{"title": "A Modular Genetic Code Expansion Platform for Site-Specific Installation of Lysine Acylations", "start": "2026-11-18T14:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/biology/genetics"], "description": "A public doctoral defense at ETH Zurich. It is presented by a doctoral researcher whose work concerns a platform for the site-specific installation of lysine acylations. The topic is genetic engineering methods for deliberately installing protein modifications in cells. 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The defense takes place in lecture hall G 85 of building Y03 on the Irchel Campus.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/discovery-and-characterization-of-small-molecule-inhibitors-69410/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Aleksander Rebane (New York University Abu Dhabi): \"Two sides of a random coil: How macromolecular crowding can influence protein self-assembly and shape membranes\"", "start": "2026-11-19T12:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg", "address": "8093 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/chemistry/biochemistry"], "description": "A scientific talk in the BML Seminar Series at ETH Zürich. Aleksander Rebane of New York University Abu Dhabi speaks on how macromolecular crowding can influence protein self-assembly and shape membranes. 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