From September 17-21, HUPO 2023 was successfully held in Busan, Korea. The Congress exceeded all expectations with more than 1,300 delegates attending from over 40 countries!!

On behalf of KHUPO and HUPO, we extend an enormous thank you to the Local Organizing and Core Committee members, as well as the Core Committee members who worked tirelessly over the last 18-months to make this Congress a success.

We would also like to thank all delegates, faculty members and industry partners for supporting and attending HUPO 2023. It couldn't have been as successful without you!!

Revisit some of the best moments of the Congress in the HUPO 2023 photo gallery.

We hope you enjoyed your stay in Busan and that you gained valuable insights and made meaningful connections during HUPO 2023 that will contribute to the progress of proteomics research. We thank you all once again and hope to see you in Dresden, Germany October 20-24, 2024

HUPO 2023 World Congress attendees were able to witness three outstanding talks from the finalists of the 2023 Early Career Researcher Manuscript Competition sponsored by Expert Review of Proteomics by Taylor & Francis.

HUPO ECR in collaboration with the Human Proteome Project (HPP) hosted its 3-Minute Thesis Competition sponsored by Mass Dynamics during HUPO 2023. In the second edition of this competition, twelve talented Ph.D. students faced the task of presenting their thesis project in a compact three-minute format with only one presentation slide and all did an excellent job! HUPO ECR would like to announce that there was a tie for the winner of this competition, due to a mistake caused by a software issue, which led to students not being acknowledged at the HUPO 2023 closing ceremony.

HUPO ECR hosted its annual Poster Competition at the HUPO 2023 World Congress, sponsored by Molecular Omics. Once again, the poster sessions showcased magnificent posters on state-of-the-art proteomics research by students and postdocs in our community.

Poster Competition

Early Career Researchers Receive Career Advice at HUPO 2023

Three wonderful sessions took place in Busan: The first session tackled the hot topic of “AI tools in writing”, which featured a panel composed of Jack Washington (Molecular Omics), Min Sik Kim (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, DGIST), and Laura Elo (University of Turku). Interesting discussions on the use of AI to alleviate language barriers took place during this session.

The second session discussed “Promoting your Science” with panelists: Alexey Nesvizhskii (University of Michigan), Hyun Woo Park (Yonsei University), Paula Burton (Mass Dynamics), and Stephen Pennington (University College Dublin). Panelists highlighted the importance of maintaining a strong network of colleagues to efficiently promote their work.

Finally, the third session discussed the great “Geographical differences for academic job applications” that we observe between different continents such as the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. We could not have asked for a better panel of experts than Birgit Schilling (Buck Institute), Uwe Völker (University of Greifswald), Yu-Ju Chen (Academia Sinica), and Nicki Packer (Macquarie University) to highlight such differences.

Attendees from all career stages mingled over food and refreshments at 'Museum One'. Early career researchers also had the opportunity to interact with many industry leaders by taking part in a scavenger hunt to win prizes donated by the represented companies. Thank you to all industry members who provided gifts and networked with early career researchers: Absea Biotechnology Ltd, Evosep, Mass Dynamics, Quantum-Si, Sciex, SomaLogic, Seer and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Vice President – Uwe Völker (2022-2023) / Peter Hoffmann (2024-2025)*

Congratulations is extended to the following HUPO Council members elected for the term January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026.

The main goal of the new HUPO single-cell proteomics (SCP) initiative is to provide guidance and create a comparative overview of novel mass spectrometry (MS)-based low-input and single-cell technologies. After the first reports of SCP with large cells (i.e., oocytes) the field has quickly moved to ever more comprehensive analysis of single mammalian cells or even subcellular components.^1–3 A variety of workflows have since demonstrated valuable insights into cellular identities and their function, driven entirely by the proteome and their post-translational modifications.^4–6 However, deep proteome profiling of single mammalian cells or small subpopulations remains an analytical challenge for most non-specialized laboratories.

Jennifer Van Eyk participated in a series of interviews for Voice of America about Broken Heart Syndrome where she discusses pioneering work through proteomics in solving the mysteries of women's heart disease.

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