Session 9: Biological Systems

Chairperson: M. Saraniti

 

14:30

Simulating Biological Ion Channels using Computational Electronics Methods (Invited)

K. Hess

University of Illinois, USA

 
 

15:00

Shockley-Ramo Theorem Measures Conformation Changes of Ion Channels and Proteins

B. Eisenberg1,2 and W. Nonner1

1Rush University and Argonne National Lab, USA

2University of Miami, USA

 
 

15:15

Continuum Versus Particle Simulation of Model Nano-Pores

C. Millar, S. Roy, O. Beckstein1, M. Sansom1, and A. Asenov

University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

1University of Oxford, United Kingdom

 
 

15:30

Exploring Free Energy Profiles Through Ion Channels: Comparison on a Test Case

E. Piccinini, M. Ceccarelli1, F. Affinito, R. Brunetti, and C. Jacoboni

CNR-INFM S3 National Research Center, Italy

1University of Cagliasi

 
 

15:45

Improving the Efficiency of BD Algorithms for Biological Systems Simulations

D. Marreiro1, Y. Tang2, S. Aboud1, E. Jakobsson2,3, and M. Saraniti1,3

1Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

2University of Illinois at Urbana, USA

3National Center for Design of Biometric Nanoconductors, USA

 

 

16:00

Closing Remarks