Single Molecule Biophotonics
Prof. Dr. María García-Parajo
- Activities:
Our research focuses on the development of advanced optical techniques to the study of biological processes at the single molecular level on living cells. We focus on the development and application of different forms of super-resolution microscopy (STED, STORM, NSOM) as well as photonic antennas to reach spatial resolutions around 10nm on intact cells. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy in ultraconfined volumes, and multi-color single particle tracking are exploited to gain access to dynamic processes down to the microsecond time resolution. Using these combined approaches, we aim at understanding how spatiotemporal compartmentalization of biomolecules inside cells regulates and control cell function. This fundamental question has important implications for health and disease, touching the fields of cell biology and immunology.
We are hiring: Positions at Master-thesis, PhD- and Postdoctoral level available, within the framework of the “Advanced ERC Grant: Membrane-based nano-mechanobiology: role of mechanical forces in remodeling the spatiotemporal nanoarchitecture of the plasma membrane.” Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further information.
- Position(s) Available:
- Post-doctoral position in Organelle Morphology and Intracellular Dynamics
- Available Resources:
- Combined single molecule sensitive confocal/near-field optical microscope (NSOM) fully adapted for biological imaging in physiological conditions.
- Single-molecule-detection-sensitive scanning confocal microscopy: imaging, polarization, and wavelength sensitive.
- Dual-color wide-field/TIRF fluorescence microscopy equipped with dual color detection (EM-CCD camera) and environmental chamber for live cell experiments.
- Multi-parametric single-molecule confocal (Microtime 200) combined with epi-TIRF excitation and dual color detection (EM-CCD camera). Fully adapted for live cell experiments.
- Lasers: ps-diode-lasers, Ar/Kr+, several HeNe, etc.
- State-of-art biochemical and cell culture Lab.
- Funding:
- ICREA – Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
- AGAUR – Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca. 2017 SGR 1000
- MINECO: Parallelized multicolour photonic nano-antennas for high throughput nanoscale dynamics in living cell membranes. FIS2017-89560-R
- ERC: Advanced grant 2017: Membrane-based nano-mechanobiology: Role of mechanical forces in remodelling the spatiotemporal nanoarchitecture of the plasma membrane.
- BIST: Role of nuclear phase separation in gene regulation and chromatin architecture
- FP7-ICT-2011-7 - NANO-VISTA – Advanced photonic antenna tools for biosensing and cellular nanoimaging (coordinator)
- Research Topics:
- Development Of Quantitative, High Spatiotemporal Resolution Imaging Methods
- Quantitative Strategies For SR And Single Molecule Dynamics
- Advanced Photonic Antennas For Cellular Nano-imaging And Spectroscopy
- Super-resolution Imaging Of Nuclear Organization
- Dynamic Nanolandscape Of Immune Receptors
- Nano-Mechano-Biology On Living Cell Membranes
- Photonic Antennas For Ultra-sensitive Biomolecular Detection
- Plasmonics In Biology
- Collaborations:
- Prof. Carl G. Figdor, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences (NCMLS), Nijmegen (The Netherlands).
- Dr. Alessandra Cambi, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences (NCMLS), Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
- Prof. Peter Hinterdorfer, Biophysics Institute, Johannes Kepler University, Linz (Austria).
- Prof. Vincenzo Cerundolo, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford (UK).
- Prof. Jürgen Brugger, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland).
- Prof. Hervé Rigneault, Institut Fresnel, Marseille (France).
- Prof. Niek van Hulst, Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO), Barcelona (Spain).
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Single Molecule Biophotonics
Prof. Dr. María García-Parajo
- Group Leader
- Prof. Dr. María García-Parajo
- Research Fellows
- Dr. Felix Campelo
- Dr. Stanisavljević Jelena
- Postdoctoral Researchers
- Dr. Enric Gutiérrez Martínez
- Dr. Pablo Lujan
- Dr. Juan Andrés Torreño Piña
- PhD Students
- Jessica Angulo
- Ediz Herkert
- Sarah Keary
- Lukas Lau
- Nicolas Mateos Estevez
- Natalia Salvat Lozano
- Visiting Scientists
- Dr. Carlo Manzo
- Former Group Members
- Kyra Borgman, PhD student
- Sonja Buschow, Visiting scientist
- Bruno Miguel Castro, Postdoctoral researcher
- Morgan Chabanon, Postdoctoral researcher
- Erik Garbacik, Postdoctoral researcher
- Izabela Katarzyna Piechocka, Postdoctoral researcher
- Mathieu Mivelle, Visiting scientist
- Claude Renaut, Postdoctoral researcher
- María Sanz Paz, PhD Student
- Thomas Sebastiaan van Zanten, Postdoctoral researcher
- Alberto Sosa, PhD student
- Juan Andrés Torreño, PhD student
- Izabela Katarzyna Piechocka , Visiting scientist
- Joeri de Valença, Postdoctoral researcher
Single Molecule Biophotonics
Prof. Dr. María García-Parajo
- Regular Papers
- Correlative nanophotonic approaches to enlighten the nanoscale dynamics of living cell membranes Biochem. Soc. Trans. [Online DOI: 10.1042/BST20210457] (2021)
- The PKD-dependent biogenesis of TGN-to-plasma membrane transport carriers Cells 10, 1618 (2021)
- Should I stay or should I go? Golgi membrane spatial organization for protein sorting and retention Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 707, 108921 (2021)
- Shear forces induce ICAM-1 nanoclustering on endothelial cells that impact on T cell migration Biophys. J. 120, 2644-2656 (2021)
- Interorganelle communication and membrane shaping in the early secretory pathway Current Opinion in Cell Biology 71, 95-102 (2021)
- Roadmap on bio-nano-photonics J. Opt. 23, 073001 (2021)
- Impact of glycans on lipid membrane dynamics at the nanoscale unveiled by planar plasmonic nanogap antennas and atomic force spectroscopy J. Phys. Chem. Lett. , 1175-1181 (2021)
- The ER cholesterol sensor SCAP promotes CARTS biogenesis at ER–Golgi membrane contact sites J. Cell Biol. 220, (2021)
- A physical mechanism of TANGO1-mediated bulky cargo export eLife 9, (2020)
- Science during lockdown – from virtual seminars to sustainable online communities J. Cell Sci. 133, jcs249607 (2020)
- Nanoscale control of single molecule Förster resonance energy transfer by a scanning photonic nanoantenna Nanophotonic. 9, 4021-4031 (2020)
- Dynamic actin-mediated nano-scale clustering of CD44 regulates its meso-scale organization at the plasma membrane Mol. Biol. Cell 31, 561-579 (2020)
- Tricalbin-mediated contact sites control ER curvature to maintain plasma membrane integrity Developmental Cell 51, 476-487.e7 (2019)
- New factors for protein transport identified by a genome-wide CRISPRi screen in mammalian cells J. Cell Biol. 218, 3861-3879 (2019)
- Imaging the Renner–Teller effect using laser-induced electron diffraction P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 116, 8173-8177 (2019)
- Excitation-multiplexed multicolor superresolution imaging with fm-STORM and fm-DNA-PAINT P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 115, 12991-12996 (2018)
- Frequency-encoded multicolor fluorescence imaging with single-photon-counting color-blind detection Biophys. J. 115, 725-736 (2018)
- Silver atomic quantum clusters of three atoms for cancer therapy: Targeting chromatin compaction to increase the therapeutic index of chemotherapy Adv. Mater. 30, 1801317 (2018)
- PLANT: A method for detecting changes of slope in noisy trajectories Biophys. J. 114, 2044-2051 (2018)
- Enhancing magnetic light emission with all-dielectric optical nanoantennas Nano Lett. 18, 6, 3481–3487 (2017)
- Separating actin-dependent chemokine receptor nanoclustering from dimerization indicates a role for clustering in CXCR4 signaling and function Molecular Cell 70, 106-119.e10 (2018)
- TANGO1 builds a machine for collagen export by recruiting and spatially organizing COPII, tethers and membranes eLife 7, (2018)
- Optical antenna-based fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to probe the nanoscale dynamics of biological membranes J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 9, 110-119 (2017)
- Transient subdiffusion from an Ising environment Phys. Rev. E 96, 052140 (2017)
- Planar optical nanoantennas resolve cholesterol-dependent nanoscale heterogeneities in the plasma membrane of living cells Nano Lett. 17, 6295-6302 (2017)
- Transient nanoscopic phase separation in biological lipid membranes resolved by planar plasmonic antennasy ACS Nano 11, 7241-7250 (2017)
- A DNA origami platform for quantifying protein copy number in super-resolution Nature Methods 14, 789-792 (2017)
- Sphingolipid metabolic flow controls phosphoinositide turnover at the trans-Golgi network Embo J. e201696048 (2017)
- Sphingomyelin metabolism controls the shape and function of the Golgi cisternae eLife e24603 (2017)
- Nonergodic subdiffusion from transient interactions with heterogeneous partners Phys. Rev. E 95, 032403 (2017)
- In-plane plasmonic antenna arrays with surface nanogaps for giant fluorescence enhancement Nano Lett. 17, 1703-1710 (2017)
- Lateral mobility and nanoscale spatial arrangement of chemokine-activated α4ß1 integrins on T cells J. Biol. Chem. 29, 21053-21062 (2016)
- Plasmonic nanoantennas enable forbidden Förster dipole–dipole energy transfer and enhance the FRET efficiency Nano Lett. 16, 6222–6230 (2016)
- All-dielectric silicon nanogap antennas to enhance the fluorescence of single molecules Nano Lett. 16, 5143-5151 (2016)
- Roadmap on biosensing and photonics with advanced nano-optical methods J. Opt. 18, 063003 (2016)
- Single molecule fluorescence reveals dimerization of myristoylated Src N-terminal region on supported lipid bilayers ChemistrySelect 1, 642-647 (2016) Cover Page
- alpha-Galactosidase a loaded nanoliposomes with enhanced enzymatic activity and intracellular penetration Adv. Healthcare Mater. 5, 829-840 (2016)
- Changes in membrane sphingolipid composition modulate dynamics and adhesion of integrin nanoclusters Sci. Rep. 6, 20693 (2016)
- Uncovering homo-and hetero-interactions on the cell membrane using single particle tracking approaches J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 49, 104002 (2016)
- The actin cytoskeleton modulates the activation of iNKT cells by segregating CD1d nanoclusters on antigen-presenting cells P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 113, E772–E781 (2016)
- A review of progress in single particle tracking: from methods to biophysical insights Rep. Prog. Phys. 78, 124601 (2015)
- Matching nanoantenna field confinement to FRET distances enhances Förster energy transfer rates Nano Lett. 15, 6193-6201 (2015)
- Strong modification of magnetic dipole emission through diabolo nanoantennas ACS Photonics 2, 1071-1076 (2015) Cover Page
- Large-scale arrays of bowtie nanoaperture antennas for nanoscale dynamics in living cell membranes Nano Lett. 15, 4176-4182 (2015)
- Chromatin fibers are formed by heterogeneous groups of nucleosomes in vivo Cell 160, 1145-1158 (2015)
- Weak ergodicity breaking of eeceptor motion in living cells stemming from random diffusivity Phys. Rev. X 5, 011021 (2015)
- Nanoclustering as a dominant feature of plasma membrane organization J. Cell Sci. 127, 4995-5005 (2014) Highghlighted in HFSP
- Enhanced receptor–clathrin interactions induced by N-glycan–mediated membrane micropatterning
P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 111, 11037-11042 (2014)
Highlighted in F1000Prime
Highghlighted in HFSP - Hybrid photonic antennas for subnanometer multicolor localization and nanoimaging of single molecules Nano Lett. 4, 4895-4900 (2014)
- Priming by chemokines restricts lateral mobility of the adhesion receptor LFA-1 and restores adhesion to ICAM-1 nano-aggregates on human mature dendritic cells PLoS ONE 9, e99589 (2014)
- Nonergodic subdiffusion from Brownian motion in an inhomogeneous medium Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 150603 (2014)
- Nanophotonic approaches for nanoscale imaging and single-molecule detection at ultrahigh concentrations Microsc. Res. Techniq. 77, 537–545 (2014)
- PSF decomposition of nanoscopy images via Bayesian analysis unravels distinct molecular organization of the cell membrane Sci. Rep. 4, 4354 (2014)
- Meeting report – Visualizing signaling nanoplatforms at a higher spatiotemporal resolution J. Cell Sci. 126, 3817-3821 (2013)
- Multifunctional nanovesicle-bioactive conjugates prepared by a one-step scalable method using carbon dioxide-expanded solvents Nano Lett. 13, 3766−3774 (2013)
- A plasmonic ‘antenna-in-box’ platform for enhanced single-molecule analysis at micromolar concentrations Nature Nanotechnol. 8, 512-516 (2013) Highlighted in Nature Nanotechnol.
- Automated algorithm for quantitative analysis of fluorescence nanoscopy images Biophys. J. 104, 668a (2013)
- Integrating high-resolution bioimaging techniques to unravel how membrane lipids influence nanoscale organization and lateral mobility of adhesion receptors Biophys. J. 104, 612a (2013)
- The neck region regulates spatiotemporal organization and virus-binding capability of the pathogen recognition receptor DC-sign Biophys. J. 104, 610a (2013)
- The neck region of the C-type lectin DC-SIGN regulates its surface spatiotemporal organization and virus-binding capacity on antigen-presenting cells J. Biol. Chem. 287, 38946-38955 (2012)
- Ultrabright bowtie nanoaperture antenna probes studied by single molecule fluorescence Nano Lett. 12, 5972–5978 (2012)
- Recent progress in cell surface nanoscopy: Light and force in the near-field Nano Today 7, 390–403 (2012)
- Geometry sensing by dendritic cells dictates spatial organization and PGE(2)-induced dissolution of podosomes Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 69, 1889-1901 (2012)
- Lateral mobility of individual integrin nanoclusters orchestrates the onset for leukocyte adhesion P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 109, 4869-4874 (2012)
- Single-molecule imaging of cell surfaces using near-field nanoscopy Acc. Chem. Res. 45, 327-336 (2012)
- Dynamic imaging of cell-free and cell-associated viral capture in mature dendritic cells Traffic 12, 1702-1713 (2011)
- Proceedings & Book Chapter
- Near-field optical nanoscopy of biological membranes
Properties and functions of biological membranes investigated by fluorescence methods, Y. Mely,
G. Duportail (eds.)
Springer Series Fluorescence, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (2012) - Superresolution near-field optical microscopy Comprehensive Biophysics, P. Schwille (Ed.) Elsevier (2012)
- The role of nanophotonics in regenerative medicine Nanotechnology in regenerative medicine, M. Navarro, J. A. Planell (Eds.) Humana Press (2011)
- Invited Talks
- Cell surface nanoscopy and spectroscopy using single molecule optical nano-tools Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, UK, 05 June 2013
- Effect of mechanical forces on the spatiotemporal organization of the integrin receptor LFA-1 International conference in Mechanical manipulations and responses at the scale of the cell and beyond, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India, 19 April 2013
- Optical nano-tools and mechanical manipulation for subcellular studies International workshop in Mechanical manipulations and responses at the scale of the cell and beyond, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India, 17 April 2013
- From nano to meso-scale organization of DC-SIGN: a relationship between large scale ordering and dynamics University of North Caroline, Chapel Hill, USA, 07 February 2013
- Superresolution nanoscopy for cell membrane studies at the single molecule level 1st Congress of the Spanish network of advanced optical microscopy, Barcelona, Spain, 21 November 2012
- Cell surface nanoscopy and spectroscopy using single molecule optical nano-tools MediNano-5, ICFO, Castelledefels, Spain, 05-06 November 2012
- Biophysics of Leukocyte adhesion: Nanoscale dynamics of the integrin receptor LFA-1 Severo Ochoa Seminars, CNIO, Madrid, Spain, 24 September 2012
- Total internal reflection microscopy”, FEBS 2012 course in Microspectroscopy: visualization of protein dynamics in living cells FEBS 2012, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, 05-07 September, 2012
- Single molecule nanophotonics and its applications in Biology Summer Lecture ICFO, Castelldefels, Spain, 25 July, 2012
- Cell surface nanoscopy using single molecule optical nanotools Conference in Optics within Life Sciences, Genoa, Italy, 04-07 July, 2012 Plenary Lecture
- Lipids and integrin nanodomains in leukocyte cell membranes CNIC seminar, Madrid, Spain, 23 April, 2012
- Single molecule nanophotonics and its applications in Biology VII jornadas cientificas IUMA, Alicante, Spain, 19 January, 2012
- Single molecule nanophotonics and its applications in Biology XIV congreso de la Sociedad espanola de biologia celular, Malaga, Spain, 12-15 December, 2011
- Far-field nanoscopy Nanosciences for life, Santarém, Portugal, 17-19 November, 2011
- Near-field nanoscopy Nanosciences for life, Santarém, Portugal, 17-19 November, 2011
- Single molecule imaging of cell surfaces using near-field nanoscopy BCN-NANO, Barcelona, Spain, 20 September, 2011
- Compositional connectivity of cell membranes: nanoimaging and nanospectroscopy GEN-AU Summer School, Litschau, Austria, 30 Aug-2 September, 2011
- Single molecule nanophotonics and its applications in Biology ICFO summer courses, Castelldefels, Spain, 27 July, 2011
- An introduction to biological membranes ICFO-L4H tutorial to Biology, Castelldefels, Spain, 12 July, 2011
- Nanoimaging and nanospectroscopy of living cells using near-field approaches ELMI meeting, Alexandropoulos, Greece, 07-11 June, 2011
- BioNanoPhotonics: using light to explore biological cells at the nano level 2nd Annual HECBC Lecture, Penn State Berks College, Reading, USA, 30 March, 2011 Plenary Lecture
- Nanotechnology at a glance Future trends in Nanotechnology as part of the Keystone Innovation zone, Penn State Berks College, Reading, USA, 30 March, 2011 Keynote speaker
- Superresolution light nanoscopy First meeting of the Spanish Society for Advanced Microscopy, Barcelona, Spain, 2 March, 2011
- An optical view of cell membrane compartmentalization and functional implications International Symposium on "Lipid and Protein Nanoislands: Organization, Dynamics and Signalling", Nijmegen, Netherlands, 27-28 January, 2011
- PhD Theses
- Nanoscale control of near-field interactions between single emitters and photonic antennas-on probe
- A journey from the membrane into the nucleus of human dendritic cells
- Unravelling motor protein organization on lysosomal membranes with super-resolution microscopy
- Nanophotonics of ultrathin films and 2D periodic structures: A combined experimental and theoretical study
- Insights on the spation-temporal organization of integrins and their ligands using quantitative biophysicac tools
- Membrane protein nanoclustering as a functional unit of immune Cells - from nanoscopy to single molecule dynamics-
- Nanoscale mosaics on the cell membrane: Mapping organization and function with near-field nanoscopy
Single Molecule Biophotonics
Prof. Dr. María García-Parajo
- 2021-02-11 EPS Emmy Noether Distinction ICREA Prof María García-Parajo awarded the Winter 2020 distinction from the European Physical Society
- 2020-11-27 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD Graduate Dr. Pamina Winkler graduated with a thesis entitled “Novel Planar Photonic Antennas to Address the Dynamic Nanoarchitecture of Biological Membranes”
- 2020-07-27 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD Graduate Dr. Maria Sanz-Paz graduated with a thesis entitled “Nanoscale Control of Near-Field Interactions Between Single Emitters and Photonic Antennas-on Probe”
- 2020-03-13 BIST IGNITE Call Awardees ICFO will participate in two new multidisciplinary research projects funded through the 2019 BIST Ignite call.
- 2019-02-01 BIST IGNITE Call Awardees ICFO participates in three multidisciplinary research projects awarded second round funding in this BIST call
- 2018-10-26 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Kyra Borgman graduated with a thesis titled “A Journey from the Membrane into the Nucleus of Human Dendritic Cells”
- 2018-04-10 Clusters to signal in Molecular Cell Insights on the mechanisms that govern chemokine receptor nanoscale organization and influence on cell function published in Molecular Cell.
- 2018-04-06 The European Research Council awards ICFO three new Advanced Grants ICFO is the top recipient in Spain of ERC grants in this round
- 2018-04-05 2017 BIST Ignite Awards ICFO will participate in multidisciplinary research projects funded through the 2017 Ignite Awards.
- 2018-04-03 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Guillaume Cordier graduated with a thesis in “Unravelling Motor Protein Organization on Lysosomal Membranes with Super-Resolution Microscopy”
- 2018-03-30 Lindau Nobel Laureate Interdisciplinary Meeting ICFOnian invited to attend the prestigious 2018 gathering
- 2018-03-28 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Lara Laparra graduated with a thesis in “Quantitative Nanoscale Imaging of Synaptic Protein Organization.“
- 2018-03-13 One Ring to Rule Collagen Export New insights on how large molecules such as collagens are exported published in eLife.
- 2017-11-22 UPC Thesis Awards 2017 The UPC recognizes three ICFO PhD graduates with the Extraordinary PhD Thesis Award
- 2017-10-06 Plasmonic Antennas on the Realm of Biology Nanoscale dynamics on biological membranes resolved with photonic antennas in ACS Nano and Nano Letters
- 2017-06-26 DNA origamis show their versatility for super-resolution microscopy New methodology based on DNA origami platforms to quantify protein-copy numbers in super-resolution microscopy published in Nature Methods.
- 2017-06-21 2017 “Manuel Rico” – Bruker National Prize Prof. María García-Parajo awarded prize for Biophysics.
- 2017-05-16 Shape matters at the intracellular post-office New insights on how lipids control the shape and function of the Golgi complex reported in eLife.
- 2017-05-04 NanoVista Project In Brief CORDIS publishes a summary of this successful ICFO led European Project
- 2017-03-09 International Women’s Day ICFO participates in the XXXIII Women International Day event organized by the Castelldefels City Hall.
- 2017-03-03 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Alberto Sosa Costa graduated with a thesis in ’Insights on the Spatiotemporal Organization of Integrins and their Ligands Using Quantitative Biophysical Tools’
- 2017-02-20 Turning nano-antennas on the right side In-plane nano-gap antenna-arrays with giant enhancement in NanoLetters.
- 2016-12-14 2015 ICFO PhD Thesis Awards 3 ICFO PhD graduates awarded for ambition and creativity
- 2016-09-21 Nanoantennas Enable Forbidden Energy Transfer NanoVista collaboration between Institut Fresnel and ICFO in NanoLetters
- 2016-05-25 ICREA International Symposium BioNanoVision of cellular architecture
- 2016-04-06 ICFO on the cover of Chemistry Select Single molecule fluorescence reveals dimerization of the oncogene Src.
- 2016-03-21 BIONANO @ ICFO ICFO is setting a rapid pace in the advancement of BioNano research
- 2016-02-10 Faculty of 1000 An ICFO PNAS Plus paper has been highlighted by the Faculty of 1000.
- 2016-01-25 Cancer immunotherapy from the nanoscale A new mechanism to regulate activation of Natural Killer T cells in PNAS Plus
- 2015-11-03 ICFO in Reports of Progress in Physics A review of progress in single particle tracking: from methods to biophysical insights published in ROPP
- 2015-10-02 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Juan Andres Torreño graduated with a thesis in ‘Membrane Protein Nanoclustering as a Functional Unit of Immune Cells - from nanoscopy to function-‘
- 2015-10-02 PhD Thesis Defense
JUAN ANDRES TORREÑO \'Membrane Protein Nanoclustering as a Functional Unit of Immune Cells - from nanoscopy to function-\' JUAN ANDRES TORREÑO
Single Molecule Biophotonics
ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences - 2015-09-02 ICREA Conference Award ICREA Prof Maria Garcia-Parajo and Prof Melike Lakadamyali to host 2016 ICREA Conference at ICFO on Super-Resolution Microscopy
- 2015-08-26 ACS Photonics Cover ICFO\'s \"Strong Modification of Magnetic Dipole Emission through Diabolo Nanoantennas\" highlighted on the cover of August 2015 Issue
- 2015-05-08 Thousands of nanoantennas to enlighten living cells Large-scale arrays of photonic antennas for nanoscale dynamics in living cell membranes.
- 2015-03-12 ICFO in Cell Super-resolution microscopes reveal the link between Genome Packaging and Cell Pluripotency
- 2015-02-27 Role of disorder in cell membranes and connection with function Weak ergodicity breaking of receptor motion in living cells stemming from random diffusivity in PRX
- 2015-01-29 Two recent ICFO papers highlighted by the HFSP PNAS and J. Cell Science papers highlighted for new findings in Biology by means of super-resolution and single molecules approaches.
- 2014-10-02 ICFO paper highlighted by The Faculty of 1000 PNAS publication cited for new findings in biology by means of technically advanced imaging instrumentation.
- 2014-07-30 Beyond super-resolution with photonic antennas Single molecule nanoimaging with angstrom localization precision using hybrid photonic antennas.
- 2014-07-21 The advantages of order in Biology Cell membranes exploit hierarchical order to efficiently internalize pathogens in PNAS.
- 2014-06-25 The balance between adhesion and migration Re-activating adhesion on cells of the immune system in Plos One
- 2013-06-10 Antenna-in-box platform to enhance single molecule detection Researchers from ICFO and CNRS publish results in Nature Nanotechnology.
- 2013-05-29 ICREA International Symposium Visualizing signaling nanoplatforms at a higher spatiotemploral resolution
- 2012-10-29 New Advances in Photonic Antennas María García-Parajo and Niek van Hulst collaborate on developing a novel type of photonic antenna probes.
- 2012-09-28 ICFO in Nano Today Prof. Maria Garcia-Parajo reports on recent progress in cell surface nanoscopy.
- 2012-07-23 ICREA Conference Award 2012 ICREA Professor at ICFO, Maria Garcia-Parajo, receives award for Super-Resolution Microscopy Conference.
- 2012-03-29 ICFOnian receives HFSP Research Grant The Human Frontier Science Program awards grant to Prof. María García-Parajo
- 2012-03-15 Leukocyte adhesion in PNAS ICFO researchers introduce new insights into cell migration and leukocyte adhesion
- 2012-01-25 Video Microscopy Reveals HIV Infection Mechanisms Researchers led by ICFO and IrsiCaixa visualize for the first time the dynamic details of the capture of HIV virus by dendritic cells.
- 2011-11-21 Congratulations to New PhD graduate Dr. Thomas van Zanten successfully defended his thesis on mapping cell organization and function with near-field nanoscopy.
- 2011-10-24 Near Field Nanoscopy Prof. María García-Parajo coauthors a review article on near-field nanoscopy.
- 2011-10-18 ICFO Earns Recognition within Euro-BioImaging ICFO selected as European proof-of-concept site on Super-Resolution Microscopy.
- 2011-10-16 2011 PhD Poster Award Dhriti Ghosh awarded Best Poster during the celebration of the CLP Day.
- 2011-06-10 New ICFO Group Leader ICFO welcomes Prof. Maria Garcia-Parajo as the leader of the Single Molecule Biophotonics group.
