UK Structural Biology Roadmap Town Hall: Discussion of community needs and priorities for the Next Decade

Meeting

Date: 12-May-2026

Instruct

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The UK is the hosting country of Instruct-ERIC, and is a founding Member of the research infrastructure since it became an ERIC in 2017, signed at the Royal Society in London.

The Instruct Centre UK hosts three key facilities: The Harwell Campus home to the Diamond Light Source synchrotron, the national Electron Bio-Imaging Centre (EBIC), and the Membrane Protein Laboratory; The University of Oxford includes the Oxford Particle Imaging Centre (OPIC), Cellular Imaging Core Facility (CICF), as well as the Molecular Biophysics and Mass Spectrometry Centres; and the Astbury Centre at the University of Leeds provides access to EM, NMR, and mass spectrometry.

On 12 May 2026, Instruct Centre UK will host a conference in London, aiming to both implementing and develop a national structural biology community both within and external to the infrastructure, and to showcase the power of structural biology and how Instruct facilitates access to advanced infrastructure.

The morning meeting will focus on practical steps to advance the UK structural biology community, growing the Instruct Centre UK and establish the national infrastructure. The afternoon will focus on highlighting both recognised and upcoming researchers in the UK, plus scientific talks from across the Instruct consortium.

Confirmed speakers:

Dave Stuart, University of Oxford
Martin Walsh, Diamond Light Source
Teresa Carlomagno, University of Birmingham
Stephen Muench, University of Leeds
Sebastian Porav, University of Leeds
Laura Spagnolo, University of Glasgow
Christos Pliotas, University of Manchester
Tom Burnley, CCP-EM - Science and Technology Facilities Council
Frank von Delft, University of Oxford
Ivo Tews, University of Southampton

Registration is now closed. Council members who wish to attend, please contact support@instruct-eric.org.

Morning Session – UK Structural Biology Strategy (Internal) 9:00 - 12:30
Afternoon Session – UK Structural Biology Showcase
13:25–13:45	Instruct-ERIC: Addressing Challenges in Integrated Structural Biology - Harald Schwalbe, Director of Instruct-ERIC
13:45–15:00	Showcase Session 1 Stephen Muench, University of Leeds Ivo Tews, University of Southampton Christos Pliotas, University of Manchester Teresa Carlomagno, University of Birmingham Tom Burnley, CCP-EM - Science and Technology Facilities Council
15:00–15:20	Break
15:20–16:25	Showcase Session 2 Frank von Delft, University of Oxford Laura Spagnolo, University of Glasgow Sebastian Porav, University of Leeds
16:25–16:45	Plenary Lecture - Dave Stuart, University of Oxford

Find out more about the Instruct Centre UK here.

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