IT IS OUR GREAT HONOR AND PLEASURE TO INVITE YOU TO THE 13th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE STRUCTURE & STABILITY OF BIOMACROMOLECULES "SSB 2025" in KOSICE, SLOVAKIA, 9 - 12 SEPTEMBER 2025.
The conference traces its origins to 1999, when its inaugural session, "Structure and Stability of Proteins," was held as a small local meeting. Over the past two decades, it has grown into an international, multidisciplinary platform that brings together scientists from diverse fields. The program is designed to foster dynamic discussions among both junior and senior researchers, covering a broad spectrum of topics, including molecular biophysics, biochemistry, biology, and protein chemistry. Special focus will also be given to the current advancements, emerging developments, and future trends in bio- and nanotechnologies. A reduced fee is offered for Ph.D. students to support the participation of young scientists.

The young scientists are invited to participate in "The Young Scientist Award" competition for the best oral and poster presentation. Furthermore, the Slovak Biophysical Society will support the participation of several selected young researchers (under 35 years old) at the conference by reimbursing the conference fee. We kindly ask all interested applicants to send their conference abstract, a short CV, and a list of publications to fedunova@saske.sk by June 30, 2025. Applicants will be notified of the reimbursement decision by July 10, 2025.
We hope that the former SSB conferences were memorable for participants in terms of scientific content and social activities, and we look forward to meeting you in Kosice again.

Topics

THE CONFERENCE IS DEVOTED TO BIOMACROMOLECULES IN THE CONTEXT OF:


  • Structural aspects
  • Aggregation
  • Activity
  • Factors influencing stability
  • Ligand binding and inhibition
  • Modifications and engineering
  • Bioinformatics, nano- and molecular design
  • Applications in medicine, bio- and nanotechnologies
  • Experimental and computational strategies for structural and conformational studies

Venue

Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, Kosice, Slovakia

Kosice

Slovakia's second-largest city, Kosice, is also one of the oldest towns in Slovakia. The first written record of the city goes back to 1230. Kosice, as a medieval city, has many historical and cultural sights. It is also a modern and vibrant city with short walking distances and a cutting-edge industrial sector. Find out more about our beautiful city at the official web pages: www.visitkosice.org/en or www.kosice.sk/en.


How to get here:

By airplane
  • Kosice international airport (KSC) is located 8 km from the city center.
  • The TAXI service is provided in front of the arrival terminal (Bolt, AirTaxi Kosice etc.). The ride to the hotel costs about 10 - 20 € depending on the TAXI provider.
  • Kosice can also be reached from Budapest airport, followed by a 3-hour long ride by a bus (15-20 € per person) or shuttle minibus (55-70€ per person).
By train
  • Kosice central train station is located in a proximity to downtown.

Deadlines & fees

Registration fee:

250€

Regular participants

200€

Members of Slovak Physical Society and Slovak Biophysical Society

130€

Ph.D. students

Important dates:

April 10

Registration opening

June 30

Registration closing

July 15

Abstract submission deadline


Contribution submission


Form of presentation:

Conference language:

  •   Plenary lecture 30+5 min

  •   English

  •   Short talk 15+5 min

  •   Flash poster presentation 5 min

  •   Poster (yet to be disclosed)

  • Please prepare presentations in .pdf or .pptx format. Presentations should be in a 16:9 aspect ratio to avoid technical issues.
  • The organizer reserves the right to change the type of contribution from poster to plenary/flash poster presentation and vice versa. Affected participants will be informed by e-mail ahead of the conference.
  • Flash poster presentation at conferences is a short, typically 2–5 minute oral presentation where authors briefly introduce their poster’s key findings. Flash presentations are usually accompanied by a few slides, not only poster itself.

Contribution submission

Authors are required to use the contribution template provided and send it in .docx format as an e-mail attachment to the address kubackova@saske.sk by July 15th, 2025. The maximum length of the contribution is 2 pages (standard A4, including title, list of authors, their affiliations, and references). Contribution submission will be confirmed by e-mail.

The young scientist award competition

Ph.D. students and junior scientists up to 35 years are invited to participate in the Young scientist award competition in both categories - oral presentation or poster. If you would like to participate, please select the appropriate option in the registration form.


Organizers


Scientific committee:

Organizing committee:

Diana Fedunova
Zuzana Gazova
Andrea Antosova
Zuzana Bednarikova
Tomas Biro
Viktoria Fedorova
Miroslav Gancar
Jana Kubackova
Hanan Abdul Kareem
Marian Reiffers
Michaela Romanovova
Cyril Slaby
Dana Svarcbergerova

Contact

Conference Secretariat:

Diana Fedunova
Institute of Experimental Physics
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Watsonova 47, 040 01 Kosice
tel.: 00421 55 792 2336
e-mail: fedunova@saske.sk