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Biophysics in Africa - 2026

from Monday, 23 March 2026 (10:00) to Friday, 27 March 2026 (17:00)


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24 Mar 2026
25 Mar 2026
26 Mar 2026
27 Mar 2026
AM
10:00
Medical Biophysics (until 11:40) ()
10:00 Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticle–Liposomal ZnPcS4 Nanoplatform for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy in Breast Cancer - Alexander Chota (University of Johannesburg, Laser Research Centre)   ()
10:20 Plant based photosensitizers: An in vitro study against cancer cells - Nosipho Fakudze (University of Johannesburg)   ()
10:40 Photodynamic Therapy against Drug-Resistant Cancer Cells - Dr Paromita Sarbadhikary (University of Johannesburg)   ()
11:00 Eco-Friendly Gold Nanoparticle-Hypericin Conjugates for Antibody-Mediated Breast Cancer Phototherapy - Mpho Mohlongo (University of Johannesburg)   ()
11:20 Phototoxicity of Pheophorbide-a in Caco-2 colorectal cancer cells examined through cellular responses and morphological characterisation - Mr Fermin Broni (University of Johannesburg)   ()
11:50
Biophysics in Geosciences (until 12:30) ()
11:50 Spatial Distribution and Assessment of Background Ionizing Radiation around Waste Dumpsites in Gombe Metropolis, Nigeria - Muhammad Nuruddeen Abdulkareem (Department of Physics, Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State. Nigeria )   ()
12:10 Petrologic and Geochemical Constraints on the Evolution of Rocks in Southwest Ugep, Southeastern Nigeria - Ms ADAEZE UGWU (University of Wyoming, USA)   ()
11:00
Featured Invited Talk (until 11:45) ()
11:00 Fluorescence-Lifetime Super-Resolution Microscopy - Prof. Jörg Enderlein (University of Göttingen)   ()
11:10
Biomaterials (until 12:30) ()
11:10 ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ZINC-MODIFIED COCONUT HUSK BIOCHAR - Dr Ralph kwakye (university of health and allied sciences)   ()
11:30 In vitro characterisation of electrospun nanofibers for chronic diabetic wounds - Sinesipho Phalaso   ()
11:50 Physicochemical Characterisation and Antibacterial Activities of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles - Fezile Motsoene (University of Johannesburg)   ()
12:10 Insights into the Structural Analysis of Caffeine–Oxalic Acid Co-crystals Using High-Resolution PXRD and Computational Refinement - Mr Sihle Thabethe (University of Cape Town)   ()
PM
15:00
Featured Invited Talk (until 16:30) ()
15:00 Opening Plenary Remarks   ()
15:05 We are all different: Modeling key individual differences in physiological systems - Prof. Anita LAYTON (University of Waterloo)   ()
13:00
Medical Biophysics (until 14:40) ()
13:00 A Bioformulated Curcumin–Silver Nanoconjugate for Potent Photodynamic Management of Resistant Lung Cancer - Dr Glory Kah (University of Johannesburg)   ()
13:20 Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles for Visible-Light Activated Breast Cancer Photodynamic Therapy - Mr Isaac Baidoo (University of Johannesburg)   ()
13:40 Evaluation of Multifunctional Spinel and Hexaferrite Nanostructures for Magnetic Hyperthermia and Advanced Tumor Therapy - Dr Mahmoud Ismail (Biophysics Branch and Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt) Diaa EL-Rahman Rayan (Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI))   ()
14:00 Advances in MRI techniques for early detection and characterization of brain tumors: A medical physics and biophysical perspective - Nyasha Njanji (University of Zimbabwe)   ()
14:20 Biophysical Modeling of Real-Time Cellular Mechanical Responses to Ionizing Radiation for Predicting Radiotherapy Outcomes - Nyasha Njanji (University of Zimbabwe)   ()
15:00
Biophotonics (until 17:00) ()
15:00 The efficacy of PAM fluorometry as a tool to quantify heat stress in wheat - Sarah Burnett (Univeristy of Pretoria)   ()
15:20 BALANCING CELL COMPATIBILITY AND ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS OF 470 NM IN AN INFECTED HYPERGLYCAEMIC WOUND CELL MODEL - Mr Francis Obeng Brenya (University of Johannesburg)   ()
15:40 Laser-Based Photobiomodulation Enhances Beta Cell Differentiation and Functional Insulin Production in Immortalised Adipose-Derived Stem Cells - Olukemi Daramola (University of Johannesburg)   ()
16:00 The artificial optical microscope. - Alberto Diaspro (Department of Physics - University of Genoa)   ()
16:20 Parameter study and optimization of real-time single-particle tracking - Mr Salomon van Niekerk (University of Pretoria)   ()
16:40 Optimizing Photobiomodulation For Smooth Muscle Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Using Retinoic Acid and TGFβ in a Two-Dimensional Model - Christevie Mbuyu (Laser Research Centre)   ()
12:00
Molecular Biophysics (until 13:00) ()
12:00 Multi-timescale fluorescence correlation spectroscopy of the main plant light-harvesting complex during aggregation stages - Francois Conradie   ()
12:20 Objective clustering algorithm applied to single-molecule FCP data - Michael Lovemore (Univeristy of the Witwatersrand)   ()
12:40 Linker switch mutations between canonical Plasmodium falciparum Hsp70-1 and PfHsp70-z reveal the role of this motif in regulating the functional specialisation of the two chaperones - Prof. Addmore Shonhai (University of Venda)   ()
13:00
Structural Biology (until 13:30) ()
13:00 Structural insights into the DDX11 helicase - Prof. Silvia Onesti (N/A)   ()
14:00
Featured Invited Talk (until 14:45) ()
14:00 The importance of water in biology - an example of receptor function and implications for optogenetics - Prof. Anthony Watts (University of Oxford)   ()
14:45
Molecular Biophysics (until 15:25) ()
14:45 Production of Leishmania spp. ∆24-sterol methyltransferases for the development of antiparasitic therapies - Bernadette Belter   ()
15:05 Regulation of actin-binding proteins mediated by lipid-protein interactions - Dr Yosuke Senju   ()
15:25
Quantum Biology (until 15:50) ()
15:25 Identifying Quantum-Relevant Microstates in the Nav1.7 Sodium Channel Pore Using Ensemble Molecular Dynamics Descriptors - Dr Chitaranjan Mahapatra (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, South Korea)   ()
16:00
Development of the Future of Biophysics in Africa (until 16:55) ()
16:00 International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics - Prof. Anthony Watts (University of Oxford)   ()
16:10 LAAAMP: Light sources for Africa, the Americas, Asia, Middle East and Pacific. Fostering capacity building and collaboration through synchrotron science. - Dr Sizun Christina (French National Centre for Scientific Research)   ()
16:20 How Instruct-ERIC can help Biophysics in Africa - Prof. Bryan Trevor Sewell (University of Cape Town)   ()
17:00
Medical Biophysics (until 18:30) ()
17:00 Review of Medical Physics in Africa - Prof. Stephen Inkoom (Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission )   ()
12:30
Computational Biology (until 13:40) ()
12:30 Steroidal Pregnanes as 11β-HSD1 Modulators: Insights from Random Forest-Based QSAR and Atomistic Simulations - Mr Oludare Ogunyemi (University of Ibadan)   ()
12:50 Integrating Generative AI, Computational Modeling, and Physiological Reasoning to Enhance Biological Sciences Education - Camellia Okpodu (University of Wyoming)   ()
13:10 Thermomechanical Mapping of DNA under Coupled Salt-Temperature Control with oxDNA2 Coarse-Grained Simulations - Isaiah Igwe (Federal University Dutsin-Ma)   ()
13:40
Structural Biology (until 14:00) ()
13:40 Structural basis of specific lysine transport by Pseudomonas aeruginosa permease LysP - Dr Emmanuel Nji (BioStruct-Africa)   ()
14:00
Featured Invited Talk (until 14:30) ()
14:00 From Sample to Structure: An Introduction to Cryo Electron Microscopy and Single Particle Analysis - Rebecca Thompson (Thermo Fisher Scientific)   ()
14:30
Structural Biology (until 15:00) ()
14:30 Structure-Based Discovery of KRAS Inhibitors - Mr Amanuel Getahun Addis (Bahir Dar University)   ()
15:00
Featured Invited Talk (until 15:40) ()
15:00 Multiscale local self-organization of the human metaphase mitotic spindle - Dr Will Conway (New York Structural Biology Consortium)   ()
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