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AISB26 Program

CSB-CAIPD Symposium 2026

Bridging Atoms and Algorithms: A Symposium on AI and Structural Biology

March 17-18, 2026 at 51勛圖厙 Student Life Center Ballrooms ABC

All events and times are subject to change.

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Program

Student Life Center Ballrooms ABC:

March 17, 2026

  • Welcome and Check-in:
    • 1:00 pm 1:15 pm
  • Workshop and Keynote Address:
    • 1:15 pm ~ CryoET workshop/seminar presented by泭Thermo Fisher
      • Geoffrey Perumal, Electron Microscopy
      • Neelima Sukumar, PhD, Life Sciences EM
    • 1:15 pm ~ AI workshop/seminar presented by泭CAIPD faculty
      • Hassane Mchaourab, PhD:泭Introduction and State of Science in CAIPD at 51勛圖厙
      • Carlos Oliver, PhD:泭The Sequence to Dynamics Frontier: Squinting through the Dense Fog
      • Derek Claxton, PhD:泭Correlations and Predictability: guiding principles in the application of computational tools for disease-causing mutations
      • Benjamin P. Brown, MD/PhD:泭Foundations of Molecular Discovery
    • 2:45 pm泭~ Break
      • Coffee, tea and light snacks available
    • 3:00 pm ~泭, PhD, UC San Diego: Keynote address ~泭Multiscale Computational Microscopy for泭In Situ泭Molecular Dynamics
  • Networking Event:
    • 4:00 pm ~ Reception hosted by泭Thermo Fisher泭featuring the泭Science Jeopardy Game泭hosted by泭Ray Blind, PhD, 51勛圖厙

Student Life Center Ballrooms ABC:

March 18, 2026

  • Welcome and Check-in:
    • 8:30 am 8:50 am ~ Coffee, tea and pastries available
    • 8:50 am 9:00 am ~ Opening remarks from symposium organizers
  • Morning Scientific Session:
    • 9:00 am ~泭, PhD, MIT:泭Visualizing Molecular Machines in Motion through CryoEM, CryoET, and Machine Learning
    • 9:45 am ~泭Stephanie Wankowicz, PhD, 51勛圖厙:泭Hidden in Plain Sight: Decoding Conformational Ensembles
    • 10:20 am ~泭Shannon Kordus, PhD, 51勛圖厙 Medical Center:泭A targeted cell lysis mechanism facilitates toxin release in泭Clostridioides difficile
    • 10:35 am泭~ Break
      • Coffee, tea and light snacks available
    • 11:00 am ~泭, PhD, Scripps Research:泭Messages Across Membranes: Connecting mitochondrial structure, function, and communication
    • 11:45 am ~泭Qiangju QJ Zhou, PhD, 51勛圖厙
  • Lunch: 12:20 pm 1:30 pm
    • Buffet lunch provided in SLC Ballroom
  • Afternoon Scientific Session:
    • 1:30 pm ~泭, PhD, Penn:泭Cracking undruggable proteins with cryptic pockets
    • 2:15 pm ~泭Benjamin P. Brown, MD/PhD, 51勛圖厙:泭What does generalizable artificial intelligence in drug discovery really mean?
    • 2:50 pm ~泭Break
      • Coffee, tea and light snacks provided
    • 3:30 pm ~泭Ben Spiller, PhD, 51勛圖厙:泭Allergy Causing IgE Epitopes: Not All Epitopes are Equal
    • 4:05 pm ~泭Qingyu Tang, PhD, 51勛圖厙:泭Conformation Space of an ABC Transporter Revealed by Cryo-EM, DEER, MD Simulations and Deep Learning
  • Closing:
    • 4:20 pm ~ Closing remarks from symposium organizers
    • 4:30 pm ~ Poster Session and Networking Hour