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47th FEBS Congress

Tours, France from 8th to 12th July 2023.

The event will be hosted by The French Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SFBBM), one of the oldest member Societies of FEBS. And in a special collaboration for the 2023 Congress, the journals of FEBS are formally joining the event organization, bringing their knowledge from work at the cutting edge of research news and trends to the crafting of a ground-breaking scientific programme. Inclusivity is also being considered alongside excellence in the event plans, for example by appraising symposia speaker suggestions invited from all current FEBS Constituent Societies.

Through several plenary lectures from outstanding research leaders, ‘FEBS 2023’ aims to provide participants at the event with a broad perspective on recent research progress across the molecular and cellular life sciences, encouraging exchange of ideas between fields. In addition, a choice of symposia sessions will offer deeper dives into fast-moving topics identified as exciting and important areas for researchers to keep abreast of now, from basic science subjects to topics with more direct relevance for human health and environmental concerns.

Read more about the congress and register here.

ALS1: Protein Stabilization: Design, Experiments and Assessment

Primary scientific and technical work with proteins, as well as downstream applications, require having a sufficiently stable sample. This advanced-level course is aimed at biologists, immunologists, pharmacologists, biochemists, structural biologists, etc., who want to deepen their knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects related to protein stability and the experimental and computational methodologies available to evaluate and improve the structural stability of proteins.

The objective is to provide a description of the theoretical and practical considerations for performing experimental assays, the tools and protocols to be applied in order to quantify protein stability, and design and formulation principles useful for tuning protein stability in practice.

Read more about this course and apply here

XVII International Congress of the Spanish Biophysical Society

This scientific event is organized by the Spanish Biophysical Society to gather scientists to present the most exciting biophysical discoveries and discuss opportunities to collaborate in a genuinely multidisciplinary environment.

Over the years, this Congress has become recognized as the reference meeting for the large and diverse community of Spanish researchers working in Biophysics.

Read more about the congress here.

ESC6: EPR spectroscopy: metal centres and radicals for the study of proteins

EPR spectroscopy is the technique of choice to study paramagnetic species in proteins. These paramagnetic species can be either endogenous (such as metals cofactors or radicals) or grafted to the protein of interest. This spectroscopy offers a wide range of applications including studies of enzyme mechanism, electron transfers, protein dynamics, structural transitions, and protein-protein interactions.

This short practical course is dedicated to beginners in EPR spectroscopy. It focuses on the use of different EPR spectrometers: from the classical ones (continuous wave, cw-EPR) to the most advanced ones (pulsed EPR, ENDOR, ELDOR). During the course we will give lectures on the first half day to introduce the basics of EPR and the most common applications in the field of molecular biophysics. Then each attendee will perform 3 different hands-on measurements in small groups (3 to 4 students). Best practices for EPR measurements including instrumental calibration, choice of the optimal parameters, high quality EPR spectra recording, and quantification will be reviewed. Some details about the analysis of EPR spectra will also be given.

Read more about this course and apply here.

Biophysics Week 2023

BPS Sponsored Events
BPS is proud to sponsor events to help celebrate Biophysics Week. These events are hosted by the Committee for Inclusion and Diversity, Committee for Professional Opportunities for Women, Early Careers, Education, Publications, and Public Affairs. All events are free to members and non-members throughout Biophysics Week.

Workshop: Handling fibrillar and amyloid proteins

Amyloid fibril protein samples are rather complex to handle from an experimental perspective and represent a potential concern for researchers and managers at infrastructures.

This workshop aims to address experiences and practices in utilizing biophysical techniques and structural biology experiments of amyloid proteins.

For more details, the programme and how to participate visit the workshop page.

7TH NIC@IIT Advanced Microscopy practical workshop

7TH NIC@IIT
NANOSCOPY 2.0 in memory of Prof. Tullio Pozzan

A practical workshop on advanced microscopy, to be held in Genoa, Italy, from 28th November to 2nd December 2022.

Keynote speakers
• Diego De Stefani
• Timo Zimmermann
• Anna Chiara De Luca
• Spartaco Santi
• Ranieri Bizzarri
• Francesca Cella Zanacchi
• Aymeric Le Gratiet
• Giuseppe Vicidomini
• Peter Saggau
• Francesco Bacchi

Topics:
• STORM (stochastic optical reconstruction m.)
• SIM (structured illumination microscopy)
• Confocal microscopy
• ISM (image scanning microscopy)
• 2PEFM (two-photon excitation fluorescence m.)
• SHG (second harmonic generation) microscopy
• STED (stimulated emission depletion) m.
• FLIM (fuorescence lifetime imaging m.)
• FCS (fluorescence correlation spectroscopy)
• Expansion microscopy
• Label-Free microscopy
• Correlative microscopy

Visit the workshop’s website to find out more and to register.