Biophysics & Radio-Biology Program Advisory Committee (Bio-PAC)
GSI/FAIR have established a Biophysics & Radio-Biology Program Advisory Committee (Bio-PAC) that evaluates experiment proposals in the areas of biophysics, radiobiology, and radiotherapy. The Bio-PAC members give advice to the GSI/FAIR directorate on selecting experiment proposals that are submitted by individual users or user groups, currently for the FAIR-Phase 0 program. Following periodic calls for proposals, the Bio-PAC meets two in two years. The Bio-PAC evaluates the experiment proposals on the basis of scientific merit and technical feasibility and with regard to the GSI/FAIR strategy, and makes recommendations on the ammount of beam time to be allotted.
Database of granted beam time
Experiments with granted beamtime (i.e. ranked A) are listed in this table. It contains experiments in the status after granting and before completion/expiry, and gives number of granted shifts.
Experiments in the reserve list have been ranked A- due to large overdraft of beamtime. They might be scheduled if beamtime becomes available.
Data are updated before and after a beamtime block.
GATE platform
Since 2021 we are using a new platform for proposal and user management: The General Access Tool to the Experimental facilities of GSI / FAIR (GATE).
Registration to GATE under: https://gate.gsi.de.
GATE Short Manual for Users: here
Registration in GATE is possible independant of an open 'Call' at any time and registered users will be informed on new 'Calls'. So it is advisable for interested users to register any time.
All (!) participants of a proposal and experimentalists coming on-site for the experiment need to be registered in GATE (and allow being visible for other users' search in GATE).
Members of the Bio-PAC
- Prof. Dr. Peter Dendooven
University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands / Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chiara La Tessa
University of Miami, Radiation Oncology, Miami, USA
- Prof. Vincenzo Patera, Chair Bio-PAC (Spokesperson of Biophysics Collaboration)
Sapienza University of Rome, INFN, Italy
- Dr. Yolanda Prezado (Deputy Spokesperson of Biophysics Collaboration)
Centre for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
/ Institut Curie Centre de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Orsay, France
- Dr. Michael Story
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL USA
Bio-PAC Scientific Secretary
Dr. Karin Füssel
GSI, Darmstadt
Phone: +49-6159-71 1441
Fax: +49-6159-71 2991
contact by E-Mail to: K.Fuessel(at)gsi.de
Calls for Proposals
During the 'calls for Proposals' experiment proposals can be submitted electronically via GATE. The next 'Call' is planned for the first quarter of 2025.
'Call for Proposals' are sent to users registered in GATE and published through the users' mailinglist. For registering to this mailinglist please see the Users Webpage.
Further information on scheduling of beam time is given under the website: Scheduling, general information on beam time can be found here.
Next Bio-PAC Meeting
Date of the next Bio-PAC Meeting: June 30 - July 1, 2025
Information for users of the biophysical research facility
Please see: Information for Users and Facilities within the Biophysics group.
Please note that since 2019 GSI provides access to its facilities under INSPIRE (Infrastructure in Proton International Research); a contract within the framework of TNA (EU/Horizon2020 Integrating Activities). Please find more information here.
Recent Bio-PAC Meetings
- Bio-PAC09, September 26-27, 2022: Documents of the meeting (for Bio-PAC members only); Agenda Bio-PAC08
- Bio-PAC08, June 22/23, 2020: Agenda Bio-PAC08
- Bio-PAC07, September 19/20, 2017
- Bio-PAC06 (ESA-Proposals), February 21/22, 2011
- Bio-PAC05, June 24/25, 2010: Agenda Bio-PAC05
- Bio-PAC04 (ESA-Proposals), August 18-20, 2008 (incl. AO-08-IBER)
- Bio-PAC03, May 8/9, 2008: Agenda Bio-PAC03
- Bio-PAC September (14)/15/16, 2005
User Servics
Information for Users on services and beam time can be found on the Users' Webpages.
Central point of contact for associated guests and users on campus is the Welcome Office.
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