Biomineralization short course program
December 1-5, Paris, France
The provisional program of the school is:
Introduction to biomineralization. Thibaud Coradin and Karim Benzerara: CNRS, UPMC
Evolutionary history of biomineralization Kevin Peterson (Dartmouth College, USA)
Mechanisms of nucleation and growth of biominerals and morphogenesis by Denis Gebauer (Konstanz University)
Peculiar properties of biominerals, technological applications and biomimetism by Matthias Epple (Duisburg-Essen University)
Biominerals as traces of life by Juan Manuel Garcia-Ruiz (Granada University)
Reconstructing paleoenvironments using biominerals by Anders Meibom (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Genetics and biochemistry of biomineralization by Frédéric Marin (CNRS, Bourgogne University)
Biomineralization of bones and therapeutic strategies by Christèle Combes (CNRS, Toulouse III University)
Formation of intracellular magnetites by bacteria by Nicolas Menguy (Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6 University)
Protein regulation of normal and pathologic mineralization. Marc D McKee (McGill University)
The use of biominerals in Archaeology by Ina Reiche (CNRS, Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6 University)
Impact of biomineralization on global geochemical cycles by François Guyot (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris)
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the school agenda
Gwenaelle Hennequin - 19/11/14