
Dear Colleagues,
This third edition of the International Conference on Symmetry, supported by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the MDPI journal Symmetry, sponsored by The Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) and Center for Advanced Studies in Mathematics, will be held entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from 8 August to 13 August 2021.
We welcome interdisciplinary interaction between different fields of science and we intend to follow in the footsteps of Hermann Weyl, a man responsible for important progress in the field of symmetry in math and physics. He expressed great interest in symmetry in many additional fields of science, as explored in his eye opening book "Symmetry". As expressed by Weyl, symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in nature and all sciences. This event, therefore, aims to promote the discussion and exchange of cutting edge knowledge and ideas of symmetry in a variety of subjects ranging from physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science, to biology.
Symmetry 2021 is a follow up to two very successful conferences, entitled "Symmetry 2017—The First International Conference on Symmetry", held in October 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, and "Symmetry 2019—The Second International Conference on Symmetry" in Benasque, Spain.
Registration is free for the submission and the live sessions.
Organizational questions and sponsorship opportunities can be directed to the Secretariat (symmetry2021@mdpi.com), and content questions should go to Prof. Eduardo Guendelman.
We look forward to having you join us at this exciting event.
Best regards
Eduardo Guendelman
On behalf of the Organization Committee
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Demi Liu
Ms. Dalia Su
Mr. Philip Li
Ms. Ella Li
Ms. Lee Li
Email: symmetry2021@mdpi.com
Please feel free to download our Symmetry 2021 flyer.

Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the NEGEV;Structural biology aims to understand the chemistry, interactions and basic biological functions governed by the three-dimensional structure of macromolecules. Knowledge of the 3-D structure of a protein can provide enormous basic scientific insight into the function of that protein, facilitating elucidation of its biochemical function and its interactions with other proteins, RNA, DNA, or membranes in the cell. X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM are the most prolific techniques for the structural analysis of proteins and protein complexes. Using X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM, we can now realize to the high-resolution range, up to atomic or even electronic details, enabling a full coverage understanding of macromolecules and their interactions. Current Projects 1. Structural studies of magnetosome associated proteins. Magnetotactic bacteria are a phylogenetically and morphologically diverse group of microorganisms that share an ability to create magnetosomes, biomineral organelles that sense geomagnetic fields and aid the bacteria to align themselves accordingly. The magnetosome organelle comprises aligned 30-50 nm iron oxide magnetite crystals, surrounded by a lipid bilayer membrane vesicle. There are several types of magnetosome-forming proteins all encoded by genes within a genomic island common to magnetotactic bacteria. These proteins include a set of incorporated membrane proteins that facilitate vesicle formation, vesicle localization and iron transport and a set of proteins that control magnetite formation and size. In my lab, we are tackling the structure-function relationships of these proteins. 2. Structural studies of cation diffusion facilitators (CDF), a special family of cation transporters. Cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) proteins constitute a group of heavy metal ion efflux transporters that participate in metal ion homeostasis and can be found in all domains of life. Members of the CDF protein family – functional in their dimeric form and comprising a transmembrane domain (TMD) and a cytoplasmic C-terminal domain (CTD) – exploi
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Mathematisches Institut Universitaet Bonn, Germany;Dr. Heidersdorf studied Mathematics and Physics in Heidelberg and Orsay. He received his Ph.D. from Heidelberg in 2013. Subsequently, he was a Ross Assistant Professor at the Ohio State University, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bonn.
Institut de Mathématiques de Bourgogne, Département de Mathématiques, UFR Sciences et Techniques, Université de Bourgogne, France.;Department of Mathematics, Rikkyo University, Japan.;Lyon University, June 1958: Licencié ès-Sciences Mathématiques" (B.Sc.). Jerusalem (Hebrew University), July 1961: Master of Sciences. Paris University, 19 April 1968: Doctorat ès-Sciences Mathématiques" (D.Sc.) France, 1961 - 2003, Researcher (various levels and affiliations) with Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. 2003 - present: Chercheur associé, Institut de Mathématiques de Bourgogne, and 2004 - 2010, Visiting Professor of mathematics at Keio University (Japan). 2010 - present: Visiting Research Fellow in mathematics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo. May 2002 -- present. Member of the Board of Governors, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel). March 2004: Honorary Professor, Faculty of Physics, St.Petersburg State University, Russia.} Editor of Letters in Mathematical Physics (since 1999) and in a few other journals. Author or co-author of over 90 scientific publications (including two, on deformation quantization, with around 1000 citations and counting).
Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Boris Tsukerblat, Ph.D.(Kazan, USSR,1967), Dr. of Sciences in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Tartu, Estonia (1975), Corr. Member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (from 10094), Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Institute of Chemistry, Institute of Physics (1965-2002). Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Chemistry (from 2002). Invited Prof.: Univ. Valencia-1993-94, 1996-97, 2003-04, 2017-18; P.M. Curie Univ. 1997-98; Univ. Florence-1992-94. The main topics of research: molecular magnetism, symmetry in chemical applications, vibronic interactions and Jahn-Teller effect in molecules and crystals, spectroscopy of metal complexes and impurity centers in doped crystals. Author or co-author of over 400 scientific publications including four books (citations: 6670 , h=38-Google Scholar).
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania, Italy;RUDN University, Russia;
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia;Victor Berezin, PhD, Doctor of Sciences in Theoretical Physics. Senior Scientist in the Theoretical Physics Department of the Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (since 2nd of April, 1973). Relativist, the main works are dedicated to the theory of thin shells and double layers in General Relativity and its modifications - Quadratic Gravity and Weyl Geometry, and applications to the cosmological phase transitions, gravitational collapse (both classical and quantum). The author of more than 100 scientific papers and 4 monographies. One of the organizers of the series of the international "Quantum Gravity" seminars (1978 - 1995) and the editors of the corresponding Proceedings.
Department of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Israel, Raanana, Israel;https://www.openu.ac.il/en/personalsites/InbalTuviArad.aspx
Department of Particle and Astrophysical Science,Nagoya University,Japan;
Warmest congratulations on the success of the 3rd International Conference on Symmetry (Symmetry 2021). Many thanks for your participation.
The winners of the conference awards will be announced soon.
All talks have been live streamed via Zoom and recorded, the recordings will be publicly on the symmetry2021 website soon.
Participants are cordially invited to contribute with a full manuscript to our Special Issue "Selected Papers Symmetry 2021—The Third Edition of the International Conference on Symmetry" in the journal Symmetry (submission deadline: 8 October 2021).
See you at the next edition!
The Universe Evolution in Modified Gravity
Lecture 1. General Relativity and Extended Gravity.
Lecture 2. F(R) Gravity and Cosmological Solutions.
Lecture 3. F(G) Gravity and its Gosmology
Lecture 4. Non-Local Gravity and its Ghost-Free Versions.
Lecture 5. Unification of Inflation with Dark Energy in Modified Gravity.
We are pleased to announce that during the duration of the symmetry conference, an Offline Seminar for Physics and Symmetry section will be programmed in the Bahamas. The Seminar will be held at Stella Maris Resort Club and streamed live online at the same time. A detailed program has been announced below.
We would like to invite you to join us this August and for more reservation details, please contact Mr. Jill Smith ( jill@stellamarisresort.com). The participants of the Symmetry conference will receive an extra discount.

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Physics and Symmetry Session - Live Sessions 1 - 8th August 2021
Physics and Symmetry Session - Live Sessions 3 - 10th August 2021