2nd Taiwanese-Czech Symposium

The 2nd Taiwanese-Czech Symposium will bring together researchers from IOCB Prague, National Taiwan University, and Academia Sinica to present and discuss recent advances in chemistry, molecular biology, materials science, and biomedicine. The symposium will provide a platform for scientific exchange, the development of new collaborations, and the strengthening of research ties between scientists at IOCB Prague and leading Taiwanese research institutions.

• 9:00‒9:15 Jan KONVALINKA & TW representative: Opening of the 2nd TW-CZ Symposium
• 9:15‒9:30 Ken-Tsung WONG (NTU Taipei): Near Infrared Responsive Organic Small Molecules for Theranostics
• 9:30‒9:45 Jan BLAHUT (IOCB Prague): From Pulse Design to Atomic Insight: A Toolbox for Modern Solid-State NMR
• 9:45‒10:00 David Tai-Wei WU (AS Taipei): AI-Accelerated Molecular Simulations of Reactive Phase Transformations in Magnesium Oxide Hydration
• 10:00‒10:15 Petr BOUŘ (IOCB Prague): Raman Optical Activity for Molecules and Materials
• 10:15‒10:30 Chung-Han (John) CHU (NTU Taipei): A Boron-Dependent Antibiotic Derived from a Calcium-Dependent Antibiotic
• 10:30‒10:55 Coffee Break
• 10:55‒11:10 Michal HOCEK (IOCB Prague): Hypermodified Nucleic Acids and Aptamers
• 11:10‒11:25 Ian Cheng-Yi HOU (AS Taipei): Introducing Switchable π Systems Lab and Recent Results in Novel Azulene (Photo)Chemistry
• 11:25‒11:40 Ullrich JAHN (IOCB Prague): Bioinspiration in the Total Synthesis of Natural Products
• 11:40‒11:55 Jeffrey M. FARRELL (NTU Taipei): Pyracylenes: Synthesis and Continuous Face-to-Face Antiaromatic π-Stacking
• 11:55‒12:10 Pavel ŠÁCHA & Eva KUDOVÁ (IOCB Prague): IOCB Compound Library
• 12:10‒12:25 Hsien-Ming LEE (AS Taipei): Trigger-Responsive Peptide-Modified Liposomes and Their MRI Contrast Application
• 12:25‒13:35 Lunch
• 13:35‒13:50 Jiří KALETA (IOCB Prague): Light-Driven Molecular Devices
• 13:50‒14:05 Kien Voon KONG (NTU Taipei): Exploring the Fascinating Bio-applications of Organometallic Complexes
• 14:05‒14:20 Hana MACÍČKOVÁ CAHOVÁ (IOCB Prague): Dinucleoside Polyphosphates Serve as RNA Caps in Bacteria and Mammalian Cells
• 14:20‒14:35 Jiun-Jie SHIE (AS Taipei): 1,2,3-Triazine Chemistry and Its Synthetic Applications
• 14:35‒14:50 Pavlína MALOY ŘEZÁČOVÁ (IOCB Prague): Structure-Assisted Design of Enzyme Inhibitors
• 14:50‒15:05 Wei-Ssu LIAO (NTU Taipei): Delicate Interface Chemical Environment Controls for Unique Analytical Device Designs
• 15:05‒15:30 Coffee Break
• 15:30‒15:45 Ivo STARÝ (IOCB Prague): Multifaceted Expression of Helical Chirality
• 15:45‒16:00 Shih-Sheng SUN (AS Taipei): Stimuli-Responsive Fluorescent Materials
• 16:00‒16:15 Martin ŠVEC (IOCB Prague): Luminescence of Single Molecules in Scanning Probe Microscopy
• 16:15‒16:30 Chien-Lung WANG (NTU Taipei): Toward Functional Complex Matter: Hydration-Guided Structural Evolution and Catalytic Frank–Kasper Phases
• 16:30‒16:45 Milan VRÁBEL (IOCB Prague): Chemistry for Biology: The Development and Application of Bioorthogonal Click Reactions
• 16:45‒17:00 Hung-Ju YEN (AS Taipei): Macromolecular Electrode Materials
• 17:00‒17:15 Jan KONVALINKA & TW representative: Closing of the 2nd TW-CZ Symposium

• 11:15‒11:30 Petr CÍGLER (IOCB Prague): Interface of Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications