Previous Conferences
URCUP 2022, Kloster Irsee
Departure: Saturday, 22.10.2022 10:00 AM; Butenandtstr. in front of building B
Saturday, 22.10.2022
12:00-13:15 | Lunch |
13:15-13:30 | Welcome (Wolfgang Frieß) |
13:30-15:00 | Session 1 (chair: Constantin Hoch) |
13:30-14:00 | Wolfgang Frieß Proteins on the rack: Protein particle formation upon peristaltic pumping |
14:00-14:30 | David Konrad Diastereoprobes Enable an Expedited Workflow in the Merger of Phenotypic Screenings with Chemoproteomics Analysis |
14:30-15:00 | Lucas Jae Mitochondria and the stress of aging |
15:00-16:00 | Coffee Break and Check-In |
16:00-17:00 | Session 2 (chair: Knut Müller-Caspary) |
16:00-16:30 | Daniel Merk Development of chemical tools for orphan nuclear receptors |
16:30-17:00 | Benjamin Fingerhut Towards the numerically exact transfer dynamics in photoactive proteins |
17:00-17:15 | Short Break |
17:15-18:15 | Session 3 (chair: Susanne Koch) |
17:15-17:45 | Verena Mehlfeld Generation of therapeutic strategies for genetically encoded diseases |
17:45-18:15 | Christoph Müller Analysis of contaminants in wildlife animals by GC-MS/MS |
18:30-20:00 | Dinner |
20:00-open end | Poster Session |
Sunday, 23.10.2022
08:00-09:00 | Breakfast |
09:00-10:30 | Session 4 (chair: Anja Hoffmann-Röder) |
09:00-09:30 | Knut Müller-Caspary Chemistry, structure, charges: Viewing the (sub) atomic world in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) |
09:30-10:00 | Pavel Kielkowski Chemical biology of protein post-translational modifications during neuronal differentiation |
10:00-10:30 | Simone Carneiro Pulmonary administration of RNA delivery systems targeting lung diseases |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00-12:30 | Session 5 (chair: David Konrad) |
11:00-11:30 | Susanne Koch Retinal Degeneration, Remodeling and Plasticity |
11:30-12:00 | Constantin Hoch Amalgams of Electropositive Metals as Model Systems for Polar Intermetallics |
12:00-12:30 | Anne Schütz Observing large biomolecules in action by NMR spectroscopy |
12:30-12:45 | Closing Remarks / Outlook (Wolfgang Frieß) |
12:45-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-16:00 | Monastery Tour |
16:00 | Departure at Kloster Irsee |
URCUP 2019, Kloster Irsee
Saturday, 19.10.2019
12:00 - 13:15 | lunch |
13:15 - 13:30 | welcome (Regina de Vivie-Riedle) |
13:30 - 14:30 | session 1: (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
13:30 - 14:00 | presentation 1.1: Dr. Stefanie Fenske (pharmacology) "Functional Characterization of HCN Channels in the Heart" |
14:00 - 14:30 | presentation 1.2: Dr. Karin von Schwarzenberg (pharmaceutical biology) "Impact of V-ATPase Inhibition on Tumor Metabolism" |
14:30 - 15:00 | coffee break |
15:00 - 16:00 | session 2: (chair: Constantin Hoch) |
15:00 - 15:30 | presentation 2.1: Dr. Thomas Jagau (theoretical chemistry) "T-CUBE - Theoretical Chemistry of Unbound Electrons" |
15:30 - 16:00 | presentation 2.2: Dr. Dorian Didier (organic chemistry) "Boron-mediated Strategies for C-C Bond Formation" |
16:00 - 16:30 | coffee break |
16:30 - 17:30 | session 3: flash (1 min) presentations, student participants (chair: Franz Paintner) |
17:30 - 19:00 | guided tour through the Irsee monastery |
19:30 - 20:30 | dinner |
20:30 - open end | poster session |
Sunday, 20.10.2019
08:00 - 09:00 | breakfast |
09:00 - 10:30 | session 4: (chair: Thomas Jagau) |
09:00 - 09:30 | presentation 4.1: Dr. David Schaffert (BASF) "Safe Structure – Safe Use: The pivotal role of metabolism research in AgChem product development" |
09:30 - 10:00 | presentation 4.2: Dr. Regina Bichlmaier (metabion international AG) "The Scientist in Society - Contributions and Responsibilities to promote Societal Wellbeing" |
10:00 - 10:30 | presentation 4.3: Dr. Andreas Roidl (pharmaceutical biotechnology) "Fighting Cancer by Overcoming Chemoresistance and Preventing Metastasis" |
10:30 - 11:00 | coffee break |
11:00 - 12:30 | session 5: (chair: Wolfgang Frieß) |
11:00 - 11:30 | presentation 5.1: Dr. Julia Christina Kasper (Merck) "From Science to Strategic Management" |
11:30 - 12:00 | presentation 5.2: Dr. Evelyn Ploetz (physical chemistry) "Multi-modal chemical imaging of nanoparticles as drug-delivery systems" |
12:00 - 12:30 | presentation 5.3: Dr. Aditi Mehta (pharmaceutical technology) "Nanoparticles for genome editing mediated by crispr-cas9 delivery for undruggable KRAS driven lung cancers" |
12:30 - 12:45 | URCUP 2019 closing remarks and outlook (Wolfgang Frieß) |
12:45 - 14:00 | lunch |
URCUP 2018, Kloster Irsee
Saturday, 20.10.2018
12:00 - 13:15 | lunch |
13:15 - 13:30 | welcome (Regina de Vivie-Riedle) |
13:30 - 15:00 | session 1: (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
13:30 - 14:00 | presentation 1.1: Prof. Julian Stingele (biochemistry) "DNA-protein crosslink repair" |
14:00 - 14:30 | presentation 1.2: Dr. Ulrich Lächelt (pharmaceutical biology) "Intracellular Delivery of Biomacromolecules: Nucleic Acids, Peptides, Proteins" |
14:30 - 15:00 | presentation 1.3: Dr. Johannes Stigler (biochemistry) "Biophysics of structural dynamics in chromosomes" |
15:00 - 15:30 | coffee break |
15:30 - 17:00 | session 2: (chair: Stefanie Kellner) |
15:30 - 16:00 | presentation 2.1: Dr. Carsten Rudolph (ethris GmbH) "Ethris GmbH – A spin-out company from the Munich Universities" |
16:00 - 16:30 | presentation 2.2: Dr. Simone Moser (pharmaceutical biology) "Therapeutical potential of phyllobilins in cancer" |
16:30 - 17:00 | presentation 2.3: Dr. Lukas von Hippel (Pharma Waldhof) "Life in Times of Turbulent Transitions - Some Aspects of Globalization" |
17:00 - 17:30 | coffee break |
17:30 - 18:30 | session 3: flash (1 min) presentations, student participants (chair: Franz Paintner) |
18:30 - 20:00 | dinner |
20:00 - open end | poster session |
Sunday, 21.10.2018
07:00 - 08:00 | optional: early morning workout (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
08:00 - 09:00 | breakfast |
09:00 - 10:30 | session 4: (chair: Oliver Thorn-Seshold) |
09:00 - 09:30 | presentation 4.1: Dr. Hanna Engelke (physical chemistry) "Manipulation of Cells with Light, Mechanics and Nanoparticles" |
09:30 - 10:00 | presentation 4.2: Dr. Ulrike Malang (BASF) "Product development for crop protection - responsibilities and challenges in a global company" |
10:00 - 10:30 | presentation 4.3: Dr. Constantin Hoch (inorganic chemistry) "Reconciling Salts and Metals: Chemistry of Solids with Polar Metallic Bonding" |
10:30 - 11:00 | coffee break |
11:00 - 12:30 | session 5: (chair: Constantin Hoch) |
11:00 - 11:30 | presentation 5.1: Prof. Philip Tinnefeld (physical chemistry) "Applications of DNA Nanotechnology" |
11:30 - 12:00 | presentation 5.2: PD Dr. Armin Ofial (organic chemistry) "Reactivity Parameters for Analyzing Cycloaddition Reactions" |
12:00 - 12:30 | presentation 5.3: Dr. Jörg Stierstorfer (inorganic chemistry) "Coordination chemistry of late 3d metals - Influence of different metals and azole ligands on physico-chemical properties" |
12:30 - 12:45 | URCUP 2018 closing remarks and outlook (Wolfgang Frieß) |
12:45 - 14:00 | lunch |
URCUP 2017, Haus der bayerischen Landwirtschaft Herrsching
Saturday, 01.07.2017
12:00 - 13:15 | lunch |
13:15 - 13:30 | welcome (Hendrik Zipse) |
13:30 - 15:00 | session 1: (chair: Joost Wintterlin) |
13:30 - 14:00 | presentation 1.1: Prof. Lena Daumann (inorganic chemistry) "The surprising bioinorganic chemistry of rare earth elements" |
14:00 - 14:30 | presentation 1.2: Prof. Olivia Merkel (pharmaceutical technology) "Process engineering of nanoparticle production and upscaling using microfluidics" |
14:30 - 15:00 | presentation 1.3: Dr. Stefan Canzar (biochemistry) "Transcriptome analysis at varying resolution" |
15:00 - 15:30 | coffee break |
15:30 - 17:00 | session 2: (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
15:30 - 16:00 | presentation 2.1: Dr. Michael Wiggenhorn (Coriolis AG) "Drug Product Development - an important step for biopharmaceuticals" |
16:00 - 16:30 | presentation 2.2: Prof. Stefan Schwarzer "Bridging gaps: From science research to learning perspectives" |
16:30 - 17:00 | presentation 2.3: Dr. Oliver Thorn-Seshold (pharmaceutical chemistry) "Re-imagining medicinal chemistry: how light can guide photo-pharmaceuticals to their targets" |
17:00 - 17:30 | coffee break |
17:30 - 18:30 | session 3: flash (1 min) presentations, student participants (chair: Olivia Merkel) |
18:30 - 20:00 | dinner |
20:00 - 24:00 | poster session: (chair: Regina de Vivie-Riedle) |
Sunday, 02.07.2017
07:00 - 08:00 | optional: early morning workout (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
08:00 - 09:00 | breakfast |
09:00 - 10:00 | session 4: (chair: Klaus Förstemann) |
09:00 - 09:30 | presentation 4.1: Dr. Frank Richter (Covestro) "Is it fun to do research in industry?" |
09:30 - 10:00 | presentation 4.2: Prof. Berni Hasenknopf (UPMC Paris) "Scientific Research and Exchange Programs with UPMC in Paris" |
10:00 - 10:30 | coffee break |
10:30 - 12:00 | session 5: (chair: Franz Paintner) |
10:30 - 11:00 | presentation 5.1: Dr. Stefanie Kellner (bioorganic chemistry) "Chasing natural RNA modifications" |
11:00 - 11:30 | presentation 5.2: Dr. Lukas von Hippel (Pharma Waldhof) "Do Innovative Companies Exist? |
11:30 - 12:00 | presentation 5.3: Prof. Oliver Trapp (organic chemistry) "Self-Amplification of Chirality in Stereodynamic Catalysts" |
12:00 - 14:00 | lunch |
14:00 - 15:30 | session 6: (chair: Regina de Vivie-Riedle) |
14:00 - 14:30 | presentation 6.1: Prof. Ivan Huc "Aromatic foldamer-based protein mimicry and recognition" |
14:30 - 15:00 | presentation 6.2: Prof. Regina de Vivie-Riedle "The MAP Cluster and SFB 749" |
15:00 - 15:30 | presentation 6.3: Prof. Achim Hartschuh "The Center for Nanoscience (CeNS) and the NIM Cluster" |
15:30 - 15:45 | URCUP 2017: concluding remarks and outlook |
15:45 - 20:00 | optional: discussion group "Lake Ammersee" (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
session color code
junior group leaders and new colleagues present their research |
careers in the molecular sciences |
research networks and mobility |
URCUP 2016, Kloster Irsee
Saturday, 02.07.2016
12:00 - 13:15 | lunch |
13:15 - 13:30 | welcome (Hendrik Zipse) |
13:30 - 15:00 | session 1: junior group leaders and new colleagues present their research (chair: Klaus Förstemann) |
13:30 - 14:00 | presentation 1.1: Prof. Rasmus Linser (NMR spectroscopy) "Solid-state NMR spectroscopy for elucidation of protein structure and dynamics" |
14:00 - 14:30 | presentation 1.2: Dr. Thomas Jagau(theoretical chemistry) "Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics in Electronic Structure Theory" |
14:30 - 15:00 | presentation 1.3: Dr. Gregor Witte (biochemistry) "Bacterial c-di-AMP Pathways and Beyond " |
15:00 - 15:30 | coffee break |
15:30 - 17:15 | session 2: careers in the molecular sciences (chair: Christian Ochsenfeld) |
15:30 - 16:00 | presentation 2.1: Dr. Antonio Manetto (Baseclick AG) "Combining DNA Nanotechnology and Click Chemistry: a new stoichiometric powerful tool" |
16:00 - 16:30 | presentation 2.2: Dr. Thorsten Bug (GTAI) "Germany's Chemical Industry in the World Market" |
16:30 - 17:15 | presentation 2.3: Prof. Bernd Schaefer (BASF SE) "Syntheses of Natural Polyenes on Industrial Scale" |
17:15 - 17:45 | coffee break |
17:45 - 18:30 | session 3: new colleagues present their research (chair: Klaus Wanner) |
17:45 - 18:30 | presentation 3.1: Prof. Veit Hornung (biochemistry) "The innate immune system - first line of defense and more" |
18:30 - 20:00 | dinner |
20:00 - 23:00 | poster session: students present posters on Bachelor/Master/FoPra projects |
Sunday, 03.07.2016
07:00 - 08:00 | optional: early morning workout (chair: Thomas Magauer) |
08:00 - 09:00 | breakfast |
09:00 - 10:00 | session 4: selected student participants present their projects (10 min each, chair: Wolfgang Friess) |
10:00 - 10:30 | coffee break |
10:30 - 12:15 | session 5: careers in academia and industry (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
10:30 - 11:00 | presentation 5.1: Dr. Alexander Susanek (BMW AG) "Additive Manufacturing" |
11:00 - 11:30 | presentation 5.2: Dr. Thomas Magauer (organic chemistry) "Adventures in Bioinspired Natural Product Chemistry" |
11:30 - 12:15 | presentation 5.3: Dr. Christer Elvingson (Uppsala University) "Exchange programs at Uppsala University" |
12:15 - 14:00 | lunch |
14:00 - 15:45 | session 6: molecular research networks at LMU München (chair: Regina de Vivie-Riedle) |
14:00 - 14:30 | presentation 6.1: Prof. Regina de Vivie-Riedle "The MAP Cluster and SFB 749" |
14:30 - 15:00 | presentation 6.2: Prof. Achim Hartschuh "The Center for Nanoscience (CeNS) and the NIM Cluster" |
15:00 - 15:45 | presentation 6.3: Prof. Hendrik Zipse "A Can of Coke, a Bottle of Gasoline a Bag Full of Waster: Factors of Success in Mountaineering and Science Projects" |
16:15 | departure bus I |
16:15 - 20:00 | optional: discussion group "Oggenrieder Weiher" (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
20:00 | departure bus II |
URCUP 2015, Wildbad Kreuth
Thursday, 01.10.2015
12:00 - 13:30 | lunch |
13:30 - 15:00 | session 1: junior group leaders and new colleagues present their research I (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
13:30 - 14:00 | presentation 1.1: Dr. Dorian Didier (organic chemistry) "One-pot Diastereoselective Approaches to Strained Alkylidenecycloalkanes" |
14:00 - 14:30 | presentation 1.2: Dr. Franz Herzog (biochemistry) "Chemical Proteomics Identifies Missing Links in Structural Biology" |
14:30 - 15:00 | presentation 1.3: Dr. Asbjörn M. Burow (theoretical chemistry) "Efficient methods for density functional theory applied to crystals" |
15:00 - 15:30 | coffee break |
15:30 - 16:30 | session 2: junior group leaders and new colleagues present their research II (chair: Klaus Förstemann) |
15:30 - 16:00 | presentation 2.1: Dr. Henry Dube (organic chemistry) "Light Control of Molecular Recognition and Machines" |
16:00 - 16:30 | presentation 2.2: Dr. Stefan Wuttke (physical chemistry) "Inorganic-organic nanoparticles as a new platform for drug delivery" |
16:30 - 17:00 | coffee break |
17:00 - 18:30 | session 3: careers in the molecular sciences (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
17:00 - 17:30 | presentation 3.1: Dr. Dominik Albrecht (Linde AG) "Making use of the smallest molecules" |
17:30 - 18:00 | presentation 3.2: Dr. Antonio Manetto (Baseclick AG) "baseclick: the most flexible and efficient nucleic acids labelling platform" |
18:00 - 18:30 | presentation 3.3: Dr. Roland Appel (Verband der Chemischen Industrie) "The Chemical Industry - Challenges and Opportunities" |
18:30 - 20:00 | dinner |
20:00 - 23:00 | poster session: students present posters on Bachelor/Master/FoPra projects |
Friday, 02.10.2015
07:00 - 08:00 | optional: early morning workout (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
08:00 - 09:00 | breakfast |
09:00 - 10:15 | session 4: selected student participants present their projects (10 min each, chair: Angelika Vollmar) |
10:15 - 10:45 | coffee break |
10:45 - 12:15 | session 5: Prof. Christa E. Müller, Univ. Bonn, "Medicinal chemistry of orphan G protein-coupled receptors" (chair: Angelika Vollmar) |
12:15 - 14:00 | lunch |
14:00 - 15:30 | session 6: molecular research networks at LMU München (chair: Regina de Vivie-Riedle) |
14:00 - 14:20 | presentation 6.1: Prof. Regina de Vivie-Riedle "The MAP Cluster and SFB 749" |
14:20 - 14:40 | presentation 6.2: Dr. Anne Lise Dhimane, UPMC Paris "ERASMUS+ and the JCEMolChem Program at UPMC Paris" |
14:40 - 15:00 | presentation 6.3: Prof. Thomas Bein "The NIM Cluster and thr SFB 1032" |
15:30 | departure bus I |
15:30 - 19:30 | optional: discussion and hiking group to Halserspitz (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
19:30 | departure bus II |
URCUP 2014, Wildbad Kreuth
Sunday, 27.07.2014
12:00 - 13:30 | lunch |
13:30 - 15:00 | session 1: junior group leaders and new colleagues present their research I (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
13:30 - 14:00 | presentation 1.1: Dr. T. Magauer (organic chemistry) "Natural Products as an Inspiration for New Chemical Transformations" |
14:00 - 14:30 | presentation 1.2: Dr. J. Liebl (pharmaceutical biology) "Drugs and targets for fighting cancer" |
14:30 - 15:00 | presentation 1.3: Dr. D. Ködderitzsch (theoretical chemistry) "Computational materials design for new spintronics devices" |
15:00 - 15:30 | coffee break |
15:30 - 16:30 | session 2: junior group leaders and new colleagues present their research II (chair: Klaus Förstemann) |
15:30 - 16:00 | presentation 2.1: Dr. J. Engert (pharmaceutical technology) "Desired and undesired immunogenicity of protein therapeutics" |
16:00 - 16:30 | presentation 2.2: Dr. T. Bräuninger (inorganic chemistry) "Solid-state NMR of Inorganic Materials" |
16:30 - 17:00 | coffee break |
17:00 - 18:30 | session 3: "Googling in your genes - the attempt to interpret a genome", Dr. Anna Eichhorn, CEO, Humatrix AG (chair: A. Vollmar) |
18:30 - 20:00 | dinner |
20:00 - 23:00 | poster session: students present posters on Bachelor/Master/FoPra projects |
Monday, 28.07.2014
07:00 - 08:00 | optional: early morning workout (chair: T. Magauer) |
08:00 - 09:00 | breakfast |
09:00 - 10:15 | session 4: selected student participants present their projects (10 min each, chair: A. Vollmar) |
10:15 - 10:45 | coffee break |
10:45 - 12:00 | session 5: junior group leaders and new colleagues present their research III (chair: T. Carell) |
10:45 - 11:15 | presentation 5.1: Dr. S. Braig (pharmacy) "T8- an example of a multidisciplinary approach to identify small molecules as promising anti-cancer agents" |
11:15 - 12:15 | presentation 5.2: Prof. K. Förstemann (biochemistry) "Fumbling around in the genome – programmable nucleases and homologous recombination can “illuminate” the cell" |
12:15 - 14:00 | lunch |
14:00 - 15:00 | session 6: molecular research networks at LMU München (chair: R. de Vivie-Riedle) |
14:00 - 14:15 | presentation 6.1: Prof. R. de Vivie-Riedle "The MAP Cluster" |
14:15 - 14:30 | presentation 6.2: Prof. K. Förstemann "Graduate Schools in Biochemistry" |
14:30 - 15:00 | presentation 6.3: Prof. Thomas Carell "CIPSM and the SFB 1032" |
15:30 | departure bus I |
15:30 - 19:30 | optional: discussion and hiking group to Wolfsschlucht/Schildenstein (chair: Hendrik Zipse) |
19:30 | departure bus II |
URCUP 2013, Wildbad Kreuth
Sunday, 29.09.2013
12:00 - 13:30 | lunch |
13:30 - 15:30 | session 1: junior group leaders and new colleagues present their research I (chair: H. Zipse) |
13:30 - 14:00 | presentation 1.1: Dr. H. Dube (organic chemistry) "Rational Tuning of the Photophysical Properties of Photoswitches" |
14:00 - 14:30 | presentation 1.2: Dr. J. Gagneur (biochemistry) "Genome-wide models of gene expression: From transcription to implication in physiological phenotypes" |
14:30 - 15:00 | presentation 1.3: Dr. J. Minar (theoretical chemistry) "Computational design of new functional materials" |
15:00 - 15:30 | coffee break |
15:30 - 16:30 | session 2: junior group leaders and new colleagues present their research I (chair: D. Lamb) |
15:30 - 16:00 | presentation 2.1: Dr. S. Wuttke (physical chemistry) "Metal organic frameworks – a LEGO game for scientists" |
16:00 - 16:30 | presentation 2.2: Dr. C. Grimm (pharmacology) "Circling mice and blind men: molecular and functional aspects of endolysosomal cation channels" |
16:30 - 17:00 | coffee break |
17:00 - 19:00 | session 3: "The Chemical Bond - Sphinx and Lucky Bag" - a tutorial by Prof. Gernot Frenking, Univ. Marburg (chair: H. Zipse) |
19:00 - 20:00 | dinner |
20:00 - 23:00 | poster session: students present posters on Bachelor/Master/FoPra projects |
Monday, 30.09.2013
08:00 - 09:00 | breakfast |
09:00 - 10:30 | session 4: selected student participants present their projects (10 min each, chair: A. Vollmar) |
10:30 - 11:00 | coffee break |
11:00 - 12:30 | session 5: junior group leaders and new colleagues present their research II (chair: T. Carell) |
11:00 - 11:30 | presentation 5.1: Dr. J. Liebl (pharmaceutical biology) "Cdk5 - a target for fighting cancer" |
11:30 - 12:00 | presentation 5.2: Dr. C. Hoch (inorganic chemistry) "Is There a Compromise Between Ionic and Metallic Bonding?" |
12:00 - 12:30 | presentation 5.3: Dr. F. Perocchi (biochemistry) "Functional genomics of calcium signaling in mitochondria" |
12:30 - 14:00 | lunch |
14:00 - 15:00 | session 6: molecular research networks at LMU München (chair: M. Heuschmann) |
14:00 - 14:30 | presentation 6.1: Prof. Don Lamb "NIM and SFB 1032" |
14:30 - 15:00 | presentation 6.2: Prof. Thomas Carell "CIPSM and the SFB 749" |
15:00 | departure |