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Catchup on the latest HUPO updates in the November HUPOST:

Founded in 2001, HUPO turned 20 this year! We are celebrating 20 years of excellent scientific conferences, community engagement, science advocacy, and advanced education! The annual HUPO world congress has been a key event for proteomics scientists since 2002, and has continued through financial and recent pandemic challenges to this year. HUPO community-centric projects, from the Human Plasma Proteome Project of 2001 to the HPP Grand Challenges of today provide cristallisation points for intensive global collaborations, advancing proteomics science and networking. Strong engagement of early career researchers is culminating in five ECR-organised sessions and five days of online training at this year's HUPO ReCONNECT!

For an interactive look through the intertwined history of HUPO and proteomics, check out https://www.hupo.org/Proteomics-Timeline, for a look at the future of proteomics attend our week-long birthday party, the HUPO ReCONNECT congress at https://hupo2021.org/. We're looking forward to virtually meeting you at www.hupo2021.org!

Participate in the upcoming YPIC webinar “From Proteomics to Careeromics” on Wednesday December 8 at 11 AM CET (10 AM UTC) with Sarah Blackford (MA, Warwick University). As with proteomics (but not as technically complex or advanced!), careers are made of a multitude of facets that, when considered together, start to form a bigger picture. In this webinar, we will look at these aspects individually and together with the aim of harnessing this knowledge to reveal future career possibilities. With examples related to the interests of ECRs, the session will draw on conceptual and practical applications that should help you to make informed career decisions and take action. As always participation is free of charge! To join, register through this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuf-GrpzgjGNQ0iFYdrbIPDrfRS0mcHLDy

HUPO ECR will have a virtual lounge in Gather.Town during HUPO ReCONNECT 2021! Come join us to have a chat, relax, play games, or learn more about ECR activities. Also, you may even get the opportunity to network with some of our surprise guest scientists!!! Keep an eye out for more announcements! HUPO ECR Initiative members will also be at the lounge during conference breaks. This will be THE place to hang out during HUPO ReCONNECT 2021!

Join us for an opportunity to meet fellow junior researchers and mentors from around the globe! The ECR Networking Hour will be the perfect time to foster new connections for future collaborations and jobs. To take full advantage of the session, we strongly encourage all participants to keep their cameras on and participate in the light icebreaker and proteomics-related activities. Are you social media savvy or looking to get started? Keep the engagement going beyond the conference by connecting on Twitter and LinkedIn! We can’t wait to meet you!

The HUPO Early Career Researcher (ECR) Manuscript Competition, sponsored by Taylor & Francis, was fierce! Our three finalists, Dr. Yangsheng Liu (Yale University, USA), Dr. Stacey Malaker (Yale University, USA), and Dr. Mehdi Bouhaddou (University of California, San Francisco, USA), will be presenting their research in a dedicated session at HUPO ReCONNECT 2021 on November 17th, 2021, at 23:00 (UTC), where the final awards will be decided. A cash prize of $1,000 will be awarded to first place and prizes of $500 will be awarded to second and third. You absolutely will not want to miss these presentations!

Thank you to all of the graduate students who participated in the HUPO ReCONNECT 2021 Graduate Student Poster Competition, sponsored by Molecular Omics. The evaluation committee was very impressed by the caliber of the submitted abstracts! We would like to extend a huge congratulations to the eight finalists of the competition, who will be presenting a short talk during a dedicated session at HUPO ReCONNECT 2021 (November 15th, 20:00 UTC):

1. Kruttika Dabke, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
2. Soroush Shahryari Fard, University of Ottawa
3. Carlos López Gil, Vall Hebron Institut Recerca (VHIR)
4. Fynn Hansen, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry
5. Emily Hashimoto-Roth, University of Ottawa
6. Christin Kappert, MPI of Experimental Medicine
7. Sandeep Kaur, University of South Wales
8. Linda Berg Luecke, Medical College of Wisconsin

An expert committee will declare a winner ($300 prize) and two runner ups ($150 prizes). Good luck to all our finalists!

Three ECR Mentoring Sessions are taking place during HUPO ReCONNECT 2021, and you will not want to miss a single one. Each session will be covering an important topic, answering a slurry of questions from trainees and early career researchers. There to answer your questions will be panels of distinguished and experienced mentors – we can’t wait to see you there!

How to successfully balance a personal life while in academia (November 15th, 2021, 16:00 UTC)

1. Dr. Christine Carapito, University of Strasbourg
2. Dr. Harry Whitwell, Imperial College London
3. Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, University of Guelph

Scientific Integrity (November 17th, 2021, 20:00 UTC)

1. Dr. Stephen Pennington, University College Dublin
2. Dr. Suzanne Farley, Editorial Director at PLOS
3. Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

Getting started on writing manuscripts, grants, and fellowships (November 19th, 2021, 4:30 UTC)

1. Dr. Yasushi Ishihama, Kyoto University
2. Dr. Rebekah L. Gundry, University of Nebraska
3. A representative from Molecular Omics

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.