Self-Organization and Forces in the Mitotic Spindle

Friday September 16th, 2016 Ivan Balog 0

ABSTRACT: At the onset of division, the cell forms a spindle, a precise self-constructed micromachine composed of microtubules and the  associated proteins, which divides the chromosomes between the two nascent daughter cells. The spindle arises from self-organization of  microtubules and chromosomes, whose different types of motion help them explore the […]

GPD phenomenology and DVCS fitting – Entering the high-precision era

Friday September 16th, 2016 Ivan Balog 0

ABSTRACT:  We review the phenomenological framework for accessing Generalized Parton Distributions (GPDs) using measurements of Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering (DVCS) from a proton target. We describe various GPD models and tting procedures, emphasizing speci c challenges posed both by the internal structure and properties of the GPD functions and by their […]

Project: Kinetochore oscillations in mitotic metaphase

Friday September 16th, 2016 Hrvoje Buljan 0

PROJECT FUNDING: DFG ABSTRACT: During mitosis, sister chromatids connect to microtubules extending from the opposite spindle poles via kinetochores, protein complexes on the chromosome. When a pair of sister kinetochores establishes this configuration, they oscillate around the equatorial plane of the spindle, and the amplitude of these oscillations depends on […]

Project: Structure and Dynamics of Exotic Femtosystems (STRUDEF)

Friday September 16th, 2016 Hrvoje Buljan 0

FUNDING: HRZZ ABSTRACT: The goal of this project is to develop and apply a novel theoretical framework, based on Relativistic Nuclear Energy Density Functional (RNEDF) that enables microscopic modeling of the structure and dynamics of quantum systems at the femtometer scale, and provides accurate predictions for exotic femtosystems far from […]