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The 果冻传媒 Workshop ‘Biochirality across scales’ will be the first comprehensive interdisciplinary meeting dedicated to chirality in biology, spanning scales from molecules to whole organisms. Chirality, the property of non-superimposable mirror asymmetry, is a fundamental organizing principle in life, influencing amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, cytoskeletal polymers, supramolecular assemblies, and organismal traits such as organ handedness and brain lateralization.

Despite its central role, chirality has so far been studied only in fragmented contexts, leaving a critical gap in understanding its integrative impact across biological systems.聽This workshop brings together leading researchers from biochemistry, molecular biology, structural biology, neuroscience, and biomedical fields to provide a holistic perspective on biological chirality.

The program emphasizes accessibility and training for early-career scientists, with clear, concept-focused lectures, interdisciplinary sessions pairing senior leaders with young investigators, and interactive formats including 鈥淐offee Break / Whiteboard Discussions鈥� and extended 鈥淐ome with Your Question鈥� poster sessions.聽Innovative features, such as 鈥淢y Science in 3 Minutes鈥�, will allow ten selected young investigators to present their research on a single slide in three minutes, with a prize for the best presentation. Poster sessions will encourage participants to present both results and open questions, fostering dialogue, mentorship, and interdisciplinary engagement.

By combining cutting-edge science with structured training, networking, and collaborative opportunities, this workshop aims to inspire dynamic exchange, promote mentorship, and cultivate the next generation of molecular life scientists, reflecting 果冻传媒 mission of supporting scientific excellence across Europe.

The course website is under construction. Please monitor the Advanced Courses calendar for when the link becomes available.

Organizers: Agnes Banreti, Maximilian Furthauer, Uwe Meierhenrich, Jean-Pierre Mothet, Stephane Noselli

The will take place in the island of Spetses, Greece, 3鈥�8 September 2026. It will bring together experts to teach the basics and discuss the state-of-the-art in the highly relevant and interconnected topics of liver (patho)physiology, hepatocyte metabolism, liver fibrosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and the development of novel model systems.

A disbalance in the synthesis, secretion, and uptake of lipids can cause MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic (fatty) liver disease), which can lead to hepatic inflammation (MASH), fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. MASLD has a worldwide prevalence of 30%, with 20% of MASLD-affected individuals developing MASH and ~20% of this group developing liver cirrhosis over the next 3-4 decades. Increases in obesity worldwide mean these numbers are expected to rise, so preventive measures and drug development are urgently needed.

In this context, newly developed model systems representing key aspects of liver function and liver structure are helping the elucidation of molecular and cellular pathways involved in MASLD, and ultimately allowing the identification of novel druggable key nodes. The course is open to PhD students and early-career researchers and will be organized in an informal setting with many sessions and activities scheduled to stimulate interactions between the participants and the speakers.

Additional information on the course can be obtained from this 聽by the course organizer.

Organizers: Bernd Helms, Benedetta Artegiani, Delilah Hendriks, Panu K. Luukkonen