HUPOST Editor: Ben Garcia | Staff Editor: Michele O'Bright | January 2023
Happy New Year!
On behalf of HUPO President Jennifer Van Eyk, the HUPO Executive Committee and Council Members, we extend sincerest best wishes to all HUPO members and colleagues that 2023 brings much happiness, peace, good health and prosperity.
It was truly a great honor and an inspiring journey to serve as the HUPO President in the past two years. Looking back at the period of 2021-2022, the COVID-19 global pandemic continuously caused economic and social disruption, and seriously interrupted research projects, restricted travel and closed the borders of many countries, thus creating challenges for the congress organization and financial sustainability of HUPO.

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." ~ African Proverb
 
When I started this unexpected journey two years ago, I was indeed full of worry if I was able to continue the previous great leadership in order to move forward and achieve transformative changes for the future of HUPO. I sincerely appreciate the great mentorship from past President Steve Pennington and past Vice President Susan Weintraub. At that time, I shared my firm belief that joint wisdom and collaborative efforts always inspire new ideas with success beyond the expectation of a single mind. It is truly admirable how passionate and committed many of the volunteers on HUPO committees and Council have been to the organization. The HUPO Executive Committee, all Committees, Council and HPP Executive Committee actively maintained activities, expanded promotion worldwide and continued the research of the human proteome. For the benefit of members, HUPO continues to create new resources including the Proteomics Knowledge Resource (PKR), proteomics tutorial videos and stories from HUPO members. It is nice to see that HUPO is approaching a stable status with 1100+ members from 57 countries and 36 national societies.
I am truly honoured and grateful to accept the role of HUPO President for the term 2023-2024. Thank you for the confidence placed in me and the entire HUPO Executive Committee (EC) team to continue to build our legacy. I also want to acknowledge the extraordinary leadership provided by Yu-Ju Chen and the previous HUPO Executive. Their work and dedication, particularly with the Strategic Plan, has moved the association into a new era. Together with the EC, I look forward to serving the HUPO membership and advancing a number of HUPO activities and initiatives.

HUPO boasts a number of distinctive strengths, namely the powerful passion and tireless work of its volunteers on various committees and initiatives with diversity and inclusion.  These individuals together with HUPO’s management team, have realized a number of significant accomplishments over the past seven years including a 38% increase in financial assets, a 143% increase in membership, 122% increase in Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) members, highly successful virtual and in-person annual congresses, the digital HUPOST newsletter, implementation of the Proteomics Knowledge Resource (PKR), use of social media platforms, the establishment of the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Initiative and much more.

In looking to the future and how we can continue to build on our accomplishments, a Strategic Plan Working Group completed a thorough review of HUPO and focused on new aspirations that would create a better HUPO in the future. The most important aspirational goals were prioritized with the following major initiatives being developed to help attain these goals:

Expand the impact of proteomics in science.
  • Develop and enable HUPO ambassadors
  • Expand social media including the online presence of HUPO
  • Support the next phase of human proteome projects and other new initiatives
  • Collect and use “Success Stories” to support several goals
Thank You for Attending HUPO 2022
From December 4-8, 2022 HUPO hosted the first in-person Congress after COVID in Cancun, Mexico (HUPO 2022). The Congress exceeded all expectations with more than 930 delegates from over 35 countries, 159 Chairs/Speakers, 30 Sponsors and Exhibitors, 15 Industry Supported Symposia, 9 Pre-Congress Training Courses & Workshops, 45 Scientific Sessions, 470 Posters and 685 Abstracts.

We extend an enormous thank you to the Congress Chairs Sergio Encarnación-Guevara and Luis Manuel Teran as well as our core committee members who worked tirelessly over the last 18 months to make this first in-person Congress a success:
  • Sergio Encarnación-Guevara, Mexico – Congress Chair
  • Luis Manuel Terán, Mexico – Congress Co-Chair
  • Yu-Ju Chen, Taiwan
  • Fernando Corrales, Spain
  • Gilberto Domont, Brazil
  • Henning Hermjakob, UK
  • Ruth Huttenhain, USA
  • Nicolle Packer, Australia
  • Charles Pineau, France
  • Jennifer Van Eyk, USA
  • Uwe Völker, Germany
  • Robert Winker, Mexico

We would like to also thank all delegates, faculty members and industry partners for supporting and attending HUPO 2022. It wouldn’t be successful without you!

Revisit some of the best moments of the Congress in the HUPO 2022 photo gallery.

We can’t wait to see you again at this year’s HUPO Congress, taking place September 17-21, 2023 in Busan, South Korea!
HUPO 2023 World Congress
Join Us for HUPO 2023 – Busan, South Korea
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It has already been more than 3 years since the COVID-19 pandemic began. No one thought it would last this long. While we are still in a crisis, we have already seen signs of hope. Nothing will dampen our enthusiasm for proteomics. This was proven by high interest, attendance and support recently observed in the highly successful HUPO 2022 Congress in Cancun, Mexico. It was an honor and pleasure being there with leading global experts in the field of proteomics and promoting the city, Busan, where the upcoming HUPO 2023 congress will be held. We expect to continue releasing its powerful energy here in Busan as well.

The members of the Scientific Program Committee have started to get down to business and organize the principal program including inviting world renowned speakers. The budget committee is active in developing a concurrent resolution on the budget as well.
Another piece of great news that we are excited to advise, is that we are creating a new logo for HUPO 2023. We will work hard to make the HUPO 2023 Congress one of the best that has ever been held. We will offer both exciting education and engaging networking opportunities that have been missed so much over the last couple of years. We look forward to making strong and coordinated efforts to ensure a successful hosting of HUPO 2023 in Busan, the most beautiful city in Korea. May this new year bring new happiness, new goals, new achievements, and many new inspirations to your life! 
Prof. Je-Yoel Cho
Chair of HUPO 2023 BUSAN Organizing Committee
Prof. Jin Han
Chair of HUPO 2023 BUSAN Organizing Committee
Prof. Youngsoo Kim
President of KHUPO
Start thinking, planning and budgeting NOW....
for HUPO 2023 - Beautiful Busan, South Korea!
A sincere thank you is extended to all HUPO Council members - those newly elected in 2022 as well as those previously elected in each of the three regions:
CENTRAL REGION (Europe/Africa)
Jonathan Blackburn, South Africa
Marie Chion, France
Éva Csősz, Hungary
Concha Gil, Spain
Lennart Martens, Belgium
Christian Moritz, France
Ole Nørregaard Jensen, Denmark
Stephen Pennington, Ireland
Paola Roncada, Italy
Jochen Schwenk, Sweden
Tim Van Den Bossche, Belgium
Yves Vandenbrouck, France
Juan Antonio Vizcaino, UK
Bernd Wollscheid, Switzerland
Wei Wu, The Netherlands
EASTERN REGION (Asia/Oceania)
Subhra Chakraborty, India
Yu-Ju Chen, Taiwan
Je-Yoel Cho, South Korea
Tiannan Guo, China
Peter Hoffmann, Australia
Tadashi Kondo, Japan
Ho Jeong Kwon, Republic of Korea
Qingsong Lin, Singapore
Teck Yew Low, Malaysia
Nicolle Packer, Australia
Chantragan Phiphobmongkol, Thailand
Anthony Purcell, Australia
Marc Wilkins, Australia
Shamshad Zarina, Pakistan
Qian Zhao, Hong Kong
WESTERN REGION (The Americas)
Sergio Encarnación-Guevara, Mexico
Benjamin Garcia, USA
Jennifer Geddes-McAlister , Canada
Rebekah Gundry, USA
José Ángel Huerta Ocampo, Mexico
Alexey Nesvizhskii, USA
Fabio Nogueira, Brazil
Marlene Oeffinger, Canada
Christopher Overall, Canada
Henry Rodriguez, USA
Luis Manuel Teran, Mexico
Jennifer Van Eyk, USA
Olga Vitek, USA
Susan Weintraub, USA
National and Regional Society Presidents Meet at HUPO 2022
A very successful meeting of 20 national and regional proteomic society presidents and representatives was conducted during the HUPO 2022 Congress in Cancun. A wide variety of topics and ideas were discussed including agreement to increase connections and communications between all proteomic societies. Discussion also included ideas around training and education, internships, international fellowships, scholarships and the importance of close links and communication between regional and national societies.

Supporting early career researchers (ECR) and facilitating opportunities, connections and webinars were also suggested and enthusiastically supported. Funding for the HPP Grand Project and international projects such as The π Hub Project, were also considered with the importance of science excellence being agreed to by all. HUPO 2023 Busan representatives were also in attendance, encouraging participation at the 2023 congress and welcoming all ideas and suggestions for ensuring a superior program and event.

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Moms in Proteomics hosted a lunch and informal networking event for mothers and their supporters during HUPO 2022 in Cancun, Mexico. The event included introductions from over 20 participants, and discussions of challenges and successes faced by mothers in science, along with ideas and suggestions for future activities and areas of focus for the initiative. Thank you to HUPO President, Yu-Ju Chen, for attending and supporting the event and Bruker for sponsorship. For more information and to join ‘Moms in Proteomics’, please visit: https://momsinproteomics.ca
The HUPO 2022 World Congress had many remarkable activities organized by the HUPO Early Career Researcher Initiative. Thank you to everyone that participated in them! Take a look at this year’s recap and read about the winners of our competitions!
Stimulating Mentoring Sessions were a Success at HUPO 2022!
The ECR Mentoring Sessions provide a space for mentors and mentees to come together and openly discuss relevant topics about navigating an early career. Three terrific mentoring sessions took place at the HUPO 2022 World Congress in Cancun: “The Art of Job Hunting”, “Imposter Syndrome: What is it and how do you fight it?” and “Exploring Non-Academic Career Pathways”. All of the sessions had great attendance with fun polls and lively discussions! These sessions highlighted the importance of opening a dialogue about the many factors that influence our careers. Thank you to all the speakers listed below for their honest advice and to the many early career researchers who attended and took the opportunity to ask questions!
 
The Art of Job Hunting
  • Dr. Benjamin A. Garcia (Washington University in St-Louis)
  • Dr. Morten Thaysen-Andersen (Macquarie University)
  • Dr. Claire Eyers (University of Liverpool)
 
Imposter Syndrome: What Is It and How Do You Fight It?
  • Dr. Charles Pineau (University of Rennes)
  • Dr. Jennifer Van Eyk (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
  • Dr. Tracy Josephs (Monash University)
 
Exploring Non-Academic Career Pathways
  • Dr. Henry Rodriguez (National Institutes of Health)
  • Dr. Christie Hunter (Sciex)
  • Dr. Mark Condina (Mass Dynamics)
  • Dr. Anjali Seth (Cellenion)
Another Successful HUPO ECR Manuscript Competition at HUPO 2022
In line with previous years, the HUPO ECR initiative held the 2022 Manuscript Competition, sponsored by Expert Review in Proteomics by Taylor and Francis in Cancun, Mexico. This year’s edition once again saw a high number of submissions, so it was no surprise to see such strong manuscripts as well as a high attendance at the plenary session dedicated to the competition. The authors of the top 3 submitted manuscripts presented talks at this session, which were evaluated by a panel of experts. Each talk was presented at a very high standard and after compiling the final scoring Dr. Wout Bittremieux (University of Antwerp) won the competition with his presentation entitled “A learned embedding for efficient joint analysis of millions of mass spectra” and received a cash prize of $1000. Dr. Ling Hao (George Washington University) and Dr. Rafael Melani (Northwestern University) were selected as runners-up and both won cash prizes of $500. We thank all judges, Anthony Purcell, Jennifer Geddes-McAllister, Jochen Schwenk, Rebekah Gundry, Teck Yew Low, Marc Wilkins, Juan Antonio Vizcaino, Daniel Kolarich for their time. Stay tuned for the next iteration of the competition. HUPO ECR will soon welcome you to submit your manuscripts for HUPO 2023 in Busan, South Korea. 
Wout Bittremieux (Winner)
University of Antwerp
Belgium
Raphael Melani
Northwestern University
USA
Ling Hao
George Washington University
USA
Presenting Your Ph.D. Thesis in 3 minutes !?!
During the third day of the congress, HUPO ECR in collaboration with HPP hosted a 3-minute thesis competition for the first time! During this session, five talented Ph.D. students faced the task of presenting their thesis project in a compact three-minute format with only one presentation slide. They all did a stellar job, and after thorough deliberations by the judges, a winner and two runners-up were chosen. Massive congratulations to the winner, Jolene Duda, who took home a $300 cash prize and the two runners-up, Erin Humphries ($100) and Daniel Menyhart ($100). HUPO ECR would also like to thank the judges, Charles Pineau, Susan Weintraub, Fernando Corrales, and Sergio Manuel Encarnación Guevara and all attendees that took part in the session!
Jolene Duda
University of Minnesota
USA
Erin Humphries
Children's Medical Research Institute, Australia
Daniel Menyhart
University of Western Ontario
Canada
ECR Poster Competition was Back In-Person at HUPO 2022
Pre-selected abstracts from 12 graduate students and 12 postdocs were chosen for the HUPO ECR poster competition based on the quality, novelty and potential impact of the research. The poster session, sponsored by Molecular Omics, had a huge turnout and evaluators had a difficult time choosing the winners from such exceptional posters and fascinating discussions with each candidate. Congratulations to the winners Marium Khaleque (Graduate student) and Mehdi Bouhaddou (Postdoc) who both take home a cash prize of $200, and runners-up Daniel Menyhart and Sebastian Steiner (Graduate students) and Claire Martin and Leonard Daly (Postdocs) who all won cash prizes of $100. Thank you to all judges (Omar Mendoza Porras, Sayantani Chatterjee, Saeed Seyedmohammad, Ljiljana Paša-Tolić, Ben Collins, Sarah Parker, Morten Thaysen-Andersen, Stacy Malaker, Livia Rosa, Jeffrey Johnson, Ruth Hüttenhain, and Mathieu Lavallée-Adam) and attendees of this session!
Early Career Researchers Networking In-person at HUPO 2022 for the First Time in 3 years!
Thanks to our generous sponsor Mass Dynamics, HUPO ECR organized a networking reception in Cancun, Mexico for HUPO 2022, where early career researchers networked with each other and with senior scientists over food and drinks on a rooftop terrace.
Over 150 researchers played a fun networking game, made new friends and connections that may kickstart collaborations or help them find their next job! We look forward to organizing more of these in-person networking events in the future!
Thanks for Dropping by the HUPO Booth!
During the HUPO 2022 World Congress, the HUPO ECR initiative was featured at the HUPO booth in the Exhibitor Hall. There, HUPO ECR Initiative members talked about their activities with congress attendees. The booth was also where attendees could receive HUPO t-shirts that were designed by the Marketing and Outreach Committee and sign up for a raffle for a chance to win a free HUPO membership. In addition, HUPO ECR hosted three mentors (Drs. Yu-Ju-Chen, John R. Yates III and Henning Hermjakob) at the booth who discussed career perspectives with early career researchers. HUPO ECR celebrates its worldwide representation so we were very excited to talk to participants from all over the world! Thank you for dropping by and leaving a sticker on the booth’s world map!
Check the HUPO ECR Website
For more information about the activities organized by the HUPO Early Career Researcher Initiative, check out our webpage. Click here to browse through all the details of HUPO ECR initiatives and congress activities!
2nd ETC Auditorium with:
Martin Krzywinski

Topic: The Essence of Data Visualization: How to Create Effective Figures of Your Data
Date: January 31, 2023
Time: 16:00-17:30 (Central European Time/Zurich)

Stimulated by a huge audience and feedback after the first ETC Auditorium on proteomics and academic writing, we are happy to announce our second speaker, Martin Krzywinski.

Martin Krzywinski works in bioinformatics, data visualization, science communication and the interface of science and art. He applies design, both data and artistic, to assist discovery, explanation and engagement with scientific data and concepts. Martin’s information graphics have appeared in the New York Times, Wired, Scientific American and covers of numerous books and scientific journals such as Nature and Genome Research. He is going to elaborate on how small changes to critical elements can turn a muddled figure into one that is clear and concise.


Submit your figures and posters to Martin’s dropline for redesign and discussion. The more you send in, the better. There are no bad figures, only figures waiting to be made better:
ETC is Here to Keep You Posted

Ubuntu Proteomics Summer School - Week-long unforgettable South African Experience to Learn, Grow, Connect, Explore. See more details at https://ubuntuproteomics.co.za/.
 
EMBO, Quantitative Proteomics: Strategies and Tools to Probe Biology
11–16 June 2023 | DE-Heidelberg, Contact: Christina Ludwig at tina.ludwig@tum.de
 
EMBO, Targeted Proteomics: Experimental Design and Data Analysis
12–17 November 2023 | ES-Barcelona, Contact: Eduard Sabidó at eduard.sabido@crg.cat
Each month a member of HUPO is highlighted. A diverse group of researchers representing different career stages, disciplines, geographical locations, and ethnicities are invited to submit a profile for the monthly highlight. This initiative will improve visibility of HUPO members, advertise research and enhance the HUPO community. This month we are featuring:
Benjamin Garcia, USA

What is your current position and location?
In the summer of 2021, I became the Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, USA. Before this, I was a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (2012-2021) and before that at Princeton University (2008-2012). Yeah, I move a lot.
 
How did you get started in the field of proteomics?
Well, I got started in the field of mass spectrometry through undergraduate research in the lab of Carlito Lebrilla at UC Davis, and he introduced me to Jack Beauchamp (Caltech) at the Lake Arrowhead Ion Conference. Later I spent one summer at Caltech with Jack as a summer undergrad researcher. I mentioned to him that I wanted to go to graduate school to learn more about all the proteins our genome encodes (the Human Genome was being sequenced) and Jack said, “Oh, you want to do proteomics? Then you should go to graduate school with Don Hunt (University of Virginia),” so I did. The rest I guess is history.
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