We are excited for the 21st Annual HUPO Congress to start in just a few days with Pre-Congress Training Courses and Pre-Congress Workshops, followed by an interesting and engaging Main Congress Program.

Are you looking for the latest information about the Congress registration hours? Congress Mobile App? We've got you covered. Visit https://2022.hupo.org/onsite-information/ to find everything you need.

IMPORTANT: Please review HUPO 2022’s COVID-19 On-Site Safety Policy.

Registration Fee: $50 USD

Recordings for the pre-congress training courses are now available for viewing to those who have registered for the training courses. Arrive in Cancun early to attend a live discussion session with the speakers onsite. Click here for more information.

Registration Fee: $50 USD

Join us onsite Sunday, December 4 before the official Congress kicks off to enjoy incredible workshops and the Asia/Oceania Networking Session. Click here for more information.

December 6, 2022: 20:00-23:00

Registration Fee: $100 USD / $50 USD Student (currently sold out, check onsite for cancellations)

December 8, 2022: 08:00-15:00

Registration Fee: $100 USD

Join our exciting line up of speakers for the latest news of the Human Proteome Project at HUPO 2022. Click here for more information.

As an active HUPO member, you are entitled to vote for the upcoming slate of HUPO Council members. The election period is October 29 - December 5, 2022. All members will have received an email from SimplyVoting containing online voting instructions. The voting process is quick, easy and anonymous. You don’t need to attend the Congress to be involved – so please participate - every vote counts!

The official slate of candidates can be viewed here.

Not a member but want to vote? Please register as a member here.

Please contact the HUPO Office if you have not received the link from SimplyVoting or require more information.

The 2022 General Assembly of Members will be held during HUPO 2022 in Cancun, Mexico just prior to the Awards Ceremony and Closing Plenary Session:

Date:            Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Time:           16:00-16:30 (local Time)

Location:      Cancun International Convention Centre - Cozumel Room

HUPO members are invited to attend for important HUPO updates and networking. Complimentary beverages will be provided.

Contact the HUPO Office for more information.

In 1965, Robert Schimke led a team that examined the response of rat liver tryptophan oxygenase (then called tryptophan pyrrolase, the first enzyme in the breakdown of the gluconeogenic amino acid tryptophan) to glucocorticoids and to feeding of the substrate, tryptophan [ref 1]. – both treatments led to elevated enzyme levels in the liver. They concluded that glucocorticoids induced synthesis of the enzyme, whereas dietary tryptophan prevented degradation - clear evidence of the importance of the two ‘opposing’ processes of synthesis and degradation controlling the intracellular abundance of an enzyme. This was, parenthetically, one of the first examples of a connection between the transcriptome (controlling synthesis) and the metabolome (controlling degradation).

The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Mentoring Sessions provide a space for mentors and mentees to come together and openly discuss relevant topics on navigating an early career. Three sessions will be taking place at the 2022 World Congress in Cancun, Mexico. Be sure to attend these sessions and take the opportunity to ask all your questions! We are certainly looking forward to the lively discussions! Check out the details and wonderful panelists below:

Sunday December 4^th, 16:00 - Xcaret Room

Monday December 5^th, 14:30 - Cozumel Room

Tuesday December 6^th, 16:00 - Xcaret Room

HUPO ECR competitions are unique opportunities for early career researchers to share their work and gain visibility in the community. Don’t miss these exciting events in which ECRs will present the very top research of the field!

The 8th edition of the ECR Manuscript Competition at HUPO 2022 will determine the “Proteomics Highlight of the Year”. The manuscript competition serves as a platform to highlight the important contributions that early career researchers make to the proteomics field. Three finalists were selected to present their manuscripts, published during the 2021 and 2022 calendar years, in a dedicated plenary session at HUPO 2022. Take a look at the state-of-the-art research by ECRs during this session! Cash prize of $1,000 for the winner and $500 for the two runners-up will be awarded thanks to Expert Review of Proteomics from Taylor & Francis.

Ling Hao (George Washington University, USA)

Presentation Title: Thiol-Cleavable Biotin for Chemical and Enzymatic Biotinylation and Its Application to Mitochondrial TurboID Proteomics

Raphael Melani (Northwestern University, USA)

Presentation Title: The Blood Proteoform Atlas: A reference map of proteoforms in human hematopoietic cells

Wout Bittremieux (University of California San Diego, USA)

Presentation Title: A learned embedding for efficient joint analysis of millions of mass spectra

The HUPO Early Career Researcher Initiative, in collaboration with the Human Proteome Project (HPP), has organized a 3-minute thesis competition. Here, candidates will present their research in 3 minutes, using one static slide and in a form that can be understood by a general audience. Six candidates have been pre-selected for the final competition, to be held in a parallel session at HUPO 2022. The winner will take home a cash prize of $300 and two runners-up will receive $100. You won’t want to miss this action!

The HUPO ECR initiative is thrilled that it will once again hold its Poster Competition at the HUPO 2022 World Congress in Cancun, Mexico, sponsored by Molecular Omics.

Thank you to all of those who submitted an abstract! Finalists in each trainee category (graduate students and postdocs) have been selected based on the quality, novelty, and potential impact of submitted abstracts for the next phase of the competition. The finalists will be visited by evaluators during the poster sessions at HUPO 2022 to ultimately select a winner ($200 cash prize) and two runner-ups ($100 cash prize) for each category (graduate students and postdocs). Good luck to all participants of the competition!

Click here to look at the list of finalists.

Early career researchers and senior scientists are all invited to the HUPO Early Career Researcher Networking Evening at the HUPO 2022 World Congress in Cancun, Mexico to share drinks and enjoy amazing views. This entertaining evening, sponsored by Mass Dynamics, will take place at the Aloft Hotel Rooftop (across from the Convention Center) on December 5 at 19:30. This event will be a fantastic opportunity for early career researchers to network with peers and mentors from all over the world. And senior researchers, you may just find the next superstar to hire! The ECR Networking Reception is an open forum to bridge the digital, cultural, and continental gaps so that early-stage researchers can meet, share, and create bonds with colleagues and senior researchers for future collaboration and job opportunities.

To register for the ECR Networking Reception, please contact hupo2022-registration@icsevents.com

Keep an eye out for our logo and drop by the exhibition hall HUPO booth #112 at the HUPO 2022 World Congress! There you will learn about our initiatives, congress activities – or joining the HUPO ECR. Come to the HUPO booth and leave a pin on a map to tell us where you come from. HUPO ECR celebrates its worldwide representation. HUPO also has a few surprises in store for you including giveaways and special guests! So be sure to take a peek – we would love to meet and chat with you!

As the countdown for the congress approaches zero, stay up to date! Click here to browse through the HUPO ECR webpage and look at all details of ECR initiatives and congress activities!

“Science Communication: Who, How, Where, and Why?” took place on November 16, 2022. This was the last panel session of the year after a great season of interesting sessions organized in collaboration with the European Proteomics Association’s Young Proteomics Investigators Club. These panels offer a space to foster professional development by engaging with the community. This time three delightful panelists: Dr. David Tabb from the Institut Pasteur, Dr. Ann Van der Jeugd from the Leuven Brain Institute, and Dr. Ben Orsburn from Johns Hopkins University shared their do’s and don’ts on science communication. They commented on what makes scientific communication engaging, as well as the importance of appropriately addressing your target audience. All in all, this panel session highlighted the importance of engaging in scientific communication no matter what kind of science you do! Thank you to everyone that participated and made this such a great event.

Stay tuned for the next panel sessions in 2023!

Visit the HUPO booth (exhibition hall, booth number 112) for your FREE Humans of HUPO t-shirt.

I discovered proteomics during my rotation in Dr. Rost and Dr. Gingras’ labs when I started graduate school. It was my first introduction to the application of mass spectrometry in a biological context. I especially loved learning about all the data analysis challenges that come with mass spec based proteomics.

Being part of the HUPO community is such an amazing way to learn about all the different applications of proteomics. I haven’t been able to attend a HUPO conference in person yet, but I look forward to an opportunity in the future!