Instruct-ERIC Biennial Structural Biology Conference
Cascais, Lisbon
Portugal
23 – 24 May 2024
The Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference (IBSBC) showcases the latest in integrative structural biology from leading scientists across the world. The theme for the conference is "New Directions for Structural Biology".
The 6th Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference will be held in Cascais, Portugal, 23-24 May.
Please note: 22nd May will see a number of closed internal Instruct-ERIC meetings, including the Centres Forum and Managers Meeting.
The conference will explore the latest cutting-edge developments in structural biology, including the emerging methods in imaging technologies, artificial intelligence and more, as well as insight into the role structural biology plays in the wider global context.
The local organising committee for the Biennial is Carlos Cordeiro and Marta Sousa Silva (FC-Lisboa), and Madalena Gallagher, John Dolan, and Claudia Alén Amaro (Instruct-Hub).
Registration Fee
€130 - Researchers in Instruct Member countries and organisations
€500 - Researchers outside Instruct membership
Carlos Cordeiro
FC-Lisboa, Portugal
Maria Macias
IRB Barcelona, Spain
Roberta Pierattelli
CERM, Italy
Eaazhisai Kandiah
ESRF, France
Friedrich Forster
University of Utrecht, Netherlands
Margarida Archer
ITQB NOVA, Portugal
Kristina Djinovic-Carugo
EMBL Grenoble, France
Harald Schwalbe
Goethe University, Germany
Harald Schwalbe
Goethe University, Germany
Carmen San Martín
CNB-CSIC Madrid, Spain
Kresten Lindorff-Larsen
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Markus Weingarth
Bijvoet Centre, Netherlands
Olivier Duss
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
Tanja Mittag
St Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA
Jan Schuller
SYNMIKRO Research Centre, Germany
Tzviya Zeev-Ben-Mordehai
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Neil Kelleher
Northwestern University, USA
Priya Ramakrishna
EPFL, Switzerland
Tassos Perrakis
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Netherlands
Stephan Rauschenbach
University of Oxford, UK
Andrea Thorn
Universiteit Hamburg, Germany
Courtney Tremlett
University of Exeter, UK
Maria Del Rosario Fernandez Fernandez
CINN-CSIC, Spain
Anna Stefanik Sobotkova
CEITEC, Czech Republic
Jordan Chill
Bar Ilan University, Israel
Guilherme Vilela-Alves
FCT, Portugal
Sarah Butcher
University of Helsinki, Finland
Sarah Lowen
UCL, UK
Catarina Malta
iBET, Portugal
Gints Kalnins
LBMC, Latvia
Loïck Moisonnier
IBCP, France
Angela Sofia Tino
CERM, Italy
See the full Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference programme here.
9:00 - 17:00 Manager's Meeting, Centre's Forum, and Executive Committee
Session One - Structural Biology Meets AI plus MDChairs: Harald Schwalbe and Maria J Macias |
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| Time | Speaker | Institution | Title |
| 9:00 - 9:10 | TBC | TBC | Conference Inauguration |
| 9:10 - 9:50 | Harald Schwalbe | Goethe University Frankfurt | RNA Structural Biology |
| 9:50 - 10:30 | Kresten Lindorff-Larsen | University of Copenhagen | Biophysical experiments and biomolecular simulations: A perfect match? |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Break | ||
| 11:00 - 11:40 | Tassos Perrakis | Netherlands Cancer Institute | TBC |
| 11:40 - 12:20 | Andrea Thorn | Universiteit Hamburg | TBC |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | Abstract Submission Speaker | TBC | |
| 12:40 - 12:55 | Sjors Scheres | MRC Cambridge | Presentation of the Ivano Bertini Award |
| 12:55 - 13:20 | Bertini Award Recipient | ||
| 13:20 - 14:15 | Lunch | ||
Session Two - Structural Biology For Health and the EnvironmentChairs: Eaazhisai Kandiah and Carlos Cordeiro |
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| Time | Speaker | Institution | Title |
| 14:15 - 14:35 | Abstract Submission Speaker | TBC | |
| 14:35 - 15:15 | Neil Kelleher | Northwestern University | Structural biology at the level of proteoforms and their complexes using single molecule mass spectrometry |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Break | ||
| 15:45 - 16:25 | Markus Weingarth | Utrecht University | TBC |
| 16:25 - 16:45 | Abstract Submission Speaker | TBC | |
| 16:45 - 17:05 | Abstract Submission Speaker | TBC | |
| 17:05 - 17:45 | Tzviya Zeev-Ben-Mordehai | Utrecht University | Structural Biology: go bigger, go native |
| 17:45 - 18:45 | Poster Session (Even Numbers) and Drinks | ||
| 18:45 - 19:45 | Poster Session (Odd Numbers) and Drinks | ||
| 20:00 | Gala Dinner | ||
Session Three - Structural Biology at the Interface with Imaging TechnologiesChairs: Kristina Djinovic Carugo & Roberta Pirattelli |
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| Time | Speaker | Institution | Title |
| 9:00 - 9:40 | Tanja Mittag | St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Phase separation and emergent properties of condensates |
| 9:40 - 10:20 | Stephan Rauschenbach | University of Oxford | TBC |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Break | ||
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Abstract Submission Speaker | TBC | |
| 11:10 - 11:50 | Olivier Duss | EMBL Heidelberg | Tracking assembly and function of single active protein-RNA complexes in real-time |
| 11:50 - 12:30 | Carmen San Martín | CNB-CSIC | Seeing and touching adenovirus: complementary approaches for understanding assembly and disassembly of a complex virion |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Abstract Submission Speaker | TBC | |
| 12:50 - 13:00 | Group Photo | ||
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | ||
Session Four - Structural Biology Towards Global SustainabilityChair: Friedrich Forster |
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| Time | Speaker | Institution | Title |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Abstract Submission Speaker | TBC | |
| 14:20 - 15:00 | Jan Schuller | SYNMIKRO | Molecular Basis of Anaerobic Metabolism - Dissecting the Wood-Ljungdahl Pathway |
| 15:00 - 15:40 | Priya Ramakrishna | EPFL | Cellular window into salinity stress in plants – A CryoNanoSIMS approach |
| 15:40 - 16:30 | Poster Prize Presentation and Closing | ||
The registration fee covers conference attendance, lunch on both days, and refreshments.
Registration Deadline: 3 May
Find out more about the registration process.
For the Biennial Structural Biology Conference 2024, registration is a two-step process.
€150 including Gala Dinner.
€520 including Gala Dinner
Abstract submission deadline: 15 March
All conference registrants are eligible to submit a poster on integrative structural biology at IBSBC2024.
Additionally, the Scientific Organising Committee will invite a small number of the submitted abstracts for an oral presentation.
Abstract specification: maximum one A4 page, including the title, author(s) and author affiliation(s), and up to one image.
Poster specification: A0 size, portrait orientation.
Student Fellowship applications are invited from graduate students. Fellowships will cover economy travel costs plus accommodation for 2 nights.
The Ivano Bertini Award recognises a significant achievement in frontier research that utilises an integrative structural biology approach. The Award commemorates Ivano Bertini, who developed powerful new methods in NMR and built up a world class Centre for Magnetic Resonance (CERM) in Florence. CERM was in the first group of major Centres in structural biology to form the core structure of Instruct-ERIC.
The Award of €15,000 is endowed by Bruker BioSpin which, together with Ivano, developed instrumentation to broaden the application of NMR and increase measurement sensitivity.
Conference Venue
The Biennial Conference will be taking place at the Hotel Pestana Cidadela Cascais, in Cascais - Portugal. The hotel is located inside the Fortress of Our Lady of Light (Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais), built in the 15th century to defend the Cascais coastline and the Tagus River estuary, and to protect Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
Hotel Pestana Cidadela Cascais,
Av. Dom Carlos I,
2750-310 Cascais,
Portugal
How to Arrive
By Plane
From Lisbon Airport, people can either rent a car to drive to Cascais or take a taxi / tvde. The trip takes about 35-40 min (uber: 27-30 €; bolt: 25-30 €; taxi: 50-60 €).
By Train
Lisbon (Cais do Sodré) to Cascais by train takes roughly 40-45 minutes. The walk from the train station to the conference venue is around 15 minutes.
Further information on directions can be found here.
