The event will feature the latest research from various topics in chemical biology such as methods and tool development, synthetic approaches, structural biology, biocatalysis, secondary metabolites, peptides, carbohydrates, as well as all other chemical biological topics. The recipient of the Richard Willstätter Prize, recognized for exceptional long-standing contributions to chemical biology, yet to be announced will present a keynote lecture at the conference.
Selected Speakers
Chemical Metabolomics – Integration of Chemical Biology Tools and Metabolomics for Microbiome Metabolism Investigations
Prof. Dr. Daniel Globisch | Uppsala University | Sweden
09:30
Chem-CRISPR/dCas9FCPF – A platform for chemically induced epigenome editing
Dr. Xinlai Cheng | Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main | Germany
09:50
Protein post-translational modification mimics for applications in chemical biology.
Dr. Pavel Kielkowski | LMU Munich | Germany
Structure-based design of antiviral peptides
Prof. Dr. Jutta Eichler | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Germany
Peptides in Action! – versatile chemical biology tools
Prof. Dr. Olalla Vázquez | Philipps Universität Marburg | Germany
11:40
Exploring the molecular basis of heme binding to blood coagulation factors based on peptide models
Jun.-Prof. Marie-T. Hopp | University of Koblenz | Germany
12:00
Photochromism in cyclic dipeptides: biocompatible switches and smart materials
PD Dr. Zbigniew Pianowski | KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Germany
Applications of enzymes in drug discovery & development at Novartis
Dr. Radka Snajdrova | Novartis AG | Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Ute Hellmich | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena | Germany
Dr. Markus Lakemeyer | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena | Germany
Dr. Slava Ziegler | Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology | Germany
Natural Products From Interacting Microorganisms and Ancient Microbiomes
Prof. Dr. Pierre Stallforth | Leibniz Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie – Hans-Knöll-Institut e.V. | Germany

