We’re delighted to invite you to our 7th MR LATVIA Inter-Institutional Scientific Webinar: «PhD Students Mini Symposium» hosted by Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (Riga, Latvia).

📅 Date: 18th March 2026

🕘 Time: 14:00 CET

🌐 Location: ZOOM (link): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82404150715?pwd=lkVM6dzJUnpmIYzPEW0wya91hRaZHt.1

Agenda:

14:00 - 14:15: LIOS Kristine Senkane: «Structural studies of Spider Silk hydrogels»

14:15 - 14:30: LIOS Jana Petkus: «Liquid and Solid-State NMR Characterization of the Structural and Dynamic Properties of a VLP–Alpha-Synuclein Conjugate in Vaccine Formulations»

14:30 - 14:45: LIOS Alvis Zvirgzdins «Origins of 19F coherence lifetimes and linewidths in fluorinated amino acids studied by solid-state NMR»

14:45 - 15:15: LIOS Diana Níno Avellaneda «Integrated NMR methods for the structural and dynamic characterization of virus-like particles-based vaccines candidates»

15:15 - 15:45: CNRS Claire Ollier «The revolving power of fast magic-angle spinning»

15:45 - 16:00: CIRMMP Silvia Oliveti «Caracterization of the N-terminal IDR of SF3B1 by solution NMR»

This Mini Symposium offers a valuable opportunity to gain insight into the scientific advancements achieved within the MR LATVIA consortium and to support the next generation of researchers driving innovation in magnetic resonance methodologies and applications.

The event is supported by MR LATVIA project (Development of Magnetic Resonance in Latvia), conducted in collaboration with: Centre de RMN à très hauts champs de Lyon (CRMN), France, CERM/CIRMMP Infrastructure, Florence, Italy and Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS), Riga, Latvia. Funded by the HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-02 programme, this initiative aims to strengthen research capacities and scientific excellence across Europe.