Kroese-Duijsters Symposium 2025

The Kroese-Duijsters Symposia aim to provide researchers from different fields and different career stages to meet in an informal setting, to stimulate discussions and to start new collaborations. The Kroese-Duijsters Symposia started in 2022 and we are pleased to invite you to the 4th Kroese-Duijsters Symposium on November 17th in the Gorlaeus Building, lecture room BM.1.33 at Leiden University.

The theme of the symposium is:

“Structural Biology in Fundamental Research and Drug Discovery”

Structural biology is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by recent advances in cryo-electron microscopy, electron diffraction, time-resolved structural biology and AI-powered protein modeling. These innovations not only enable unprecedented insights into macromolecular mechanisms but also open new avenues for rational drug discovery and protein engineering.

In this one-day symposium, researchers from across disciplines will come together to present and discuss the latest developments in structural biology. The program will feature sessions on:

• Cryo-EM–based drug discovery
• Electron diffraction of small molecules and materials
• Time-resolved structural biology
• Structure prediction, protein design, and AI-assisted research workflows

The symposium will emphasize both the challenges and opportunities in these rapidly evolving areas. We warmly welcome participation from students, postdocs, and group leaders, and we hope the event will inspire new ideas and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Confirmed invited speakers are:
Tiago Dias Da Costa, Imperial College London
Arjen Jakobi, TU Delft
Ulrich Lorenz, EPFL (keynote speaker)
Eliseo Papa, DeepMind
Sergi Plana-Ruiz, Rovira University
Vitaly Polovinkin, Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC
Jörg Standfuss, Paul Scherrer Institute (keynote speaker)

The symposium will take place in the Gorlaeus Building of Leiden University, EInsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden.