Meyerhof Symposium 2024: The countdown is on!

Exciting talks ahead – and a medal ceremony! We are very excited that our two-day Meyerhof Symposium 2024 is approaching. Everyone who is interested is cordially invited! We are looking forward to outstanding speakers and of course to awarding the Otto Meyerhof Medal to Hendrik Dietz! He will give the Meyerhof Lecture, which is at the center of the Symposium, and will talk about "Molecular machines of the future".

Take a look at the agenda and come along! We look forward to seeing you at the Institute. Of course you can also take part in individual talks only. Registration is not necessary.

Monday, 9^th September
11:00 – 11:15    Symposium start and welcome by Joachim Spatz (MPImF)
11:15 – 12:15    Talk by Andrea Ablasser (EPFL) – talk title follows
12:15 – 13:15    Lunch break
13:15 – 14:15    "Biophysics in the age of AI" by Frank Noé (FU Berlin)
14:15 – 15:15    "Uncovering the motion of proteins in living cells" by Ilaria Testa (SciLifeLab)
15:15 – 15:45    Coffee break
15:45 – 16:45    "Engineering biosensors to spy on cell physiology in animals" by Eric Schreiter (HHMI Janelia)

– End of program day 1 –

Tuesday, 10^th September
9:00 – 9:15        Talk about Otto Meyerhof by Michael Schmitt (Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg)
9:15 – 9:30        Ruth Emerson, Granddaughter of Otto Meyerhof
9:30 – 10:30      Meyerhof Lecture: "Molecular machines of the future" by Hendrik Dietz (TU München)
10:30 – 10:40    Medal ceremony with Joachim Spatz
10:40 – 11:15    Coffee break
11:15 – 12:15    "Deconstruct and reprogram RNA lifecycle" by Xiao Wang (Broad Institute)
12:15 – 12:30    Closing remarks

– End of official program –

We look forward to seeing you!

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