Programme
The CSSB Symposium 2025 will ocus on how cutting-edge developments in structural biology translate into advances in treating infectious diseases. The symposium will take place 7-8 May 2025 in Hamburg, Germany. The programme for the symposium can be found below.
Day 1: May 7, 2025
| 09:00 - Registration | |
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| Welcome Address / Key Note Lecture | |
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| 10:00 | Welcome Address Holger Sondermann, CSSB Scientific Director, Maya Topf, CSSB Group Leader and Jens Bosse, CSSB Group Leader |
| 10:10 | Key Note Lecture Cryo-EM, AI and Drug Discovery Sriram Subramaniam, University of British Columbia, Canada |
| Session 1: “Viruses” |
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| 11:10 | Session Introduction Jens Bosse, CSSB |
| 11:20 | Viral Missteps in Assembly: A Pathway to Immune Engagement Ben tenOever, New York University, USA |
| 11:50 | Invited Talk Marylyn Addo, UKE, Germany |
| 12:20 | Abstract Talk 1 tbd |
| 12:35 | Group Photo and Lunch |
| 13:35 | Fast-Track to Immunity: The Fusion of Structural Biology, AI, and ML in Vaccine Innovation Ilaria Ferlenghi, GSK, Italy |
| 14:05 | Invited Talk tbd |
| 14:35 | Abstract Talk 2 tbd |
| Session 2: “Parasites” |
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| 14:50 | Session Introduction Tim Gilberger, CSSB |
| 15:00 | Interdisciplinary approaches to reveal parasite vulnerabilities Emily R. Derbyshire, Duke University, USA |
| 15:30 | Discovery and clinical development of novel antimalarials and use as chemical tools to discover new biology of the malaria parasite Alan Cowman, WEHI, Australia |
| 16:00 | Abstract Talk 1 tbd |
| 16:15 | Coffee Break |
| 16:45 | From structure to function - Investigating a unique epigenetic modifier in the malaria parasite P. falciparum Michael Filarsky, University of Tübingen, Germany |
| 17:15 | Uncovering hidden regulators: the unexpected cellular role of the uORF implicated in pregnancy associated malaria Ron Dzikowski, The Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel |
| 17:45 | Abstract Talk 2 tbd |
| 18:00 | Poster Session |
| 19:15 | Harbour/Elbe Cruise with Dinner |
Day 2: May 8, 2025
| Session 3: “Bacteria” | |
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| 09:00 | Session Introduction Holger Sondermann, CSSB |
| 09:10 | Darwin meets the antibiotic crisis: How we can harness evolutionary insights to improve antibiotic therapy Hinrich Schulenburg, Kiel University, Germany |
| 09:40 | Natural Product Antibiotics with Sophisticated Modes of Action Heike Brötz-Oesterhelt, University of Tübingen, Germany |
| 10:10 | Abstract Talk 1 tbd |
| 10:25 | Coffee Break |
| 10:55 | Detection of hidden antibiotic resistance through real-time genomics Ela Sauerborn, Helmholtz AI, Germany |
| 11:25 | Invited Talk Syma Khalid, University of Oxford, UK |
| 11:55 | Abstract Talk 2 tbd |
| 12:10 | Lunch |
| Session 4: “Emerging Themes” | |
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| 13:10 | Session Introduction Maya Topf, CSSB |
| 13:20 | Maturation of intestinal immune responses and consequences for viral infections Madeleine Bunders, UKE, Germany |
| 13:50 | AI in Drug Discovery John Overington, Exscientia, US |
| 14:20 | Abstract Talk 1 tbd |
| 14:35 | The Use of AlphaFold in Human-Parasite Interaction Prediction Ezgi Karaca, Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Turkey |
| 15:05 | From immune signaling to viral replication: insights from long-timescale MD simulations of disease-relevant proteins Qi Wang, DE Shaw, USA |
| 15:35 | Abstract Talk 2 tbd |
| 15:50 | Closing Remarks and Poster Prize |
| 16:00 | End of conference |