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 depends on complex software ecosystems that are difficult to install, maintain, and reproduce, particularly for cryo-EM. The non-profit SBGrid Consortium supports over 500 laboratories in 22 countries by centrally maintaining and distributing more than 1,000 applications. SBGrid promotes sustainability and reproducibility through software “capsules” that bundle applications with their dependencies for consistent cross-platform use. Through the Instruct-SP partnership and collaboration with the JM Carazo laboratory, SBGrid has integrated Scipion plugins directly with its software capsules. This integration provides reproducible cryo-EM workflows, shared environments, coordinated training, and local support. SBGrid also has a cloud platform that enables computationally intensive workflows without extensive local infrastructure. It offers a proven model for scalable and 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