Biological Mechanisms to Drugs and Sensors

Presentations by Young Scientists

Monday, 29 June 2026
17:30 - 19:00 CEST

Details

Hotel Bayerischer Hof

Inspired by a Mammoth Tusk: The Origin of Geometric and Stylized Art During the Ice Age
Simon Radchenko
University of Stavanger, Norway

From Enzyme Complexity to Accessible Tools for Drug Metabolism
Carina Vieira
University of Porto, Portugal

How Cells Release Glucose: Structural Insights Into the Final Step of Glycogen Breakdown
Zhanyi Xia
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Seeing Past Blindness: The Eye as a Window to Human Health
Yunchan Hwang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America

An Advanced Biosensor for Rapid Detection of Infectious and Chronic Diseases
Jaymi January
University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Towards Slowing Brain Aging
Radosław Rzepliński
Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

How Pandemic Viruses Outsmart Our Immune Defenses
Rayhane Nchioua
University of Ulm, Germany

De Novo Design of Proteins That Release Ligands
Maggie Horst
University of California, San Francisco, United States of America

Breaking Bad or Breaking Good: DNA Mechanical Strain Steers Protein Recognition
Yumi Minyi Yao
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Moderator: Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Germany