FINAL SYMPOSIUM SFB1129 in Heidelberg
“Integrative Analysis of Pathogen
Replication and Spread” (2014 – 2026)
Sunday, May 10 – Tuesday May 12, 2026
Venue: BioQuant Building
Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg
Contact
University Hospital Heidelberg
Department of Infectious Diseases / SFB1129 Office
Im Neuenheimer Feld 344, 69120 Heidelberg
mail: sfb.1129@med.uni-heidelberg.de | phone: +49 (0)6221 56 6269
Organizers
SFB1129 / CRC1129
Hans-Georg Kräusslich / Virology, Speaker
Oliver T. Fackler / Integrative Virology, Vice Speaker
Friedrich Frischknecht / Parasitology, Vice Speaker
Confirmed Speakers
| Pamela J. BJORKMAN, Pasadena, US | Alexander BORODAVKA, Cambridge, GB | Edward HUTCHINSON, Glasgow, GB |
| Viola INTROINI, Erlangen, DE | Leo JAMES, Cambridge, GB | Walther MOTHES, New Haven, US |
| Alexander PLOSS, Princeton, US | Christian SIEBEN, Braunschweig, DE | Moritz TREECK, Lisbon, PT |
Registration
Participation is free, but limited. Registration is required. For registration please write to sfb.1129@med.uni-heidelberg.de
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SUNDAY MAY 10th – Kick-off Meeting
Starting 3:30 PM: Registration, Meet & Greet with snacks and drinks
4:30 PM: Welcome of the SFB Spokesperson
4:40 PM: Alexander Ploss: Leveraging viral sequence heterogeneity to delineate host-pathogen interactions
5:20 PM: Ralf Bartenschlager: Architecture and biogenesis of plus-strand RNA virus replication factories
6:00 PM: End of day 1
7:00 PM: Speaker’s Dinner
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MONDAY MAY 11th
09:00 AM: Alexander Borodavka: What Viral Genomic Jigsaws Teach Us About Nature’s Self-Organisation Rules
09:30 AM: Alessia Ruggieri: Dynamic control of the integrated stress response by RNA viruses: from cells to droplets
10:00 AM: Viet Loan Dao Thi: Liquid–liquid phase separation drives the formation of amyloid-like fibrils by the hepatitis E virus capsid protein to dampen antiviral responses
10:30 – 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 AM: SHORT TALKS
Ning Meng: Nanoscale characterisation of integrin-virus interactions
Kevin Walz: Imaging malaria parasite formation and migration in the mosquito
Katharina Scholz: Contact Dynamics of Cytoadhering Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes in Flow
11:30 AM: Viola Introini: Modelling complex host-parasite interactions in vitro
12:00 AM: Moritz Treeck: How Apicomplexan parasites change your cells to their needs
12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch Break
01:30 – 02:00 PM: SHORT TALKS
Kim-Loreen Carlstedt: Oligomerization of KAHRP as molecular basis of knob formation in malaria-infected red blood cells
Aiste Kudulyte: Plasmodium proliferation in the blood: How, why, and what?
Zeynab Tavasolyzadeh: Hydrogel-Based 3D Microfabricated Scaffolds for Investigation of Plasmodium Sporozoite Motility
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02:00 PM: Victoria Ingham: How insecticides impact malaria parasite infectivity
02:30 PM: Oliver Fackler: HIV spread and immune recognition in tissue environments
03:00 – 03:30 PM Coffee Break
03:30 – 03:50 PM: SHORT TALKS
03:30 PM: Anja Schollmeier: The nuclear roadmap of HIV-1: Capsid transport from Nuclear Pore Complex to Nuclear Speckles
03:40 PM: Carlotta Penzo: The role of altered affinity of HIV-1 Integrase for RNA:DNA hybrids in retargeting HIV-1 integrations
03:50 PM: Frauke Mücksch: Cellular Control of HIV-1 Persistence and Reactivation
04:20 PM: Leo James: How retroviruses use IP6 to build their capsids
5:00 PM: Get Together and Time for Discussion
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TUESDAY MAY 12th
8:30 AM: Christian Sieben: Dissecting the Virus-Cell Interface with Advanced Live-Cell Imaging
9:00 AM: Edward Hutchinson: Inside Story: how respiratory viruses behave within their hosts
9:30 AM: Petr Chlanda: Zooming into Influenza A Virus Entry by Cryo-EM: Membrane Fusion and Viral Spread
10:00 – 10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:30 AM: Pamela Bjorkman: A COVID-19 booster that could prevent another pandemic
11:00 AM: John Briggs: The HIV-1 matrix protein
11:30 – 12:00 AM Lunch Break
12:00 AM: Walther Mothes: Viral spike-receptor interaction and membrane fusion monitored by cryo-electron tomography
12:40 PM: Hans-Georg Kräusslich: HIV-1 capture and spread at nanoscopic resolution
13:20 PM: End of Symposium (snacks)
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This symposium is supported by
GNW gGmbH