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Intro
2

Introduction to Biophysics Week: What is Biophysics?
2

References
4

01
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Cellular Biophysics
5

Microscopy: a major theme in cellular biophysics
5

Looking ahead
6

Acknowledgments
7

References
8

02
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Optogenetics: Turning the Microscope on Its Head
9

The fluorescent protein palette
16

Blinking, highlighting, and binding
9

Blinking
9

Highlighting
10

Binding
10

Microbial rhodopsins bring light to the membrane
11

Converting microbial rhodopsins into reporters
12

Optogenetic control inside the cell
13

The microscope as a two-way tool
13

Future opportunities
14

Conclusions
14

References
14

03
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Probing Nature’s Nanomachines One Molecule at a Time
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Proteins as nanomachines
16

Single-molecule measurement technologies
16

Single-molecule localization and tracking stoichiometry
17

Single-molecule FRET: conformational changes and molecular interactions
17

Marriage of single-molecule FRET and optical tweezers
18

Future outlook
18

References
19

04
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The Current Revolution in Cryo-EM
35

The “hardware”
20

The “software”
29

Conclusions
23

References
23

05
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Making Sense of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
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Acknowledgments
28

References
28

06
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Inherited Arrhythmias: Of Channels, Currents, and Swimming
29

Clinical case: the unexpected end of a swimming trip
29

Inherited arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death
29

Ion channels and cellular electrical activity
29

Electricity and cellular orchestration
30

LQTS: how delay causes acceleration
31

Stress as trigger for TdP tachycardia
32

The role of biophysical evidence in drug herapy development for inherited arrhythmias
33

The role of biophysics in other channelopathies
33

Advice for the young swimmer: staying on the safe side (of the pool)
34

References
34

07
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Systems Biophysics: Multiscale Biophysical Modeling of Organ Systems
35

The cardiac electrical system
36

The cardiac mechanical system
37

Hemodynamics, oxygen delivery, and metabolism
38

Future prospects
38

Acknowledgments
39

08
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How Viruses Invade Cells
40

Acknowledgments
44

References
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