Laboratory seminars (PV273 in the course catalog) on Wednesday, 10:30 – 11:30, A505, FI MU, Botanická 68, followed by an informal group lunch.

The format of standard lectures: 30-40 minutes presentation + 15 minutes for questions. Slides are expected in English, and the presentation is in English or Czech, depending on the audience. For past seminars, go here.

• 16.9.2026
  Estrella Fernandez-Gimenez, PhD
  SBGrid: Research Computing Support for Structural Biology
  Abstract: Modern structural biology relies on large and interconnected software ecosystems that are increasingly difficult to install, maintain, and reproduce across institutions. These challenges continue to grow as the field rapidly adopts and evolves computationally intensive techniques such as cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET). As a result, researchers and shared facilities face a growing technical burden that diverts time and effort away from scientific discovery and long-term reproducibility.
  The SBGrid Consortium is a non-profit organization based at Harvard University that supports the structural biology community by providing reliable, centrally maintained scientific software. SBGrid currently supports more than 500 laboratories in 22 countries and distributes over 1,000 structural biology applications. In addition to its base in the United States, SBGrid maintains regional satellite partnerships in Oceania through the University of Otago and in Europe through Instruct-ERIC. This international footprint positions SBGrid to support structural biologists at the institutional, regional, and national infrastructure levels.
  SBGrid addresses software sustainability and reproducibility through software “capsules” that bundle applications with all required dependencies, ensuring consistent behavior across platforms. To meet growing computational demands, SBGrid also offers SBCloud, a cloud-based platform that enables cryo-EM and cryo-ET workflows without reliance on extensive local computing resources.
  A successful example of SBGrid’s European engagement is its collaboration with Instruct-ERIC through the Instruct-SP partnership, in collaboration with the JM Carazo laboratory, developers of the Scipion framework. This project has already demonstrated how SBGrid can integrate with established European infrastructures to provide shared software environments, coordinated training, and local user support. The integration of Scipion within SBGrid—by directly connecting Scipion plugins to SBGrid software capsules—enables fully reproducible cryo-EM workflows and serves as a proven model for scalable, sustainable structural biology computing across Europe.
• 23.9.2026
  RNDr. David Procházka, Mgr. Filip Jozefov, Mgr. Emma Sommerová, Bc. Boris Lukačovič
  DreaMS Search
  Abstract: TBA
• 30.9.2026
  RNDr. Pavel Novák
  TBA
• 7.10.2026
  Raheleh Abbasi
  TBA

Contact: Hana Rudová