Symposium 2025 - From Single Molecules to Cell Functions in Biomembranes

Dear colleagues and friends,

It is a pleasure to invite you to the Symposium "From Single Molecules to Cell Functions in Biomembranes"!

Biological membranes are one of the most important hallmarks of life. They are the ubiquitous envelopes of cells and organelles and thus host the communication between cells and within networks. They are composed of a complex mixture of lipids, embedded integral or peripheral membrane proteins, and carbohydrates and maintain a non-equilibrium state with continuous component exchange. Thus, biomembranes enable a sensitive and robust response to external and internal stimuli and hence allow for the flow of information, passage of nutrients, and to initiate and maintain further cells functions.

To elucidate the various functions of biological membranes is a central field of research and new techniques and methodologies are being developed to monitor these processes on a single molecule up to a systemic level. In this Symposium we will cover recent developments in the field of biomembrane research and associated cellular functions, such as

• Membrane and Cell Biophysics
• Synthetic Organelles and Biomimetic Membranes
• Protein-Membrane Interactions and Transport
• Method Development / Single Molecule Techniques

We expect to bring together young and established scientists from Europe in an inspiring environment of scientific exchange and discussion.

• Xevi Casadevall I Solvas, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Christian Eggeling, Jena University, Germany
• Ulrike Endesfelder, Bonn University, Germany
• Ana García-Sáez, MPI of Biophysics, Germany
• Gerhard Hummer, MPI of Biophysics, Germany
• Petya V. Krasteva, Université Bordeaux, France
• Rudolf Merkel, Research Centre Jülich, Germany
• Jacob Piehler, Osnabrück University, Germany
• Ma. Florencia Sánchez, Münster University, Germany
• Gerhard Schütz, TU Vienna, Austria
• Petra Schwille, MPI Biochemistry Munich, Germany
• Evan Spruijt, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

The symposium will take place from April 02-04, 2025 at Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf. 

The symposium will be held in the new biology building Nr.: 26.24. Lecture Hall 6L

We wish you all an interesting and insightful stay at Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf!

Cornelia Monzel and the Co-Organizers: Marten Exterkate, Holger Gohlke, Alexej Kedrov, Siegrun Land, Claus Seidel, Birgit Strodel, Stephanie Weidtkamp-Peters