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Google Workshop on Quantum Biology
Surprisingly robust quantum effects have been observed in warm biological
systems. At the same time quantum information technology has moved closer
to physical realization. This one day workshop will examine the significance
of mesoscopic quantum coherence, tunneling and entanglement in biomolecular
membranes, proteins, DNA and cytoskeleton, with particular attention to
recently discovered megahertz ballistic conductance in microtubules.
Potential utilization of biomolecular quantum information in regulation of
cellular activities will be addressed, along with implications for disease and
therapy as well as the future development of quantum computation and artificial
intelligence.
List of Speakers
Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Nano Characterisation Center, National Institute of Material Science, Tsukuba
Stuart Hameroff, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson
Masoud Mohseni, Center for Excitonics, MIT Hartmut Neven, Visual Search, Google Ji  Pokorn , Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Elisabeth Rieper, CQT, National University of Singapore Mohan Sarovar, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
Jack Tuszynski, Department of Physics, University of Alberta Luca Turin, Center for Biomedical Engineering, MIT
When: Friday, October 22, 2010
9:00am - 6:00pm
Where: Guests Sign in at the Lobby in Building 40 Building 40 MTV-40-2-Seville Tech Talk Google Campus
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
VC Bridge: 3-309-6914
Attendance: The workshop is open to all Google employees as well as guests invited by the speakers.
Acknowledgments: We would like to thank Julie Wiskirchen, Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Stuart Hameroff and Vic Gundotra for supporting the organization of the workshop.
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