Seminars
Joint Research Seminar: Food Chemistry and Food Quality
Organization:
Chair of Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science (TUM)
Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry (TUM)
Professorship for Biotechnology of Natural Products (TUM)
Professorship for Chemosensory Food Systems (TUM)
Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB)
Funded by the Graduate Center Weihenstephan
When: Normally every Monday during the semester, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Where: HS17
Language: English
Registration for non-TUM-LSB-UBT members at: corinna.dawid(at)tum.de
The event offers PhD students, postdocs, postdoctoral fellows and postgraduates of the research groups of the food chemistry and food analysis at TUM and the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the TUM a platform to present their results in form of lectures. It also opens up the opportunity to learn about the broad spectrum of current research in the field of food chemistry at the Weihenstephan campus - from molecular-sensory and methodological aspects to toxicological aspects.
The mutual knowledge of the areas of work and interests as well as the stimulating and uncomplicated atmosphere should foster discussions and cooperations between the various research groups and thus to strengthen the interaction of the food chemistry oriented research groups at the campuses.
In addition, at least once per semester external speakers from research or industry give an exciting overview about research and developments within different food chemistry-related topics.
SFB Initiative - Seminar Announcement
Quantitation of Proteins Implicated in Wheat-Related Disorders: The Role of Origin and Environmental Factors in the Growing Prevalence of Wheat Intolerances
Sabrina Geißlitz
Research Group Food Biopolymer Chemistry
Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich
Host: Corinna Dawid
When: Tuesday, February 10, 2026; 10:30 h
Where: HS22, Hans Carl von Carlowitz Platz 2; Forestry, Freising
GPCR Zoominars 2025
This webinar series https://www.gpcrforum.org/events/gpcr-zoominars provides a platform for early career scientists (ECIs) from all areas of GPCR research to present their research findings to an international community!
Occasional café sessions create a safe space where more experienced researchers can share their experiences and ECIs can ask all the career questions they've always wanted to ask.
Follow the Zoominar on Twitter/X and LinkedIn or join the GPCR Forum mailing list to stay up to date.
One of the organizers of the Zoominars is Dr. Alessandro Nicoli, who works in Prof. Dr. Antonella Di Pizio's Molecular Modeling research group.
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Series of three short seminars
A delegation from Tecnológico de Monterrey was visiting TUM and stoped at the Leibniz-LSB@TUM on July 29, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. for a series of three short seminars. The seminars covered topics ranging from molecular to pharmacological aspects of health science, as well as screening tools.
Download program here.
Workshops
2026
Workshop: Advanced 3D Fluorescence Imaging
Space is limited.
On July 22, 2026, the junior research group “Mechanoreceptors & Sensory Biophysics” at the Leibniz-LSB@TUM, in collaboration with ZEISS, will host a workshop on advanced 3D fluorescence imaging techniques. The workshop at the Leibniz-LSB@TUM provides a concise overview of modern optical sectioning methods, including Lightfield 4D, confocal microscopy (LSM), and Apotome 3. In addition to live demonstrations, participants will gain practical insights into sample preparation, imaging, and quantitative 3D analysis.
Participation requires prior registration: Registration
In addition, from July 23 to July 29, there will be an opportunity to schedule one-to-one demo sessions with ZEISS experts to test your own samples and applications. If you are interested in such a demo session, please contact us by June 26 at m.koehler.leibniz-lsb(at)tum.de and provide the following information:
- Sample type
- Fluorophore(s)
- Type of measurement / imaging experiment
- Desired microscope system (if known)
- Preferred time slots
From Data to Distillate: Join WHISKEY-AI
The WHISKEY-AI Workshop 2026 https://whiskey-ai.github.io/ explores emerging approaches to advancing fermentation, maturation, and process engineering in food and beverage systems. As global demand grows for sustainable and high-quality production, traditional practices are increasingly being re-examined through the combined lenses of chemical engineering, food science, chemistry, and data-enabled methods.
What began as a bold, highly interdisciplinary idea during the European Talent Academy (#ETA2025) has now evolved into a funded workshop. The workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of fermentation, beverage aging, food technology, sensory science, food chemistry, and AI.
Venue: Technical University of Munich, Faculty of Life Sciences, Weihenstephan/Freising Campus
When: July 2–3, 2026
Registration is open: https://lnkd.in/dbhSysnK
Co-organizers: Melanie Köhler, Fabio Pizzetti, Ovidiu Șerban, and Davide Conficconi
The workshop is supported by the Technical University of Munich and Leibniz-LSB@TUM.
4th FLAVOURsome Workshop: AI for Taste Innovation
June 25–26, 2026, at Leibniz-LSB@TUM, Freising
Discover how artificial intelligence is changing taste research. The two-day workshop offers insights into receptor modeling, chemoinformatics, and food informatics: from AI-supported protein folding and machine learning to the analysis of complex food data.
With keynotes, short presentations, and hands-on sessions, the program is aimed at researchers at all career stages who want to learn about and apply digital tools for taste analysis.
For more information, visit: https://flavoursome.eu/news/4rd-flavoursome-workshop-ai-for-flavour-innovation/
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Antonella Di Pizio (Leibniz-LSB@TUM/TUM)
Francesco Ferri (Leibniz-LSB@TUM/TUM)
Alexander Otterbach (Leibniz-LSB@TUM/TUM)
Clarissa Rienäcker (Leibniz-LSB@TUM/TUM)
2024
3rd German workshop on structural predictions of membrane proteins: From ion channels to G protein-coupled receptors
February 26–28, 2024
www.fz-juelich.de/en/ias/ias-5/conferences/smsp3
Venue: INM-seminar, building 15.9, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are seven transmembrane proteins involved in signal transduction across the cell membrane. Ion channels are membrane-bound enzymes whose catalytic sites are ion-conducting pores that open and close (gate) in response to specific environmental stimuli. Ion channels are key contributors to cell signalling and homeostasis. Due to their physiological and pathological relevance, their expression in the plasma membrane, which facilitates molecular interactions in the extracellular milieu, and defined binding sites, GPCRs and ion channels are highly druggable targets. Indeed, these proteins constitute ~40% of drug targets, yet rational drug design requires structural information.
Computational methods combined with experimental techniques can reveal major aspects of the structural basis of ligand binding and protein function. Molecular simulations can furthermore assist in the drug design process. By gathering together top-level German Researchers in the field, this meeting, which is now at the third edition, will highlight current challenges and future perspectives in molecular simulation and bioinformatics approaches to be applied to GPCR and ion channel model structures.
Theorists working on GPCRs and ion channels share similar computational challenges for modelling and simulations, some of which will be discussed at the workshop. Importantly, this year, the meeting is also extended to Swiss researchers in the field and it is enriched by a special session with experimentalists on “Membrane Structural Biology and Biophysics” to cover experimental mechanistic structural work related to membrane-associated proteins and their cellular processes.
Registration is free but required.
The Organizers
Vittorio Limongelli (University of Lugano USI)
Antonella Di Pizio (Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology and Technical University of Munich)
Paolo Carloni (Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University)
Carsten Sachse (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
2023
WaterTopCost-Meeting at the Leibniz-LSB@TUM
From March 22 to 24, ten scientists met in a meeting at the Leibniz-LSB@TUM organized by Andreas Dunkel, Dr. Guangjuan Luo, and PD Dr. Martin Steinhaus. One goal of the meeting was to develop further the prototype of a freely available online database that will help analyze sensory off-notes in water. To this end, the database will provide analytical parameters such as retention indices, thresholds, and sensory qualities, among others. Ideally, the information should help to identify problems such as algae infestation or cyanobacteria at an early stage in the future.
In addition, participants at the meeting worked on the development of an interactive flavor wheel. It summarizes taste and odor off-notes in water and their triggering compounds. The tool will be translated into many languages to advance the use of a consistent vocabulary in evaluating water.
Spring School
From Omics to Systems Biology – Research for Food, Nutrition & Health
March 6-10 2023 at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE)
The Spring school is a joint initiative of the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE)and the LSB. It is intended for doctoral students and young researchers of the three institutes to provide an insight into approaches, tools and methods in the field of omics technologies, bioinformatics, metabolic pathways and systems biology.
In addition, the Spring School will also introduce topics of complementary skills including research ethics, data management and graphical abstract design. The joint learning experience of participants of all three institutes will also provide the participants with the opportunity for networking and exchange with young researchers from the other institutes and with the invited experts.
Funded by Joachim Herz Foundation
2nd German workshop on structural predictions of membrane proteins: From ion channels to G-protein coupled receptors
Organizers are: Paolo Carloni (Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University) and
Antonella Di Pizio (Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at TUM)
February 7-8, 2023 - Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Following the successful first workshop in 2019, this meeting aims to bring together German researchers to highlight current challenges and future perspectives for modeling G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ion channels.
In addition, the workshop aims to bridge the gap between the structural dimension of membrane proteins and signaling events. We are very pleased that the workshop is supported by the DFG research group DynIon and also by the RTG2416 MultiSenses - MultiScales.
The workshop is planned as a hybrid event. Registration is free, but required.
For more information, please visit: www.fz-juelich.de/en/ias/ias-5/conferences/smsp2