Host
Robyn Kaake, Nevan Krogan, and Kliment Verba
Event Overview
QBI will host the 14th Symposium on Structural Proteomics at UCSF—the first time this renowned meeting will take place on the West Coast.
We are looking forward to celebrating this milestone in California by organizing a not-to-be-missed event that will bring together world leaders in structural mass spectrometry (crosslinking, hydrogen-deuterium exchange, covalent labeling, limited proteolysis, native, and top-down), cryo-electron tomography, computational structure prediction, and integrative modeling.
Following the highly successful 2025 symposium in Milan, which united more than 130 participants from academia and industry, the 2026 program promises an exceptional lineup of speakers, cutting-edge discussions, and new opportunities for collaboration.
Preliminary Agenda
Day One
8:00 AM – Doors Open/Registration
OPENING SESSION
9:00 AM – Opening Remarks by Nevan Krogan, UC San Francisco
9:30 AM – Keynote Talk by Lan Huang, University of California Irvine – introduced by Robyn Kaake, UC San Francisco
10:30 AM – Sponsored Talk by Ryan Bomgarden, Thermo Fisher Scientific
10:40 AM – Break
SESSION ONE: Cross-Linking Mass Spectrometry (Part I) – Chaired by Robyn Kaake, UC San Francisco
11:00 AM – James Bruce, University of Washington
11:20 AM – Leah McDermott, University of Washington
11:35 AM – Patrick Griffin, University of Florida
11:55 AM – Franz Herzog, IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences
12:10 PM – Changjian Feng, University of New Mexico
12:25 PM – Lunch
1:55 PM – Platinum Sponsor Presentation by Weijing Liu, Thermo Fisher Scientific
SESSION TWO: HDX/Covalent Labeling – Chaired by Monita Muralidharan, UC San Francisco
1:55 PM – Lisa Jones, UC San Diego
2:15 PM – Monika Priyadarshini, Stanford University
2:30 PM – Ben Walters, Genentech
2:50 PM – Petr Novak, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
3:05 PM – David Schriemer, University of Calgary
3:25 PM – Break
SESSION THREE: Native/Top Down – Chaired by Shouling Xu, UC San Francisco
3:45 PM – Michael Sharon, Weizmann Institute of Science
4:05 PM – TBD
4:20 PM – Corinne Lutomski, University of Oxford
4:40 PM – Kallol Gupta, Yale University
4:55 PM – Neil Kelleher, Northwestern University
5:15 PM – Poster Session with Light Reception
Day Two
8:00 AM – Doors Open/Registration
SESSION FOUR: CryoEM/CryoET – Chaired by Kliment Verba, UC San Francisco
10:25 AM – Joanne Lemieux, University of Alberta
10:45 AM – Oleg Klykov, UT Health San Antonio
11:00 AM – Michael Rout, Rockefeller University
11:20 AM – Mia Greeson, Stanford University
11:35 AM – Yifan Cheng, UC San Francisco
11:55 AM – Lunch
1:00 PM – Gold Sponsor Presentation by Bruker
1:20 PM – Gold Sponsor Presentation by Trajan Scientific
SESSION FIVE: Computational Modeling – Chaired by Dominic Grisingher, UC San Francisco
1:40 PM – Andrej Sali, UC San Francisco
2:00 PM – Haiyuan Yu, Cornell University
2:15 PM – Roland Dunbrak, Fox Chase Cancer Center
2:35 PM – Ignacia Echeverria-Riesco, UC San Francisco
2:50 PM – Dima Kozakov, University of Texas
3:10 PM – Jure Leskovec, Stanford University
3:30 PM – Break
SESSION SIX: Protein Interactions – Chaired by Danielle Swaney, UC San Francisco
3:50 PM – Francis O'Reilly, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
4:10 PM – Simon Butterworth, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4:25 PM – Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, University of Guelph
4:45 PM – Monita Muralidharan, UC San Francisco
5:00 PM – Michael Trnka, UC San Francisco
5:20 PM – Poster Session with Light Reception
6:30 PM – Gala Dinner
Day Three
8:00 AM – Doors Open/Registration
SESSION SEVEN: Cross-Linking Mass Spectrometry (Part II) – Chaired by Ignacia Echeverria-Riesco, UC San Francisco
9:00 AM – Arun Wiita, UC San Francisco
9:20 AM – Yi He, Thermo Fisher Scientific
9:35 AM – Andrew Michael, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
9:50 AM – Krita Kaasik, UC San Francisco
10:05 AM – Bjorn-Erik Wulff, Stanford University
10:20 AM – Break
SESSION EIGHT: Emerging Technologies – Chaired by Kliment Verba, UC San Francisco
10:40 AM – Ed Huttlin, Harvard University
11:00 AM – Darren Kahan, UC Berkeley
11:15 AM – Dari Kimanius, Chan Zuckerberg Institute
11:35 AM – Xiaojing Sui, Northwestern University
11:50 AM – Sponsor Presentation by Nicolas Hartel, Thermo Fisher Scientific
12:10 PM – Lunch
SESSION NINE: Drug Discovery – Chaired by Nevan Krogan, UC San Francisco
1:10 PM – Malvina Papanastasiou, The Broad Institute
1:30 PM – Liz Hecth, Amgen
1:50 PM – Darragh O'Brien, University of Oxford
2:10 PM – Closing Remarks by Nevan Krogan, UC San Francisco
Abstract Submission
Call for Abstracts
We welcome abstracts describing unpublished or recently published research in areas including, but not limited to:
- Cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS)
- Structural proteomics and protein interaction networks
- Integrative structural biology
- Native mass spectrometry and protein complexes
- Cryo-electron microscopy and complementary structural methods
- Computational modeling, AI, and machine learning for structural biology
- Proteome-scale approaches to protein structure and function
- Drug discovery and target identification
- Multi-omics approaches to biological systems
Presentation Opportunities
Submitted abstracts will be considered for:
- Oral Presentations: A select number of abstracts will be chosen for short talks within the scientific program. Authors selected for oral presentations will be notified in advance of the meeting. [NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS]
- Poster Presentations: Accepted poster abstracts will be presented during dedicated poster sessions designed to foster discussion and collaboration among participants [NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS]
Lodging & Transit
Hotel Accommodations Near the UCSF Mission Bay Campus
Luma Hotel San Francisco (10 mins drive; 13 mins walk)
Address: 100 Channel Street, San Francisco, CA 94158
A special discounted rate has been arranged at LUMA Hotel San Francisco for UCSF SSP attendees.
Group Rate: $289 per night, plus 17.695% occupancy tax
Booking Deadline: Monday, October 5, 2026
To reserve your room, please use the booking link: UCSF SSP
Hyatt Place San Francisco/Downtown (6 mins drive; 18 mins walk)
Address: 701 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107
Hotel VIA (8 mins drive; 20 mins walk)
Address: 138 King St, San Francisco, CA 94107
Public Transit – MUNI
T-Third Metro Line picks up at the 4th and King Street Caltrain Station and the Embarcadero BART station. Stop: UCSF Mission Bay Station on 3rd Street opposite the campus.