A satellite event to European RosettaCon, the European Rosetta Workshop will take place on October 22-27 in Oeiras, Portugal. Participants, from all career stages, will get hands-on experience with the latest computational protein design methods using Rosetta and AI-based tools. zurl.co/AB2Ry
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Rosetta Commons is the central hub for hundreds of developers and scientists from ~100 universities and laboratories to contribute and share the Rosetta source code. Rosetta Commons members develop software improvements to solve their unique queries.
Meet Qian! Qian’s lab is leveraging large-scale datasets, AI methods, and evolutionary principles to uncover protein functions, understand their roles in disease, and develop computational strategies for therapeutic discovery. Learn more about Qian in our July 2026 newsletter. zurl.co/gnlC6
One week until Summer RosettaCon 2026! Virtual registration is open through August 6. Don’t miss our exciting lineup of speakers, including our invited speakers: Cameron Glasscock, Gye Rie Lee, Terra Sztain, and Martin Pacesa. Visit rosettacon.org to see the full scientific program and register.
The IPD Women in Science would like to invite you to attend a social hour ahead of Summer RosettaCon at the Institute for Protein Design on UW's campus! This event is open to all conference attendees and locals and takes place on Aug 3 at 2:30 p.m. Please RSVP by Wed, July 29: zurl.co/ahfJJ
Sometimes the hardest part of working with new tools is installing them. Watch this helpful tutorial to learn how to install RFDisffusion3 with Foundry so you can start experimenting with protein design today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rFE... #rcmegathon #rctutorial
In Spring 2026, the FEBS Advanced Practical Course on Generative AI for Protein Engineering was hosted in Belgium, where students participated in training on protein design pipelines. Then, CNPEM in Brazil hosted its annual Open Science Event introducing people to protein design through Foldit.
RFdiffusion3 is a powerful tool for binder design. The newest tutorial from Rosetta Commons provides step-by-step guidance for how to design binders for simple proteins, small molecules, and proteins with post-translational modifications. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1tS... #rcmegathon #rctutorial
Meet Rosemary, Colter, Noah, James, and Callia. Combining computational and biological research in protein design, these talented undergraduates will be joining the Damo Lab, Gray Lab, IPD, Drew Lab, and Schoeder Lab to help solve challenges that impact health and environmental sciences. #REU26
Only one week left to register for RosettaCon Asia. As protein design enters a transformative era, join the conversation on how new computational methods and experimental approaches are reshaping what is possible in biology. To register, visit rosettacommons.org/events/rcasia
In the search to find a good metric for complex protein folds, the Pacesa Lab has created the FoldComplexity voting site. The results from weekly voting will be used to update subsamples of protein chains in the PDB to help better calibrate the metric. Check it out: pacesalab.com/foldcomplexity
We’re back! Tomorrow, July 7 is the next Protein Design Workflows Group presentation. Join us via Zoom for an exciting presentation and discussion around BioPipelines by Gianluca Quargnali. For more information and the Zoom link, join the group’s mailing list: groups.google.com/g/protein-de....
Meet REU trainees Kelvin, Allie, Keagan, Hannah, Sina, and Alan. With specialized research projects in protein design, these skilled undergraduates will be joining the Ovchinnikov Lab, Whitehead Lab, Samanta Lab, Yarov-Yarovoy Lab, Tandem AI, and IPD. #REU26
The scientific community is currently debating how to balance open research with biosecurity protections when it comes to biological AI tools. Primarily designed for broader societal benefits, could these tools also provide opportunities for misuse? Where do you stand? zurl.co/ccYXT
European RosettaCon is sold out! Registration is now closed. Conference organizers will be in touch with registered participants soon regarding talks, posters, and travel grants. Stay up to date on the conference by visiting europeanrosettacon.org.
Biohub has released updates to open source ESM protein language models. The models were used to generate the ESM Atlas, which maps 6.8 billion sequences and 1.1 billion predicted structures to protein functions. Alex Rives (Head of Science) is a keynote speaker for Summer RosettaCon. zurl.co/6qQdT
Meet Thomas! Thomas’ lab focuses on developing computational tools for determining 3D structures, including research into genetic code expansion and paramagnetic NMR to understand protein-protein interaction and molecular dynamics. Learn more about Thomas in our June 2026 newsletter. zurl.co/2QTmm
Meet Iris, Daniel, Marwa, Tony, Olivia, and Andy. Working on new research projects in protein design, these accomplished undergraduates will be joining Merck Cambridge, the Khmelinskaia Lab, Merck South San Francisco, the Hosseinzadeh Lab, the Oberdorfer Lab, and the Cooper Lab. #REU26
OpenBind is generating high-quality protein-ligand datasets that link structural data with binding measurements. This first release provides a realistic, structurally novel testbed linking high-resolution crystallographic data directly with biophysical binding affinity. zurl.co/PVCnJ
Registration closes June 15 for the Leipzig Rosetta Workshop on August 17 - 21, 2026 in Leipzig, Germany. Participants, from all career stages, will work on applications such as enzyme design, binder development, and vaccine-related protein engineering. Apply today: meilerlab.org/leipzig-work...
Meet Steven, Celeste, Peter, Martina, and Francisco. Eager to spend their summer diving deep into the world of protein design, these talented undergraduates will be joining the IPD, Ljubetič Lab, Strauch Lab, and Khare Lab to improve their skills and gain valuable experience in the field. #REU26
Abstracts for the first RosettaCon Asia, hosted by Peking University, are due June 15 with registration closing July 15. Join leading scientists in Beijing, China on October 10 - 11 to dive into discussions about the transformative era of protein design. To learn more, visit zurl.co/DkaQK
Registration for the 2nd Symposium on Protein Design and Engineering (RosettaCon Brazil), hosted by CNPEM, closes on June 15. Join the discussion on AI for protein design in Campinas, Brazil on October 5-8. A travel grant for a postdoctoral researcher is also available, learn more: zurl.co/dsjlS
Welcome to our 2026 REU trainees! They spent the week at John Hopkins University completing an introductory bootcamp focused on machine learning and Rosetta software and tools. We can’t wait to see what they accomplish over the summer at their host labs throughout the US and Europe. zurl.co/LhlOI
Join us October 28 - 30 as we gather in Lisbon for three days of exciting speakers, engaging discussions, and valuable connections at European RosettaCon. General registration is now open, but only a few spots remain. Register today at europeanrosettacon.org.
Applications close this Friday, June 5, for the ML & Rosetta Intro Bootcamp. This immersive, novice-level bootcamp is designed for students and researchers who are new to computational protein design as a way to learn both machine learning tools and Rosetta. Apply today: zurl.co/ISb1i
Registration is now open for the Leipzig Rosetta Workshop on August 17 - 21 in Leipzig, Germany. The hands-on workshop is focused on the latest computational protein design methods using Rosetta and AI-based tools such as RFdiffusion and ProteinMPNN. Applications close July 1, 2026: zurl.co/UTyIs
Prof. Cecilia Clementi is a pioneer in bridging machine learning, molecular simulation, and experimental data to decode the complexity of protein dynamics. Hear about her group’s latest advances at European RosettaCon 2026. Early bird registration closes this Sunday, May 31. europeanrosettacon.org
Meet Anum! Anum’s lab looks at how proteins change conformations at different timescales to perform functions, how this behavior evolves, and how to capitalize on this knowledge to engineer new proteins with very sophisticated functions. Learn more in our May 2026 newsletter. zurl.co/OzCxg
Join us July 20-24, 2026 for the ML & Rosetta Intro Bootcamp at John Hopkins University. The bootcamp will be a blend of lectures and hands-on projects to introduce and then practice key concepts and skills with Rosetta and machine learning. Applications close June 5. Apply now: zurl.co/N6eSW
European RosettaCon 2026 will bring together the field's leading voices in computational protein design, machine learning, and structural biology, for three days in Lisbon this October. Don't miss the window for early bird pricing by registering before it closes May 31. europeanrosettacon.org