Molecular Biophysics – Part II “The Behaviors of Biological Macromolecules”

Event date : 23 – 27 March 2026

EPN Campus, Grenoble

Duration: 1 week – 30 h (25 h lectures + 5 h exercises)

This one-week course will explore the physical principles governing the behavior of biological macromolecules in solution.

Topics covered during the week include:

  • Intermolecular interactions (electrostatics, depletion, hydration forces)
  • Macromolecular motions, conformational changes, binding, and assembly
  • Protein and RNA folding and folding kinetics
  • Intrinsically disordered proteins and NMR approaches
  • Enzymology, allostery, cooperativity, and metabolic regulation
  • Weak interactions in biology
  • Conformations and dynamics of proteins (H/D exchange, MD simulations)
  • Macromolecules in solution and liquid–liquid phase separation
  • Integrative structural biology approaches

Guest speakers include:

  • Kristina Djinovic-Carugo (EMBL Grenoble)
  • Thomas Zemb (CEA)
  • Robert Schneider (CEA)
  • Judith Peters (UGA-ILL)
  • Jean-Marie Bourhis (IBS)
  • Christine Ebel (IBS)

This course completes a two-part overview of modern molecular biophysics. The two parts are designed to alternate every other year, and attendance to Part I is not required to attend Part II.

If you wish to register, please contact:
Caroline Mas (caroline.mas@ibs.fr)
Marc Jamin (marc.jamin@ibs.fr)