Konstantin Ivanov Intercontinental Magnetic Resonance Seminar

Konstantin Ivanov intercontinental magnetic resonance seminar series started on April 8, 2020. It organises seminars on a range of topics in magnetic resonance covering NMR, EPR, hyperpolarisation, colour centres and optical pumping, and ZULF NMR. The emphasis of the talks are on both methods and applications and a perspective on the future of the field. The speakers include a wide range of scientists ranging from PhD students to post-doctoral fellows, to senior scientists.

Upcoming Talks:

• April 10, 2026, Alons Lends, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Latvia, "Solid-state NMR spectoscopy: a tool box for structural and dynamic characterization of intact fungal cell walls", Fungal diseases pose a significant and growing threat to human health, particularly among immunocompromised populations. Fungal cell walls play a crucial role in susceptibility to and protection against antifungal agents. Structural elucidation of fungal cell walls at the atomic level is essential for a better understanding of fungal virulence and mechanisms of antifungal resistance. This would pave the way for the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools. In recent years, solid-state NMR has emerged as a powerful tool for studying intact fungal cell walls. Here, I will present recent developments in solid-state NMR techniques for investigating fungal cell walls. I will cover 1H, 13C, 19F and 31P detection under different magic-angle spinning regimes, as well as DNP techniques applied to various human pathogenic fungal species.

• April 17, 2026, Federico de Biasi, University of Padova

• April 24, 2026, Milan Zachrdla, University of Vienna

• May 1, 2026, No Seminar. Holiday

• May 8, 2026: Aleksander Jaworski, Stockholm University, Sweden

• May 15, 2026: No Seminar, Long holiday weekend

• May 22, 2026: Anders Bodholt Nielsen, University of Aarhus, Denmark

• June 19, 2026, Alexander Schnegg, MPI CEC, Mülheim, Germany

• June 26, 2026, Raphaële Clément , UCSB, USA