Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting | Bucharest 2026

Biophysics of Membrane Reactions in Brian

Speaker Abstracts

Monday, May 11, 2026

14:00 – 16:00

Registration and Get-Together

16:00 – 16:30

Welcome and Opening Remarks Welcome from the Chairs

Welcome from Carmen Chifiriuc, Vice-Rector of Research Welcome from Marian Preda, University of Bucharest Rector Welcome from Andrei Luca, Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Membrane Reactions in the Brain Chair: Ana-Nicoleta Bondar, University of Bucharest, Romania Keynote Lecture: Gabriela Popescu, University of Buffalo, USA NMDA Receptor: Operation and Modulatory Mechanisms Future of Biophysics: Kota Katayama, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Spectroscopic Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Biased GPCR Signaling Biophysics Meets Philosophy: Andrei Ionu ţ M ă r ăş oiu, University of Bucharest, Romania Representation and Design in Network Models of Category Deficits Vasanthi Jayaraman, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA Subtype-Specific Conformational Landscapes Govern NMDA Receptor Gating

Session I

16:30 – 17:10

17:10 – 17:35

17:35 – 18:00

18:00 – 18:25

18:25 – 20:00

Welcome Buffet & Networking

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 8:30 – 18:30

Registration/Information

Session II

Neurological Disorders Chair: David Minh, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

9:00 – 9:25

David Minh, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA ML Mapping of GPCR Intracellular Pocket Conformations to Multidimensional Pharmacological Efficacy Marçal Vilar, Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia, Spain Cleavage at the Membrane: How Gamma-Secretase Complex Modulates Neuronal Complexity . Liviu Movileanu, Syracuse University, USA Membrane Protein Engineering for Sensing Transient Molecular Hallmarks in Neurodegeneration Lila Gordon, NIH, USA * Correlating Clathrin Structures with Endocytic Defects in Alzheimer’s Disease

9:25 – 9:50

9:50 – 10:15

10:15 – 10:30

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee Break & Posters

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