Molecular Origins of Life, Munich 2026

Sitzung

Session D

11.06.2026, 16:30

LMU Munich - Great (Große) Aula

8. TBA

Bénédicte Menez (IPG Paris)

11.06.26, 16:30

10. Potentially Prebiotic Synthesis of a3′-Amino-3′-deoxynucleoside

Derek O’Flaherty (University of Guelph)

11.06.26, 16:55

Scott R. Sammons and Derek K. O’Flaherty

A central challenge in origins-of-life research is to elucidate how primitive genetic polymers could have replicated and propagated nonenzymatically before the advent of macromolecular catalysts. Nucleosides and nucleotides are considered to be essential for the emergence of life, rendering their prebiotically plausible synthesis of fundamental...

5. Function-driven design of protein assemblies.

Alena Khmelinskaia (LMU Munich)

11.06.26, 17:20

Alena Khmelinskaia

Recent computational methods have been developed for designing novel protein assemblies with atomic-level accuracy. Yet, when compared to their natural counterparts, the structural and functional space covered by de novo designed assemblies remains limited. I will share with you our ongoing nature-inspired efforts in diversifying the structural repertoire of protein...

34. Moderated Discussion - Session D

11.06.26, 17:45