ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, IT IS OUR GREAT HONOR AND PLEASURE TO INVITE YOU TO THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE STRUCTURE & STABILITY OF BIOMACROMOLECULES "SSB 2023" IN KOSICE, SLOVAKIA, 5 - 7 SEPTEMBER 2023.

The conference dates back to 1999 when its inaugural session, "Structure and stability of proteins," was held as a small local meeting. As participation grew over two decades, the event has evolved into an international multidisciplinary platform that brings together scientists from different areas. The meeting program is intended to provide both junior and senior scientists an opportunity to stimulate discussions in a broad spectrum of topics, including molecular biophysics, biochemistry, biology, and protein chemistry. Attention will also be paid to the current status, development, and future research trends in bio- and nanotechnologies.

A reduced fee is offered for Ph.D. students to support the participation of young scientists. The young scientists are invited to participate in "The Young Scientist Award" competition for the best oral and poster presentation.

We hope that the former SSB conferences were memorable for participants in terms of scientific content and social activities, and we look forward to meeting you in Kosice after four years break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.


Topics

THE CONFERENCE IS DEVOTED TO BIOMACROMOLECULES IN THE CONTEXT OF:


  • Structural aspects
  • Aggregation
  • Activity
  • Factors influencing stability
  • Ligand binding and inhibition
  • Modifications and engineering
  • Bioinformatics, nano- and molecular design
  • Applications in medicine, bio- and nanotechnologies
  • Experimental and computational strategies for structural and conformational studies

Venue

Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, Kosice, Slovakia

Kosice

Slovakia's second-largest city, Kosice, is also one of the oldest towns in Slovakia. The first written record of the city goes back to 1230. Kosice, as a medieval city, has many historical and cultural sights. It is also a modern and vibrant city with short walking distances and a cutting-edge industrial sector. Find out more about our beautiful city at the official web pages:
www.visitkosice.org/en         www.kosice.sk/index.php


How to get here:

By airplane
  • Kosice international airport (KSC) is located 8 km from the city center.
  • The TAXI service is provided in front of the arrival terminal. The ride to the hotel costs about 10 - 20 € depending on the TAXI provider.
  • Kosice can also be reached from Budapest airport, followed by a 3-hour long ride in a shuttle minibus (33-50 € per person).
By train
  • Kosice central train station is located in close proximity to downtown.

Deadlines & fees

Registration fee:

180€

regular participants

150€

members of Slovak Physical Society and Slovak Biophysical Society

100€

Ph.D. students

Important dates:

June 30

Deadline for registration

July 15

Deadline for contribution submission

July 20

Deadline for conference fee payment

PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER TO THE CONFERENCE ACCOUNT:

DETAILS:

Account Name (Beneficiary): Slovenska fyzikalna spolocnost
Bank Address: Hlavna 108, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia
Bank Name: TATRA BANKA, a.s.
Account owner address: Dubravska cesta 9, 845 27 Bratislava, Slovakia
Account number: 2662110021/1100
IBAN CODE: SK70 1100 0000 0026 6211 0021
BIC (SWIFT): TATRSKBX
Please use your surname followed by the acronym SSB23 as a note for beneficiary/payer reference.
Please note that the participant is responsible for all additional bank charges concerning registration fee payment.
The registration fee includes access to all scientific activities, book of contributions, lunches and coffee breaks during the congress, welcome mixer and conference dinner.


Registration & Accommodation

IMPORTANT (read carefully, please)

  • As a part of the registration process, we provide accommodation at the Technical University Hall of Residence, B. Nemcovej Street 1 (recommended for students; 24.50 € including city tax, within 5 min walking distance from the conference hall). We will book this accommodation for you. Please fill in both SECTION 1 and 2 in the REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION FORM if interested.

  • To register ONLY for the conference (no provided accommodation), fill in SECTION 1 in the REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION FORM. You can skip SECTION 2 and submit your answers.
Suggested accommodation facilities:
If you have any question, feel free to contact us on ssb@saske.sk.



Contribution submission


Form of presentation


  •   Plenary lecture 30+5 min

  •   Flash presentation 15+5 min

  •   Poster (format 80 x 120 cm)

  • Please prepare presentations in .pdf or .pptx format. Presentations should be in a 16:9 aspect ratio to avoid technical issues.
  • The organizer reserves the right to change the type of contribution from poster to plenary/flash presentation and vice versa. Affected participants will be informed by e-mail ahead of the conference.

Conference language                        

English
Contribution submission

Authors are required to use the contribution template provided and send it in .docx format as an e-mail attachment to the address ssb@saske.sk by July 15th, 2023. The maximum length of the contribution is 2 pages (including title, list of authors, their affiliations, and references). Contribution submission will be confirmed by e-mail.

The young scientist award competition

Ph.D. students and junior scientists up to 35 years are invited to participate in the Young scientist award competition in both categories - oral presentation or poster. If you would like to participate, please select this option in the registration form.


Program

Preliminary program





Lectures

Invited lectures

Available soon!


Book of contributions

Available soon!


Organizers

Scientific committee

Diana Fedunova
Zuzana Gazova
Andrey Musatov

Organizing committee                                    

Andrea Antosova
Zuzana Bednarikova
Viktoria Fedorova
Miroslav Gancar
Jana Kubackova
Marian Reiffers
Katarina Siposova
Dana Svarcbergerova

Sponsors

           



Contact

Conference Secretariat:

Diana Fedunova
Institute of Experimental Physics
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Watsonova 47, 040 01 Kosice
tel.: 00421 55 792 2336
e-mail: ssb@saske.sk