Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for Diffraction Methods in Structural Biology 2026 (DiffMet2026)
📍 Berlin, Germany 🗓 July 19–25, 2026 🔗 Registration site: https://events.gwdg.de/event/919/ Registration deadline April 30th 2026. DiffMet originated as a Gordon Research Conference. Following its transition to an independent conference format, DiffMet2026 will be the second meeting held outside the GRC framework. As with the previous meeting in 2024, DiffMet2026 will again be hosted by the Max Planck Society. Conference structure • July 19–20: Early Career Diffraction Methods Seminar – a meeting primarily organized by and for early-career researchers • From the evening of July 20 onward: Main DiffMet2026 Conference Participants are welcome to attend both parts of the meeting. Please indicate your intended participation during registration. Theme: Limitations & Expansions of Diffraction Methods in Structural Biology DiffMet2026 focuses on diffraction-based methods in structural biology, emphasizing a deep understanding of current methodological limitations and exploring strategies to extend or transcend them through innovation and multimodal approaches. Topics will include (but are not limited to): • Time-resolved crystallography and its fundamental limits • MicroED, XFEL, neutron diffraction, and synchrotron-based methods • Detector performance, radiation damage, and achievable resolution • Integration of diffraction with complementary techniques • Roles and limitations of AI in data processing and structure prediction Early Career Seminar: Growing the Future of Diffraction Methods This seminar is aimed at early career researchers (i.e., students, postdocs, and all those not yet in a permanent position). It will include talks by the early career attendees, as well as a poster session in the evening of July 19th; please submit your oral/poster presentation abstracts by *April 30, 2026*. We will form the ECS scientific program on the basis of the submitted abstracts, so all diffraction methods-related topics are welcome! In addition to the scientific talks and posters by early career attendees, the ECS will also feature a keynote presentation by Montserrat Soler Lopez (ESRF) and a career panel. Registration fee: • €1200 (includes accommodation and all meals) For an overview of the planned sessions, please see the “Scientific Program” section on the conference website. Finally, as many of you may already be planning international travel this summer due to the IUCr Congress, we would be grateful if you could consider including DiffMet2026 in your business travel plans as well. Further details on the scientific program will be announced in due course. We would greatly appreciate your help in circulating this announcement within your communities. With best regards, Kunio Hirata Chair, Diffraction Methods in Structural Biology 2026 RIKEN / SPring-8 Center on behalf of the DiffMet2026 Organizing Committee: • Vice Chair: Ashwin Chari (MPI) • Local Organizers: Arwen Pearson (University of Hamburg), Ashwin Chari (MPI) • Early Career Seminar Organizers: Maggie Klureza (University of Hamburg), Anais Chretien (Stanford University / EMBL) ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
