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EMBO Workshop

Designing functional biomolecular assemblies: Beyond biology

28 September – 01 October 2021 | Virtual

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    Virtual event

  • Registration Deadline
  • 27 September 2021
  • Abstract Submission
    (for talks) Deadline
  • 10 September 2021
  • Abstract Submission
    (for posters) Deadline
  • 26 September 2021
  • Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By
  • 27 September 2021

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About the Workshop

Proteins and peptides are the most versatile natural polymers that underlay cellular functions and structures. While nature only uses a fraction of the available sequence and structural space, the vast remainder is now becoming accessible by employing innovative design strategies, advanced characterization techniques and computational approaches that uncover rules and guiding principles for the design of structures with high complexity. Designed assemblies are not only able to provide structures and functionalities that have not evolved in nature but may also provide insights into the important natural phenomena, such as cellular membraneless compartments.

Given the remarkable recent progress in the design and engineering of protein-, peptide- as well as polynucleotide-based functional nanostructures and materials, this workshop aims to bring together leading scientists in several fields, provide an overview and stimulate discussion of the current state of the art and directions of designed functional biomolecular assemblies.

This EMBO Workshop will cover a set of themes, including recently emerging ones:

(i) functional protein assemblies using advanced computational tools;

(ii) versatile multi-component assemblies that provide expanded complexity and functionality;

(iii) dynamic assemblies formed by ordered/disordered building blocks; (iv) active and adaptive systems with life-like features;

(v) sustainable materials for diverse applications.


About EMBO Courses and Workshops

EMBO Courses and Workshops are selected for their excellent scientific quality and timelines, provision of good networking activities for all participants and speaker gender diversity (at least 40% of speakers must be from the underrepresented gender).

Organisers are encouraged to implement measures to make the meeting environmentally more sustainable.

 

Speakers

 

Programme

 

Registration

  • Registration Deadline
  • 27 September 2021
  • Abstract Submission
    (for talks) Deadline
  • 10 September 2021
  • Abstract Submission
    (for posters) Deadline
  • 26 September 2021
  • Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By
  • 27 September 2021

 

Registration is mandatory and enables one to receive link to virtual meeting.

Payment

Registration is free of charge.

Selection criteria

Registration will be on a first-come first-served basis. Registration will be confirmed in max. 5 working days after submission and might be limited by the hosting service provider.

The contributing participants (short talks, Poster presentations, posters) will be selected based on the submitted abstracts. Criteria for selection will be quality and novelty of the results. The topics of the short talks must fit the session titles.

Abstract guidelines

Only registered participants are eligible to submit an abstract. Abstracts are limited to 350 words (body of text) and should be submitted through the application system.

We welcome abstracts from all areas relevant to the main themes of the meeting, for both oral and poster presentations.

Poster specifications

Presentation of posters will be virtual. Mode of presentation will be announced shortly.

 

Contact

Roman Jerala

Email: beyond.biology.2021@ki.si

 

 

Venue

Original location was meant to be town Bled located on Lake Bled in northwestern Slovenia. Due to traveling impediments in 2020 and 2021, workshop will be held online. However, you are kindly invited to discover Bled virtually at https://www.bled.si/en/.

Transport

Should you have a chance to visit Bled, Slovenia, anytime soon, you can find more information how to reach Bled at https://www.bled.si/en/information/how-to-get-to-bled/

About the Area

Kindly invited also to explore Slovenia at https://www.slovenia.info/en.

Molecular Systems Biology