Call for papers

CRASSH, University of Cambridge

This interdisciplinary conference concentrates on the correlation between science and art/design, and the impact of the arts and artistic practices on scientific culture. The scientific focus of the conference is molecular biology, in particular structural biology. As any other micro- and nano-scale science, this research is inherently dependent upon visualising objects and data in the production and communication of scientific knowledge. Visualisation is thus an integral part of the understanding and evolution of new scientific concepts and boundaries.

Interdisciplinary collaboration in visualising molecular structures lies at the very core of contemporary research processes and products. Bringing art, design and science together is far more than just an interesting experiment in transdisciplinary cross-communication, it is a necessary step in exploring new ways of optimising imagery at the molecular level and thus breaking new ground.

We welcome submissions for presentations broadly within visualisation of science. Please submit abstract of no more than 250 words, a brief CV and a few lines on your interest in this conference by email to rsk@mrc-mbu.cam.ac.uk before 1 February 2010. For registration and submission of abstract please use the relevant form on our conference website.

Speakers will be notified two weeks after submission deadline. Please be aware that the number of places is limited. Registration and payment must be completed by 11 March 2010.