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How Structural Biologists and the PDB Drive Innovation
02/04 
wwPDB will be part of the Twenty-Seventh Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr2026) that will be held August 11-18, 2026 in Calgary, Alberta (Canada).
Submit your #IUCr2026 abstract to MicroSymposia 001:
How the structural biologists and the PDB drive innovation in fundamental biology, biomedicine, biotechnology, and the energy sciences
Join invited speakers Jennifer Fleming, Janet Iwasa, and Daisuke Kihara in this session that will explore how structural data from the PDB accelerates the development of novel therapeutics, enables structure-based drug design, and informs our understanding of disease mechanisms. Speakers will highlight recent breakthroughs, emerging computational tools, and the growing role of AI in leveraging PDB data for precision medicine. By bridging molecular structures with clinical applications, this session will showcase the PDB’s critical role in shaping the future of healthcare.
IUCr abstracts are due February 15, 2026.
Present your research in the session How the structural biologists and the PDB drive innovation in fundamental biology, biomedicine, biotechnology, and the energy sciencesIUCr2026 participants can also register for two free hands-on wwPDB workshops to learn how to deposit IHM structures determined using 3DEM plus chemical crosslinking and how to leverage various OneDep features and tools for efficient PDB deposition.
