Welcome to a LINXS ChemLife-MAX IV Conference
When: 21–23 September 2026
Where: LINXS, The Loop, Rydbergs torg 4, and MAX IV, Fotongatan 2, Lund, Sweden
Deadline for registration: 20 August 2026
In collaboration with the Chemistry of Life theme at LINXS, the Time-Resolved Methods for Life Sciences (TR+) matrix at MAX IV is delighted to announce the TR+ Conference: From Static to Dynamics.
This conference will bring together researchers exploring one of the central challenges in modern structural and molecular science: moving beyond static snapshots to reveal the dynamic processes that govern function of biomolecules.
The conference will highlight advances in time-resolved synchrotron techniques, including X-ray spectroscopy, scattering, serial crystallography, and multimodal approaches used to probe structural and functional dynamics across multiple length and timescales.
Scientific sessions will focus on the challenges and strategies of performing time-resolved experiments, including sample preparation and delivery, reaction triggering and synchronization, high-throughput data collection, and analysis of large dynamic datasets. Discussions will emphasize how these approaches bridge the gap between static structural information and mechanistic understanding.
The program will feature keynote lectures, scientific presentations, expert discussions, poster sessions, and opportunities to engage with beamline scientists and visit MAX IV facilities.
Invited Talks
Giovanni Volpe, (Dept. of Physics, Gothenburg University) : “How do proteins fold?”
Peter Moody, (School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Leicester) : "Time -Resolved Techniques and beyond:Scale and Scope"
Przemek Nogly, (DIOSCURI, Jagiellonian University, Krakow): “From static structures to molecular movies: time-resolved serial crystallography of light-sensing receptors.”
Tiago Cordeiro, (ITQB-NOVA University, Lisbon): “Probing Conformational Dynamics in Flexible Macromolecular Assemblies by SAXS.”
Fatemeh Sabzian Molaei, (Dept. of Chemistry, Umeå University): “Time-resolved X-ray solution scattering: from experimental challenges to interpretation of protein dynamics in solution”
Andrew Hudson, (School of Chemistry, University of Leicester) : "How does haem affect the mechanism of the circadian clock?"
Torbjörn Nur Olsson, (Dept. of Chem. and Mol. biology, Gothenburg University): “Picosecond time-resolved crystallography captures a terahertz-induced quench-like redistribution of fluctuations in a protein crystal”
Jens Uhlig, (Chemical Physics, Lund University) : “Time resolved XAS experiments on many temporal scales.”
Dominik Oberthuer, (Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY): “A snapshot love story: what serial crystallography has done and will do for us"
Eloisa Wheatley, (School of Chemistry, University of Leicester) : "Structural and Spectroscopic Characterisation of Ferric Tryptophan -2,3-dioxygenase"
Allen M. Orville, (XFEL-Hub at Diamond Light Source): “Metalloenzyme structure & function revealed by leveraging large kinetic isotope effects and time-resolved crystallography & spectroscopy”
The organisers encourage posters from participants, a few posters will be selected for short talks of around 10 minutes, please indicate in the registration form if you would like your poster to be considered for the talk.
Organisers: LINXS, MAX IV
Fee: A registration fee of 1000 SEK will be charged for the event. The fee covers all lunches and coffee breaks and the conference dinner. Participants are expected to arrange for their own travel and stay.
You may find links for hotels/guest houses here: https://visitlund.se/en/accommodation-and-travel
For practical questions, please contact josefin.martell@linxs.lu.se or isha.raj@maxiv.lu.se
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