International Conference · 2027

Unwinding the
biology of helicases.

Join our community of mechanistically minded researchers studying nucleic acid translocation, unwinding, and modification, with implications for genome integrity, aging, and disease.

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June 20-23, 2027
Montréal, Canada
Québec
140 participants
Intimate, focused audience
Dates
Jun 20 – 23, 2027
Location
Montréal, Canada
Attendees
≈ 140 researchers
Format
Talks · Posters · Keynote
Our Conference

Mechanistic discoveries in nucleic acids machines.

The Helicases and Nucleic Acid-Based Machines conference brings together researchers working on macromolecular machines that drive DNA replication, chromatin organization, repair, transcription, Nucleic acid-based immunity, RNA structural reorganization and processing and RNA-guided processes. Defects in these machines underlie a broad spectrum of human diseases, from premature aging and cancer susceptibility to immunodeficiency and developmental disorders. The meeting integrates biochemistry, structural biology, biophysics, and cell biology to highlight mechanistic discoveries, emerging technologies, and the work of early-career scientists alongside established leaders in the field.

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Opening Keynote
Anna Pyle
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Professor Pyle's pioneering work on RNA helicases, group II intron catalysis, and RIG-I based RNA-sensing immunity has shaped our understanding of how RNA is folded, remodeled, and read. She opens the 2027 meeting with a keynote lecture.
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Closing Keynote
James M. Berger
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Professor Berger’s influential studies of ATPase enzymes have shaped our thinking of DNA replication initiation, topology changes, and chromatin maintenance. He will close the 2027 meeting with a keynote lecture.
Confirmed
Speakers
Ivited talks from principal investigators leading helicase research across four continents.
01
Edwin Antony
Saint Louis University, USA
02
Kristian Baker
Case Western Reserve University, USA
03
James Berger
Johns Hopkins University, USA
04
Bob Brosh
NIH, USA
05
Petr Cejka
IRB Bellinzona, Switzerland
06
Nynke Dekker
University of Oxford, UK
07
Mark S. Dillingham
University of Bristol, UK
08
Brandt Eichman
Vanderbilt University, USA
09
Anthony Henras
University of Toulouse, France
Program Committee
Conference Organizers
Alessandro Costa
The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
Ailong Ke
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Danzhou Yang
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA