Program

Preliminary program of the Visegrad Symposium on on Biomolecular Interactions
Sunday
June 19, 2022
15:00-18:00 Registration

18:00-18:10  Conference opening

18:10-19:10  Opening Session

Chair: Béla Viskolcz
18:10-18:40  Christian Schröder Polarizable proton transfer molecular dynamics simulations of 1-methylimidazolium acetate
18:40-19:10  Vojtěch Spiwok Metadynamics Driven by AlphaFold Collective Variables

19:10- Poster session, welcome party, buffet dinner

Monday
June 20, 2022
9:00-10.30 1st Morning Session

Chair: Christian Schröder
9:00-9:30  Barbara Rossi Synchrotron-based UV Resonance Raman spectroscopy is a powerful tool to probe biomolecular interactions
9:30-10:00  Jan Vacek Serum Albumin as a Multifunctional and Model Protein
10:00-10:30  Hashem Alssab Imaging tools for cancer research and drug discovery

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 2nd Morning Session

Chair: Zdeněk Futera
11:00-11:30  Jaroslav Burda Electronic excited states of conjugated molecules and their lifetimes
11:30-12:00  Mario Vazdar Arginine-rich peptides at biological membranes – what did we learn after 10 years of investigation?
12:00-12:30  Eva Pluhařová Molecular simulations of the influence of crowders on enzyme structure and kinetics

12:30-13:40 Lunch

13:40-14:40 Afternoon session

Chair: Per-Olof Syrén
13:40-14:20 Mehdi D. Davari Transforming protein engineering through the power of in silico methods: Enzyme engineering for biocatalysis in organic solvents
14:20-14:40  Michal Owen The glycan headgroup affects the nanoscopic segregation of gangliosides

15:30-20:00 Excursion, Free time

20:00-21:00 Dinner

21:00- Free time, beer, …

Tuesday
June 21, 2022
9:00-10.30 1st Morning session

Chair: Barbara Rossi
9:00-9:30  Per-Olof Syrén Plastic degradation using enzymes
9:30-10:00  Mohammad N. Uddin Evaluating bacterial quorum sensing precursor molecule (S)-DPD and its analogues as potential vaccine adjuvants
10:00-10:30  Fatima Matroodi Toxic Effect of Phthalic Acids Esters: Structural Changes of ds-DNA

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 2nd Morning Session

Chair: Jaroslav Burda
11:00-11:30  Zdeněk Futera Electron Transport on Bio/Metallic Interfaces
11:30-12:00  Zsófia Borbála Rózsa Molecular-level understanding of membrane permeation of some chemicals
12:00-12:30  Milan Melicherčík Malarial resistance to chloroquine and protein mutations

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:40 1st Afternoon session

Chair: Francesca Goudou
14:00-14:15  Béla Fiser Growth Mechanisms of Persistent Organic Pollutants – A Case Study of Benzo(a)pyrene
14:15-14:30  Rachid Hadjadj Monoethanolamine assisted CO2 hydrogenation to methanol – A mechanistic study
14:30-15:00  Dalma Dojcsák NH2-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles For The N-glycomic Analysis of Multiple Sclerosis Using Hydrophilic-Interaction Liquid-Chromatography
15:00-15:30  Tímea Gerzsenyi Development of magnetic nanoparticles aided nucleic acid isolation techniques

15:30-16:00 Cofee break

16:00-18:00 2nd Afternoon session

Chair: Jan Vacek
16:00-16:30  Miklós Nagy Aromatic isocyanides as novel potential anti-fungal and anti-cancer agents
16:30-17:00  Štěpán Timr Multi-Scale Simulations Provide Insights into Protein Conformation under Crowding
17:00-17:30  Francesca Goudou Chlordecone and Β-Hexachlorocyclohexane Interaction Functionalized Activated Carbon by Molecular Modelling and Molecular Dynamics Simulation
17:30-18:00  Michael Ries (online) Dissolving Cellulose with Ionic Liquids

18:00-18:30 Closing remarks

18:30- Conference dinner, farewell party

Wendsday
June 22, 2022
Morning: Departure

This schedule is preliminary and it is subject to change.