Meet wwPDB members from around the globe at the 26th General Assembly and Congress of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr <https://event.fourwaves.com/iucr-2026/pages>) in Calgary, Canada from August 11-18, 2026. Visit the wwPDB booth #8 in the exhibition hall to get the latest news about extended PDB IDs and the PDB Beta Archive (open Tuesday August 11 - Saturday August 15). Other wwPDB and wwPDB partner events include: Monday, August 10 Pre-meeting Workshop /Enhancing PDB Deposition and Validation Practices/ (registration required) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, August 11 Pre-meeting Workshop /Enabling PDB Deposition of Integrative/Hybrid Methods Structures Determined using 3D Electron Microscopy plus Chemical Crosslinking and Other Complementary Approaches with the PDB-IHM System/ (registration required) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday, August 12 MS-001: /How the structural biologists & the PDB drive innovation in fundamental biology, biomedicine, biotechnology, and the energy sciences/ (10:30am - 1:00pm). This session will explore how structural data from the PDB accelerates the development of novel therapeutics, enables structure-based drug design, and informs our understanding of disease mechanisms. Speakers will highlight recent breakthroughs, emerging computational tools, and the growing role of AI in leveraging PDB data for precision medicine. By bridging molecular structures with clinical applications, this session will showcase the PDB’s critical role in shaping the future of healthcare. Co-Chairs: Genji Kurisu (PDBj) & Jasmine Young (RCSB PDB) MS-012: /Next-generation validation metrics for macromolecular structures/ (2:30pm - 5:00pm). This microsymposium will explore validation strategies and metrics, including machine learning-assisted assessment, atomic-level precision metrics, and cross-validation with experimental data and computational techniques. Speakers may discuss new developments in error detection, bias correction, ensemble model validation, and quality assessment pipelines, such as those used in databases like the PDB and CCDC. This microsymposium will provide insights into the future of validation for structural models across crystallography, cryo-EM, and integrative modeling. Co-Chairs: Dominika Borek (UT Southwestern) & Deborah Harrus (PDBe) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thursday August 13 /Open-Access wwPDB Core Archives supporting Structural Biologists and 3D Biostructure Data Consumers for Fifty-Five Years/ (Genji Kurisu, PDBj) and /The Future of the PDB/ (Jasmine Young, RCSB PDB) in MS-027: Coordinated efforts towards open data for global open science (10:30am-1:00pm) Poster #100 (Session B: 5-6pm): /PDB-101: Training Resources Supporting Molecular Explorations through Biology and Medicine/ (Christine Zardecki, RCSB PDB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Friday August 14 /RCSB Protein Data Bank: Updated resources and new developments driving research and education in the biosciences/ (Christine Zardecki, RCSB PDB) in MS-59: Using crystallographic databases for data exploration and exploitation (3:30-3:50pm) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday August 15 /More structure for structural biology data: Related datasets enrichment with ‘Investigation’/ (Genevieve Evans, PDBe) in MS-068: How to use predicted models effectively: methodologies and case studies (10:30am-1:00pm) /Molecular Visualization, Sharing, and Storytelling using Mol* and its Extensions/ (Christine Zardecki, RCSB PDB) in MS-075: Structure visualization techniques for teaching (2:30-5:00pm) Poster #257: /Transition to the Protein Data Bank (PDB) Beta Archive/ (Yuhe Liang, RCSB PDB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday August 16 Poster #267: /3D Electron Microscopy and the PDB/ (Brinda Vallat, RCSB PDB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday August 17 Poster #215: /Improving data representation of metalloproteins in the Protein Data Bank/ (Jasmine Young, RCSB PDB) Poster #1057: /mmCIF Validator/ (Deborah Harrus, PDBe) (Poster Session 5B August 17, 2026 - 12:00 AM BST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday August 18 /3D Structure Biocuration at the Protein Data Bank: Past, Present, and Future/ (Yuhe Liang, RCSB PDB) in MS-128: Data-driven science: current status and outlook ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The wwPDB Foundation <https://foundation.wwpdb.org/> is proud to present several of these events, including the wwPDB exhibition, workshop, and award activities at IUCr2026, supported by Google. 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