We invite you to the ‘Nucleic Acids in Resonance’ conference!

We invite you to take part in the scientific conference Nucleic Acids in Resonance (NAIR 2026), held on 20th May 2026 at the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry in Poznań (IBCH PAS Conference Centre, ul. H. Wieniawskiego 17/19, Poznań).

The first session will be devoted to the multifaceted role of NMR methods in the structural studies of nucleic acids and other biological systems.

The second lecture session will focus on the structural studies of G-quadruplex molecules. This session will be opened by a lecture from our international guest speaker, Prof. Janez Plavec (Slovenian NMR Centre, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

This event also aims to honour the outstanding scientific achievements of Professor Zofia Gdaniec, her contribution to the development of NMR techniques at the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and to express deep appreciation for the Professor’s many years of scientific, teaching and organisational work.

If you are interested in attending the conference, please complete a short registration form: https://nair2026.webankieta.pl/

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

NAIR 2026
Nucleic Acids in Resonance
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
8:30-9:00 Registration

Session 1
Listening to Nucleic Acids Resonating: the career of Z. Gdaniec Chairs: W. Andrałojć & K. Zielińska

9:00 - 9:15 Opening remarks
Director IBCH PAS, L. Handschuh,

9:15-9:35 Prof. dr hab. R. W. Adamiak, ICHB PAN, Poznań; Chemia strukturalna RNA: dwie odsłony


9:35 9:55 Prof. dr hab. R. Kierzek, ICHB PAN, Poznań

Co dwie głowy to nie jedna

9:55 10:05 Prof. dr hab. inż. E. Sochacka, PŁ, Łódź;
Historia wspólnych badań nad t6A/ct6A - modyfikowanym nukleozydem tRNA


10:05 - 10:25 Dr hab. inż. G. Leszczyńska, prof. PŁ, PŁ, Łódź;
5-Substituted uridines and cytidines in RNA: synthetic approaches and structure-property relationships


10:25 10:45 Prof. dr hab. inż. M. Potrzebowski, CBMIM, Łódź;
Samoorganizacja peptydów w fazie stałej stymulowana obecnością wody środowiskowej

10:45 - 11:05 Prof. dr hab. W. Koźmiński, UW, Warszawa
Our attempts at NMR of nucleic acids


11:05 - 11:30 Coffee break


Session 2 Reflections from Colleagues: Celebrating Zofia Gdaniec

Chairs: W. Andrałojć & E. Połomska


11:30 - 12:15 Spotlight on Zofia Gdaniec: Colleague Reflections:
A. Legocki, IBCH PAS, Poznań, Poland;
H. Sierzputowska-Gracz, NCSUCH, Raleigh, USA;
J. Milecki, UAM, Poznań, Poland; NMR IBCH PAS team 

12:15-12:45 Congratulations to Zofia Gdaniec

12:45-13:30 Lunch


Session 3 

Current Trends in G-quadruplex Research: A Tribute to Zofia Gdaniec Chairs: M. Nalewaj & A. Woś


13:30-14:00

Keynote lecture: Prof. dr hab. J. Plavec, National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia Dynamic DNA: NMR Studies Reveal the Flexibility of Non-Canonical Structures


14:00-14:20

Dr hab. W. Andrałojć, ICHB PAN, Poznań;
How loop-lengths shape topological preferences of two-tetrad G-quadruplexes


14:20- 14:40

Dr hab. A. Kiliszek, prof. ICHB PAN, ICHB PAN, Poznań;
The World of RNA - The Dark Matter of Structural Biology


14:40-15:00

Prof. dr hab. inż. J. Czub, PG, Gdańsk;
Exploring G-quadruplex Stability and Protein-DNA Interactions with Molecular Dynamics 


15:00 - 15:20

Dr hab. inż. T. Laskowski, prof. PG, PG, Gdańsk; From Nitracrine to novel acridones: shifting the paradigm from dsDNA intercalation to G-quadruplex targeting

15:20 - 15:40

Dr hab. A. Głuszyńska, prof. UAM, UAM, Poznań;
Ligands disrupting G-quadruplex DNA structures


15:40-16:00 

Dr hab. A. Dembska, prof. UAM, UAM, Poznań;
The i-motif structure: shifting from bioanalytical utility to molecular targeting

16:00-16:30

Coffee break


17:00-20:00
Gala dinner (by invitation only)
Formal dinner Journal Club IBCH PAS
Conference Centre
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS
17/19 H. Wieniawskiego Street, Poznań
INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY Polish Academy of Sciences
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