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At the Confluence of Biomembrane Sciences : XXIV GEM and 7th APPICOM joint meeting

The conference At the Confluence of Membrane Sciences will take place from November 3–6, 2026, at the Domaine Saint-Joseph in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France. The conference will bring together scientists from around the world to discuss recent advances in the rapidly evolving field of biomembrane science.

 

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The meeting is dedicated to understanding the fundamental role of cellular membranes and membrane proteins in biological function and disease. It spans native and model systems from bacterial and plant membranes to complex animal cells. The conference provides a multidisciplinary forum for researchers in biology, biochemistry, biophysics, physics, and chemistry, fostering exchanges across experimental, theoretical, and computational approaches.

Through keynote lectures, contributed talks, and poster sessions, the conference aims to advance our understanding of biomembrane structure, dynamics, and function, while promoting interactions between communities working at different length scales and levels of biological organization.

 

Conference Topics

  • Membrane Mechanics and Remodeling : Membrane assymetry, exo- and endocytosis, vesicle budding, organelle membrane deformation and fission, autophagy, extracellular vesicles and nanoparticles

  • Structure and Dynamics of Membrane Proteins : Structural biology, structure-function mechanisms, membrane protein assembly
  • Chemical and Biophysical Tools for Investigation Across Scales : High resolution imaging, cryoEM, light-, neutron- and X-ray scattering, NMR, spectroscopy at the physiological, cellular and molecular levels
  • Interactions with Membranes : Modulation of protein functions via lipid interactions, protein lipidation, antimicrobial peptides, lipid nanoparticles, RNA-membrane interactions, selectivity of pathologic biomembranes
  • Lipid Organization and Dynamics :  Membrane domains, lipid trafficking and signalling
  • Membranes at Interfaces : Phase-separated environments, adhesion, membrane-condensate interactions
  • Theoretical and Computational Approaches : Soft-matter physics, protein and membrane molecular modeling, bioinformatics, deep learning

 

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

  • Elena Ambrosetti, University of Padua, Italy.
  • Marie-Cécile Caillaud, CNRS / Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France.
  • Georges Heath, University of Cambridge, UK.
  • André Nadler, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Abdul Rachid Thiam, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris, France.
  • Gisou van der Goot, EPFL, Switzerland.
  • Kien Lam Ung, CNRS / Univ. Toulouse, France      

Registered attendees are encouraged to apply for an oral presentation or a poster exhibit. Registration deadline will be posted later in the year.

 

Conference Organization

The conference is jointly organized by:
  •  The membrane subgroup of the French Biophysical Society (Groupe d’Études des Membranes – GEM)
  •  The CNRS thematic research network APPICOM (APProche Intégrative pour une COmpréhension multi-échelle des protéines de Membrane) 
  •  SIBPA (Società Italiana di Biofisica Pura e Applicata)
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