Chuan He will talk about “Chemistry Determines Cell Fate: Reversible Chemical Reactions on Bio-macromolecules”.

Marta Bally is working at the interface between physics and biology at the Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden. She will talk about “Lipidic assemblies; from diagnostic assays to cell-membrane mimics”.

Celine Maeder will talk about “In vivo neuron-wide microscopy reveals differential regulation of synaptic vesicle precursor trafficking”

Nicole King, Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics & Development at the University of California (Berkeley) will talk about “Choanoflagellates, colonies, and the origin of animals”.

Eric Potma, Associate Professor of Chemistry in the School of Physical Sciences at UC Irvine, will talk about “Chemical Imaging with Coherent Raman Scattering”.