This three-day meeting will bring together leading scientists across physics, biology, medicine, and AI to address one of the central challenges in modern life science: How do proteins fold and misfold in real time — and how can we intervene when this process goes wrong?
Why this conference matters
● Protein misfolding underlies diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, cancer, and genetic disorders
● Current methods capture static structures, but disease begins during dynamic folding processes
● This conference connects single-molecule experiments, simulations, AI, and clinical translation in one integrated forum
Sessions span
● Single-molecule technologies
● Advanced simulations and AI
● Pre-clinical models of misfolding
● Clinical biomarkers and translation
● Instrumentation and microscopy
● Humanities, ethics, and societal perspectives
* Strong international and interdisciplinary focus, with participation from academia, industry, policy, and global research partners.
Who should attend:
● Protein scientists & structural biologists
● Biophysicists and method developers
● Computational and AI researchers
● Clinicians and biomarker experts
● Early-career researchers and students
● Industry partners in biotech and pharma
Registration
Please confirm your participation as early as possible by filling out the form: https://forms.gle/eJ4GK9ePCHkgW2y76
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding the conference please feel free to contact Dr. Agnese Callegari (agnese.callegari@physics.gu.se).
Organizers
Joana B. Pereira (Karolinska Institute), Juliette Griffié (Stockholm University, SciLifeLab), Sviatlana Shashkova (Gothenburg University), Julia Fernandez Rodriguez (Gothenburg University), Simon Olsson (Chalmers), Fredrik Westerlund (Chalmers), Markus Wilhelmsson (Chalmers), Augusto Marcelli (Italian Embassy), Giovanni Volpe (Gothenburg University).
