Event: Women in and for Science
Kindly invited
to the lectures and a round table on the occasion of the
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE
on Monday, 12. 2. 2024 from 12.30
at the National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana.
Program
12.30 Lecture - ORGANIC AND FLEXIBLE, doc. dr. Nadiia Pastukhova
13.00 Lecture - IT’S ALL ABOUT (STRUCTURAL) DETAILS, Assoc. prof. dr. Marjetka Podobnik
13.30 Coffee break
14.00 Round table - WOMEN IN AND FOR SCIENCE
Detailed Program
12.30: ORGANIC AND FLEXIBLE, doc. dr. Nadiia Pastukhova
Lecture, Large Lecture Hall, 1st floor
Abstract: The development of organic semiconductors (OS) opens a new perspective and possibilities for novel device architectures including flexible and wearable electronics. One of the key parameters is the charge carriers' mobility. In OSs, it is affected by many factors, including molecular stacking, chemical impurities, temperature, pressure, electric field, and charge carrier density. These factors can affect the structural or energetic disorder. To overcome limitations, new polymers that extend the π-conjugation to two dimensions were developed. The two-dimensional network structure provides a high degree of structural stability and tunability of properties, while the organic molecules can be engineered to exhibit specific chemical and physical properties such as large surface area, pore size, and electronic properties. I will present our recent research, where quasi-2D polyacetylene (q2DPA) demonstrates high electron mobility along the direction of the layer, measured by the lateral time-of-flight photoconductivity (TOF) method.
Introduction to the lecture will be held by Nataša Zabukovec Logar.
Lecture will be held in English.
You can follow the lecture at the following link:
https://ki-ljubljana.webex.com/ki-ljubljana/j.php?MTID=m70665d127dd222132486a406e275df9a
Meeting number (access code): 2793 979 2646
Meeting password: GbJhDisU453 (42543478 from video systems)
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13.00: IT’S ALL ABOUT (STRUCTURAL) DETAILS, izr. prof. dr. Marjetka Podobnik
Lecture, Large Lecture Hall, 1st floor
Abstract: The structure of a protein forms the basis for its interaction with other molecules and thus determines its function. It is not only fascinating to see how the spatial distribution of certain atoms affects biological processes, but also how small changes in structural details can lead to dramatic changes in protein function. Such tricks of nature have been successfully utilised by the intracellular pathogenic bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, which causes one of the most serious food-borne diseases, listeriosis. L. monocytogenes possesses three major virulence factors, broad-range phospholipase C (PC-PLC), phosphatidyl-inositol-specific phospholipase (PI-PLC), and the pore-forming toxin listeriolysin O (LLO), which enable the bacterium to spread within the host by disrupting cell membranes. I will present the results of our recent study showing how the unique structural features of L. monocytogenes PC-PLC enable self-regulation of its enzymatic activity and positive synergy with LLO.
Introduction to the lecture will be held by Nataša Zabukovec Logar.
Lecture will be held in English.
You can follow the lecture at the following link:
https://ki-ljubljana.webex.com/ki-ljubljana/j.php?MTID=m70665d127dd222132486a406e275df9a
Meeting number (access code): 2793 979 2646
Meeting password: GbJhDisU453 (42543478 from video systems)
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13.30: Coffee break, Mansard
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14.00: WOMEN IN AND FOR SCIENCE
Round table, Mansard, 3rd floor
Guests of the round table:
Assoc. prof. dr. Mojca Benčina, National Institute of Chemistry
Assistant dr. Tanja Goričanec, "Jožef Stefan" Institute
Prof. dr. Barbara Korousić Seljak, "Jožef Stefan" Institute
Assoc. prof. dr. Natalija Majsova, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana
Prof. dr. Ksenija Vidmar Horvat, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
Dr. Ema Žagar, National Institute of Chemistry
The discussion will be moderated by Janja Koren and will be held in Slovenian.
You can follow the round table at the following link: https://video.sta.si/
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The event is organized in cooperation with:
Kindly invited!