Program

Program

Conference themes and invited speakers

Conference Topics

1. Deep-time biomineralization: Origins, molecules, and preservation challenges
2. Dynamic biomineralization: Mechanisms, environments, and architectures
3. Advanced techniques in biomineralization research
4. Synthetic and Bioinspired Materials
5. Future perspectives and emerging trends
6. New frontiers in biocrystallization
 

Invited Speakers

Jeana Drake, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Melinda Duer, University of Cambridge, UK
Denis Gebauer, University of Konstanz, Department of Chemistry, Germany
Derk Joester, Northwestern University, USA
Vladimir Korzh, International Institute of molecular and cell biology, Poland
Nils Kroger, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Frédéric Marin, Université Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Tali Mass, University of Haifa, Israel
Jolanta Prywer, Institute of Physics, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Nico Sommerdjik, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, The Netherlands
Eli Sone, University of Toronto, Canada
Jarosław Tyszka, Institute of Geological Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Steve Weiner, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Monochromatic pink photo of biocrystals from a scanning microscope