Dear all,
Meet wwPDB members from around the globe at the 26th General Assembly
and Congress of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr
<https://event.fourwaves.com/iucr-2026/pages>) in Calgary, Canada from
August 11-18, 2026.
Visit the *wwPDB booth #8 in the exhibition hall* to get the latest news
about extended PDB IDs and the PDB Beta Archive (open Tuesday August 11
- Saturday August 15).
Other wwPDB and wwPDB partner events include:
* Monday, August 10
o Pre-meeting Workshop Enhancing PDB Deposition and Validation
Practices (registration required)
* Tuesday, August 11
o Pre-meeting Workshop Enabling PDB Deposition of
Integrative/Hybrid Methods Structures Determined using 3D
Electron Microscopy plus Chemical Crosslinking and Other
Complementary Approaches with the PDB-IHM System (registration
required)
* Wednesday, August 12
o MS-001: How the structural biologists & the PDB drive innovation
in fundamental biology, biomedicine, biotechnology, and the
energy sciences (10:30am - 1:00pm). This session will explore
how structural data from the PDB accelerates the development of
novel therapeutics, enables structure-based drug design, and
informs our understanding of disease mechanisms. Speakers will
highlight recent breakthroughs, emerging computational tools,
and the growing role of AI in leveraging PDB data for precision
medicine. By bridging molecular structures with clinical
applications, this session will showcase the PDB’s critical role
in shaping the future of healthcare. Co-Chairs: Genji Kurisu
(PDBj) & Jasmine Young (RCSB PDB)
o MS-012: Next-generation validation metrics for macromolecular
structures (2:30pm - 5:00pm). This microsymposium will explore
validation strategies and metrics, including machine
learning-assisted assessment, atomic-level precision metrics,
and cross-validation with experimental data and computational
techniques. Speakers may discuss new developments in error
detection, bias correction, ensemble model validation, and
quality assessment pipelines, such as those used in databases
like the PDB and CCDC. This microsymposium will provide insights
into the future of validation for structural models across
crystallography, cryo-EM, and integrative modeling. Co-Chairs:
Dominika Borek (UT Southwestern) & Deborah Harrus (PDBe)
* Thursday August 13
o Open-Access wwPDB Core Archives supporting Structural Biologists
and 3D Biostructure Data Consumers for Fifty-Five Years (Genji
Kurisu, PDBj) and The Future of the PDB (Jasmine Young, RCSB
PDB) in MS-027: Coordinated efforts towards open data for global
open science (10:30am-1:00pm)
o Poster #100 (Session B: 5-6pm): PDB-101: Training Resources
Supporting Molecular Explorations through Biology and Medicine
(Christine Zardecki, RCSB PDB)
* Friday August 14
o RCSB Protein Data Bank: Updated resources and new developments
driving research and education in the biosciences (Christine
Zardecki, RCSB PDB) in MS-59: Using crystallographic databases
for data exploration and exploitation (3:30-3:50pm)
* Saturday August 15
o More structure for structural biology data: Related datasets
enrichment with ‘Investigation’ (Genevieve Evans, PDBe) in
MS-068: How to use predicted models effectively: methodologies
and case studies (10:30am-1:00pm)
o Molecular Visualization, Sharing, and Storytelling using Mol*
and its Extensions (Christine Zardecki, RCSB PDB) in MS-075:
Structure visualization techniques for teaching (2:30-5:00pm)
o Poster #257: Transition to the Protein Data Bank (PDB) Beta
Archive (Yuhe Liang, RCSB PDB)
* Sunday August 16
o Poster #267: 3D Electron Microscopy and the PDB (Brinda Vallat,
RCSB PDB)
* Monday August 17
o Poster #215: Improving data representation of metalloproteins in
the Protein Data Bank (Jasmine Young, RCSB PDB)
o Poster #1057: mmCIF Validator (Deborah Harrus, PDBe) (Poster
Session 5B)
* Tuesday August 18
o 3D Structure Biocuration at the Protein Data Bank: Past,
Present, and Future (Yuhe Liang, RCSB PDB) in MS-128:
Data-driven science: current status and outlook
ThewwPDB Foundation <https://foundation.wwpdb.org/>is proud to present
several of these events, including the wwPDB exhibition, workshop, and
award activities at IUCr2026, supported by Google.
Consider supporting 55 years of PDB's spirit of openness, cooperation,
and education with adonation to the wwPDB Foundation
<https://foundation.wwpdb.org/donations.html>. The wwPDB Foundation was
established in 2010 to raise funds in support of the outreach activities
of the wwPDB, including poster prizes awarded throughout 2026.
Looking forward to meeting you at the *wwPDB booth #8 in the exhibition
hall*!
Kind regards,
Deborah Harrus, on behalf of the wwPDB
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Deborah Harrus, Ph.D.
PDBe Archive Project Leader, Biocuration Lead
Protein Data Bank in Europe
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
Hinxton
Cambridge CB10 1SD UK
http://www.PDBe.org
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