Join us on 20 November 2026 at LMU Munich for:
Chemical Biology of Weak Molecular Interactions. Bringing together leading researchers to discuss innovative approaches in RNA, chemical biology and nucleic-acid-based therapeutics.

PLEASE REGISTER AT: info@sfb1309.de until 11 November 2026

10:00 am. – 10:30 a.m.: Welcome by Prof. Carell. Prof. Trapp, Prof Lohse: Opening remarks by Representative(s) of the EU & Unveiling the plaque

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Welcome remarks by Dr. Peter Gölitz

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Prof. David A. Leigh (University of Manchester, UK): From Francois Diederich’s ‘New Chemistry to Molecular Machinery’

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.: Prof. Anna K. H. Hirsch (Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung (HIPS) Saarbrücken, DE): Tackling underexplored targets on route to novel anti-infectives

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: Prof. Paola Arimondo (Institut Pasteur Paris, FR): From Chemical Targeting of Epigenetic Writers and Readers to Combating Human Disease

3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.: Prof. Henry Dube (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen, DE): Light and Chemistry for Nanotechnology

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Introduction of Prof. Kathrin Lang by Dr. Eva Wille

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Elisabeth Dane Lecture: Prof. Kathrin Lang (ETH Zürich, CH): Expanding the genetic code to study and engineer protein function