50. ROČNÍK (2026)
Předběžný program
MODULE:
DNA/nucleus
Monday 2. 11. 2026
08:40 – 09:00
opening remarks & organizational items, J. Jonák/P. Svoboda
09:00 – 09:50
Compartmentalization of the cell nucleus, lipids and phase separation, P. Hozák
09:50 – 10:40
Nuclear lamins and associated proteins: from structure to function in health and disease, R. Foisner
11:00 – 11:50
Oganization of human genome, J. Pačes
13:00 – 13:50
Spatio-temporal organization of the cell nucleus, A. Pombo
14:10 – 15:00
Plant genome and the cell nucleus, J. Fajkus
MODULE:
RNA Biology
Tuesday 3. 11. 2026
09:00 – 09:50
Bacterial RNA polymerase: transcription regulation & stress adaptation, L. Krásný
09:50 – 10:40
Non-coding RNAs, J. Hnilicová
11:00 – 11:50
Non-canonical RNA caps – from their discovery to their role, H. Cahova
13:00 – 13:50
Cyclin-dependent kinases in transcription and splicing, D. Blažek
14:10 – 15:00
RNA and sub cellular architecture – builder and client, M. Müller-McNicoll
MODULE:
Proteins
Wednesday 4. 11. 2026
09:00 – 09:50
Starts worth zero pence and stops making sense, L. Valášek
09:50 – 10:40
Capabilities and challenges of current proteomics, J. Petrák
11:00 – 11:50
Structural biology tools, V. Veverka
13:00 – 13:50
Deep mutational scanning and deep mutational evolutionary pathway
scanning in protein science and virology, J. Zahradník
scanning in protein science and virology, J. Zahradník
14:10 – 15:00
Revolution in cryoEM and cryoET, J. Nováček
MODULE:
Cell Biology, Cytoskeleton & Co.
Thursday 5. 11. 2026
09:00 – 09:50
Actin oxidation in axon navigation, D. Rozbeský
09:50 – 10:40
Circadian clock, A. Sumová
11:00 – 11:50
Actomyosin-driven early embryo morphogenesis, T. Middelkoop
13:00 – 13:50
From cytoskeletal organization to tissue mechanics, M. Gregor
14:10 – 15:00
Mechanobiology of epithelial homeostasis and cancer, M. Gloerich
MODULE:
Cell Biology
Friday 6. 11. 2026
09:00 – 09:50
Mitochondrial evolution: back to basics, P. Doležal
09:50 – 10:40
Cellular logistics: membrane trafficking and signaling in health and disease, M. Miaczynska
11:00 – 11:50
Cilia in health and disease, M. Huranová
MODULE:
Development
Monday 9. 11. 2026
09:00 – 09:50
Oocyte-to-embryo transition, H. Fulková
09:50 – 10:40
Evo-Devo, C. Canestro
11:00 – 11:50
Patterning during embryonic development, P. Tomančák
13:00 – 13:50
Zebrafish as a model system in developmental biology, P. Fabian
14:10 – 15:00
Xenopus as a model for development and regeneration studies, R. Šindelka
MODULE:
Biomedicine, Genetics & Genomics
Tuesday 10. 11. 2026
09:00 – 09:50
Rare genetic variants in Mendelian and complex diseases, S. Kmoch
09:50 – 10:40
Modeling genetic variants in mouse – journey from discovery to translation and therapy, J. Procházka
11:00 – 11:50
Nanobodies for therapy, J. Konvalinka
13:00 – 13:50
Therapeutic vector design and manufacturing, V. Tadimarri
14:10 – 15:00
Genome editing and beyond, M. Krausová
MODULE:
Biomedicine, Cancer
Wednesday 11. 11. 2026
09:00 – 09:50
DNA strand breaks and human disease, H. Hanzlíková
09:50 – 10:40
Fueling for a trip: metabolic determinants of metastasis, M. Elgendy
11:00 – 11:50
Intestinal tumorigenesis: from human genetics to experimental mouse models, L. Janečková
13:00 – 13:50
Cancer predisposition, L. Macůrek
14:10 – 15:00
p53 pathway, Z. Andrysík
MODULE:
Biomedicine, Immuno
Thursday 12. 11. 2026
09:00 – 09:50
The architects of immunity: how hematopoietic stem cells build the immune system, M. Alberich Jordà
09:50 – 10:40
Resistance to autoimmunity: the paradox of self-reactive T cells and immune tolerance, D. Filipp
11:00 – 11:50
Immune memory saves millions of lives, O. Štěpánek
13:00 – 13:50
Gene-editing strategies for correcting the genetic defects underlying inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, K. Škvarková
14:10 – 15:00
Beyond the marrow: biological and clinical insights from extramedullary manifestations of multiple myeloma, T. Jelínek
MODULE:
50 years minisymposium
Thursday 12. 11. 2026
15:30 – 18:00
Celebrating history of molecular biology in Czechia & research at IMG, P Dráber
History of molecular biology in Czechia, V. Pačes
Milan Hasek & immunogenetics research, V. Hořejší
Jan Svoboda & research on retrovirues, J. Hejnar
History of molecular biology in Czechia, V. Pačes
Milan Hasek & immunogenetics research, V. Hořejší
Jan Svoboda & research on retrovirues, J. Hejnar
18:00 – 22:00
party & dinner & socializing
MODULE:
Career Development
Friday 13. 11. 2026
09:00 – 10:10
Academic ecosystem, P. Svoboda
10:40 – 12:00
Scientific misconduct, P. Svoboda
12:00
Credits