The course covers biophysical methods for characterising conformational transitions and reaction mechanisms of proteins and other biological macromolecules. It is especially suited for students in the Biology MSc Majors “Structural Biology & Biophysics”, “Biochemistry”and “Chemical Biology”, as well as for MSc students of “Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences”.

The school (1.9. - 12.9.2008) will discuss the recent progress and challenges in biological and medical imaging. Cutting edge techniques using a wide range of imaging mechanisms will be put in the context of selected biomedical problems. In particular, multimodal and multiscale imaging methods as well as supporting technologies such as computer aided image analysis and modeling will be discussed.