Introduction
We are very pleased to invite you to participate in the International Conference “BIOMEMBRANES 2018”, which will be held at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Russia, Dolgoprudny on October 1st - 5th, 2018.
A major goal of this conference is to provide up-to-date information about research on biomembranes and to consolidate cross-disciplinary international scientific efforts in this field. Our speakers will focus on cutting-edge problems of modern integrative structural biology of biomembranes and membrane proteins, theoretical biophysics of membrane systems and computer modelling. The conference will highlight the role of biomembranes in aging and age-related diseases such as cancer, neurodegenerative (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s) and cardiovascular diseases.
The talks will be given by world-leading scientists from Russia, USA, Germany, France, UK, China and Japan. Participants will have a great opportunity to update their knowledge interacting with world-leading scientists who will overview amazing recent advances in the fields under discussion.
Membranes...
Research on biological membranes occupies a central position in cellular and molecular biology. Biomembranes form very complex, dynamic and heterogeneous structures, in both space and time, critical for cellular function. Membrane proteins are involved in transport of ions and nutrients, signal transduction and energy conversion, and their malfunctions often result in numerous serious diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes, cancers, heart failure and others. While membrane proteins represent roughly one-third of the proteins encoded in the human genome, about 70% of modern drugs target these proteins, emphasizing their crucial value for pharmacology and medicine. Biological membranes are also a focus of intense investigations in soft matter and theoretical physics.
And Methods for their studies…
X-ray and neutron scattering, NMR, electron microscopy, mass-spectrometry and single molecule fluorescence spectroscopy are key methods to study structural aspects and functional mechanisms of membrane proteins at time resolutions from femtoseconds to minutes, and spatial scales from atoms to whole organisms. The last few years have brought multiple breakthroughs in instrumentation and technologies, enabling the pursuit of new irections and paradigms in a variety of fields including studies of biological membranes.
Topics
- Mechanisms of aging and age related diseases
- Rhodopsins and optogenetics
- GPCRs
- Two-component signalling systems
- Structure based drug design
- Biotechnologies and Bioelectronics
- Computer modelling
- Bioinformatics
- Integrative structural biology of membrane proteins
- Advanced fluorescent microscopy
- Electron microscopy of biomembranes and their components
- Free electron lasers and next generation of x-ray synchrotron sources
Speakers
Dmitry Melnikov
International Institute of Physics Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Piotr Bregestovski
Emeritus Director of Research, Aix Marseille University, INSERM, Institute of System Neurosciences, Marseille, France
Judith Haendeler
University Hospital Duesseldorf and IUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Germany
Norbert Dencher
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia / Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Poster session
We kindly invite our registered participants to participate in the poster sessions.
Posters will be posted up in the coffee breaks hall.
Please, find the program for the poster session here.
The schedule of poster sessions is tough. We kindly ask presenting authors to bring their posters in advance and remove them on time!
Authors presenting their posters during morning sessions should remove their posters before lunch, presenting authors from afternoon session should do it in the evening before the end of the day.
Preferred poster size is A0 (portrait orientation)
Proceedings
Proceedings of the conference will be published as a part of a regular issue of the Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes (2017 Impact Factor 2.9), formatted as an abstract book.
JOBB will publish an electronic version on their web-site, and the conference will provide a paper version of abstract book.
The Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes is an international journal devoted to the publication of original research that contributes to fundamental knowledge in the areas of bioenergetics, membranes, and transport, including oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis, muscle contraction, and biomembranes. The timely research in this international journal benefits biophysicists, membrane biologists, cell biologists, biochemists, molecular biologists, physiologists, endocrinologists, and bio-organic chemists.
Important Dates
01 May
First announcement
10 May
Open registration
10 June
Opening Abstract Submission
Second Information Bulletin
31 July
Early Bird Registration deadline
10 August
Extended Early Bird Registration deadline
17 August
Visa Deadline
29 August
Deadline for Abstract Submission
14 September
Registration Deadline
30 September - 05 October
Working days of the international school
01 October - 05 October
Working days of the conference Biomembranes'18@MIPT
Fee
Early Bird Registration deadline, 31 July 2018 (extend until 10th August 2018)
Full registrants are welcome at all Biomembranes'18@MIPT general activities, have access to the exhibit hall, will be provided with refreshments at two coffee breaks each day and Endless opportunities to network with colleagues from around the globe. The Conference Dinner or Lunch is NOT included in any registration types but you will have time to “lunch break” in the program. Also the conference fee does not include travel and accommodation.
| Full Registration | Conference | School | Conference and School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students and PhD Students (all institutions besides MIPT)* |
NO REGISTRATION FEE | 2 000 RUB - Early Bird 3 000 RUB - After 10th of August |
2 000 RUB - Early Bird 3 000 RUB - After 10th of August |
| Academic researchers | 2 000 RUB - Early Bird 3 000 RUB - After 10th of August |
2 000 RUB - Early Bird 3 000 RUB - After 10th of August |
3 000 RUB - Early Bird 5 000 RUB - After 10th of August |
| Non-Academic, Industry delegates and other | 12 000 RUB - Early Bird 15 000 RUB - After 10th of August |
2 000 RUB - Early Bird 3 000 RUB - After 10th of August |
12 000 RUB - Early Bird 15 000 RUB - After 10th of August |
* Information for MIPT students. For details on the terms of participation please contact to the organizing committee.
Before making the payment for the Conference please register online and follow to the payment page.
Local Organizing Committee
- Valentin Borshchevskiy
- MIPT - Co-chairman
- Andrey Rogachev
- MIPT / JINR - Co-chairman
- Tatiana Murugova
- JINR / MIPT – Scientific secretary
- Alexey Mishin
- MIPT
- Ivan Gushchin
- MIPT
- Ivan Okhrimenko
- MIPT
- Eugenia Chirkina
- MIPT
- Alina Remeeva
- MIPT
- Alexandra Luginina
- MIPT
- Pavel Kuzmichev
- MIPT
- Vladimir Chupin
- MIPT
- Nikolay Ilyinsky
- MIPT
- Anastasia Gusach
- MIPT
- Nina Malyar
- MIPT
- Egor Marin
- MIPT
- Ivan Maslov
- MIPT
Program Committee
- Valentin Gordeliy
- MIPT, Russia / IBS, France / FZJ / Germany – Chairman
- Ernst Bamberg
- MPI for Biophysics, Germany – Co-Chairman
- Vadim Cherezov
- USC, USA / MIPT, Russia
- Norbert Dencher
- MIPT, Russia / TU Darmstadt, Germany
- Michiru D. Sugawa
- Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Germany / Chiba University, Japan
- Vladimir Anisimov
- Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, Russia
- Vladimir Skulachev
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
International Advisory Board
- Raymond Stevens
- iHuman Institute, China / the Bridge Institute USC, USA
- Ernst Bamberg
- MPI for Biophysics, Germany
- Andrei Lupas
- MPI for Developmental Biology, Germany
- Werner Kühlbrandt
- MPI for Biophysics, Germany