Discussions on DNA Knotting
Overview
This is an in-person workshop at the University of South Florida on Jan 22, 23, and 24, 2023. We will mainly discuss how topology, particularly knot theory, can be applied to understand the structure of nucleic acids.
Invited Speakers
- Louis Kauffman (University of Illinois at Chicago)
- Simon Vecchioni (New York University)
- Eleni Panagiotou (Arizona State University)
- Wout Moltmaker (University of Amsterdam)
Program
We would like to organize in such a way that each speaker leads a discussion.
- Day 1 (Jan 22): Arrival welcome.
Group dinner at 6:00pm
- Day 2 (Jan 23):
- 9:30-9:45am. Opening remarks: Nataša Jonoska
- 9:45-10:30am: Simon Vecchioni
- 10:45-11:30am: Van Pham
- 2:00pm-2:45pm: Mohamed Elhamdadi
- 3:00pm-3:45pm: Eleni Panagiotou
- Day 3 (Jan 24):
- 9:30-9:45am. Remarks: Masahico Saito
- 9:45-10:30am: Wout Moltmaker
- 10:45-11:30am: Louis Kauffman
- 2:00-2:45pm: Lina Fajardo-Gomez
- 3:00-3:45pm: Francisco Matinez
Location
CPR-245. Cooper Hall Conference Room
Parking on Campus
You will need a daily parking permit ($5.38 per day). You may park in any of the D (Daily) parking lots, e.g. Beard Parking facility. More information about parking can be found here.
Correspondence
Nataša Jonoska
Registration
- On site, on Jan 23, 2023
- Fee: none
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