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DESCRIPTION:Starting with an overview of the rapidly advancing field of bio
 electromagnetics\, this seminar shares specific results concerning protein
  electrodynamics and terahertz medicine. In particular\, it is well known 
 that proteins exhibit dynamic behavior with their normal modes specificall
 y vibrating at terahertz frequencies. These motions are essential to prote
 in function and because these macromolecules are charged the existence of 
 such vibrations suggests the possibility of specific interaction with elec
 tromagnetic radiation in the terahertz band. Experiments identifying speci
 fic absorption of terahertz radiation by myoglobin and hemoglobin suggest 
 that these protein spectroscopic signatures can serve as the basis of a no
 vel form of molecular medical imaging\; likewise\, electromagnetic modulat
 ion of such motions may underlie emerging forms of therapy. Collaborative 
 studies now underway\, including THz imaging of cancer and Alzheimer’s d
 isease tissues will also be highlighted as well as surface-plasmon enhance
 d detection of protein THz spectroscopic signatures. Applications to novel
  approaches to diagnosing\, preventing and treating viral infections\, inc
 luding that of Covid-19\, along with implications for electronics-based (C
 MOS) THz sources will also be addressed.\n\nCo-sponsored by:  STARaCom\, I
 EEE section Montréal \n\nSpeaker(s): Ogan Gurel\, MD\, \n\nVirtual: https
 ://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/291609
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/291609
ORGANIZER:djerafi@emt.inrs.ca
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SUMMARY:Protein Electrodynamics & Terahertz Medicine
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/291609
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Starting with an overview of the rapidly a
 dvancing field of bioelectromagnetics\, this seminar shares specific resul
 ts concerning protein electrodynamics and terahertz medicine. In particula
 r\, it is well known that proteins exhibit dynamic behavior with their nor
 mal modes specifically vibrating at terahertz frequencies. These motions a
 re essential to protein function and because these macromolecules are char
 ged the existence of such vibrations suggests the possibility of specific 
 interaction with electromagnetic radiation in the terahertz band. Experime
 nts identifying specific absorption of terahertz radiation by myoglobin an
 d hemoglobin suggest that these protein spectroscopic signatures can serve
  as the basis of a novel form of molecular medical imaging\; likewise\, el
 ectromagnetic modulation of such motions may underlie emerging forms of th
 erapy. Collaborative studies now underway\, including THz imaging of cance
 r and Alzheimer&rsquo\;s disease tissues will also be highlighted as well 
 as surface-plasmon enhanced detection of protein THz spectroscopic signatu
 res. Applications to novel approaches to diagnosing\, preventing and treat
 ing viral infections\, including that of Covid-19\, along with implication
 s for electronics-based (CMOS) THz sources will also be addressed.</p>
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