Keynote speakers NWO Biophysics 2026
We are pleased to welcome an outstanding line‑up of international keynote speakers, who represent the full breadth of contemporary biophysics research.
- Sarah Keller, University of Washington, USA
Two extremes of liquid-liquid phase separation in membranes: minimal, artificial membranes with two lipids versus living, biological membranes with hundreds of components - Carl-Philipp Heisenberg, ISTA, Austria
Mechanochemical mechanisms driving zebrafish partial (meroblastic) cleavages
Plenary speakers
- Devika Narain (Donders Centre for Neuroscience Nijmegen)
- Matz Liebel (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
- Giorgio Scita (The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology)
- Sebastian Deindl (University of Tübingen)
- Louise Jawerth (Leiden University)
- Ewa Paluch (University of Cambridge)
Call for abstracts
Eager to contribute to NWO Biophysics 2026? Submit your abstract on your research progress. Take note of the important deadlines below and keep an eye on the website for more information!
Deadlines
- Oral abstracts: Thursday 28 May 2026 14.00 hours CEST
- Poster and demo abstracts: Thursday 3 September 2026 14.00 hours CEST
- Participant registration: Thursday 3 September 2026 14.00 hours CEST
Submit your abstract
Join this year’s conference with an interdisciplinary programme which is set to energize collaboration across research fields. Our programme includes keynote and plenary lectures, parallel sessions, poster presentations and interactive sessions.
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About the organisation
NWO Biophysics is organised and sponsored by the NWO domain Science (ENW), in collaboration with the Dutch Society for Microscopy and the Dutch Society of Cell Biology. The programme is carefully selected by the programme committee
Feel free to contact us at biophysics@nwo.nl if you have any questions and we hope to see you at NWO Biophysics 2026!
