)

2011-05-31 13:00: Polymeric and nanocomposite membrane for gas separation (Qilei Song)

2011-06-07 13:00: Microbial Fuel Cells (Nimalika Perera)

2011-06-07 13:00: Interactions and self assembly of heavy colloids on cross-linked polymer networks soft surfaces (Lorenzo Di Michele)

2011-06-14 13:00: Cell mechanics and chromatin dynamics in embryonic stem cells (Markus Höpfler)

2011-10-11 13:00: Gyroid-structured functional materials via deposition into self-assembled copolymer templates (Maik Scherer)

2011-10-18 13:00: Rigidity transitions of complex fluids under deformation (Dr Alessio Zaccone)

2011-10-25 13:00: Buckling of protein film with finite shear properties (Elodie Aumaitre)

2011-11-01 13:00: Tunable mesoporous Bragg reflectors for sensing and light harvesting based on block-copolymer self-assembly (Stefan Guldin)

2011-11-08 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Matthew Grant)

2011-11-15 13:00: Gyroid Solar Cells Using ALD (Pedro Cunha)

2011-11-22 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Peter Herrick)

2011-11-29 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Smith Sangiambut)

2012-01-17 13:00: Infection of macrophages by S. Typhimurium: a study of dynamics and mechanical aspects (Sarra Achouri)

2012-01-24 13:00: Buckling of viscoelastic protein films (Elodie Aumaitre)

2012-01-31 13:00: Thermophoresis of thermoresponsive colloids (Simon Wongsuwarn)

2012-02-07 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Nick Thompson)

2012-02-14 13:00: The capillary interaction between vertical cylinders (Himantha Cooray)

2012-02-21 13:00: Hydrogel Microrheology - Measuring Heterogeneity on the Micron Scale (Anders Aufderhorst-Roberts)

2012-02-28 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Li Li)

2012-03-06 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Gen Kamita)

2012-03-13 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Catalin Chimerel)

2012-03-20 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Sarah Rong)

2012-04-24 13:00: Transport of Molecules across Lipid Membranes (Jehangir Cama)

2012-04-24 13:00: DNA Crowding in Nanocapillaries (Nadanai Laohakunakorn)

2012-05-01 13:00: Physical methods applied to study signaling in single macrophage cells (Eugenia Cammarota)

2012-05-01 13:00: Microtubules: a template for nanomaterial assembly and transport (Stephen Fleming)

2012-05-08 12:30: Organic Solar Cells: Cross-sectional Imaging and Polymer Characterisation (Tom Glen)

2012-05-08 12:30: Alignment, Elongation, and Directed Migration of Cells on Textured Surfaces (Jonny Huang)

2012-05-08 12:30: Structure and evolution of high-density protein systems (John Ioannou)

2012-05-15 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Harriet Boswell)

2012-05-15 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Marie Payne)

2012-05-22 13:00: It's tough at low Reynolds number: Making miniature robots that swim (Simon Nathan)

2012-05-22 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Robert Unwin)

2012-05-29 13:00: "Raindrop" Coalescence of Polymer Chains During Coil-Globule Transition (Anna Lappala)

2012-05-29 13:00: Title to be confirmed (Robyn Pritchard)

2012-06-12 13:00: Impacts of Heating on Passive and Active Biomechanics of Cells (Joseph Chan)

2012-06-12 13:00: Immunological implications of substrate stiffness (Gilbert Ng)

2012-10-16 13:00: Lipid Nanobilayers to Host Biological  Nanopores for Bio-sensing Applications  (Dr Chandrashekhar V Kulkarni)

2012-10-23 13:00: Dynamics of lambda-DNA coated colloids: theory and simulation (Taiki Yanagishima  )

2012-10-30 13:00: Lithium salt as a redox active p-type dopant for Spiro OMeTad in Dyes Sensitised Solar Cell (Dr Sandeep Pathak)

2012-11-06 13:00: Cellulose based advanced Materials (Dr Ahu Gumrah Parry)

2012-11-13 13:00: High Performance Ordered Nanostructured Membranes from Block Copolymers (Dr Nataraj Sanna Kotrappanavar)

2012-11-20 13:00: Vibrational spectroscopy for cell differentiation and imaging (Dr Imran Patel)

2012-11-27 13:00: Structure Formation Induced by Crystallization in P3HT/PCBM Blends (Dr Alessandro Sepe)

2015-11-27 16:00: Investigation of phenomena at solid-liquid Interfaces with Atomic Force Microscopy: from adsorption of ions to nanoparticles-membrane fusion (Dr Maria Ricci)

2015-11-27 16:30: Critical damping in viscoelastic systems (Dr Robin Pritchard)

2016-02-05 16:00: In vitro blood vessel model to study cancer extravasation (Cristina Bertulli)

2016-02-05 16:20: Hyperspectral in vivo fluorescence imaging with multi wavelength LED excitation (Anna Siri Luthman)

2016-02-05 16:40: Quantifying Drug Transport Across Lipid Membranes (Jehangir  Cama )

2016-02-12 16:00: Human airways epithelial cells and other ‘synchronised’ tales (Maurizio Chioccioli)

2016-02-12 16:30: Live Imaging Studies of Plasmodium falciparum Invasion Phenotypes (Yen-Chun Lin)

2016-02-19 16:00: Modelling physical mechanisms driving tissue self-organisation in the mammalian embryo with subcellular elements. (Christopher Revell)

2016-02-19 16:40: Multiplexed protein detection using solid-state nanopores (Nicholas Bell)

2016-03-04 16:00: Selective Graphene Membranes (Michael Walker )

2016-03-04 16:20: Plasma membrane transition temperature reflects the activation state in macrophage cells (Eugenia Cammarota)

2016-03-04 16:40: From human tissue to single cell analysis by Raman spectroscopy (Jakub Surmacki )

2016-03-11 16:00: Title to be confirmed (Michal   Wlodarski )

2016-03-11 16:20: Title to be confirmed (Atipat Patharagulpong )

2016-03-11 16:40: Title to be confirmed (Darshana Joshi )

2016-05-06 16:00: Assessing the Collective Dynamics of Motile Cilia in Cultures of Human Airway Cells (Luigi Feriani )

2016-05-06 16:20: Nanodiamond measurement  and Raman spectroscopy of cancer cells (Ben Woodhams )

2016-05-06 16:40: Hydrodynamic interactions in narrow channels (Karolis Misiunas )

2016-05-27 16:30: From invasion to egress: analysis of the blood-stage malaria  cycle (Viola Introini, BSS, Cavendish Laboratory)

2016-05-27 16:45: Title to be confirmed (Sho Takamori, BSS, Cavendish Laboratory)

2016-06-03 16:00: Synchronisation of rowers interacting via hydrodynamic forces at low  Reynold's number (Evelyn Hamilton, BSS, Cavendish Laboratory)

2016-06-03 16:15: 'Methods for Investigating Algal-Bacterial Mutualisms (Hannah Laeverenz Schlogelhofer, BSS, Cavendish Laboratory)

2016-06-03 16:30: From invasion to egress: analysis of the blood-stage malaria  cycle (Viola Introini, BSS, Cavendish Laboratory)

2016-06-03 16:45: Title to be confirmed (Sho Takamori, BSS, Cavendish Laboratory.)

2016-06-17 16:00: Mechanism of synchronization of human airway cilia (Nicola Pellicciotta)

2016-06-17 16:15: Self-assembly of amphiphilic DNA-nanostars (Ryan A. Brady)

2016-06-17 16:30: Models of polymer unfolding under constant force (Samuel Bell)

2016-06-17 16:45: Title to be confirmed (Omar A. Amjad)

2016-10-14 16:00: Single Molecule DNA/Protein Sensing with designed DNA carriers and solid-state Nanopores (Jinglin Kong)

2016-10-14 16:00: Studies of lipid vesicles towards the design of novel soft materials (Lucia Parolini)

2016-10-28 16:00: Synthetic antiferromagnetic particles and their use for biomedical applications. (Selma Leulmi-Pichot)

2016-10-28 16:00: Bioactive glasses for tooth sensitivity treatment  (Mohammed Mneimme)

2016-10-28 16:00: Role of Nucleoid Associated Proteins in short-term chromosome mobility (Estelle Brendon)

2016-11-11 16:00: Chlamydomonas in an air-lift photobioreactor under gyrotactic effects (Di Jin)

2016-11-11 16:00: MultiSpectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT) imaging of tumour blood oxygenation (Michal Tomaszemski)

2016-11-11 16:00: Developing a fluorescent voltage-sensing nanodevice using DNA origami methods   (Clare Fitzgerald)

2016-11-25 16:00: Quantifying Cell Dynamics With a Single Cell Approach (Weichao Zhai)

2016-11-25 16:00: Light up thioflavin T by G-rich parallel-stranded DNA homoduplexes (Jinbo Zhu)

2016-11-25 16:00: Development of a hyperspectral endoscope for the early diagnosis of oesophageal cancer (Jonghee Yoon)

2017-02-10 16:00: Optimisation of particle transport in oscillating potentials (Yizhou Tan)

2017-02-10 16:00: Hyperspectral fluorescence imaging for biomedical applications (Anna Siri Luthman)

2017-02-10 16:00: 2D materials for microfluidics (Michael Walker)

2017-02-17 16:00: Nonlinear particle electrophoresis in narrow channels (Soichiro Tottori)

2017-02-17 16:00: Optimisation of hyperspectral endoscopy for multiplexed fluorescence detection (Dale Waterhouse)

2017-03-10 16:00: Synthetic DNA nanostructures as controllable tools to study biophysical membrane processes (Alexander Ohmann)

2017-03-10 16:00: The impact of substrate textures on cellular morphology (Pooya Karimbabanezhadmamaghani)

2017-03-10 16:00: Development of a multi-modal imaging system for tissue analysis (Travis Sawyer)

2017-04-28 16:00: External forces accelerate diffusion in both directions (Jannes Gladrow)

2017-04-28 16:00: Understanding Collective Dynamics of Motile Cilia in Human Airway Cells (Luigi Feriani)

2017-05-12 16:00: Biophysics of blood-stage malaria (Viola Introini)

2017-05-12 16:00: Non-equilibrium dynamics of cell size and gene expression in E. coli (Mia Panlilo)

2017-05-12 16:00: Developing Lab-on-a-chip systems to Quantify the Physical Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Antimicrobial Peptides (Kareem Al Nahas)

2017-06-09 16:00: Quantifying drug transport across lipid membranes  using deep UV absorption (Michael Schaich)

2017-06-09 16:00: Bacterial chemotaxis in porous media (Theresa Jakuszeit)

2017-06-09 16:00: Hydrodynamic synchronisation of epithelial motile cilia from human airways- from physical properties to medical application (Maurizio Chioccioli)