The identification and study of quantum mechanical phenomena in biological systems is an emerging area of interdisciplinary research spanning physics, chemistry, biology, material science, and quantum information science. In this annual workshop, we intend to explore the interplay between quantum coherence and environmental effects in both driven and undriven biomolecular systems. In particular, the role of quantum dynamical coherence and decoherence in excitonic energy transfer within chromophoric systems, such as photosynthetic complexes, will be addressed. Furthermore, this workshop could provide new insight for engineering artificial photosystems to achieve optimal energy transport by exploiting their environmental effects, with potential applications for the development of more efficient solar cells or photosensors. The workshop will be constituted by both invited and contributed talks, and will include plenty of time for brainstorming and discussions on this novel area.

Upcoming meetings:

QuEBS 2023: Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
June 26-30, 2023 in University of Surrey, UK

For more information, see here.

​Previous Meetings:

​QuEBS 2022: Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
June 6-10, 2022 in Heraklion, Greece

Organizers: Iannis Kominis, Efthimios Skoulakis and Luca Turin

For more information, see here. 

QuEBS 2019: Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
October 27-31, 2019 in Puebla, Mexico
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For more information, see here.
Contacts: quebsmexico@gmail.com​
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QuEBS 2018: Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
July 10-13, 2018 in Vilnius, Lithuania

Organizers: Darius Abramavicius, Vytautas Butkus, Olga Rancova, Leonas Valkunas

For more information, see here.
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QuEBS 2017: Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
March 26-29, 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

For more information, see: here.
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QuEBS 2016: Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
June 6-9, 2016 in Durban, South Africa 

Organizer: Francesco Petruccione
For more information, see: here.

QuEBS 2015: Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
29 June - 2 July 2015, in Florence, Italy

Organizer: Filippo Caruso
For more information, see: here.

QuEBS 2014: Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
was held on December 2-5, 2014, in Singapore

Organizer: Jianshu Cao

QuEBS 2013: The fifth Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems was held on June 29 - July 3, 2013 in Vienna, Austria

Organizers: Alipasha Vaziri
For more information, see: here.

QuEBS 2012: The fourth Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems was held on June 4-8, 2012, at University of California at Berkeley, USA

Organizers: Birgitta Whaley and Mohan Sarovar

For more information see here.

QuEBS 2011: The third Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems was recently held on August 1-5, 2011 in Ulm, Germany

Organizers: Martin Plenio, Susana Hulega, and Greg Engel

For more information, see: here.
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QuEBS 2010: The second Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems was held at Harvard University, on June 17-20, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Organizers: Alan Aspuru-Guzik and Bob Silbey
For more information, see: here.

QuEBS 2009: The first Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems was held on 7-10 July 2009, Lisbon, Portugal

Organizers: Yasser Omar and Masoud Mohseni

For more information, see: here.