An inspiring week in Venice

_{More than 115 early-career researchers and experienced scientists gathered at Venice International University. Photo: BioSysteM}

The first joint Center for NanoScience (CeNS) x BioSysteM workshop brought together more than 115 early-career researchers and experienced scientists at Venice International University to discuss current research topics in nanometer-scale and biosystems design.

BioSysteM speaker and CeNS member Friedrich Simmel introduced the conference: “The workshop allows early-career researchers from CeNS and BioSysteM to engage with leading scientists working on closely related topics. For many, it is also the first opportunity to present their work to an international audience. We hope to demonstrate the interest in their fields from around the world while bringing the community together in the inspiring setting of Venice.”

Bringing together research across scales

Covering the research across different length scales done within CeNS and BioSysteM, the conference explored research on the molecular scale, molecular systems, cells, and organoids. Topics ranged from biomolecular machines assembled from DNA to recent advances at the intersection of de novo protein design and machine learning to the engineering of synthetic tumor immune microenvironments.

CeNS Spokesperson and BioSysteM PI Joachim Rädler closed the 4-day workshop: “What makes the Venice workshop special is its interdisciplinary and innovative perspective. Bringing together researchers from different disciplines and career stages, it creates opportunities for new ideas. For doctoral researchers in particular, it is a chance to look beyond their own field and engage with a broad range of approaches and questions.”

A big thank you to the members of our program committee: Jan Lipfert, Olivia Merkel, Steffen Rulands, Petra Schwille, and Friedrich Simmel. We also thank all speakers, poster presenters, and participants for your fantastic contributions.

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