Integrating X-ray diffraction and modern computational tools

The "Structural Biology 2.0" course brought together 24 young researchers from six countries for intensive training in modern macromolecular crystallography, tightly integrated with computational tools such as AlphaFold, molecular dynamics, and structure-based design. Prioritizing participation from developing countries and achieving exemplary gender balance, the course combined hands-on work with real datasets and world-class instruction, including IUCr Visiting Professors Dorothee Liebschner and Paul Emsley.

With 82 international applications and participants from across Latin America, this course exemplified a new educational model for structural biology — where experimental and computational approaches converge.

An in-depth report is available here.