76th Mosbacher Kolloquium
"AI-driven (r)evolution in structural biology & protein design"

Mosbach/Baden, March 19 - 22, 2025

Register and/or submit an abstract !

Welcome


Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The traditional spring meeting of the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) is held annually in the picturesque town of Mosbach to promote the exchange of scientific ideas, discuss the latest discoveries and emerging topics and foster the education of young scientists. The topic of the 76th Mosbacher Kolloquium is “AI-based (r)evolution of structural biology and protein design”.

Recent AI-driven techniques have become available to explore protein structures, from prediction and analysis to protein design. The availability of a large amount of protein structure data makes the extensive use of ML and AI methods in a wide range possible. The development of AlphaFold and many other tools show the potential but also the challenges in the field not only determined by data handling and storage but also by the integration of data that differ in quality and quantity due to experimental settings. As this multi-disciplinary field is rapidly developing there is a great need for knowledge exchange and discussions bringing together scientists and students from biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, physics, and computer science.

 

 

 
At the meeting, emerging concepts will be discussed by leading international experts covering the different facets of the field. The topics include theory & tool development, machine learning in structural biology, AI-based structure prediction & integrative modeling, and AI-driven protein design. Critical discussions of state-of-the-art research will allow us to together chart future developments at the interface of basic science and applications, while fruitful scientific exchange of ideas will help inspire young scientists in their future research endeavors in this rapidly developing field.

We look forward to welcoming you in Mosbach.

Birte Höcker
Ina Koch
Janosch Hennig


Programm

 

Wednesday, March 19

16:00 - 19:45
Arrival and registration

17:30 - 19:00
Primer (Introductory lecture)

on current topics in AI in structure biology and protein design (delivered by the organizers)

20:00
Welcome reception

by the Lord Mayor of Mosbach and the president of GBM
(City hall of Mosbach)

 

Thursday, March 20

08:50
Opening remarks

12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break

17:15 - 19:30
GBM General Meeting

(for GBM members only!)

20:30 - 21:45
Lynen Reception & Poster session 2

(all poster numbers)

22:00 - 24:00
Get Together & Networking

(organized by the Junior GBM)

 

Friday, March 21

12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break

 

Saturday, March 22

Registration

 

Deadlines

Early registration: January 31
Standard registration: February 29
Late registration as of  March 1

Abstract submission: January 31

Start registration: September 1

Register and/or submit an abstract !

Sponsoring & Industrial Exhibition

If you wish to present your company at the Mosbacher Kolloquium of the GBM please see the pricelist for sponsoring and the exhibition and the booth plan or contact

Katharina Hieke-Kubatzky
GBM Managing Director

Phone: +49 69 660567-12

Registration Fees

The registration fee includes coffee/tea/mineral water during the conference breaks.

Please note the general terms and conditions for payment and cancellation and our privacy policy.

If you want to join the GBM with your registration to enjoy the reduced participation fee, please fill in the online membership application (or fill the pdf application and send it to the GBM head office.

* member of the GBM, DECHEMA, DGZ, GDCh, VAAM, Bunsen Society
(Please bring a proof of your membership to the Kolloquium.) 

Registration fees for non-members*
Non-members* before
Feb 1
before
Mar 1
on site
Academia/
from Industry
350 430 460
PhD student 150 190 210
Bachelor/
Master student
90 120 140
Retiree 90 120 140

All prices in EURO

Registration fees for members*
Members* before
Feb 1
before
Mar 9
on site
Academia/
from Industry
310 390 420
PhD student 140 180 200
Bachelor/
Master student
80 110 130
Retiree 80 110 130

All prices in EURO

We thank for the kind support by:

Sponsors:


Information

 

Accommodation

We do not have an overview of the current vacancies of the hotels in and around Mosbach. We therefore recommend booking via online portals such as booking.com or hotel.de.

The city of Mosbach publishes a list of hosts at https://www.mosbach.de

Abstracts

Please submit your abstract online after you finished the registration process. 
All neccessary information will be provide during the abstract submission process.
In case you are preparing your abstract offline please mind the maximum length of 1500 characters.

Conference Proceedings

Your name badge and a program booklet will be available at the registration desk. Please wear your name badge during the whole meeting.

We do not provide a abstract book. A list of all abstracts will be available here shortly before the meeting.

Grants

As a young member of the GBM you can  apply for a travel grant until January 31.

Still not a member of the GBM? Here you can apply for it.

Internet & Email

A wireless LAN connection is available within the foyer of the Alte Maelzerei.

SSID:   GBM
Key :   gbm-online

Meals & Drinks

Coffee, tea and mineral water will be provided for free during the coffee breaks.

Lunch/Dinner is available at your own expense in the conference center or at the restaurants nearby in the town of Mosbach.

Office

Numbers of the conference office (during the opening hours):

Tel. +49 69 6605670
Opening hours: 

Wednesday 16:00 - 19:45
Thursday 08:00 - 17.:00
Friday 08:30 - 16:00
Saturday 08.30 - 11.00

Posters

The poster should be presented in portrait format (DIN A0 resp. ~120 x 85 cm). Posters should be presented throughout the whole meeting.

The best three posters will be awarded at the end of the meeting with a poster prize by GBM and FEBS Open Bio (300 € each).
The winners will be announced at the end of the meeting on Saturday. To receive the prize, personal attendance is required.

Venue

Alte Mälzerei
Alte Bergsteige 7
74821 Mosbach

Visa

As a participant from abroad you may need a visa from the German embassy. If so please contact the meeting secretariat. We will send you the required invitation letter.


Organization & Contact

 


Janosch Hennig
University Bayreuth
Biochemistry IV, Biophysical Chemistry


Ina Koch
Goethe University
Molecular Bioinformatics


Birte Höcker
University Bayreuth
Protein Design


Meeting Secretariat:

Gesellschaft für Biochemie
und Molekularbiologie
Mörfelder Landstr. 125
60598 Frankfurt am Main

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