Nota introduttiva n. 29 – marzo 2017

Yan - Bin Jia Aug 29 , 2017

We now move on to visualization of three-dimensional objects, getting back to the use of homogeneous coordinates. Current display devices such as computer monitors, LCD screens, and printers are two-dimensional. Cameras also have 2D image screens. It is necessary to obtain a planar view of an object which gives three-dimensional realism. Visualization of an object is achieved by a sequence of o...

Annual Retreat Jan . 29 - 31 , 2017

⁶⁸Ga-NOTA-UBI-29-41 as a PET Tracer for Detection of Bacterial Infection.

UNLABELLED The cationic peptide (68)Ga-NOTA-UBI-29-41 was synthesized and characterized. Biodistribution and PET/CT examinations were performed for evaluation of its biologic behavior. Differentiation of infection from sterile inflammation was investigated using microbiology methods at the sites of bacterial infections. METHODS Labeling of UBI-29-41 conjugated with NOTA with (68)Ga was optimi...

Announcement: National Infertility Awareness Week, April 23–29, 2017

April 23–29 is National Infertility Awareness Week and is intended to increase awareness of infertility, which affects the reproductive systems of both women and men (1). In general, infertility is defined as the inability of couples to achieve pregnancy after ≥1 year of trying (1). However, given that fertility in women is known to decline steadily with age, some providers evaluate and treat w...

7 th ISMB Retreat 29 – 30 June 2017

The Institute of Structural Molecular Biology was set up in 2003 to foster collaborations between researchers in these disciplines in Birkbeck and University College London. Each summer, the staff, postdocs and students based in its constituent departments gather for a research meeting. In even years this takes the form of a symposium with talks from ISMB core members and world-leading scientis...