Understanding Periperal Membrane Protein Interactions | BPS Thematic Meeting

Understanding Peripheral Membrane Protein Interactions: Structure, Dynamics, Function and Therapy

Daily Schedule

11:50 – 12:10

Alexandre Chenal, Institute Pasteur, France* Structure and Membrane Translocation Process of the Bordetella Pertussis CYAA Toxin

12:10 – 13:10

Lunch

Foyer (-1)

Session IV

Transporters, Etc. Chair: Zoe Cournia, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece Phil Biggin, University of Oxford, United Kingdom From Sequence to Mechanism: Insights Into Proton Coupling in Cystinosin from Multiscale Molecular Simulations Marco De Vivo, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy Decoding Biochemical Complexity with Simulations and AI-Enhanced Sampling Vinodhini Selvanayanaran, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru, India* Divergent Breathings Modes of EHD Paralogs: Insights From Molecular Simulations and Implications in Membrane Remodeling

13:10 – 13:40

13:40 – 14:10

14:10 – 14:30

14:30 – 16:00

Coffee Break & Poster Session II

Foyer (-1)

16:00 – 16:30

Paolo Carloni, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany Multiscale, ML-Assisted Simulations on Neuronal Membrane Proteins

16:30 – 17:00

Nir Ben-Tal, Tel Aviv University, Israel An AI-Based Holistic View of the Protein Universe

17:00 – 17:30

Anna Shnyrova Zhadan, University of the Basque Country, Spain Membrane Fusion Mediated by Classical Dynamin Machinery

17:30 – 18:00

Round Table Discussion

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 8:30 – 13:00

Free Time/Lunch on Own

13:00 – 18:00

Registration/Information

Conference Hall III Foyer

Session V

Inhibitors Targeting Membrane Proteins and Protein-Membrane Interfaces Chair: Matthias Buck, Case Western Reserve University, USA Ivet Bahar, Stony Brook University, USA Ferroptotic Interactions of Peripheral Membrane Proteins with Small Molecules and Lipids Zoe Cournia, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece Describing Protein Conformational Landscapes at the Protein-Membrane Interface: Implications for Drug Design Peter Chung, University of Chicago, USA* Deciphering the Organelle-Targeting Specificity of Inducible Amphipathic Helices Through a Recombinant Protein Platform

13:30 – 14:00

14:00 – 14:30

14:30 – 14:50

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