Competition – the best PhD thesis in the field of structural biology 2025

The goal of the competition is to motivate young scientists (PhD degree or equivalent) to work in the field, to support a high level of research and study at Czech and Slovak universities in this field, and to contribute to the involvement of young scientists in the community of structural biologists and related fields.

The prize includes a monetary reward of 25,000 CZK in the form of a scholarship and coverage of the regular conference fee for XXII Discussions in Structural Molecular Biology and 9th User Meeting of CIISB in 2026.

Deadline for submitting application: January 9, 2026
Announcement of results: not later than February 13, 2026

More details you can find at PhDThesisAward.

Questions regarding the Competition should be addressed to Dr. Jarmila Dušková at duskovaj@ibt.cas.cz or to Dr. Jan Dohnálek at dohnalek@ibt.cas.cz.

Rules/Instructions

Application Form

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19–21 March 2026
The XXII Discussions in Structural Molecular Biology and the 9th User Meeting of CIISB
Nové Hrady, South Bohemia

26 April – 2 May 2026
CCP4 Central European Workshop 2026
Nové Hrady, South Bohemia

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22nd Structural Biology Club

22nd Structural Biology Club of the Czech Society for Structural Biology
online on 26 November 2025, 13:00 (CET) with the following scientific talks kindly delivered by our guests.

See full details including abstracts.

Structures in Solution: BioSAXS at BM29 ESRF
Presented by Petra Pernot
Macromolecular Crystallography, X-ray Imaging and Small Angle Scattering Group, ESRF, Grenoble, France

Cryo-EM data processing in CCP-EM Doppio
Presented by Colin M. Palmer
Scientific Computing Department, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom

Moderator: Martin Malý, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Please, join us on this Zoom link (join 5‐10 minutes before the beginning)
https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/96476573488

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Candidate Profiles for the 2025 ČSSB Council Elections Are Now Available

The candidate profiles for the upcoming 2025 ČSSB Council elections have been published!

We encourage all members to explore the profiles and learn more about the nominees before the voting process begins.

You can find the candidate profiles here: Candidate profiles 2025

Thank you to all nominees for their participation, and we look forward to an active and engaging election.

ČSSB Election Committee
Richard Hrabal (předseda) [hrabalr@vscht.cz],
Josef Houser [houser@mail.muni.cz],
Lada Biedermannová [lada.biedermannova@ibt.cas.cz]