September 8. - 9. 2026
The conference will be held at the Congress Centre Nové Dvory in South Bohemia, České Budějovice.
Optional trip to Hluboká Castle
An optional excursion to Hluboká Castle is planned for September 9. Participation is voluntary.
Registrations are open
Conference registration is now open.
The registration form can be found
HERE.
Programme
The Biofyzikální sdružení conference will be held this year in České Budějovice (8. - 9. 9. 2026), with participation from both domestic and international experts, including colleagues from Austria. The meeting will focus on discussions of the most advanced biophysical methods and their applications in the study of non-canonical DNA structures and epigenetic processes. The conference will provide a platform for sharing current results, fostering international collaboration, and exchanging experience among research teams from different institutions.
The conference programme will be continuously updated. Last update 14. 8. 2026.
Day 1 - Tuesday
September 8, 2026
Welcome desk and participant check-in
15:00 - 15:30: Czech Biophysical Association: activities and outlook
Overview of current activities and discussion of plans for the next period
15:30 - 15:40: Opening conference
15:40 - 16:15: Invited lecture - Peter Pohl (University of Linz)
16:15 - 16:55: Poster panel discussion & Poster Awards
5 minutes per poster - Section chair: Václav Brázda
16:15 - 16:20: Poster 1 - Eva Bártová
16:20 - 16:25: Poster 2 - Michaela Dobrovolná
16:25 - 16:30: Poster 3 - Karolína Drápalová
16:30 - 16:35: Poster 4 - Libuše Kratochvílová
16:35 - 16:40: Poster 5 - Josef Lazar
16:40 - 16:45: Poster 6 - Charlotte Ng Siu Siu
16:45 - 16:50: Poster 7 - Magdalena Skalníková (Barbora Plecáková)
16:50 - 16:55: Poster 8 - Lenka Stixová (Martina Tunzerová)
18:00: Dinner and informal discussion
Day 2 - Wednesday
September 9, 2026
09:00 - 09:30: Invited lecture - Angelika Lahnsteiner (University of Salzburg)
09:30 - 10:30: Expert lectures - Block I
“Non-canonical structures of DNA”
09:30 - 10:00: Václav Brázda (Institute of Biophysics, Brno)
“Analyses of non-canonical structures in DNA”
10:00 - 10:30: Martin Bartas (University of Ostrava, Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science)
“More Than a Repeat? A TTGGG G-Quadruplex Locus in the Zea perennis Mitochondrial Genome”
10:30 - 10:45: Coffee break
10:45 - 11:45: Expert lectures - Block II
10:45 - 11:15: Aleš Holoubek (Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague)
“Live-cell monitoring of nucleoplasm-interacting proteins engaged in stress sensing”
11:15 - 11:45: Paul Sebastian Miclea (First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University)
“FLIPs: Genetically encoded molecular biosensors for functional imaging of cell signaling by linear dichroism microscopy”
12:00 - 13:00: Lunch
13:15 - 16:30: Excursion to Hluboká Castle
Venues
Congress Centre Nové Dvory
Nové Dvory 2235, České Budějovice, 37005
The conference will take place at the Congress Centre Nové Dvory in České Budějovice, a modern venue offering excellent facilities for professional events.
website: knezinek.cz
map location: Google Map
Conference participants are responsible for arranging and covering the costs of their own accommodation.
Registration and Conference fees
Registration for this conference is mandatory.
Registration deadline is 15. 8. 2026.
Conference fees:
- Members: 3 000,- CZK
- Others: 4 000,- CZK
Conference fee includes:
- 2x coffeebreak
- 1x dinner
Contact
Czech Biophysical Society
A main representative of the Czech Biophysical Society:
prof. RNDr. Eva Bártová, Ph.D., DSc.
contact:
Hana Křivánková: krivankova@ibp.cz
website: cbpa.cz
