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Mountford,<br>\r\nMathematics doctoral program<br>\r\nThesis Nr. 11211<br>\r\n<br>\r\nTo take part in the public defense, please contact directly the speaker</p>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-03-06T13:07:23", "last_modification_date": "2026-03-06T13:07:23", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "CO 120", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CO%20120", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [], "speaker": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"><strong>Keming CHEN</strong></a>", "organizer": "", "contact": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"><strong>Keming CHEN</strong></a>", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "EDMA", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120002/", "category": { "id": 12, "code": "SOUTE", "fr_label": "Soutenances de thèses", "en_label": "Thesis defenses", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71426, "title": "7T MRI Seminar: Leveraging the potential of UHF scanners for fMRI studies", "slug": "7t-mri-seminar-leveraging-the-potential-of-uhf-sca", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/7t-mri-seminar-leveraging-the-potential-of-uhf-sca", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32772/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32772/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32772/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-04-21", "end_date": "2026-04-21", "start_time": "10:00:00", "end_time": "11:30:00", "description": "<p>Hosted by <a href=\"https://cibm.ch/community/frederic-grouiller/\">Frédéric Grouiller</a>, CIBM MRI HUG-UNIGE Section head, we are pleased to invite you to attend the CIBM 7T MRI Seminar on April 21st at 10:00 CEST by Caroline Le Ster from the CEA Neurospin, Paris who will be sharing on<strong> “Leveraging the potential of UHF scanners for fMRI studies”.<br>\r\nAbstract</strong><br>\r\nThere is a growing availability of 7T scanners, with approximately 100 systems currently installed worldwide. These ultra-high-filed (UHF) scanners are particularly relevant for neuroimaging, where anatomical and functional images can be acquired with higher spatial and temporal resolution than on conventional scanners. However, UHF scanners remain difficult to operate, and understanding their specific limitations is essential. These systems indeed face several challenges arising from MR physics and biological effects that must be addressed within engineering constraints. Leverage the potential of UHF scanners, for instance through field monitoring, is therefore important to make the most of these scanners and benefit from the intrinsic SNR gain.<br>\r\nfMRI particularly benefits from the increase in magnetic field strength, enabling studies to be performed at higher resolution than at lower fields. In order to maintain reasonable acquisition times despite larger imaging matrices, several acceleration strategies have been developed, e.g. multi-slice EPI (SMS-EPI), three-dimensional EPI (3D-EPI) and non-Cartesian sampling schemes. 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Reflecting the growing importance of mathematics in life sciences research, such reform should bridge the gap between the mathematics students learn and the mathematics used in research.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nIn this talk, <a href=\"https://teaching.ucla.edu/profile/steve-bennoun/\">Steve Bennoun</a>, UCLA, will present how the study of modeling and dynamical systems can be used to create a first-year course that introduces mathematical concepts used in life sciences research in a contextualized way.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nStudents first learn to write models for important biological systems such as hormone levels, epidemiological models, and predator-prey models.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nTaking a geometrical approach, students learn how to determine the long-term behaviors of models by studying phase plane trajectories and the stability of equilibrium points.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nThis enables the study of the concept of “biological switch” or how a cell can start or stop the production of a protein. 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(2021) suggesting that such a course supports students success and can reduce equity gaps.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n- - - - - - - - - - - - - <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<em><strong>lunch&LEARN</strong></em> sessions are intended for anyone who teaches at EPFL. <br>\r\nThis session is hybrid and can be attended in person or <a href=\"https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/itgbPQceSnyGQK_-KbEttA\">followed via zoom</a>.<br>\r\nMost sessions are recorded and can be found on the <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKZOhx3xKAdI81PA1jwBA_LHHfSjbdEUV\">Center LEARN's YouTube channel</a>.<br>\r\nTo get in touch with the team, to suggest a session, or to make inquiries, please send an email to <a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">[email protected]</a></p>", "image_description": "lunch&LEARN flyer for Steven Bennoun's talk", "creation_date": "2026-03-26T09:31:18", "last_modification_date": "2026-03-31T10:04:59", "link_label": "Register/Access zoom", "link_url": "https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/M8aJRgrLR6SAGywAeyUtfA", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "CM 1 517", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CM%201%20517", "url_online_room": "https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/M8aJRgrLR6SAGywAeyUtfA", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "<a href=\"https://teaching.ucla.edu/profile/steve-bennoun/\">Steve Bennoun</a>", "organizer": "<a href=\"https://learn.epfl.ch\">Center LEARN</a>, <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/schools/sb/research/math/\">Institute of Mathematics – MATH</a>", "contact": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">[email protected]</a>", "is_internal": "True", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 2, "fr_label": "Public averti", "en_label": "Informed public" }, "registration": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Sur inscription", "en_label": "Registration required" }, "keywords": "lunch&LEARN, Center LEARN, teaching, learning, first-year, mathematics", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120189/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/323/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/9/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/85/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/65/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/27/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/7/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71493, "title": "Photopolymer composites for temporary protective coatings and printing applications", "slug": "photopolymer-composites-for-temporary-protective-c", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/photopolymer-composites-for-temporary-protective-c", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32835/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32835/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32835/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-04-21", "end_date": "2026-04-21", "start_time": "18:15:00", "end_time": null, "description": "<p>Thesis Director: Dr. Y. 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This will be followed by a discussion with <strong>Dr. Rachel Démolis</strong> from actionuni and <strong>Klara Sasse</strong> from VSS-UNES-USU, addressing the role of institutions, prevention, and dialogue despite power asymmetries.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n→ See also the <a href=\"https://universities-against-harassment.ch/en\">website of the national coordination</a> listing all events from partner institutions.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>At EPFL:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>On campus, “<a href=\"https://sh2026.ch/en/ressourcen/discussion-cookies\">Discussion Biscuits</a>” (in the form of Chinese fortune cookies) will be distributed at various contact points and cafeterias to encourage dialogue among community members on these essential issues.</li>\r\n\t<li>An information and discussion booth will be set up in the corridor at the corner of EPFL buildings CE and BS, in front of <a href=\"https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CE%201%206\">room CE1 6</a>, from 11 am to 2 pm. Meet the Equal Opportunities Office and the Well-being and Inclusion team to discuss concerns related to sexual harassment and learn about available resources.</li>\r\n\t<li>Posters featuring statements from EPFL faculty members—including the President, Anna Fontcuberta i Morral—highlight the essential role of bystanders in combating harassment. 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After decades of rapid progress in nanomaterials and sensing performance, the field now stands at a pivotal moment: the challenge is no longer whether we can detect with extraordinary sensitivity, but whether we can do so in ways that are sustainable, scalable, and globally accessible.<br>\r\nThis talk envisions a future in which point-of-care biosensing becomes an integral part of everyday life through the coupling of advanced nanomaterials with sustainable platforms. Paper-based substrates and environmentally friendly fabrication methods, such as inkjet printing and stamping, enable a new paradigm of decentralized manufacturing, one that supports rapid deployment during global health emergencies, continuous environmental monitoring, and personalized, wearable healthcare.<br>\r\nBy integrating biorecognition elements, including antibodies and nucleic-acid–based receptors such as DNA probes and aptamers with functional nanomaterials, including metallic nanoparticles, quantum dots, and two-dimensional materials, these biosensors achieve high sensitivity and specificity while remaining robust outside traditional laboratory settings. REASSURED-guided design, focusing on real-time connectivity, ease of use, affordability, sensitivity, specificity, rapid and user-friendly results, minimal equipment, and deliverability, ensures devices are intuitive, cost-effective, and provide actionable information in real time, often via visual or smartphone-based readouts.<br>\r\nSpanning applications from infectious disease surveillance and cancer diagnostics to neurodegenerative disease monitoring and water quality assessment, this work highlights a transformative shift: from isolated diagnostic tools to ubiquitous sensing ecosystems. Ultimately, sustainable nanobiosensors offer a pathway toward more resilient healthcare systems, empowered communities, and a future where access to critical information is no longer constrained by infrastructure or geography.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<u>Bio:</u><br>\r\nICREA Research Professor and leader of the ICN2 Nanobioelectronics and Biosensors Group, Arben Merkoçi obtained his PhD at the University of Tirana (Albania) working with in ion selective electrodes. Since 1992 he has carried out research as postdoctoral fellow and research professor at the Polytechnic University of Budapest (Hungary), University of Ioannina (Greece), Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and New Mexico State University (USA). His research is focused on the integration of biological molecules and other species with micro- and nanostructures to design novel (bio)sensors.<br>\r\nProf. Arben Merkoçi is member of the Academy of Sciences of Albania and director and coordinator of NANOBALKAN (www.nanobalkan.al) the Regional Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. He is member of the European Academy of Sciences (EURASC, 2024), Member of Institute of Catalan Studies and Academy of Sciences of Bologna Institute.<br>\r\nProf. Merkoçi has been Member of the ALLEA Working Group on the European Research Area and Chair of the ERA’s Working Group of the European Federation of Academies of Sciences. He is Member of Advisory Council of Research Expertise from the Academic Diaspora (READ), founded in 2021 by the Albanian-American Development Foundation. He has been member of The Accreditation Board of Quality Assurance Agency in Higher Education of Albania during 4 years.<br>\r\nHe is Co-Editor in Chief of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Elsevier journal, the most important international journal in biosensors. Also, he is member of W&T3 Project panel on Condensed Matter of Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium, 2024); of FIS 2 Selection Committee - sector PE4 (Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca”, Italy, 2024); of the ERC Starting Grant Call 2021-2024 (EU Commission, Brussels); of the External Scientific Advisory Committee of The Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC, Barcelona, Spain, 2022-now); of the Scientific Board of Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials (RCPTM/CATRIN Olomouc, Check Republic, acting every year since 2018 to now)<br>\r\nProf. Merkoçi has published 375 scientific articles and supervised 40 PhD theses. He is also involved in teaching PhD courses in the field of nanomaterial- based biosensors in several Spanish and international centres. He has been a member of the commission for establishing the new Nanoscience and Nanotechnology undergraduate academic curriculum at the UAB, the first one in Spain, which started during the academic year 2010- 2011. He is a member of the Academics Working Group of BIST and coordinator of the Nanodiagnostics module of the Nanotechnology Master at the UAB.<br>\r\nHe has got several national and international grants related to nanomaterials application in biosensors and his group is collaborating with several worldwide leading labs in the field of nanobiosensors. Prof. Merkoçi serves also as scientific evaluator and member of panels of experts of various international governmental and nongovernmental agencies (EU-FP and EU-ERC panels and other panels in Europe, USA and other countries), as a scientific committee member of many international congresses, director of several workshops and other scientific events and have been invited to give plenary lectures, keynote and invited speeches in more than 250 occasions in various countries. Prof. Merkoçi is the co-founder of two spin-off companies: GraphenicaLab, devoted to graphene patterning, and PaperDiagnostis, dedicated to clinical diagnostics.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nRead more about Prof. Merkoçi’s CV at:<br>\r\nhttps://www.icrea.cat/community/icreas/17615/arben-merkoci/<br>\r\nhttps://www.nanobiosensors.org/group-leader/ <br>\r\nhttps://icn2.cat/en/nanobioelectronics-and-biosensors-group/arben-merkoci<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<u>Zoom link</u> (with one-time registration for the whole series) for attending remotely: <a href=\"https://go.epfl.ch/EPFLBioETalks\">https://go.epfl.ch/EPFLBioETalks</a><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Instructions for 1st-year Ph.D. students planning to attend this talk, who are under </strong><a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/education/phd/programs/edbb-biotechnology-and-bioengineering/edbb-internal-regulations/\"><strong>EDBB’s mandatory seminar attendance rule</strong></a><strong>:</strong><br>\r\n<u>IN CASE</u> you cannot attend in-person in the room, please make sure to\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"mailto:[email protected]?subject=1st-yr%20EDBB%20student%20attendance%20at%20BioE%20seminars\">send Fiorella Ghisays a note</a> <strong>well ahead of time</strong> (ideally before seminar day), informing that you plan to attend the talk online, and, <strong>during seminar</strong>:</li>\r\n\t<li>be signed in on Zoom with a <strong>recognizable</strong> user name (not any alias making it difficult or impossible to identify you).</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nStudents attending the seminar in-person should collect a confirmation signature after the talk - please print your own signature sheet beforehand (69 kB pdf available for download <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/research/domains/bioengineering/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/EDBB-seminar-attendance-sheet-blank.pdf\">here</a>). 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Likewise, in a ferroic material, regions with different orientation of the order parameter, the domains, do not simply exist side by side, but they exhibit new phases and properties in the domain walls. Because of their discontinuous, confined, and topological nature, domain walls exhibit functional states that are not possible in the bulk. Continuing this line of thought, one should expect domain walls in multiferroics to be a particularly rich source of novel phenomena. Here one must distinguish between (i) \"domain walls in multiferroics\", where only the ferroelectric (or magnetic) order is considered so that little is learned about the multiferroic state, and (ii) \"multiferroic domain walls\" where the ferroic phase coexistence of the wall itself is of interest. The latter are rarely studied, and I will discuss some of their intriguing features in my talk.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nBio: Professor Manfred Fiebig is known for his work in light-matter interaction in systems with strong electronic correlations. (Multi-) ferroics are of particular interest to him. After obtaining his doctoral degree in physics at the University of Dortmund, he worked at the University of Tokyo, the Max Born Institut Berlin, and the University of Bonn before he was appointed as Professor of Multifunctional Ferroic Materials in the Department of Materials at ETH Zurich in 2011. In 2021 he also became a member of the National Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), and he was elected as Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature | Mainz. Most recent distinctions include the 2022 APS Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids as well as the of the Stern Gerlach Medal in 2023, the highest distinction in Experimental Physics of the German Physical Society. He is one of the founders of the ETH Spinoff Company “3Wave Instruments”.</p>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-02-12T08:41:37", "last_modification_date": "2026-03-09T10:58:25", "link_label": "Website", "link_url": "https://mat.ethz.ch/department/people/person-detail.fiebig.html", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "MXF 1", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MXF%201", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "Prof. Manfred Fiebig, ETHZ", "organizer": "Prof. Gregor Jotzu, Prof. Fabien Sorin & Prof. Esther Amstad", "contact": "Prof. Gregor Jotzu, Prof. Fabien Sorin & Prof. Esther Amstad", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/119701/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/314/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71411, "title": "Life Science Seminar: Hitoshi Kurumizaka", "slug": "life-science-seminar-hitoshi-kurumizaka", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/life-science-seminar-hitoshi-kurumizaka", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32843/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32843/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32843/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-04-20", "end_date": "2026-04-20", "start_time": "16:00:00", "end_time": "17:00:00", "description": "<strong>Title:</strong> <br>\r\nStructural molecular biology for the nucleosome as a regulator on genomic DNA<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Abstract:</strong><br>\r\nIn eukaryotic cells, genomic DNA is highly compacted into chromatin through its association with histone proteins. The fundamental unit of chromatin, the nucleosome, consists of ~147 base pairs of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer composed of H2A, H2B, H3, and H4. These nucleosomes are connected by linker DNA, forming a “beads-on-a-string” structure that enables efficient packaging of the genome.<br>\r\nBeyond structural compaction, nucleosomes play a central role in regulating genome function. They can restrict access to DNA and act as barriers to essential processes such as transcription, replication, and repair. At the same time, nucleosomes serve as key epigenetic platforms, where histone modifications and histone variants modulate chromatin structure and dynamics to control gene activity.<br>\r\nTo better understand these regulatory mechanisms, we employ biochemical and structural approaches to investigate nucleosome structure and dynamics. Our studies aim to elucidate how structural transitions of nucleosomes influence DNA accessibility and ultimately govern genomic regulation. I will present our recent structural and biochemical insights and discuss their implications for understanding nucleosome-mediated genome regulation.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Bio:</strong><br>\r\nHitoshi Kurumizaka is a Professor at the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan. After receiving his Ph.D. degree in 1995, he started his postdoctoral training at NIH in the USA, in the laboratory of Molecular Embryology (Alan Wolffe Lab), where he began chromatin research. In 1997, he joined RIKEN as a Research Scientist. He subsequently moved to Waseda University, where he served as Associate Professor and later as Professor of Molecular and Structural Biology. Since 2018, he has been Professor at the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo. His research focuses on the structural basis of chromatin and epigenetic regulation in eukaryotic genomes. 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His work has been published in leading international journals and has substantially advanced our understanding of chromatin architecture and epigenetic regulation.<br>\r\n ", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-03-19T22:57:43", "last_modification_date": "2026-04-01T14:33:48", "link_label": "Kurumizaka lab", "link_url": "https://www.iqb.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/lab/kurumizaka/", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "SV 1717", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SV%201717", "url_online_room": "https://epfl.zoom.us/j/64667340373", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "", "organizer": "Prof. Nicolas Thomä", "contact": "[email protected]", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 2, "fr_label": "Public averti", "en_label": "Informed public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "Chromatin, Structural Biology, Cryo-EM, DNA, Transcription", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120129/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/9/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/111/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/26/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/27/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71498, "title": "From Helical Motifs to Oral Drugs: Design Principles for Bioavailable Macrocyclic Peptides", "slug": "from-helical-motifs-to-oral-drugs-design-principle", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/from-helical-motifs-to-oral-drugs-design-principle", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32840/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32840/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32840/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-04-20", "end_date": "2026-04-20", "start_time": "14:15:00", "end_time": "15:15:00", "description": "<p>In this seminar, I will discuss our efforts to design conformationally constrained helical macrocyclic peptides and outline the principles that enable effective targeting of protein–protein interactions beyond classical stapled peptides. 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