The Natural Biomaterials team focuses on developing self-assembling, bioinspired nanomaterials targeted for novel applications. The design of such self-assembling protein and peptide building blocks is often achieved by drawing inspiration of from natural fibrous proteins such as collagen, elastin, silk and spider silks that are built up from repetitive sequences. Self-assembling proteins and peptides are water soluble and biocompatible nanostructures formed spontaneously under mild conditions through non-covalent interactions. They form supramolecular structures such as ribbons, nanotubes and fibers, which often form gels. Protein and peptide based-nanostructures can assemble under mild conditions, though they can withstand elevated temperatures, detergents and denaturants following their assembly. Moreover, the wide range of chemical functionalities found in peptides (ie 20 amino acids) enables the design and engineering of specific interactions with target materials for potential technological applications. Technologically, the self-organized structures can be used as templates for the growth of inorganic materials, such as metals (silver, gold and platinum), silica, calcium phosphates etc. Self-assembling peptides may also create hydrogels and entangled fibrous networks that can be used as scaffolds for attachment, growth and proliferation of living cells, allowing tissue repair and engineering. Therefore, in recent years the study of the properties of self-organization has created a separate area of research, ranging from biomedicine and biotechnology to materials science and nanotechnology. Overall, our team focuses on how to translate fundamental structural knowledge from natural fibrous proteins into concrete integration strategies and applications in the area of fibrous bio-nano-materials.
The team combines therefore expertise in biochemistry, structural biology, biotechnology, nanosciences, material engineering and micronanofabrication, thus going beyond the state of the art methods used in traditional (nano)biotechnology and bioengineering. We have been involved for a number of years in the rational design, synthesis and characterization of self-assembling proteins and peptides following identification of building blocks in natural fibrous proteins such as viral fibers. Such short self-assembling peptides that are amenable to rational design offer open-ended possibilities towards multifunctional material scaffolds of the future. Last but not least, we also foster interdisciplinary collaborations with colleagues that develop techniques to manipulate, assemble and position these materials in a controlled manner and we have a long term collaboration with Dr. Maria Farsari of IESL.
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Position Description
The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser of the Foundation for research and Technology Hellas (IESL -FORTH), in the framework of the project PHOTOENERGY is seeking to recruit one lab technician Position Description.
The technician is expected to join the proteomic facility of IMBB (ProFI) and perform statistical/bioinformatic analysis of the Mass Spectrometry (MS) pipeline established to characterize the proteome of diatoms and how this is affected depending on growth conditions at different light wavelengths and intensities. The technician will also participate in cultivation of diatoms and protein analysis by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor degree (B. Sc) in biochemistry preferably but also chemistry or biology
- MS.c. degree in biological or physicochemical sciences
- Ph.D. dissertation related to protein biochemistry and/or mass spectrometry
- Experimental laboratory experience in protein expression and purification and MS characterization of proteins
- Knowledge of English language
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience in MS Data analysis and in using sample preparation methodologies for proteomics analysis
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to the Scientific Responsible, Dr P. Loukakos (loukakos@iesl.forth.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (Form Greek or Form English to the left)
- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
- Scanned Copies of academic titles
Appointment Duration
5 months
Austin Nevin is the Head of the Department of Conservation, at the Courtauld Institute of Art that unites Easel Painting and Wall Painting Conservation with transdisciplinary research on preventive conservation, technical art history, conservation science and conservation practice. His research focuses on the conservation and analysis of paintings, ancient and modern art on walls, easels and on paper and ranges from Chinese wall paintings to the analysis of Egyptian Polychromy and the analysis of red pigments from Leonardo´s The Last Supper. Trained as a conservator and conservation scientist he has worked as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Gothenburg and taught at the Accademia di Brera in Milan. Between 2011-2019 he was a Researcher at the Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie (IFN) in Milan, part of the Italian National Research Council. He completed post doctoral research at the Department of Physics at the Politecnico di Milano on applications of time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy to cultural heritage. Between 2004-2007 he was a Marie Curie Early Stage Research Fellow at the Foundation for Research and Technology (IESL-FORTH). Following a degree in Chemistry from the University of Oxford (2001), he obtained an MA in the Conservation of Wall Painting (2004) and a PhD at The Courtauld (2008). He is a Vice President and Fellow of the International Institute for the Conservation of Artistic and Historic and is an Editor of Studies in Conservation and of the Springer Series Cultural
Education
- 2004-10-01 to 2008-07-21 | PhD (Conservation ), Courtauld Institute of Art: London, London, GB
- 2001-10-01 to 2004-07-30 | MA in the Conservation of Paintings (Wall Paintings) (Conservation of Wall Paintings) Education, Courtauld Institute of Art: London, London, GB
- 1997-10-01 to 2001-10-21 | MChem (Lady Margaret Hall), University of Oxford: Oxford, Oxfordshire, GB
Career
- 2020-09-01 to present | Head of Department (Department of Conservation) Employment, Courtauld Institute of Art: London, GB
- 2019 to 2020-08-30 | Senior lecturer, University of Gothenburg: Gothenburg, SE
- 2011-12-01 to 2019-02-01 | Researcher, Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche: Milano, Lombardia, IT
Position Description
Ανάπτυξη ισχυρών πηγών THz από στερεά μέσα. Πειραματική εργασία στην ανάπτυξη ισχυρών πηγών THz από στερεά μέσα.
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ENTERS -Required Qualifications
- Πτυχίο Φυσικής, Επιστήμης Υλικών ή Αντίστοιχων
- Μεταπτυχιακό Φυσικής, Επιστήμης Υλικών ή Αντίστοιχων
Desirable Qualifications
- Εμπειρία σε λέιζερ υπέρστενων παλμών και σχετικών πειραματικών διατάξεων με έμφαση στις διατάξεις THz
- Γνώση Αγγλικής γλώσσας
- Δημοσιεύσεις σχετικές με το ερευνητικό αντικείμενο
Application Procedure
Στο φάκελο υποβολής της πρότασης θα πρέπει να εμπεριέχονται τα ακόλουθα:
- Αίτηση (form Greek στην αριστερή στήλη) με αναφορά στον κωδικό της θέσης και στο όνομα του προγράμματος
- Αναλυτικό Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα
- Ευκρινή φωτοαντίγραφα τίτλων σπουδών
- Πρόσφατη βεβαίωση σπουδών υποψήφιου διδάκτορα
ΥΠΟΒΟΛΗ ΠΡΟΤΑΣΕΩΝ
Οι ενδιαφερόμενοι καλούνται να υποβάλουν τις αιτήσεις τους και όλα τα απαραίτητα δικαιολογητικά, ηλεκτρονικά στη διεύθυνση hr@iesl.forth.gr με κοινοποίηση (cc): στον Καθηγ. Στ. Τζωρτζάκη (stzortz@iesl.forth.gr). Οι αιτήσεις θα πρέπει να αποσταλούν με την ένδειξη: «Αίτηση στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος ENTERS, της πρόσκλησης εκδήλωσης ενδιαφέροντος με Α.Π. … και κωδικό θέσης … » (όπως αυτός αναφέρεται στον Πίνακα του Παραρτήματος).
Appointment Duration
7Funding
To: 25/09/2024 12:30
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy is a versatile tool for studying the fundamental electronic interactions taking place in the microcosmos and are the origin for the manifestation of the macroscopic properties of novel materials. These properties can be manipulated to serve a particular purpose. For example: increase the catalytic activity of nanocatalysts, expedite the optical switching of photonic materials, or increase the efficiency of energy harvesting and storage from nanotextured materials, and many more. Thus, the use of ultrafast lasers and laser spectroscopy acquires a dual purpose: to study these processes and to control them.
In this seminar I will discuss the past and the current status of the research activity for the study of ultrafast process in solid state using ultrashort laser pulses with an outlook for the foreseeable future.
