Protein Structures Meeting

3-4 September 2026

Te Pae, Christchurch, New Zealand

Convenors: Mihnea Bostina, University of Otago, Alice Eruera, Harvard Medical School

The QRW Protein Structures Satellite will be held at the Te Pae Convention Centre 2-4 September 2026 and will explore the latest cutting edge research in structural biology and protein biochemistry. Our program offers dedicated slots for student talks and posters and has secured a line up of national and internationally recognized subject matter experts from around the world.
Covering research using the latest techniques, our meeting enjoys a wide variety of research subjects and offers an excellent opportunity to network with others in the rapidly evolving field of structural biology.

Current themes covered: cryo-EM, cryo-ET, X-ray crystallography, AI protein design, protein structure and function

Speakers:
- Sheemei Lok, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
- Xiangxi Wang, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
- Alexandra Deaconescu, Rutgers University, United States of America
- Mandipa Banerjee, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India
- Fasseli Coulibaly, Monash University, Australia
- Oleg Sitsel, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan
- KR Vinothkumar, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), India
- Qingbing Zheng, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China
- Catherine Day, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Geoff Jameson, Massey University, New Zealand
- Wanting Jiao, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Key Dates:

Friday 1 May, 2026

Registration & Abstract Submission Open

Wednesday 24 June, 2026

Abstract Submission Deadline

Friday 17 July, 2026

Early Bird Registration Deadline 4pm

Thursday 20 August, 2026

Registrations close 4pm

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