SCIENTIFIC SCOPE OF THE SCHOOL

The tenth Summer School on Biophysics entitled Supramolecular Structure and Function will follow the successfully established interdisciplinary pattern of schools under the same title held in Dubrovnik and Rovinj in 1981, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2006. Basic biophysical knowledge presented by prominent lecturers comprises the "core curriculum " week, which is followed by the week devoted to specific topics. This particular scope of the school enables the participants to get acquainted with the state-of-art problem-oriented and/or methodology-oriented approaches to biological systems.

The school is designed to cover some basic as well as specialized topics of biophysics. It is intended for younger scientists at the beginning of their careers in research or university work. Although it is designed for students at the doctoral or postdoctoral levels interested in molecular nature of fundamental biological entities, it is also of interest to experienced scientists wishing to gain a broader insight into the molecular basis of biological structures and functions. It is hoped that in addition to biophysicists these Master Classes of UNESCO will attract biochemists, molecular biologists and other scientists with biological and medical background. Contrary to the other workshops or schools centred mainly on one topic or technique, the International Summer Schools on Biophysics have very broad scope, since the intention is to organize courses that provide advance training at doctoral or postdoctoral level in areas related to biophysics. It is worth to mention that some universities included the School in the curriculum of their doctoral studies. Therefore, the School has essentially a catalytic role and is complementary to, rather than competing with, activities of parallel national or international programmes.