Scientific Programme
Wednesday 28th Jan 2026 - Day 1
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Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
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From 10.15 |
Registration - AstraZeneca Reception |
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11.00 |
Introduction to structural MS |
Anton Calabrese |
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11.30 |
Introduction to crosslinking |
Tomos Morgan |
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12.30 |
Lunch - AstraZeneca |
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13.45 |
Groups moving through: |
Tomos Morgan//Cat Franco/Joe Gault/Anna Simmonds/Charles Eldrid/Jaime Pitts |
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15.45 |
Processing of crosslinking data |
Tomos Morgan/Jaime Pitts |
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16.45 |
Future of crosslinking |
Adam Cahill |
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17.15 |
End |
Joe Gault /Tomos Morgan |
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From 18.30 |
Pub meal - Cambridge Mill Road |
All |
Thursday 29th Jan 2026 - Day 2
Note: A Poster list for this event can be accessed by clicking on the word 'Posters' in the Scientific Programme below. A PDF version of the list can also be found in the Resources Section at the foot of this web page.
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8.15 |
Registration opens |
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9.00 Auditorium |
Arrival & welcome |
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9.10 |
Plenary – Kathryn Lilley (University of Cambridge) |
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“Unveiling the Complexities of Cellular Mechanisms: Beyond Protein Expression“ |
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10.00 |
Session 1 |
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10.00 Using Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry to Understand De Novo Designed α-Helical Coiled Coils - Ana Bath Alen, University of Manchester |
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10.20 Using quantitative crosslinking mass spectrometry to explore the dynamics of cardiac myosin with an inhibitor - Jaime Pitts, University of Leeds |
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10.40 Integrated Mass Spectrometry Approach Reveals S-Glutathionylation as a Structural Switch within Light-Harvesting Complexes in Cyanobacteria - Hiruni S. Jayasekera, University of Birmingham |
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11.00 Conference Room 3 |
Coffee & Posters |
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11.30 |
Session 2 |
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11.30 Conformational Dynamics of Ubiquitin Shuttle Proteins Linked to Phase Separation - Mxolisi Madoda, University of Strachcylde |
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11.50 Towards long acting & potent heterodimeric peptide therapeutics: Cyclic Ion mobility-Mass Spectrometry reveals conformational stability - Esther Martin, AstraZeneca |
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12.10 Spatially Resolved Determination of Small Molecular Protein Affinities by Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry - Glenn Masson, Dundee |
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12.30 Conference Room 3 |
Lunch & Posters |
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13.30 Auditorium |
Early Career Panel Session "Career Paths Post-PhD and Beyond" chaired by Charlie Eldrid (Manchester) & Anna Simmonds (Leeds) Guest Panellsits - Jo Kirkpatrick (Thermo Fisher), Mike Morris (Waters), Josephine Bunch (NPL), Idlir Liko (EIT Oxford) |
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14.20 Auditorium |
Invited Lecture - Lori Passmore (LMB) |
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"Molecular insights into the regulation of mRNA" |
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15.10 Conference Room 3 |
Coffee & Break |
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15.30 |
Session 3 |
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15.30 Cryo-EM of native membrane proteins reveals near-gas-phase structures preserved after soft-landing electrospray ion beam deposition - Jingjin Fan, Univeristy of Oxford |
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15.50 Understanding oligonucleotides: creating a toolbox to investigate structural features of the Thrombin-binding aptamer & quinine binding aptamer 38-GC - Francesca Bellingeri, University of Leeds |
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16.10 Integrative Structural Mass Spectrometry Applications in Biotherapeutic Design - Thomas Powell, Immunocore |
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16.30 Auditorium |
Invited Lecture – Weston Struwe, University of Oxford |
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"Uncovering Glycoprotein Structure Across Molecular Scales" |
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17.20-17.30 |
Prizes & Close |
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