Program

Theory and modeling of condensates
Phase transitions in complex polymer solutions
DNA and condensates
Biological functions and condensates
Properties and evolution of disordered proteins

Sunday, May 25 Monday, May 26 Tuesday, May 27 Wednesday, May 28
08:15 - 09:00 Breakfast 08:15 - 09:00 Breakfast 08:15 - 09:00 Breakfast
09:00 - 09:40 Frank Jülicher
Enzymes in condensates
09:00 - 09:40 Thomas Michaels
Spatial and temporal control of protein phase transitions
09:00 - 09:40 Alf Honigmann
Role of surface phase separation of cortical proteins for assembly of cell junctions
09:40 - 10:20 Jorge R. Espinosa
Multiscale modelling of aberrant phase transitions in biomolecular condensates
09:40 - 10:20 Miho Yanagisawa
How membrane confinement in a cell-sized space alters phase separation of polymer blends
09:40 - 10:20 Pilong Li
Biomolecular condensates in regulating gene expression and chromatin organization
10:20 - 11:00 Jeetain Mittal
Uncovering molecular driving forces to macroscopic properties in biomolecular condensates through multiscale computational models
10:20 - 11:00 Andrea Putnam
RNA-mediated multiphase condensate assembly during development
10:20 - 11:00 Denes Hnisz
Nuclear condensates in gene transcription and genetic disease
11:00 - 11:30 Break 11:00 - 11:30 Break 11:00 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:10 two contributed talks 11:30 - 12:10 Agnes Toth-Petroczy
Biomolecular condensates across the kingdoms of life
11:30 - 12:10 Simone Reber
Nucleocytoplasmic density homeostasis
12:10 - 12:50 Rosana Collepardo
12:10 - 12:50 two contributed talks 12:10 - 12:50 two contributed talks
12:50 - 13:50 Lunch/Poster discussion 12:50 - 13:50 Lunch/Poster discussion 12:50 - 13:50 Lunch/Closing
13:50 - 17:30 Arrival & Registration 13:50 - 14:30 Yongdae Shin
Physical basis of emergent functions of biomolecular condensates
13:50 - 14:30 Ben Schuler
Relating single-chain dynamics to the materials properties of condensates
14:30 - 15:10 Leonid Mirny
Chromosomal condensates as epigenetic memory machines
14:30 - 15:10 Edward Lemke
Decoding molecular plasticity in the dark proteome
15:10 - 15:50 Anthony Leung
Scope and mechanism of poly(adp-ribose)-mediated protein condensation
15:10 - 15:50 Poster discussion
15:50 - 16:10 Break 15:50 - 18:30 Sightseeing
(for registered participants)
16:10 - 16:50 two contributed talks
16:50 - 17:30 two contributed talks
17:30 - 20:00 Dinner & Get-together 17:30 - 18:30 Poster discussion
18:30 - 21:00 Conference Dinner
(for registered participants)
18:30 - 20:00 Dinner
20:00 Welcome
20:10 Anthony Hyman
Evening presentation