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SUMMARY:From bio-inspired systems for nanoelectronics to physico-inspired 
 tools to study bio-systems - Danny Porath\, Physical Chemistry Department\
 , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, Israel and Center for Nanoscience a
 nd Nanotechnology of the Hebrew University
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CONTACT:Dr James Bendall
DESCRIPTION:Our research is bi-directional: On one hand we use bio-templat
 ed systems to realize one-dimensional conducting nanowires and nanodevices
  for scientific investigation of electrical charge transport in these syst
 ems and for nanoelectronics and nanotechnology applications. Examples of t
 he bio-templated systems are dsDNA and its synthetic derivatives and the S
 P1 protein hybridized with various nanoparticles to form large memory arra
 ys and protein-particles conducting chains. Within this frame we measured 
 electrical charge transport in dsDNA\, revealed the energy level spectrum 
 of dsDNA\, showed polarizability of DNA derivatives and more. We also demo
 nstrate charging in the hybrid SP1-nanoparticle systems. On the other hand
  our other direction of research focuses on an attempt to use our physical
  approach and tools to address biological issues. We investigate in-vitro 
 a critical stage in the life cycle of the HIV virus\, the integration of t
 he "viral DNA" into "cellular DNA"\, on the single molecule level using at
 omic force microscopy imaging. The research is conducted by my group in cl
 ose collaboration with several groups from complementary fields.
LOCATION: IRC in Superconductivity Seminar room
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