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Roman Ruins suRvive in downtown seville

Royal alcazaR PalaceEurope’s oldest Royal Palace still in use.

It was declared in 1987 World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

cathedRalThe largest Gothic building in Europe. It was declared in 1987 World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

aRchive of the indies Houses the most valuable of the extant documentation for the Spanish colonial world from the 15th through 19th centuries.

It was declared in 1987 World Heritage Site by UNESCO

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Opera, ballet, music, theatre performances at different stages throughout the city.

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museum of fine aRtsIs considered the second biggest art gallery in Spain.

Essential to understand the Baroque painting (Zurbarán, Murillo, Valdes Leal ...).

caRthusian monasteRy and andalusian contemPoRaRy aRt centRewhich houses an important artistic and archaeological heritage in a rejuvenated building surrounded by wonderful gardens.

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This Andalusian artistic expression has become universal art.

Flamenco was included in the Representative List of Intangible World Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010.

MONUMeNTs

the GiRaldaexample of the mixture of cultures that makes up Seville:

Minaret of the old Mosque, Bell Tower of the current Cathedral, overlooking the whole town.

sPain sQuaReCreated as a venue of the 1929 Ibero-American Exhibition, its semielliptical shape

represents the embrace of Spain and its former colonies.

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BaRQueta BRidGethe most emblematic bridge built for the 1992 Universal Exhibition.

metRoPol PaRasolfinished in 2011, is a new and striking modern building —the world’s largest wooden structure— built over a traditional market.

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RenewaBle eneRGiesSolucar Complex is the largest solar complex in Europe, sited nearby Seville

and generating enough electricity to supply ca. 94,000 homes.

aeRonautics The new A400M design aircraft is assembled at the EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company) plant in Seville.

TaPas

Spanish hallmark and part of Seville lifestyle. Sevillian flavor in small bites.

Going for tapas is a unique and fun experience which allows to discover the Spanish flavorsand to take part of the social scene in Spanish bars.

Seafood, paella, deep-fried fishes, croquettes, stews, ham, vegetables… all in small portions and served with excellent wines.

NaTURe

Magnificent natural spaces and great sandy beaches barely an hour and half drive from Seville on both banksof the mouth of Guadalquivir river. Also, the Doñana National Park, designated a Biosphere Reserve under the UNESCO,

is a mosaic of ecosystems that harbors unique biodiversity in Europe.

BeaUTY

The Guadalquivir River at twilight, with a view of the Gold Tower at the shore,where the treasures from the New World were unloaded.

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Seville is light and color, but also smell.A delight for your senses: jasmine, lavender and orange blossoms flood the streets air.

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Bruce Alberts (SanFrancisco,CA,USA)

Carlos Bustamante (SanFrancisco,CA,USA)

Sai-Juan Chen (Shanghai,China)

Magdalena Götz (Munich,Germany)

Susan Gasser (Basel,CH)

Christian Griesinger (Göttingen,Germany)

Robert Huber (Martinsried,Germany) NobelLaureate

Tim Hunt (Hertfordshire,UK) NobelLaureate

Carlos López-Otín (Oviedo,Spain)

Mathias Mann (Martinsried,Germany)

Joan Massagué (NewYork,NY,USA)

Kazutoshi Mori (Kyoto,Japan)

Ferid Murad (Washington,DC,USA) NobelLaureate

Venki Ramakrishnan (Cambridge,UK) NobelLaureate

Ada Yonath (Rehovot,Israel) NobelLaureate

Plenarylecturersatthe22nd IUBMB and 37th FEBS Congress

SYMPOSIA

S01 Single Molecules

S01.1 Protein-NucleicAcidInteractions.

S01.2 ProteinInteractionsandNetworks.

S01.3 MembranesandProteins.

S01.4 ProteinsIntrinsicallyDisordered.

S01.5 EngineeringandDesign.

S02 Trends in Biochemistry

S02.1 GenomeDynamics.

S02.2 TranscriptionandChromatin.

S02.3 RNABiogenesisandProcessing.

S02.4 AutophagyandProteinHomeostasis.

S02.5 IntegratedCellStructureandFunction.

S03 Beyond Biochemistry

S03.1 Ageing.

S03.2 GlobalRegulationandCellReprogramming.

S03.3 ArtificialCellsandGenomes.

S03.4 ComputingwithMoleculesandCells.

S03.5 DealingwithErrorsandEvolution.

S04 Molecular Bases of Diseases

S04.1 Neurodegenerativeand

OrganDegenerativeDiseases.

S04.2 InflammationandDiseases.

S04.3 StemCellsandtheirNiches.

S04.4 CancerGenomicsandBiomarkers.

S04.5 RoleofHypoxiainPathogenesisof

InflammationinCancer.

S05 Environmental Biochemistry

S05.1 OxidativeStress:DealingwithOxygen.

S05.2 DealingwithOsmoticStress.

S05.3 LifeinExtremeEnvironments.

S05.4 RespondingtoEnvironmentalPerception.

S05.5 MolecularClocksandCellCycling.

WORKSHOPS

W01 – W03 Omic Sciences

W01 FunctionalGenomics.

W02ProteomicsandSignalTransduction.

W03Metabolomics.

W04 BiochemistryinMedicalDiagnosisand

Therapy.

W05 Forumforbioentrepreneurs

W06 SystemsBiology.

W07 – W08 Science and Society

W07AIDS:PerspectivesandNew

Therapies.

W08MalariaintheDevelopingWorld.

W09 ScienceinSchool.

W10 – W11 Biochemical Education

W10 TeachingMolecularEvolution:aUni-

fyingPrincipleofBiochemistry.

W11 ResearchintoEffectiveTeachingStra-

tegies:WhatBiochemistryIsLear-

ningfromOtherSciences.

W12 WomeninBiochemistry:

fromPasttoFuture.