Scientific Program

24th International Conference on Cytochrome P450: Biochemistry, Genomics and Pharmacology

30th June to 4th July, 2025, Bern, Switzerland

Fabrikstrasse 6, 3012 Bern

Scientific program

Day 1, Monday 30.6.2025

Registration Desk open, 9:00 Fabrikstrasse 6

 

Poster mounting, foyer, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m

 

10:00 – 10:20

Amit V Pandey Opening Remarks

Emily Scott Introduction to the history of the P450 meetings

 

Plenary lecture 1/Waterman Lecture, 10:20–11:10

Chair: Amit Pandey

Walter L. Miller ( UCSF, USA )

Human Disorders of Steroid metabolizing cytochrome P450s.

 

Plenary lecture 2, 11:10-12:00

Chair: Amit Pandey

C. Roland Wolf (University of Dundee, UK)

Humanized mouse models in cytochrome P450 research

 

Lunch Fabrikstrasse 8 12:00 – 1:00 pm

 

 

13:30 to 15:30 Session 1 P450 Pharmacology

Chair: Joan Zuo

Yune-Fang Ueng, Taiwan

The CYP1A2 inhibition by a herbal formula Xin-yi-san: theophylline oxidation and risk assessment

Bhagwata Moorthy

Dual roles of the endogenous Ah receptor (AHR) ligand 6-Formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ) in the induction of pulmonary cytochrome P450 (CYP)1A1 ​​​​induction by hyperoxia, and the attenuation of oxygen-mediated lung injury in mice In Vivo.

Joan Z. Zuo, Hong Kong

CYP450 mediated herb-drug interactions: exemplified by genetic polymorphism based inhibition on CYP450 by Radix Puerariae lobatae in healthy subjects

Albert Braeuning, Germany

Inhibition of cytochrome P450-dependent xenobiotic metabolism by NF-κB activation and subsequent JAK/STAT activation by the marine biotoxin okadaic acid

13:30 to 15:30 Session 2 P450 and non-heme oxygenase structures

Chair: Emily Scott

Thomas Pochapsky, USA

Understanding Cytochrome P450 Structure and Dynamics using NMR (Tentative)

Emily Scott, USA

Cytochrome P450 7B1 structure and analysis of mutations causing disease

Stephen, Bell, Australia

Engineering efficient peroxygenase activity into cytochrome P450 enzymes for selective CH bond hydroxylations

Shingo Nagano, Japan

 

 

Get together and poster viewing, foyer, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 2 Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Registration Desk Open: 9:00

 

9:00 – 10:00 AM: Plenary Lecture 3: Xinxin Ding, Drug and steroid metabolism using animal model systems.

Chair: C. Roland Wolf

10:00 to 11:30 Session 3 P450 Bioinformatics and Evolution

Chair: David Nelson

Rebecca Wade, Germany

Simulating Membrane-Bound Cytochrome P450s: Conformational Dynamics and Functional Interactions (Tentative)

David Nelson, USA

Defining the worldwide diversity of cytochrome P450s

Martha S. Smit, South Africa

Insights into the structural diversity of the cytochrome P450s

10:00 to 11:30 Session 4 P450 Biophysics

Chair: Gianfranco Gilardi

Rams Ramamoorthy, USA

Direct Isolation and Reconstitution of Cytochrome Proteins in Polymer-Based Nanodiscs

Gianfranco Gilardi, Italy

Engineered Cytochromes P450: From Biophysical Characterization to Biocatalysis (Tentative)

Ilia Denisov, USA

Hydroxylation and lyase reaction mechanisms in CYP17A1

Morning Tea 11:30 to 12:00

 

12:00 to 13:00 Session 3 P450 Bioinformatics and Evolution

Talks from Abstracts

Dominik Gront, Poland (short talk)

Integrating structural data to enhance CYP annotation in the P450Atlas

 

12:00 to 13:00 Session 4 P450 Biophysics

Nikos Hatzakis, Denmark

Single-Molecule Biophysics Reveals Conformational Dynamics and Biased Metabolism in the P450 System (Tentative)

Talks from Abstracts

 

Lunch at Fabrikstrasse 8, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

 

 

 

14:00 to 15:30

Session 5 P450 Protein Interactions

Chairs: Wayne Backes and Dmitri Davydov

Wayne Backes, USA

Functional Consequences of Cytochrome P450 Complex Formation in Membranes (Tentative)

Dmitri Davydov, USA

Functional effects of protein-protein interactions in cytochrome P450 ensemble and their manifestation in the influence of alcohol on drug metabolism.

Talks from Abstracts

 

14:00 to 15:30

Session 6 Catalytic Mechanisms of Cytochrome P450

Chair: John Hackett

John Hackett, USA

Biophysical Insights into Ligand Binding Mechanisms and Dynamics of Human Cytochromes P450 (Tentative)

James de Voss, Australia

Mechanistic insights from new(ish) radical clock mechanistic probes

Chul-Ho Yun, South Korea

Cofactor-Free Hydroxylation of Aliphatic C–H bonds by Bacterial Cytochrome P450 and Peroxygenase Enzymes.

15:30 to 16:00 Afternoon Tea

 

16:00 to 17:00

Session 5 P450 Protein Interactions

Sheila Sadeghi, Italy

Tandem reactions of P450s and FMOs in xenobiotic metabolism

Talks from abstract

16:00 to 17:00

Session 6 Catalytic Mechanisms of Cytochrome P450

Aditi Das, USA

Mechanistic Insights into Cannabinoid Metabolism by Cytochrome P450 Enzymes (Tentative)

Talks from abstract

17:00 to 19:00 Poster Session 1 Odd numbered posters

 

Day 3 Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Registration Desk Open: 8:30

9:00 – 10:00 AM: Plenary Lecture 4: Vlada Urlacher, P450 reactions in Biotechnology applications

Chair: Birger Moller

10:00 to 12:00

Session 7 P450 Drug Design and targeting

Chair: Irina Pikuleva

Tomasz Wrobel, Poland

Design and Evaluation of Novel Non-Steroidal CYP17A1 Inhibitors for Prostate Cancer Therapy (Tentative)

Irina Pikuleva, USA

CYP46A1 as a Pharmacologic Target for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Brain Disorders

Jibira Yakubu, Switzerland

Targeting Steroidogenic P450s with Natural Compounds and Nanoparticles for Cancer and Endocrine Disorders (Tentative)

Talks from abstracts

 

 

10:00 to 12:00

Session 8 Novel P450 Reactions and functions

Chairs: Soren Bak and Andrei Gilep

Soren Bak, Denmark

Tsung-I-Hsu, Taiwan

Enhancing the efficacy of NK cell therapy against glioblastoma by suppressing CYP17A1 activity

Andrei Gilep, Belarus

Structure, Function, and Bioelectrochemistry of Steroidogenic and Microbial Cytochrome P450 Systems (Tentative)

Shenying Li, China

New reactions and mechanisms of CYP152 peroxygenases

 

Lunch at Fabrikstrasse 8, 12:00 to 2:00 pm

2:30 pm to 5:00 pm Congress Excursion

 

Day 4 Thursday, July 3, 2025

Registration Desk Open: 9:00

9:00 to 10:30

Session 9 Genetics and Genomics of P450 and human diseases

Chair: Rita Bernhardt

Rachel Tyndale, Canada

Pharmacogenetics of Brain Cytochrome P450s: Implications for Drug Dependence and Personalized Medicine (Tentative)

Rita Bernhardt, Germany

Role of cytochromes P450 in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

Mathias Schwab, Germany

Pharmacogenomics of Cytochrome P450s: From Drug Response Variability to Cancer and Beyond (Tentative)

9:00 to 10:30

Session 10 P450 in Steroid Metabolism

Chairs: Amit Pandey and Toshi Sakaki

Giovanna di Nardo, Italy

Cytochromes P450 as targets and biocatalysts for detoxification of steroid-mimicking endocrine disruptors.

Richard Auchus, USA

Mechanisms and Kinetics of Complex Steroid Oxidations by Cytochrome P450 Enzymes (Tentative)

Donghak Kim, South Korea

Characterization of CYP19A1 Mutations and Their Influence on Androgen Aromatization and Estrogen Synthesis

 

Morning Tea 10:30 to 11:00

11:00 am to 1:00 pm Session 11 P450 Across Species

Chair: Peter Roy

Peter Roy, Canada

A Rash-Inducing Pesticide is Toxified by Skin-Expressed Cytochrome P450s

Talks from Abstracts

11:00 to 13:00 Session 10 P450 in Steroid Metabolism

Therina du Toit, Switzerland

Linking hepatic cytochrome P450 activity to 11Oxy-androgen excess in the fetal-placental unit

Kaori Yasuda, Japan

Novel Vitamin D Hydroxylation Activity by the CYP3A4 Variant I301T Causing Type 3 Rickets.

Amit V Pandey, Bern, Switzerland

Human P450 Redox Partner Variations: Impact on Steroid Metabolism and Disease

Lunch at Fabrikstrasse 8, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

 

 

14:00 to 16:00 Session 11 P450 Across Species

Chair: Mark Paine and Jed Goldstone

Jed Goldstone, USA

Mark Paine, UK

How important are mosquito P450s in the fight against malaria?

Damjana Rojman, Slovenia

Sterol mediated stress response after diminished CYP51A1

Toshi Sakaki

Structure-function analysis and practical application of CYP105A1

 

 

 

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Session 12 P450 Interactions

Chair: Galina Lepesheva

Galina Lepesheva, USA

Cryo-EM reveals an ensemble of CPR conformations in solution

Michael Kranendonk, Portugal

Unraveling the molecular complexity of cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase: From enzyme mechanisms to liver disease

Yuji Ishii, Japan

Maternal TCDD exposure causes growth retardation in rat fetus: Potential involvement of pregnancy-specific TCDD-dependent CYP3A1 induction

 

16:00 to 18:00 Afternoon Tea and Poster Session 2 Even Number Posters

 

 

19:15 to 22:00 Congress Dinner at Restaurant Tepis Rouge, Gurten Park

 

 

Day 5 Friday, July 4, 2025

Registration Desk Open: 9:00

9:00 - 10:00 AM: Plenary Lecture 5: Birger Lindberg Moller, P450 in Green Biotechnology and sustainable chemistry

Chair: Pandey

10:00 to 12:00

Session 13 Regulation of Cytochrome P450

Chair: Petr Pavek

Petr Pavek, Czech Republic

Pregnane X receptor (PXR) antagonists in the regulation of cytochrome P450 genes

Xiaobo Zhong, USA

Epigenetic Regulation of Cytochrome P450 Expression by Long Noncoding RNAs and Nuclear Receptors (Tentative)

Philipp Ausburger, Switzerland (short talk)

Regulation of adrenal androgen production by thyroid hormones

Oleksii Skorokhod (Short Talk)

Post-Translational Modifications of CYP4F11 by 4-Hydroxynonenal: ω-Hydroxylation Impairment and Potential Role in Immunosuppression.

10:00 to 12:00

Session 14 Cytochrome P450 in Drug Metabolism

Chair: Jed Lamp

Hiroshi Yamazaki, Japan

Drug metabolism and cytochrome P450 across species

Jed Lampe, USA

Drug Metabolism in the Pathobiome: The Impact of P. aeruginosa Cytochrome P450 Metabolism of Drugs and Endogenous Metabolites.

Steve Kelley, UK

Azole antifungal inhibitors of CYP51, resistance issues and the continued success of azoles in managing fungal pathogens in medicine and agriculture

 

Short talks from abstracts

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch Fabrikstrasse 8, 12:00 to 13:00

13:00 to 14:30

Session 15 Short Talks by PhD Students

Chair: Jibira Yakubu and Anna Matveeva

Kevin D. McCarty, USA

Interaction of fatty acid binding protein 1 (FABP1) with cytochromes P450 3A4, 4A11, and 4F11

Iiro Aleksi Rautsola, Finland

HLM chip: a microfluidic in vitro model for identifying mechanism-based cytochrome P450 inhibition

Francesca Armellino, Italy

Characterization of CYP1750B2 from C. tardaugens NBRC 16725 involved in estrogens degradation: possible applications in green wastewater treatment

Anna Matveeva, Switzerland

CRISPR/Cas9-generated POR knockout cells enable personalized modeling of P450 oxidoreductase deficiency

Jonathan Teuffel, Germany

Complexation of cytochrome P450 17A1 with its redox proteins in a membrane: Insights from molecular dynamics simulation.

Tea Kuvek, Austria

Cytochrome P450 classification through dynamic topological binding site description: Linking structure to function

13:00 to 14:30

Session 16 Short Talks

Chair: Therina du Toit and Giovanna di Nardo

 

 

14:30 to 15:00 Afternoon Tea

15:00 to 15:45

Plenary Lecture 6: Fred Guengerich

P450, 2025: where are we going?

Chair: Rich Auchus

15:45 to 16:15

Poster Awards,

Introduction to 25 th ICCP450 Meeting by Jed Lamp

Introduction to MDO 2026 by Joan Zuo

Closing Remarks: Amit Pandey, Emily Scott