HUPOST Editor: Aleksandra Nita-Lazar | Staff Editor: HUPO Office | May 2025

Plan Ahead: Visas & Upcoming Deadlines for HUPO 2025

As excitement builds for HUPO 2025, we’re highlighting essential updates for all prospective attendees. From visa preparation to major deadlines in May, here’s what you need to know.

Apply for Your Visa Early

If you need a visa to attend HUPO 2025, don’t delay! Processing times can vary, and we encourage all international delegates to begin the application process now.

Visa information: HUPO 2025- Visa Requirements

Abstract Submission – Share your groundbreaking research with the proteomics community. Submission Deadlines - May 16, 2025

Submit an Abstract: Call For Abstracts - HUPO 2025

Travel Award Applications – Financial support is available for students, early-career researchers, and staff scientists, core lab managers and clinical scientists.

Apply for a Travel Award: Travel Awards - HUPO 2025

Early Career Researcher Competition Deadlines - May 16, 2025

3-Minute Thesis – Communicate your science clearly and concisely for a chance to win!
Poster Competition – Present your research summary and gain recognition.
Rising Star Award – Nominate emerging leaders in the field of proteomics.

Enter a Competition: Early Career Researchers - HUPO 2025

Prepare for HUPO 2025

Registration: Registration - HUPO 2025
Accommodation: Accommodation - HUPO 2025

Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in HUPO’s flagship congress in one of North America’s most exciting cities.

Stay informed on all HUPO 2025 updates!

HUPO 2025 Website

2025 HUPO Awards: DEADLINE MAY 16

Shine a spotlight on excellence at HUPO 2025 in Toronto!

The prestigious HUPO Awards are presented annually at the HUPO World Congress, taking place this year November 9–13, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. These awards honor outstanding individuals or groups whose work is pushing the boundaries of proteomics research and innovation.

Don’t miss your chance to recognize a deserving colleague or team! Awards include:

Distinguished Achievement in Proteomic Sciences Award - Sponsored by Journal of Proteome Research - ACS Publications

Science and Technology Award - Sponsored by the HUPO Industrial Advisory Board

Discovery in Proteomic Sciences Award

Rising Star Award - organized by the HUPO Early Career Researcher (ECR) Committee

Clinical and Translational Proteomics Award

Distinguished Service Award

Nominations are open now through our online form – but hurry, the deadline is May 16!

Nomination Requirements and Submission Details Found Here

Note: All award nominees and recipients must be current (paid) HUPO members.

Submit Your Awards Nomination Now

Early Career Researcher Committee (ECR)

Don’t miss your chance to participate in the Early Career Researcher 3-Minute Thesis Competition at HUPO 2025!

Can you explain your groundbreaking proteomics PhD thesis in just three minutes?

The HUPO Early Career Researcher (ECR) Committee and the Human Proteome Project are excited to bring you the 2025 3-Minute Thesis Competition! Take on the challenge of presenting your proteomics-focused PhD thesis in 3 minutes, using a single static slide, in a format that can be understood by a general audience. Selected finalists will have the opportunity to compete head-to-head during a dedicated session at HUPO 2025, in Toronto, Canada (November 9-13), where a panel of experts will select a winner and two runners-up. The winning presentation will take home a cash prize of USD$500 and the two runners-up will each receive USD$300!

To participate, submit a lay abstract (max. 300 words) describing your PhD thesis to a non-expert audience through the HUPO 2025 abstract submission portal. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a PhD program and be HUPO members at the time of submission.

The deadline to apply is May 16^th, 2025. Are you up for the challenge?

Sponsored by:

Applications are open for the HUPO Rising Star Award!

Are you or do you know an ECR who deserves to be recognized for their contribution to the proteomics community? The HUPO Rising Star Award recognizes early career researchers who have had an exceptional impact on the proteomics field, whether that be through publications, patents, commercialization, education or any other contribution or service to the field of proteomics.

We caught up with last year’s HUPO Rising Star, Lindsay Pino, to ask why an ECR should apply for this award. Take a look at what she had to say...

The deadline to apply is May 16, 2025.

To Learn More about Eligibility Criteria and How to Apply, Click Here.

Join ECR Mentoring Sessions at the HUPO World Congress 2025

The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Committee is excited to present this year’s Mentoring Sessions—an open and supportive space where mentors and mentees can connect and explore key topics around building a successful early career. Three engaging sessions will be held during the HUPO World Congress in Toronto, Canada. Don’t miss the chance to attend, get involved in the conversation, and ask your questions!

What are we going to discuss:

Learn More About Session Topics Here

Education and Training Committee (ETC)

The ETC Committee welcomes its newest member, Dr. Sayantani Chatterjee.

Dr. Sayantani Chatterjee is currently a posdoctoral research fellow in the Analytical Glycoimmunology Group from Macquarie University in Sydney. Her research encompasses cancer glycoimmunology. Previously, she was a postdoctoral associate at Boston University and her research focused on investigating viral glycoproteomics, particularly of Influenza and SARS-CoV-2, using ion mobility mass spectrometry.

Read More Here

HUPO BD HPP Q2 Presentation

Don’t Miss the HUPO BD-HPP Q2 Webinar!

Join us on Monday, June 9th at 10:00 AM EST for the second quarterly presentation from BD-HPP.

This informative session will feature presentations by:

Claudia Ctortecka – SCI Initiative
Benoit Kunath – Metaproteomics Initiative
Susana Cristobal – iMOP

This is a great opportunity to stay up to date on groundbreaking proteomics research and connect with the HUPO community.

31st C-HPP WORKSHOP REGISTRATION OPEN

Program information and registration links can be found here

HUPO-PSI Spring Meeting 2025:

Travel Awardees

Congratulations to the recipients of the HUPO-PSI 2025 Spring Meeting Travel Awards!

These distinguished researchers have shown remarkable potential and commitment to driving progress in the field of proteomics.

From left: Josh Charkow, Caroline Jachmann, Dirk Winkelhardt, and Tim Van Den Bossche.

Humans of HUPO

Highlighting a member of HUPO, we invite a diverse group of researchers from different career stages, disciplines, geographical locations, and ethnicities to submit a profile for our monthly spotlight. This initiative aims to improve visibility of HUPO members, advertise research, and enhance the HUPO community. This month we are featuring:

Yu-Ju Chen, Taiwan

What is your current position and location?

I am currently a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica in Taiwan, where my primary focus is on research. I also served as the Director of the Institute for nearly nine years. In addition, I hold an adjunct professorship in the Department of Chemistry at National Taiwan University, where I teach and supervise students.

How did you get started in the field of proteomics?

My PhD training was in photoionization mass spectrometry at Iowa State University, under the supervision of Prof. Cheuk-Yiu Ng. Due to family reasons, I returned to Taiwan and conducted postdoctoral research in laser photolysis and time-resolved FT-IR absorption with Prof. Yuan-Pern Lee at National Tsing Hua University. Joining Academia Sinica marked a turning point in my academic journey. I was drawn to the vibrant biological research in the life science division, which led me to shift my focus to biological mass spectrometry. I began with MALDI-based DNA and SNP detection projects and later embarked on my proteomics journey by learning 2D-gel electrophoresis from Prof. Shui-Tein Chen at the Institute of Biological Chemistry. Working on disease-related protein profiling—such as for gastric cancer and SARS—sparked my curiosity and passion for the complexity of the proteome and its role in disease. The gap between the limited sensitivity of 2D-gel methods (detecting only tens to hundreds of proteins) and the true depth of the proteome motivated me to develop new methodologies aimed at more comprehensive proteomic analysis in disease research.

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Upcoming Events

May 15-18, 2025 - 6th InPPO Conference

(Banff, Canada)

June 12-14, 2025 - 31st C-HPP Symposium

(Saint-Malo, France)

June 16-20, 2025 - EuPA 2025 Conference

(Saint-Malo, France)

July 21-25, 2025 - 16th MaxQuant Summer School

(Utrecht, The Netherlands)

November 9-13, 2025 - HUPO 2025 World Congress

(Toronto, Canada)

Job Opportunities

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See the latest job postings here!

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