[wwPDB] wwPDB Events at IUCr

Pre-meeting Workshop Enhancing PDB Deposition and Validation Practices (registration required)

Pre-meeting Workshop Enabling PDB Deposition of Integrative/Hybrid Methods Structures Determined using 3D Electron Microscopy plus Chemical Crosslinking and Other Complementary Approaches with the PDB-IHM System (registration required)

MS-001: How the structural biologists & the PDB drive innovation in fundamental biology, biomedicine, biotechnology, and the energy sciences (10:30am - 1:00pm). This session will explore how structural data from the PDB accelerates the development of novel therapeutics, enables structure-based drug design, and informs our understanding of disease mechanisms. Speakers will highlight recent breakthroughs, emerging computational tools, and the growing role of AI in leveraging PDB data for precision medicine. By bridging molecular structures with clinical applications, this session will showcase the PDB’s critical role in shaping the future of healthcare. Co-Chairs: Genji Kurisu (PDBj) & Jasmine Young (RCSB PDB)

MS-012: Next-generation validation metrics for macromolecular structures (2:30pm - 5:00pm). This microsymposium will explore validation strategies and metrics, including machine learning-assisted assessment, atomic-level precision metrics, and cross-validation with experimental data and computational techniques. Speakers may discuss new developments in error detection, bias correction, ensemble model validation, and quality assessment pipelines, such as those used in databases like the PDB and CCDC. This microsymposium will provide insights into the future of validation for structural models across crystallography, cryo-EM, and integrative modeling. Co-Chairs: Dominika Borek (UT Southwestern) & Deborah Harrus (PDBe)

Open-Access wwPDB Core Archives supporting Structural Biologists and 3D Biostructure Data Consumers for Fifty-Five Years (Genji Kurisu, PDBj) and
The Future of the PDB (Jasmine Young, RCSB PDB)
in MS-027: Coordinated efforts towards open data for global open science (10:30am-1:00pm)

Poster #100 (Session B: 5-6pm): PDB-101: Training Resources Supporting Molecular Explorations through Biology and Medicine (Christine Zardecki, RCSB PDB)

RCSB Protein Data Bank: Updated resources and new developments driving research and education in the biosciences (Christine Zardecki, RCSB PDB) in MS-59: Using crystallographic databases for data exploration and exploitation (3:30-3:50pm)

More structure for structural biology data: Related datasets enrichment with ‘Investigation’ (Genevieve Evans, PDBe) in MS-068: How to use predicted models effectively: methodologies and case studies (10:30am-1:00pm)

Molecular Visualization, Sharing, and Storytelling using Mol* and its Extensions (Christine Zardecki, RCSB PDB) in MS-075: Structure visualization techniques for teaching (2:30-5:00pm)

Poster #257: Transition to the Protein Data Bank (PDB) Beta Archive (Yuhe Liang, RCSB PDB)

Poster #267: 3D Electron Microscopy and the PDB (Brinda Vallat, RCSB PDB)

Poster #215: Improving data representation of metalloproteins in the Protein Data Bank (Jasmine Young, RCSB PDB)

Poster #1057: mmCIF Validator (Deborah Harrus, PDBe) (Poster Session 5B August 17, 2026 - 12:00 AM BST)

3D Structure Biocuration at the Protein Data Bank: Past, Present, and Future (Yuhe Liang, RCSB PDB) in MS-128: Data-driven science: current status and outlook