Dr Anton Middleberg
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge
Engineering has an intellectual basis that is both analytical and quantitative, and it seeks to
aggregate molecular or microscopic information to a level that enables estimation of system or
ensemble properties. Such an intellectual framework can make a major contribution to
traditionally reductionist and qualitative disciplines such as biology.
This seminar will begin with a highly personalized view of some of the opportunities that
present at the interface between the traditional domains of biology and engineering. A few
case studies, including structural analysis of the interface that defines the yeast cell, and
the analysis of protein behaviour at fluid-fluid interfaces, will then be presented and
discussed.
