Current Draft Programme: As Speakers and Discussion Leaders confirm this will be updated.
| Diffraction Methods in Structural Biology 2026 | |
| 20th-25th July 2026 | |
| Monday 20th July | |
| 15-18:30 | Arrival and Registration |
| 18:30-20:30 | Dinner |
| 20:30-21:30 |
Opening Keynotes: Pushing the Boundaries of Diffraction Methods |
| Discussion Leader | Kunio Hirata (Riken, Spring8) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| Tuesday 21st July | |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Time-Resolved Crystallography: From Ultrafast Snapshots to Protein Functional Landscapes |
| Discussion Leader | TJ Lane (DESY) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00-13:00 |
Advanced Protein Engineering & Sample Preparation Challenges |
| Discussion Leader | Kristina Djinovic-Carugo (EMBL-Grenoble) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Free Discussion Time |
| 16:00 | Break |
| 16:30-18:30 | Posters & Discussion |
| 18:30 | Dinner |
| 20:30-21:30 |
Structural Transitions & Polymorphism: Multi-Dataset Integration & Beyond |
| Discussion Leader | Elke de Zitter (IBS) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| Wednesday 22nd July | |
| 9:00-10:30 |
MicroED, Neutron & Serial Diffraction: Expanding the Boundaries of High- Resolution Structure Determination |
| Discussion Leader | Koji Yonkeura (Tohuku University) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00-13:00 |
Optimizing Phases, Unlocking Structures: Advanced Crystallographic Strategies - Refinement strategies |
| Discussion Leader | Dorothee Liebschner (LBL) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Free Discussion Time |
| 16:00 | Break |
| 16:30-18:30 | Posters & Discussion |
| 18:30 | Dinner |
| 20:30-21:30 |
Beyond Boundaries: Strategic Integration of XFEL & Synchrotron for Comprehensive Studies |
| Discussion Leader | Daniele de Sanctis (ESRF) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| Thursday 23rd July | |
| 9:00-10:30 |
AI in Structural Biology: Pushing the Boundaries of Prediction, Refinement & Data Analysis |
| Discussion Leader | Alexander Bronstein (IST) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00-13:00 |
Crystallography’s Role in revealing conformational landscapes |
| Discussion Leader | Helen Ginn (DESY & University of Hamburg) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Free Discussion Time |
| 16:00 | Break |
| 16:30-18:30 | Hot Topics Part 1 (short talks from selected posters) |
| 18:30 | Dinner |
| 20:30-21:30 | Hot Topics Part 2 (short talks from selected posters) |
| Friday 24th July | |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Multi-Technique Integration |
| Discussion Leader | James Holton (LBL) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00-13:00 |
What is the question that uniquely crystallography can address? |
| Discussion Leader | Ashwin Chari (MPI-NAT) |
| Speakers | TBC |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-18:30 | Free Discussion Time or Excursion |
| 18:30 | Dinner |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| 9:00-13:00 | Free Discussion Time |
| The end! | |
