BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/Helsinki X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Helsinki BEGIN:VEVENT UID:505@inflames.utu.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261008T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261008T130000 DTSTAMP:20260930T062605Z URL:https://inflames.utu.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-markus-linder / SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Markus Linder DESCRIPTION:Frontiers of Science\n\n8th October at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditorium\, BioCity\nAutumn 2026 poster\n\nProf. Markus Linde r\, Aalto University\, Finland\nThe biological future of materials science \n\nHost: Yagut Allahverdiyeva (allahve@utu.fi)\n\nCoffee and sandwich se rved at 11:45\, first come first serve!\n\n \;\n\nSix PhD researchers and early-career postdocs are welcome to have a lunch and discuss with Pro f. Linder after the seminar. This is a great possibility to learn hosting skills in a friendly environment and create connections for future. Everyo ne is welcome to join\, BioCity Turku will offer the lunch.\n\nIf you got interested in joining the lunch\, please send an email to biocityturku@bio science.fi\n\n \;\n\nProf. Linder’s research focuses on biosynthetic materials. Biological materials can possess unique properties\, such as t he toughness of silk proteins\, the adhesion of barnacle cement\, and the versatility of the extracellular matrix. His lab uses genetic engineering of proteins found in these materials to achieve similar properties in engi neered systems. The engineered proteins are produced in microbes and subse quently assembled into materials. By engineering the proteins at the molec ular level\, the lab can influence how the assembly occurs and determine t he final properties of the materials.\n\nIn the future\, Prof. Linder and his lab envision that such materials could replace petrochemically produce d materials\, thereby contributing to a more sustainable society. Biosynth etic materials could also broaden the way materials are understood and uti lized. For example\, microbes themselves could be used as living materials \, programmed to grow while simultaneously forming functional structures. These materials could take on different shapes\, adapt to their surroundin gs\, and even possess self-repairing properties.\n\nMarkus Linder serves a s Director of the Finnish Centre of Excellence LIBER\, an interdisciplinar y research hub that integrates expertise in molecular self-assembly\, soft robotics\, surface and interface science\, protein engineering\, biotechn ological production of engineered biomolecules\, and computational modelli ng to advance next-generation bioinspired materials and technologies.\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nSelected publications\n\nExploration of Chemical Diversity in In tercellular Quorum Sensing Signalling Systems in Prokaryotes. Jonkergouw C \, Savola P\, Osmekhina E\, van Strien J\, Batys P\, Linder MB.Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2024 Jan 8\;63(2):e202314469\n\nRepurposing host-guest chemis try to sequester virulence and eradicate biofilms in multidrug resistant P seudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. Jonkergouw C\, Beyeh NK \, Osmekhina E\, Leskinen K\, Taimoory SM\, Fedorov D\, Anaya-Plaza E\, Ko stiainen MA\, Trant JF\, Ras RHA\, Saavalainen P\, Linder MB. Nat Commun. 2023 Apr 14\;14(1):2141\n\nTriblock Proteins with Weakly Dimerizing Termin al Blocks and an Intrinsically Disordered Region for Rational Design of Co ndensate Properties. Fedorov D\, Roas-Escalona N\, Tolmachev D\, Harmat AL \, Scacchi A\, Sammalkorpi M\, Aranko AS\, Linder MB.Small. 2024 Mar\;20(1 3):e2306817.\n\n \;\n\nGeneral information\n\n Registration is not ne eded\, participation list is circulated in the audience.\n If you are a s tudent and later wish to get a certificate of attendance from the Frontier of Science seminars (BKEM1020\; UTU)\, print out the seminar diary and af ter the seminar ask the BioCity coordinator to sign it https://seafile.utu .fi/d/44a70f80ac1e46a9ad0a/\n Please note that any audio or video recordi ng of the seminars is strictly forbidden.\n Autumn 2026 image credits to Samuel Svärd: Whole mount immunofluorescent staining of the mouse retina. Image acquired on 3i CSU-W1 Spinning disk with 10x objective.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inflames.utu.fi/wp-content/uploads/linde r-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Events in English LOCATION:Presidentti auditorium\, BioCity\, Turku\, Finland X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=BioCity\, Turku\, Finland;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Presidentti auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Helsinki X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Helsinki BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T040000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR