The PDID symposium is finally back in 2026!

Following a successful first edition that notably brought together leading figures known for discovering and conceptualizing intrinsically disordered proteins—Drs. Vladimir N. Uversky, Peter Tompa, and Sonia Longhi—we are pleased to announce that the second edition of the One-Day Symposium on Protein Disorder, Interactions, and Dynamics (PDID 2026) will be held on Friday, December 18, 2026, at the University of Namur (UNamur) in Namur, Belgium.

Organized every two years by the Belgian Biophysical Society (BBS) and the Laboratoire de Chimie Physique des Biomolécules (CPB), the PDID symposium is an intimate and welcoming event for exchanging new ideas and meeting leading experts in the field in the quintessentially Belgian city of Namur, the capital of Wallonia, located at the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre rivers.

We welcome participants from any scientific background who are particularly interested in delving into the world of biomolecular dynamics and exploring their unique behaviors, including structural transitions, interaction networks, protein-ligand interactions, self-assembly, amyloid fibrillation, condensation, phase separation, and phase transitions. Through the lens of biophysics, biochemistry, bioinformatics, and molecular biology, the program aims to cover both experimental and computational approaches for characterizing such intricate and elusive systems in health-related, biotechnological, and biomaterial contexts.

Programme du 2ème PDID symposium - UNamur 2026

Program

8:30 a.m. | Welcome, registration, and poster setup with croissants and pain au chocolat

9:20 a.m. | Welcome speech by Dr. Catherine Michaux

First morning session

09:30 | Birthe B. Kragelund – University of Copenhagen, Denmark - "Order and disorder in protein complexes"

10:15 | Wim Vranken – Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium - "Biophysical evolution of disordered regions"

11:00 | Coffee break

Second morning session

11:30 | Monika Fuxreiter – University of Padua, Italy - "Protein interaction landscapes in the cell"

12:15 | Patrick Senet – University of Burgundy Europe, France - "Deciphering protein conformational landscapes with graph-based tools"

1:00 PM | Lunch and poster session

Afternoon session

2:30 PM | Cecília Roque – NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal - "Peptide and protein self-assembly in non-conventional environments"

3:15 p.m. | Julien Mignon – Aix-Marseille University, France - "Unraveling the fibrillation pathway and grammar of Paramyxovirus proteins: a dialogue between experimental and computational biophysics"

4:00 PM | Closing remarks by Dr. Catherine Michaux

4:15 PM | Networking Beer Time at "Le Chapitre"

Abstract Submission Guidelines

If you would like to present a poster during the dedicated session, please submit your abstract by December 4, 2026, via email to pdid.meeting@unamur.be. You can register and submit your abstract after you have registered.

  • Abstract format: Word document, maximum one A4 page. A graphical abstract is always welcome.

Deadlines

For organizational purposes, all deadlines—including those for registration, payment, and abstract submission for a poster presentation—must be met by December 4, 2026. We will send you the meeting brochure and further practical information one week before the symposium.

Registration Form

We are now accepting registrations and looking for poster presentations! Please fill out the registration form below, and feel free to submit an abstract.

Registration deadline: 4 December 2026

Other deadlines: payment, abstract submission: 6 December 2026

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Please submit your abstract at pdid.meeting@unamur.be before 6 December 2026.

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Registration fee

  • Students (PhD students included): €30

  • Seniors: €55

Payment - Bank transfer

Payable before 4 December 2024 on the account:

  • Name: Université de Namur – ASBL

  • IBAN: BE10 2500 0740 2704

  • BIC: GEBABEBB 

Please mention your name/CPO 4136330 /e-mail in the payment communication

The fee includes coffee break, lunch, reception, and the individual annual membership (20 €) to the Belgian Biophysical Society (BBS). For those who have already paid their 2026 BBS membership, they only have to pay the difference, i.e. 10 or 35 €.

If you have any further questions, please send them to: pdid.meeting@unamur.be

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