A Celebration of 30 Years of Single Molecule Optical Tweezers

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A Celebration of 30 Years of Single Molecule Optical Tweezers
Tuesday, 25 April 17:30 – 18:30
Regency Ballroom A

It has been 30 years since the landmark publication from Steven Block’s group (Svoboda et al. Nature, 365, 6448, 1993) in which individual steps of the molecular motor kinesin were measured using optical tweezers and shown to be 8nm in size. This seminal work began a new branch of single-molecule biophysics that has spawned many applications beyond the initial measurements on molecular motors.

Join the Optical Trapping in Molecular and Cellular Biology Technical Group as it celebrates the publication. The session features two short talks describing the original work and exploring recent advances and future applications of the single molecule field. Networking and refreshments served.
Period25 Apr 2023
Event typeSeminar
LocationVancouver, CanadaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational