Biochemistry Without Borders 2026:
Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Biochemical Society

26-28 August, 2026, Debrecen, Hungary

Program

Day 1, Wednesday, Aug 26th

14:00-14:40 Opening and FEBS National Lecture
Chair: Mihály Kovács
14:00-14:10
Mihály Kovács, László Csernoch, György Panyi

Opening
14:10-14:40
Michele Vendruscolo
(University of Cambridge)
Drug design for undruggable targets using AI
14:40-16:10 Computational biology, intrinsically disordered proteins, systems biology
Chair: Zsuzsanna Dosztányi
14:40-15:00
Xavier Salvatella
(IRB Barcelona)
Kinetic stabilization of transcription factor condensates by sequence biases that increase helical propensity
15:00-15:20
Markus Zweckstetter
(German Center For Neurodegenerative Diseases)
Decoding conformational heterogeneity across disordered proteomes
15:20-15:35
Gábor Erdős
(Eötvös Loránd University)
Zero-shot prediction of thermodynamic properties of proteins
15:35-15:50
Krisztina Tar
(University of Debrecen)
The contribution of gastrointestinal motility changes to weight loss in patients with HD
15:50-16:10
Zsuzsanna Dosztányi
(Eötvös Loránd University)
Exploring linear motif-mediated interaction networks
16:10-18:00 Poster discussion I.
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18:00- Welcome reception

Day 2, Thursday, Aug 27th

9:00-10:00 Award lectures
Chair: Beáta Lontay
9:00-9:20
László Virág (Tankó Béla Award)

TBA
9:20-9:40
Viktor Dombrádi (Tankó Béla Lifetime Achievement Award)

TBA
9:40-9:50
Hamidreza Mianesaz (Bio-Science Award)
(University of Debrecen)
Genomic regions occupied by both RARα and VDR are involved in the convergence and cooperation of retinoid and vitamin D signaling pathways
9:50-10:00
Mihály Kovács, Anita Alexa, Ilka Keller, Orsolya Németh-Szatmári (Biokémia 50 Award)

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 Molecular signaling, cell-cell communication, cell death and differentiation
Chair: Anikó Keller-Pintér
10:30-10:50
Agnieszka Chacinska
(Polish Academy of Sciences)
Regulation of mitochondrial protein import in human cells
10:50-11:10
László Hunyady
(HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Roles of arrestin proteins in the regulation of receptor function
11:10-11:25
Szilvia Benkő
(University of Debrecen)
Intracellular pattern recognition nod-like receptors in skeletal muscle cells
11:25-11:40
Edina Szabó-Meleg
(University of Pécs)
Membrane nanotubes as pathways for viral dissemination and intercellular cargo transfer
11:40-12:00
József Mihály
(HUN-REN Biological Research Centre)
Flightless I and LRRFIP work together to regulate lateral growth of the sarcomeres in Drosophila
12:00-13:15 Lunch
13:15-15:15 Genome organization and engineering, gene expression, epigenetics
Chair: Dávid Szüts
13:15-13:35
George Garinis
(Imbb-Forth and The University of Crete)
DNA damage and innate immune signalling in health and disease
13:35-13:55
David Rueda
(Imperial College London)
Dynamic control of chromatin architecture and DNA resolution
13:55-14:15
Gergely Nagy
(University of Debrecen)
Lineage-determining transcription factor-driven promoters regulate cell type-specific macrophage gene expression
14:15-14:35
Lóránt Székvölgyi
(University of Debrecen)
Mitochondrial topoisomerase 1 (TOP1MT) rs2293925 is an enhancer-active SNP that shapes mitochondrial R-Loop dynamics
14:35-14:55
Ágnes Tantos
(HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Exploring non-histone lysine methylation in the human proteome
14:55-15:15
Iván Uray
(University of Debrecen)
Epigenetic modulation of the mammary extracellular matrix by the zymogen granule protein 16B (ZG16B)
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45-17:45 Protein structure, function and modeling, proteomics
Chair: Éva Csősz
15:45-16:05
Fernando Corrales
(National Center For Biotechnology)
Proteomic Insights into the molecular mechanisms of chronic cholestatic liver disease: a framework for clinical applications
16:05-16:20
Arnon Henn
(Technion-Israel Institute of Technology)
Myosin19 molecular motor is functionally tailor-made for orchestrating mitochondrial transport and powering cellular migration
16:20-16:35
Michal Wasilewski
(Polish Academy of Sciences)
New tools to study the localization and biogenesis of mitochondrial proteins
16:35-16:50
János Mótyán
(University of Debrecen)
Structure and specificity of human retroviral-like aspartic protease 1 (ASPRV1)
16:50-17:05
Andrea Bodor
(Eötvös Loránd University)
NMR spectroscopy in structural biology
17:05-17:25
Keir Neuman
(National Institutes of Health)
Direct observation topoisomerase conformational dynamics
17:25-17:45
Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro
(Universidade Do Porto)
Nanobodies as tools to interrogate flexible protein targets in neurodegenerative diseases
16:45-18:00 Poster discussion II.
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18:00- Gala dinner

Day 3, Friday, Aug 28th

9:00-10:40 Molecular basis of disease and therapy
Chair: Ferenc Gallyas
9:00-9:15
Péter Bay
(University of Debrecen)
Adrenalin overproduction in breast cancer patients and its sequelae
9:15-9:30
Éva Csősz
(University of Debrecen)
Circulating biomarkers and molecular heterogeneity identified by machine learning in obesity and type 2 diabetes
9:30-9:45
Agnieszka Robaszkiewicz
(University of Lodz)
Redox adaptation underlies survival of chemotherapy-resistant polyploid giant cancer cells revealed by single-cell transcriptomics
9:45-10:00
Péter Nagy
(National Institute of Oncology)
Cysteine metabolism in cancer
10:00-10:20
László Nagy
(Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
BACH1 acts as a pioneer repressor to enable macrophage plasticity and adaptation across tissues and inflammatory contexts
10:20-10:40
Veerle Janssens
(University of Leuven)
Protein phosphatase 2A: a structural and functional signaling centipede with roles in disease
10:40-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Translational research, medicinal biochemistry, drug development
Chair: György Keserű
11:00-11:30
Rob Leurs
(Vrije University)
Photopharmacology: towards new tools for spatial-temporal modulation of biology
11:30-11:50
András Nagy
(HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Engineering immune evasion in pluripotent stem cells with safecell tumor control for universal cell lines
11:50-12:10
András Málnási-Csizmadia
(Eötvös Loránd University)
CLN-2501, the first-in-class capillary-selective vasorelaxant restores microvascular reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction
12:10-12:30
Ferenc Gallyas
(University of Pécs)
Cardioprotective effects of red wine polyphenols
12:30-14:00 Mechanistic insights and applied platforms in biotechnology
Chair: Ágota Apáti
12:30-12:50
Zsuzsanna Izsvák
(The Max Delbrück Center)
Replication-coupled DNA topology guides Sleeping Beauty integration and enables programmable retuning of insertion landscapes
12:50-13:10
Attila Csikász-Nagy
(Pázmány Péter Catholic University)
Quantitative analysis of spatial growth and interactions in yeast colonies under variable environments
13:10-13:30
Zeljko Popović
(University of Novi Sad)
Biochemistry behind diapause - insects as a promising source of new pharmaceuticals
13:30-13:45
Bernadett Kolozsvári
(Bio-Science Ltd)
From isolation to insight — power your extracellular vesicles research
13:45-14:00
Katalin Vincze
(HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Molecular and Pharmacological Characterization of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in hiPSC-Derived Dentate Gyrus Granule Cells
14:00 Closing
Chair: Mihály Kovács
14:15- Farewell Lunch

List of posters

P-01Ximena Aixa Castro Naser (University of Padova)
A Shared Vocabulary for Disordered Proteins and Condensates
P-02Andrea Guba (University of Debrecen)
A Method Based On Liquid Chromatography And Mass Spectrometry For The Quantitative Determination of Adenine Nucleotides In Bacterial Samples
P-03Norbert Deutsch (Eötvös Loránd University)
Variant Effect Predictors Show Systematic Bias in Intrinsically Disordered Regions
P-04Zhangzheng Wang (University of Debrecen)
INtegrative Proteomics And Mendelian Randomization Identify Casual Biomarkers For Non-Traumatic Osteonecrosis of The Femoral Head
P-05Arpan Ghosh (Eötvös Loránd University)
Computational tools for proteome-wide prediction of IDR-mediated interactions
P-06Richárd Hornyák (Eötvös Loránd University)
Benchmarking Computational Methods to Characterize the Conformational Ensembles of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
P-07Rita Pancsa (HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Reliable prediction of short linear motifs in the human proteome
P-08Szilvia Dudla (HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Structural Analysis of Unilamellar Phospholipid Vesicles with Small-Angle X-ray Scattering and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
P-09Mustafa Abdulakreem (HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Investigating the role of RNA binding in the cellular function of KMT2D
P-10Éva Kereszturi (Semmelweis University)
Fatty Acid-Induced Remodeling of the Hepatic miRNA Landscape: miR-1269a-Mediated Regulation of H6PD
P-11Dóra Csige (University of Debrecen)
Transcriptomic profiling identifies disease-specific miRNA-mRNA regulatory networks in systemic sclerosis
P-12Dóra Nagy-Bojcsuk (University of Debrecen)
CpG content contributes to tissue-resident macrophage enhancer selection
P-13Edina Erdős (HUN-REN Biological Research Centre)
IL-4-activated STAT6 priming shapes context-dependent transcriptional responses in macrophages
P-14Dzsenifer Török (HUN-REN Biological Research Centre)
WRNIP1 and BLM cooperate in i-motif processing
P-15Viktória Kátrán (Eötvös Loránd University)
Breaking bonds, building droplets: how interface mutations affect phase separation in Escherichia coli single-stranded DNA-binding protein (EcSSB)
P-16Luca Gál (HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Systematic evaluation of the effect of PBS length on editing outcome in Prime Editing
P-17Péter Tóth (HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Development of a Reporter for the identification of CRISPR-Mediated HDR Knock-In Events in Coding Sequences
P-18Szvitlána Kusztro (University of Debrecen)
The importance of thiamine availability in the thermogenic competency of human adipocytes
P-19Kyuseung Lee (University of Debrecen)
PPARγ Agonist Rosiglitazone Induces Thermogenic Transcriptomic Profile of Human Adipocytes Carrying Fto Rs1421085 Obesity Risk-Free Alleles Not Affecting The Risk Allele Carriers
P-20Botond Csongrádi (University of Debrecen)
Identification of plasma membrane-associated hsp90 melanoma-specific client proteins
P-21Richárd Kinter (University of Debrecen)
Effects of fluorescent photoactive hsp90 inhibitors on the metastatic properties of melanoma cells
P-22Sabahat Gulzar (Polish Academy of Sciences)
Altered Mitochondrial Dynamics and Calcium Homeostasis in Brain Endothelial Cells in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
P-23Mohamad Mahfood (University of Debrecen)
Identification of miRNAs Regulating Myosin Phosphatase Expression in Breast Cancer
P-24Zoltán Palczert (Semmelweis University)
The insulin receptor internalization is regulated by PCSK9 and diet
P-25Hossameldin Ali (University of Debrecen)
Exploring the role of the proteasome activator PA200 in the decreased fertility of HD transgenic male mice
P-26Gabriella Orosz (Semmelweis University)
Influence of common missense polymorphisms on the stability of the human SCD5B protein
P-27Seo Mizuki (University of Debrecen)
Cytosolic aconitase 1 (ACO1) determines the thermogenic potential of human deep cervical area-derived adipocytes
P-28Viktória Lőrinczi (University of Debrecen)
The extracellular myo-inositol enhances the thermogenic capacity of human sgbs adipocytes
P-29Dávid Kovács (University of Szeged)
Chain length determines fatty acid metabolism in adipocytes
P-30Boglárka Juhász (University of Szeged)
Investigating adipocyte differentiation in the breast cancer microenvironment
P-31Júlia Kollár (University of Szeged)
Adipocyte lipid composition drives breast cancer cell invasion
P-32Olga Nagy (Center For Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics And Gynecology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Health Centre, University of Szeged, Hungary)
Sperm dna integrity behind infertility: differential associations of single- and double-strand sperm dna breaks with male fertility parameters
P-33Emese Tóth (University of Debrecen)
The role of catecholamines in breast cancer progression
P-34Job Kola ()
Stretch-induced regulation of CXCL1 expression during the development of ileus
P-35Dorottya Károlyi (Eötvös Loránd University)
Fatty acid synthesis is critical for sustaining torc1 activity in malignant tumors
P-36Lili Fruzsina Balogh (University of Debrecen)
Copine expression profiles in human epidermal melanocytes and melanoma cells
P-37Áron Zubánics-Nagy (Semmelweis University)
Heterologous expression, purification and characterization of mitochondrial alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex subunits and their disease-relevant mutant variants
P-38Tibor Hajdú (University of Debrecen)
THE SEPTIN7-soce axis is crucial for melanoma cell invasiveness
P-39Péter Deák (University of Pécs)
Investigation of the effect of MIF tautomerase inhibitor TE-91 in M1 polarized macrophages
P-40János Pálinkás (Eötvös Loránd University)
SSB1 links stress granule regulation to cellular stress responses and renal ischemia-reperfusion injury
P-41Kinga Kołacz-Milewska (University of Lodz)
Single-cell-guided identification of early and late polyploid giant cancer cells reveals their essential dependence on thiol-recycling antioxidant systems
P-42József Tőzsér (University of Debrecen)
Modified mRNA encoding SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Modulate Macrophage Polarization, Cytokine Production, and Phagocytic Activity
P-43Bettina Rákóczi (HUN-REN Biological Research Centre)
Modulatory role of HSPB1 in Neuroinflammation and Glial Activation
P-44István Bohács (HUN-REN Biological Research Centre)
Membrane lipid remodelling during intracellular thermogenesis: implications for cellular stress adaptation
P-45Melinda Tóth (HUN-REN Biological Research Centre)
Heat shock proteins and thermal stress in the aging brain: Increased vulnerability and therapeutic opportunities
P-46Péter Tóth (University of Debrecen)
Raman spectroscopy distinguishes HER2-positive breast cancer cell lines through lipid metabolic signatures
P-47Botond Engel (HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
The role of polymerase ⍳ in chemotherapy- and smoking-induced mutagenesis
P-48Tibor Kovács (Eötvös Loránd University)
The GTPase-activating protein TBC1D30 is a conserved negative regulator of Rab2A mediated lysosomal degradation
P-49Hédi Árva (University of Szeged)
Investigation of gene expressional changes related to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in rat
P-50Ilka Keller (University of Debrecen)
Smoothelin-like protein 1 promotes decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells in in vitro PCOS model - TITKOSITOTT -
P-51Ádám Ungvári (University of Debrecen)
SMTNL1 reverses impaired decidualization and inflammation under pcos-like conditions in human endometrial stromal cells - TITKOSITOTT -
P-52Petra Körmendi (HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Intracellular trafficking of the ABCG2 multidrug transporter – the role of recycling endosomes
P-53Rini Arianti (University of Debrecen)
Revealing the criticial role of iron in the thermogenic gene regulation of human adipocytes
P-54Sarolta Tóth (Semmelweis University)
The role of Plasma Membrane Ca²⁺-ATPase 4b in autophagy
P-55Albert Papp (University of Debrecen)
Impared skeletal muscle regeneration in the absence of adenosine a2a receptor
P-56Loretta László (HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Tks4 invadosome protein is involved in the LLPS-driven signaling network
P-57Nóra Enyedi (University of Debrecen)
Inhibition of L-type amino acid transporters (LATs) impairs thermogenesis in human cervical-derived adipocytes
P-58Zsófia Bodogán (University of Debrecen)
Interplay of myosin phosphatase and protein phosphatase-2A in the EGCG/67LR signaling pathway
P-59Dorottya Vígh (University of Debrecen)
Epirubicin sensitizes HER2+ breast cancer cells to the antitumor activity of chimeric antigen receptor-expressing macrophages
P-60Ahmad Ismael (University of Debrecen)
STAT5-Mediated Regulation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome
P-61Hala Ahmad (University of Debrecen)
ATRA Modulates Inflammasomes Expression and Function in Human Macrophage Subpopulations
P-62Fanni Balogh (University of Debrecen)
Role of NOD-like receptors in human monocyte-derived mircroglia-like cells under hypoxia
P-63András Czajlik (Semmelweis University)
Solution structure and dynamics of the lipoylated and non-lipoylated lipoyl domain in the dihydrolipoamide succinyltransferase (E2) subunit of the human alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
P-64Samara Mhana (University of Debrecen)
Effect of mesotrypsinogen-specific mutations on human trypsinogen autoactivation
P-65Kinga Tibori (Semmelweis University)
Effect of the most common missense variations on the human NADH cytochrome b5 oxidoreductase enzyme
P-66Villő Kocsis (Semmelweis University)
Assessing HSD11B1 Missense Variants: Bridging In Silico Predictions and In Vitro Functional Analysis
P-67Ákos Harkai (Semmelweis University)
Analysis of GbpC-aptamer binding using an AI-based approach
P-68Dávid Lepár (University of Szeged)
Functional characterisation of the spermatoproteasome during spermatogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster
P-69Mansi Jain (University of Debrecen)
Optimising the Sample Preparation Workflow for Mass Spectrometry Based Tear Proteomics
P-70Petra Magdolna Bertalan (University of Debrecen)
Targeting antimicrobial and immunomodulatory peptides in human biofluids
P-71Moballegh Nasery Mahshid (University of Debrecen)
Identification of an Immune-Related Signature for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
P-72Minh Ngoc Nguyen (University of Debrecen)
Proteomic anaylsis of the surfaceome in human melanoma
P-73Gyula Hoffka (University of Debrecen)
Computational insight into reaction mechanism and antiviral resistance development of SARS-CoV-2 main protease
P-74Alaa Rahim (University of Debrecen)
RNA interactions of human neuronal transglutaminase
P-75Bernadett Juhász (Eötvös Loránd University)
Exploring the LC8 proximal interactome using TurboID
P-76Patrik Horváth (Eötvös Loránd University)
Disease-associated mutations alter interactions and condensation properties of human mitochondrial single-stranded DNA binding protein
P-77Babett Csordás (University of Pécs, Medical School)
Investigation of the Interaction Between Myotrophin and Capping Protein in a Drosophila Model System
P-78Tamás Szaniszló (Eötvös Loránd University)
Expanding the Role of LC8: A Central Player in the Ciliary-Centrosomal System
P-79Dorka Aszódy (Eötvös Loránd University)
SLIM-mediated interactions connect LC8 to PML nuclear bodies
P-80Dalma Dojcsák (University of Miskolc)
CRP-Associated Remodeling of the Serum and IgG N-Glycoproteome in Pediatric Appendicitis Revealed by MALDI-FTICR
P-81Péter Hunyadi (HUN-REN Tki)
Unlocking the Hinge: A Conserved Proline Residue Mediates Long-Range Allosteric Coupling in AtABCB1 Transporter
P-82Tamara Teski (HUN-REN Research Centre For Natural Sciences)
Functionally related internal fluctuations in human ileal bile acid-binding protein by high pressure NMR
P-83Márton Péter Nyiri (Eötvös Loránd University)
Effect of plastic nanoparticles on the aggregation properties and cytotoxicity of amyloid-β peptide
P-84Benjamin Kovács (Eötvös Loránd University)
Solution NMR studies of EcSSB protein: from disorder to phase separation
P-85Fanni Sebák (Eötvös Loránd University)
Slow and fast timescale dynamics in the disordered N-terminal region of p53 in free form and in complex with S100P protein
P-86Yousif Al-Khafaji (University of Debrecen)
Deferoxamine-mediated iron depletion prevented thermogenic activation in human cervical-derived adipocytes
P-87Emília Kovács (University of Debrecen)
The role of thiamine transporters in thermogenesis of human adipocytes
P-88Kristóf Guy (University of Debrecen)
Role of the iron-ferritin-ferroxidase axis in the progression of valvular mineralization: lysosomes to exosomes
P-89Enikő Tóth (University of Szeged)
Tilorone Suppresses TGF-β–Driven Fibroblast Activation and Restores BMP–Smad1/5/8 Signaling: Implications for Laryngotracheal Fibrosis
P-90Vanja Tatić (University of Novi Sad)
Combined wet lab and in silico analyses of insect haemolymph towards identification of biotechnologically applicable proteins
P-91Doaa Al-U'Datt (Jordan University of Science And Technology)
Targeting Peptidylarginine Deiminase 4 to Mitigate Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling
P-92Emese Huber (University of Debrecen)
Metabolic and pharmacological modulation of the molecular clock in human melanoma cells
P-93Norman Noel Tanner (University of Szeged)
Sex differences in the metabolic effects of atorvastatin and metformin treatment in a diet-induced obesity mouse model
P-94Zoltán Kónya (University of Debrecen)
Studying protein phosphatase-mediating drugs: In Vitro influences and the cellular effects
P-95Pálma Porrogi (Széchenyi István University)
Inflammation and enzyme induction drive phenoconversion to a functional poor metabolizer state in CYP3A5*3/*3 carriers: Biochemical insights from antipsychotic polypharmacy