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									<p>Wednesday 30 September 2026 @ 13:15 – 14:00<br>(Coffee and cake will be served after the lecture)<br>1871-120 (Nucleus)<br>Hosted by: Magnus Kjærgaard</p>
<p><strong>Biomolecular condensates: molecular insights and implications for disease intervention</strong></p>
<p>Stress-inducible biomolecular condensates, such as ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules and DNA&nbsp;damage sites, play pivotal roles in organizing cellular biochemistry and maintaining physiological&nbsp;function. In this talk, I will explore how the concept of biomolecular condensates has reshaped our&nbsp;understanding of cellular stress responses and uncovered fundamental links to aging-related&nbsp;diseases. I will present quantitative, bottom-up biochemical approaches that enable the&nbsp;reconstruction of complex, active condensates, such as RNP granules and DNA damage foci, in&nbsp;vitro. Combined with advanced imaging and biophysical techniques, these methods have yielded&nbsp;key insights into the molecular logic of condensate formation, including the driving forces that&nbsp;promote condensate assembly, the conformational dynamics that accompany assembly, and the&nbsp;regulatory mechanisms that modulate their behavior. This mechanistic understanding is now&nbsp;paving the way for the identification of druggable targets within condensate networks, opening&nbsp;new avenues for therapeutic intervention. Finally, I will highlight how the condensate framework&nbsp;illuminates the functional roles of stress-induced condensates, demonstrating how they act as&nbsp;dynamic, responsive hubs that integrate environmental signals and coordinate essential processes&nbsp;such as protein synthesis and DNA damage repair—thereby offering a novel perspective on the&nbsp;molecular underpinnings of age-associated diseases.</p>
								
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