Molecular Origins of Life, Munich 2026

Sitzung

Session H

12.06.2026, 16:00

LMU Munich - Great (Große) Aula

7. Understanding membrane fitness for the Origins of Life Using Automation and Machine Learning

Sarah Maurer (Central Connecticut State University)

12.06.26, 16:00

Sarah Maurer

The interplay between environment and protocells is assumed to be a driving force for chemical and early Darwinian evolution. However, the number of environmental and biological variables makes predicting protocell stability and functionality an unresolved challenge in understanding environment habitability for astrobiology. To address this challenge, we have applied lab...

3. Proto-Peptide Assembly and the Chemical Origins of Backbone Selection

Moran Frenkel-Pinter (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

12.06.26, 16:25

Moran Frenkel-Pinter a,b*

a Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 9190401
b The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 9190401

One of the most fascinating mysteries in the field of origins of life concerns the driving force that led to the selection of today’s 20 universal L-alpha amino acids in biology.
An...

5. Function-driven design of protein assemblies

Alena Khmelinskaia (LMU Munich)

12.06.26, 16:50

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...

41. Moderated Discussion - Session H

12.06.26, 17:15