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The Power List is a celebration of influential analytical scientists, and the 2021 Power List is particularly exciting, as it coincides with the Analytical Scientist’s 100th issue. HUPO is so proud that not one, but nine of its members made this year’s list. Congratulations to you all!

1. Dr. Jennifer Van Eyk
2. Dr. John Yates
3. Dr. Joseph Loo
4. Dr. Lingjun Li
5. Dr. Matthias Mann
6. Dr. Renã Robinson
7. Dr. Richard Smith
8. Dr. Ruedi Aebersold   
9. Dr. Ying Ge

To view the complete 2021 Power List, click here!

HUPO 2021 ReCONNECT starts in just a few days with the Pre-Congress program (November 8 – 12) followed by an exciting Main Congress Program (November 15 – 19). Included in your registration are not only attendance during the live days but also access to the recordings for all sessions until February 28, 2022.

Pre-Congress Program (November 8 – 12)

• Pre-Congress Training Courses: Highly engaging introductory level Proteomics Fundamentals Training Courses for students and researchers. You must watch the pre-recorded presentations in advance as the Live Day sessions will focus on live Q&A with the speakers. For more information: https://hupo2021.org/pre-congress-training-courses/
• HPP Sessions: Receive updates and engage in interactive discussions on the future of the HUPO Human Proteome Project (HPP). For more information: https://hupo2021.org/hpp-day/
• Bioinformatics Hub: The Bioinformatics Hub is a place where bioinformaticians gather together to exchange knowledge, discuss current issues and challenges in proteomics informatics and to work on interesting, synergistic projects. For more details: https://hupo2021.org/bioinformatics-hub/

Main Congress Program (November 15 – 19)

• Plenary, Keynote and Abstract Sessions: Join us for presentations from world renowned speakers and abstract presenters discussing the latest research and development in proteome research.
• Hot Topic Discussions: These highly interactive and engaging discussions will cover trending, in-demand topics featuring subject matter expert panelists and moderators. These sessions are meant to spark discussion and give delegates the opportunity to directly ask questions, share thoughts and get clarity around topics that matter most. For more information: https://hupo2021.org/hot-top-discussions/
• Mentoring Sessions: Three engaging sessions will cover topics on how to successfully balance personal life while in academia, scientific integrity and how to write manuscripts, grants and fellowships.
• Poster Sessions: More than 400 electronic posters will be presented and you will be able to talk directly to the presenter via video chat.
• Industry Symposia (On-Demand and Live): Join our industry partners in their live and on demand sessions to learn more about their products and services.

Our Virtual Platform Is Now Open For You To Explore
Our highly interactive virtual platform Gather.Town is already open for all registered delegates to explore. During the live days you will be able to see and directly talk to other people as you ‘bump’ into them on the platform. Create your own avatar, join conversations and mingle between groups.

Catchup on the latest HUPO updates in the October HUPOST:

https://conta.cc/3ASuoTc

In partnership with the European Proteomics Association’s Young Proteomics Investigators Club (YPIC), the HUPO ECR Initiative hosted its second online panel discussion on September 27th at 10AM EDT (2PM UTC). Our panelists, Dr. Kathryn Lilley (University of Cambridge), Dr. Tharan Srikumar (Bruker), and Dr. Lindsay Pino (Talus Bio), shared their insights on managing expectations between a supervisor and oneself, which sparked lively conversations with attendees in the audience. Thank you to everyone who attended, our panelists, and our panel chair, Andreas Hober (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)! If you missed the live webinar you can view the recording here.

The next panel will be on Choosing and Managing Collaborations: Do’s and Don’ts. Stay tuned for more details and registration information!

Thank you to all of those who submitted an abstract for the HUPO ReCONNECT 2021 Graduate Student Poster Competition, sponsored by Molecular Omics! We are thrilled to report that 60 Master’s and Ph.D. students have entered the running. After careful evaluations over the coming days, eight finalists will be selected and granted the opportunity to present a short talk in a dedicated session at HUPO ReCONNECT 2021 (November 15th, 20:00 UTC) and an expert committee will declare a winner ($300 prize) and two runner ups ($150 prizes). Good luck to all our participants!

The election period to vote for the HUPO Council is October 18 - November 14, 2021. All active HUPO members will receive an email containing online voting instructions on October 18. The official slate of candidates can be viewed here. Please register as a member if you wish to receive a voting ballot.

The HUPO General Assembly of Members (GAM) will take place virtually at HUPO ReCONNECT 2021. To accommodate global time zones, two online GAM sessions will be offered as follows (you do not need to attend both sessions):

• GAM Session 1: Tuesday, November 16 @ 20:00-21:00 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
• GAM Session 2: Thursday, November 18 @ 05:45-06:45 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)

All active HUPO members will receive an email containing login details to both sessions. Members are encouraged to attend.

Real-World Precision Medicine: Proteogenomics to Accelerate Drug Development and Patient Care (90minutes)

October 18, 2021
08:00 PDT (UTC-7), 11:00 EDT (UTC-4), 15:00 UTC

Ever since the announcement of the Precision Medicine Initiative, there have been increasing efforts to identify and understand the basis of cancer using high-throughput technologies and the development of specialized treatments for specific subtypes of cancer, based on molecular evidence. Clinical proteogenomics is an exciting opportunity to complement the gene testing-centric clinical community for precision medicine. However, translating proteomic measurements to real-world patient care requires synergy of multiple requirements: meaningful and actionable molecular characterization, clinical and analytical validation, defining diagnosis values, and meeting regulatory compliance.

Speakers: 

Register for the webinar.

The Nominations and Elections Committee welcomes Sisi Wu as the new Co-chair, who will join Aleksandra Nita-Lazar in managing the activities of the NEC.

Dr. Wu received her Ph.D. from the Washington State University (James Bruce’s laboratory), developing novel methods for mass spectrometry-based proteomics. Between 2006 and 2008, she conducted her postdoctoral research on top-down proteomics at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) with Drs. Ljiljiana Pasa-Tolic and Richard Smith. Later, she worked as a research scientist at Battelle Toxicology Northwest (2008-2010) and a senior scientist at PNNL (2010-2014). In 2015, Dr. Wu joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Oklahoma as an assistant professor. Sisi has nearly 20 years of experience in developing advanced top-down and bottom-up proteomics techniques to understand protein dynamics and functions in different biological systems. She is particularly interested in solving clinical and biological questions through integrating technologies in life sciences, biology, separation science, MS instrumentation, and bioinformatics. Her research program is focused on development and application of the new top-down MS and functional proteomics technologies in order to characterize intact proteins and their modified proteoforms. Sisi had been a HUPO Council member since 2019.

Join us for the HUPO ReCONNECT ECR Networking Hour on November 16th, 2021 at 21:15 (UTC)!

The ECR Networking Hour is an open forum session to bridge the digital, cultural, and continental gaps so that early career researchers can meet, share, and create connections for future collaborations and support in their job search. Participants are encouraged to engage with their cameras on and join in our icebreaker and proteomics-related networking activities. In preparation for the ECR Networking Hour, participants are also encouraged to set up a LinkedIn or Twitter handle to keep the engagement going beyond November 16th!