Join us for an engaging session focused on the Quantitative Phase Imaging and the Biothermodynamics of Cell Growth. The webinar has two parts. One is an introduction to the Quantitative Phase Imaging system. The second part concentrates on the different aspects of research conducted by Vaclav Bocan, focusing on various cell growth dynamics. Vaclav Bocan is a PhD Student in Jonathan Rodenfels’s lab at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden.

The research conducted by Vaclav Bocan focuses on the following topics:

• Investigation of cell metabolism from a thermodynamic perspective, particularly in the context of cancer cells and their metabolic changes.
• Utilization of QPI to measure nutrient consumption, energy flux, and biomass production in cells, with a focus on specific heat dissipation rates and cell mass.
• Results show how different seeding densities affect cell growth and mass. Comparisons between cancer-associated and healthy fibroblasts reveal differences in cell mass and growth behavior.

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