The Benzon Symposia are international conferences on front line research in medical, pharmaceutical, and related sciences funded by the Alfred Benzon Foundation. The purpose of the symposia is to bring together leading experts within a given field to present and discuss their research and to facilitate interaction between top international scientists and younger scientists.
Benzon Symposium features 20-25 state of the art presentations by invited scientists, shorter oral presentations and poster presentations selected by the organizing committee from abstracts submitted by potential participants, preferentially younger scientists.
Benzon Symposia are awarded by the board of trustees to Danish scientists after application. The symposia are planned and organized by one or more members of the board of trustees of the Foundation in collaboration with the applicants. The symposia are held in Copenhagen. The maximum number of participants is 125 including invited speakers.
Future symposia
Applications from research groups to host the Benzon Symposium No. 70 will be considered from: April 1st 2025 and can be sent directly to the foundation by e-mail.
Deadline for applications: May 1st 2025
BENZON Symposia
Radisson Collection Hotel, Copenhagen, September 1-4, 2025
69th
Protein structure prediction and design in biology and pharmacology
Organizers: Kresten Lindorff-Larsen, Birthe B. Kragelund, Joseph M. Rogers, Amelie Stein,
Anders Krogh, Wouter Boomsma and Hanne Mørck Nielsen
BENZON Symposia
Radisson Collection Hotel, Copenhagen, September 2-5, 2024
68th
Integration of Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics and AI to Revolutionize Personalized Medicine
Organizers: Matthias Mann, Lars Fugger and, and Finn Cilius Nielsen
BENZON Symposia
Copenhagen, September 4-7, 2023
67th
Bringing Circuit for Movement Together
Organizers: Ole Kiehn, Claire Wyart, Auke Ijspeert, Hans Bräuner-Osborne, and Finn Cilius Nielsen
BENZON Symposia
Copenhagen, September 4-7, 2023
66th
Aquaporin 2022: Aquaporins in health and disease
Organizers: Lene Nejsum, Peter Agre, Jørgen Frøkiær, Robert Fenton, Rikke Nørregaard, Jeppe Prætorius, Birgitte Christensen, Finn Cilius Nielsen and Lars Fugger
Future symposia
Applications from research groups to host the Benzon Symposium No. 70 will be considered from: April 1st 2025 and can be sent directly to the foundation by e-mail.
Deadline for applications: May 1st 2025
Previous symposia:
No. 67 (2023)
Bringing Circuit for movement together
No. 66 (2022)
AQUAPORIN 2022: AQUAPORINS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
No. 65 (2019)
TARGETING BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCERS: FROM BASIC RESEARCH TO NOVEL TREATMENT STRATEGIES
Organizers: Claus Storgaard Sørensen, Jos Jonkers, Andrew Tutt, Peter Bouwman, Finn Cilius Nielsen and Lars Fugger
No. 64 (2018)
GLYCOTHERAPEUTICS – EMERGING ROLES OF GLYCANS IN MEDICINE
Organizers:Henrik Clausen, Hans H. Wandall, Steffen Thiel, James Paulson, Nico Callewaert, Finn Cilius Nielsen, Hans Bräuner-Osborne
No. 63 (2017)
NEW PARADIGMS OF PROTEIN ENGINEERING – APPLICATIONS IN MODERN MEDICINE
Organizers: Kristian Strømgaard, Morten P. Meldal, Christian A. Olsen, Stephan A. Pless, Finn Cilius Nielsen, Sven Frøkjær
No. 62 (2016)
BENZON SYMPOSIUM – GENOME INSTABILITY AND NEURODEGENERATION
Organizers: Lene Juel Rasmussen, Ian D. Hickson, Niels Borregaard and Finn Cilius Nielsen
No. 61 (2015)
BENZON SYMPOSIUM – STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY ON THE MOVE
Organizers: Bente Vestergaard, Lise Arleth, Joe Zaccai, Dmitri I. Svergun, Andreas Kjær, Egon Bech Hansen, Niels Borregaard and Sven Frøkjær
No. 60 (2014)
BENZON SYMPOSIUM – NUCLEAR REGULATION BY UBIQUITIN
Organizers: Jiri Lukas, Jesper Svejstrup, Niels Borregaard and Finn Cilius Nielsen
No. 59 (2013)
BENZON SYMPOISUM – MEMBRANE PROTEINS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND DYNAMICS
Organizers: Claus J. Loland, Poul Nissen, Ulrik Gether, Finn Cilius Nielsen and Sven Frøkjær
No. 58 (2012)
BENZON SYMPOSIUM – ADIPOSE TISSUE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
Organizers: Susanne Mandrup, Sven Enerbäck, Ormond MacDougald and Niels Borregaard
No. 57 (2010)
ACUTE PAIN – PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS FOR CHRONIFICATION
Organizers: Henrik Kehlet, Troels Staehelin Jensen, Arne Svejgaard & Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen
No. 56 (2009)
FUNCTIONAL AND PATHOGENIC PROTEIN-AGGREGATION
Organizers: Daniel Otzen, Poul-Henning Jensen,
Sven Frøkjær and Niels Borregaard
No. 55 (2008)
TRANSCRIPTION, CHROMATIN AND DISEASE
Organizers: Kristian Helin, Jesper Q. Svejstrup and
Arne Svejgaard
No. 54 (2007)
GLYCOSYLATION: OPPORTUNITIES IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Organizers: Ole Hindsgaul, Henrik Clausen, Monica M. Palcic and Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen
No. 53 (2006)
THE NEW BIOLOGY OF THE GASTRIN-CHOLECYSTOKININ FAMILY OF HORMONES
Organizers: Jens F. Rehfeld, Jens Bundgaard, Anders H. Johnsen, Rolf Håkanson and Arne Svejgaard
No. 52 (2005)
CELLULAR RESPONSES TO DNA DAMAGE
Organizers: Jiri Bartek, Jiri Lukas, Jan Hoeijmakers and Arne Svejgaard
No. 51 (2004)
NEUROTRANSMITTER TRANSPORTERS: Basal Function and Drug Targets
Organizers: Ulrik Gether, Orla Miller Larsson, Peter Høngaard Andersen, Arne Schousboe, Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen and Sven Frøkjær
No. 50 (2003)
THE LIPOCALIN PROTEIN SUPERFAMILY
Organizers: Bo Åkerström, Darren Flower, Jean-Philippe Salier and Niels Borregaard
No. 49 (2002)
MULTIPLE SCHLEROSIS: Genetics, Pathogenesis and Therapy
Organizers: Arne Svejgaard, Alastair Compston, Rikard Holmdahl, Per Soelberg Sørensen and Lars Fugger
No. 48 (2001)
DRUG METABOLISM: REGULATION AND IMPORTANCE
Organizers: Henrik Enghusen Poulsen, Kim Brøsen, Steffen Loft, Urs Meyer, F.F. Kadlubar, P.F. Guengerich, Sven Frøkjær, Arne Svejgaard
No. 47 (2000)
MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY OF ION CHANNELS
Organizers: Jan Egebjerg, Søren-P. Olesen, Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen
No. 46 (1999)
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF INNATE IMMUNITY
Organizers: Niels Borregaard, Peter Elsbach, Tomas Ganz, Peter Garred & Arne Svejgaard
No. 45 (1998)
BRAIN BARRIER SYSTEMS
Eds.: Olaf Paulson, Gitte Moos Knudsen & Torben Moos
No. 44 (1998)
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF AGEING
Eds.: Vilhelm Bohr, Brian Clark & Tinna Stevnsner
No. 43 (1997)
PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN DRUG DELIVERY
Eds.: Sven Frøkjær, Lona Christrup & Poul Krogsgaard-Larsen
No. 42 (1997)
RATIONAL MOLECULAR DESIGN IN DRUG RESEARCH
Eds.: Tommy Liljefors, Flemming Steen Jørgensen & Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen
No. 41 (1996)
CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION DURING ISCHAEMIA AND REPERFUSION
Eds.: Stig Haunsø, Jan Aldershvile & Jesper Hastrup Svendsen
No. 40 (1996)
HLA AND DISEASE – THE MOLECULAR BASIS
Eds.: Arne Svejgaard, Søren Buus & Lars Fugger
No. 39 (1995)
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF 7TM RECEPTORS
Eds.: Thue W. Schwartz, Siv A. Hjorth & Jette Sandholm Kastrup
No. 38 (1994)
SCHIZOPHRENIA – AN INTEGRATED VIEW
Eds.: Rasmus Fog, Jes Gerlach, Ralf Hemmingsen & Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen
No. 37 (1993)
BRAIN LESIONS IN THE NEWBORN – HYPOXIC AND HAEMODYNAMIC PATHOGENESIS
Eds.: Hans C. Lou & Jørgen Falck Larsen
No. 36 (1993)
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES IN DRUG RESEARCH – STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS
Eds.: Klaus Bock, Henrik Clausen & Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen
No. 35 (1992)
DNA REPAIR MECHANISMS
Eds.: Vilhelm A. Bohr, Karsten Wassermann & Kenneth H. Kraemer
No. 34 (1992)
ISOTONIC TRANSPORT IN LEAKY EPITHELIA
Eds.: Hans H. Ussing, J. Fischbarg, 0. Sten-Knudsen, E. Hviid Larsen & Niels J. Willumsen
No. 33 (1991)
NEW LEADS AND TARGETS IN DRUG RESEARCH
Eds.: P. Krogsgaard-Larsen, S. Brøgger Christensen & H. Kofod
No. 32 (1991)
DRUG RESEARCH RELATED TO NEUROACTIVE AMINO ACIDS
Eds.: Arne Schousboe, Nils H. Diemer & Helmer Kofod
No. 31 (1990)
BRAIN WORK AND MENTAL ACTIVITY
Eds.: Niels A. Lassen, David H. Ingvar, Marcus Raichle & Lars Friberg
No. 30 (1990)
REGULATION OF HEPATIC FUNCTION
Eds.: Niels Grunnet & Bjørn Quistorff
No. 29 (1989)
NEUROPEPTIDES AND THEIR RECEPTORS
Eds.: Thue Schwartz, Linda Hilsted & Jens Rehfeld
No. 28 (1989)
FRONTIERS IN DRUG RESEARCH – CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS
Eds.: B. Jensen, Flemming S. Jørgensen & H. Kofod
No. 27 (1988)
OUTFLOW OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
Eds.: Fl. Gjerris, S.E. Børgesen & P. Soelberg Sørensen
No. 26 (1987)
NMR SPECTROSCOPY IN DRUG RESEARCH
Eds.: Jerzy Jaroszewski, Kjeld Schaumburg & Helmer Kofod
No. 25 (1987)
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS IN SECRETION
Eds.: Niels A. Thorn, M. Treiman & Ole H. Petersen
No. 24 (1986)
VIRAL CARCINOGENESIS
Eds.: Niels Ole Kjeldgaard & Jes Forchhammer
No. 23 (1985)
THE SYMPATHO-ADRENAL SYSTEM – PHYSIOLOCY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Eds.: Niels Juel Christensen, Ole Henriksen & Niels A. Lassen
No. 22 (1985)
DRUG RECEPTORS AND DYNAMIC PROCESSES IN CELLS
Eds.: Jens S. Schou, Arne Geisler & Svend Norn
No. 21 (1984)
CARDIOVASCULAR SHUNTS – PHYLOGENETIC, ONTOGENETIC AND CLINICAL ASPECTS
Eds.: Kjell Johansen & Warren Burggren
No. 20 (1983)
NATURAL PRODUCTS AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Eds.: P. Krogsgaard-Larsen, S. Brøgger Christensen & H. Kofod
No. 19 (1983)
GENE EXPRESSION – THE TRANSLATIONAL STEP AND ITS CONTROL
Eds.: Brian F. Clark & Hans U. Petersen
No. 18 (1982)
HAEMOPOIETIC STEM CELLS – CHARACTERIZATION, PROLIFERATION, REGULATION
Eds.: Sv.-Aa. Killmann, E.P. Cronkite & C.N. Muller-Berat
No. 17 (1981)
OPTIMIZATION OF DRUG DELIVERY
Eds.: Hans Bundgaard, Anne Bagger Hansen & Helmer Kofod
No. 16 (1980)
MOLECULAR GENETICS IN YEAST
Eds.: D. von Wettstein, J. Friis, M. Kielland-Brandt & A. Stenderup
No. 15 (1980)
WATER TRANSPORT ACROSS EPITHELIA – BARRIERS, GRADIENTS AND MECHANISMS
Eds.: Hans H. Ussing, Niels Bindslev, Niels A. Lassen & 0. Sten-Knudsen
No. 14 (1979)
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT IN ERYTHROCYTES – RELATIONS BETWEEN FUNCTION AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
Eds.: Ulrik V. Lassen, Hans H. Ussing & Jens Otto Wieth
No. 13 (1978)
SPECIFIC EUKARYOTIC GENES – STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION
Eds.: Jan Engberg, Hans Klenow & Vagn Leick
No. 12 (1978)
GABA-NEUROTRANSMITTERS – PHARMACOCHEMICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Eds.: P. Krogsgaard-Larsen, J. Scheel-Krüger & H. Kofod
No. 11 (1977)
OSMOTIC AND VOLUME REGULATION
Eds.: C. Barker Jørgensen & E. Skadhauge
No. 10 (1976)
DRUG DESIGN AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
Eds.: H. Bundgaard, P. Juul & H. Kofod
No. 9 (1975)
CONTROL OF RIBOSOME SYNTHESIS
Eds.: N.O. Kjeldgaard & 0. Maaløe
No. 8 (1974)
BRAIN WORK – THE COUPLING OF FUNCTION, METABOLISM AND 1974 BLOOD FLOW IN THE BRAIN
Eds.: David H. Ingvar & Niels A. Lassen
No. 7 (1974)
SECRETORY MECHANISMS OF EXOCRINE GLANDS
Eds.: Niels A. Thorn & O.H. Petersen
No. 6 (1973)
REGULATION OF HEPATIC METABOLISM
Eds.: Frank Lundquist &- Niels Tygstrup
No. 5 (1972)
TRANSPORT MECHANISMS IN EPITHELIA
Eds.: H.H. Ussing & Niels A. Thorn
No. 4 (1971)
OXYGEN AFFINITY OF HEMOGLOBIN AND RED CELL ACID BASE 1971 STATUS
Eds.: M. Rørth & P. Astrup
No. 3 (1970)
ION HOMEOSTASIS OF THE BRAIN – THE REGULATION OF HYDROGEN AND POTASSIUM ION CONCENTRATIONS IN CEREBRAL INTRA- AND EXTRACELLULAR FLUIDS
Eds.: B.K. Siesjö & S.C. Sørensen
No. 2 (1969)
CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY – THE TRANSFER OF MOLECULES AND IONS BETWEEN CAPILLARY BLOOD AND TISSUE
Eds.: Christian Crone & Niels A. Lassen
No. 1 (1968)
THE ROLE OF NUCLEOTIDES FOR THE STRUCTURE AND CONFORMATION OF ENZYMES
Eds.: H.M. Kalckar, H. Klenow, M. Ottesen & Agnete Munch-Petersen