2026 Western New York Structural Biology Collaborative Summer Symposium
2026 Western New York Structural Biology Collaborative Summer Symposium
Description
The Western New York Structural Biology Collaborative (WNYSBC) is a network of researchers with the common goal of fostering scientific community and collaboration within our region. Our meeting serves as a platform to build connectivity, leverage our collective intellectual and technical resources, and promote structural biology among the broader scientific community.
Symposium highlights include
- Scientific talks highlighting new opportunities for interdisciplinary partnerships
- Poster sessions
- Networking opportunities and brainstorming discussions
- Trainee poster and talk awards
- Free registration for all participants
Event Details
Date: Tuesday July 28th , 2026
Time: 8:30am - 6:00pm
Location: University of Rochester Medical Center, Sarah Flaum Atrium,415 Elmwood Ave., G-9500, Rochester, NY 14642
Lodging: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn, 30 Celebration Dr, Rochester, NY 14620. The Hilton is approximately a 5-10 minute walk to the symposium site. Please contact Stephanie Scoville, Stephanie_Scoville@URMC.Rochester.edu for booking details)
Free Registration
Registration deadline: July 7th, 2026
Abstract deadline: June 23rd, 2026
Abstract Instructions: Please use the provided abstract template, limit your abstract text to fit on no more than one page, and upload as a word document.
Organizing Committee Members
- Makaía Papasergi-Scott (University of Rochester, makaia_papasergiscott@urmc.rochester.edu)
- Monica Pillon (University of Buffalo, mpillon@buffalo.edu)
- Michael Malkowski (University of Buffalo, mgm22@buffalo.edu)
- Mitchell O'Connell (University of Rochester, Mitchell_Oconnell@URMC.Rochester.edu)
- Thomas Grant (University of Buffalo, tdgrant@buffalo.edu)
- Joseph Wedekind (University of Rochester, Joseph_Wedekind@URMC.Rochester.edu)
- Andrew Flyak (Cornell University, andrew.flyak@cornell.edu
- Sozanne Solmaz (Binghamton University, ssolmaz@binghamton.edu)