02. 09. 2013.
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Biophysics I.
• Compulsory subject
• Course Leader: Dr. Miklós Nyitrai
• 2 lectures and 2 practicals/week
• Midterm test: 1 written test
• Exam: oral exam
• Location and time:
• Lectures: Main Building, Lecture room ?, Tue, Wed:
11:00-12:00
• Laboratory practicals: Department of Biophysics Practical
Rooms, see Timetable for details.
Facultative subject
1 credit point
Course Leader: Dr. András Lukács
1 seminar / week
Grade based on final test written at the end of
the course
Prediction and determination of the
protein stucture
Single molecule spectroscopy
Molecular motors
Folding of protein
Protein-Protein, Protein-DNA interaction
Structure and properites of cell membrane Transport in/through cell membrane Cell division Movement of cell, cytoskeleton Propagation of action potential
Physiology
Biomechanics
„ Tissue and biomedical engineering”
Introduction Sep 2,3,4
The structure of membranes, resting potential, action potential Sep 9,10,11
Vision, Hearing Sep 16,17,18
Cytoskeleton, motor proteins, muscle contraction Sep 23,24,25
Structure and mechanics of striated muscle Sep 30, Oct 1, okt2
Laws of thermodynamics Oct 7,8,9
Diffusion, osmosis Oct 14,15,16
Fluid flow, Biophysics of circulation. Cardiac biophysics Oct 21, 22,
Electromagnetic waves Oct 28, 29, 30
Foundations of quantum physics Nov 4,5,6
Laser Nov 11,12,13
Test Nov 18,19,20
Biological effects of radioactive radiation Nov 25, 26, 27
X-ray, X-ray diffraction Dec 2,3,4
Investigating the actin-binding proteins by biophysical methods
Supervisor: Dr. Gábor Hild associate professor
Molecular basis of the functional polymorphism of the actin
cytoskeleton: the role of protein isoforms
Supervisor: Dr. Beáta Bugyi assistant professor
How to reconstruct a cell: biomimetic model systems, Supervisor: Dr.
Beáta Bugyi assistant professor
Biological role of SALS in Drosophila embryogenesis, Supervisor: Dr.
Beáta Bugyi assistant professor (in collaboration with József Mihály,
Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of
Sciences, Szeged, Hungary)
Regulation of Actin Cytoskeleton in Cell Protrusions, Supervisor: Dr.
Balázs Visegrády assistant professor
The Role of MAL in Actin-activated SRF Gene Transcription Supervisor: Dr.
Balázs Visegrády assistant professor
Study of photoactive flavoproteins by the means of ultrafast laser and
fluorescence spectroscopy
Supervisor: Dr. András Lukács assistant professor, Dr. József Orbán assistant
professor
Study of cytoskeletal proteins by the means of fluorescence lifetime imaging
microscopy (FLIM)
Supervisor: Dr. András Lukács assistant professor
Investigation of thermal stability of macromolecules having biological
importance
Supervisor: Dr. Dénes Lőrinczy
New direct communication pathways between the cells. Study of nanotubes by
microscopy, Supervisor: Dr. Edina Szabó-Meleg, assistant lecturer
Superresolution microscopy applied for the discovery of intercellular
communication, Supervisor: Dr. Edina Szabó-Meleg, assistant lecturer, Dr.
József Orbán, assistant professor
Basic physical quantities – These cannot be defined by other
physical quantities.
SI/metric -prefixes
Name Symbole Prefix
yotta- Y 1024
zetta- Z 1021
exa- E 1018
peta- P 1015
tera- T 1012
giga- G 109
mega- M 106
kilo- k 10³
hecto- h 10²
deka- da (dk) 101
– – 100
deci- d 10−1
centi- c 10−2
milli- m 10−3
micro- µ 10−6
nano- n 10−9
piko- p 10−12
femto- f 10−15
atto- a 10−18
zepto- z 10−21
yokto- y 10−24
SCALAR VECTOR
It has magnitude. Number
E.g.: mass
length
charge
It has magnitude and
direction
E.g.: velocity
force
acceleration
Properties:
http://users.atw.hu/mgvacmatek/expfv.pdf
logab=c →ac=b
Natural logarithm Common logarithm