And that's a wrap on the EMBO Workshop 'Chemical biology 2026'! #EMBOChemBio

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us - from exciting science to lively discussions over coffee, it was a fantastic few days of exchanging ideas, making connections, and exploring the latest in chemical biology ⚗️🧪

And a blast from the past! This is what #EMBOChemBio looked like back in 2008 🧪🗓️

Highlights from the last day of 'Chemical biology 2026' included the keynote speech ➡️'Chemical biology opens new avenues for drug discovery' presented by Michelle Arkin (University of California San Francisco) and of course the poster prizes! 🧪⚗️ #EMBOChemBio
See you next time!
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Much inspiration at #EMBOChemBio comes from the many short and flash talk presentations from scientists of all career stages. Great presentations, creative research! #ChemBio #ChemSky

Further highlights of the 2nd day of #EMBOChemBio were Luke Lavis illuminating us with brilliant dyes, and Paola Picotti on her fantastic method LiP-MS: limited proteolysis coupled to mass spectrometry. So many possible applications! #ChemBio #ChemSky

💻 Our events are hybrid, offering a virtual platform, livestreams, Q&A, online resources, discussions, and recorded talks. This time we also have a bunch of you attending #EMBOChemBio remotely! ⚗️🧬🧪

Session 3: Chemical technologies to manipulate biology
➡️ talks by Mark Brönstrup and Vanessa Rogga

Poster session: where “I’ll just have a quick look” somehow turns into a 20-minute scientific deep dive 😄🧪

Yesterday’s poster session at 'Chemical biology' had all the right ingredients: a little chemistry, a little biology, and a lot of interaction ⚗️💬 #EMBOChemBio

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Day 2 of the EMBO Workshop 'Chemical biology 2026' is in full swing ⚗️🤓

🔵 Session 2: Chemical technologies to probe biology
🎤 'Cartographing local proteomes’ actionability' presented by Yimon Aye (University of Oxford, UK)

+ lots of coffee! #EMBOChemBio

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From detection of new PTMs (Chu Wang), diverse approaches to target protein aggregation (Mi Hee Lim) to new photocage designs (Peter Kele) and target ID of new electrophiles (Yimon Aye): #EMBOChemBio offers to learn from different areas and amazing methods to inspire own research! #ChemBio #ChemSky

Finished the first day of #EMBOChemBio with an inspiring keynote by Bill De Grado on design of proteins with various functions.
Now off to an exciting second day! Started by Hermen Overkleeft on the complexity of glycosidases and their amazing work to tackle them with activity based probes #ChemBio

Great talk today by Ben Lehner on how to find allosteric sites in proteins by mutational mapping of proteins for effects on binding and stability. Huge amounts of data, important applications. Great start of the conference! #EMBOChemBio

Welcome to Day 1 of 'Chemical biology 2026'! Looking forward to the next 4 days packed with science and new connections ⚗️🤩
➡️ Opening remarks by one of our scientific organisers Bryan Dickinson (University of Chicago, USA)
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