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.
Confirmed Speakers:
Lan Huang, UC Urvine
James Bruce, University of Washington
Michal Sharon, Weizmann Institute
Corinne Lutomski, University of Oxford
Joanne Lemieux, University of Alberta
Yifan Cheng, UC San Francisco
Andrej Sali, UC San Francisco
Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, University of Guelph
Francis O’Reilly, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Jennie Lill, Genentech
Ed Huttlin, Harvard University
Dari Kimanius, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network
Lisa Jones, UC San Diego
Agenda (Preliminary)
November 4, 2026
8:00 AM – Doors Open/Registration
9:00 AM – Opening Remarks
9:30 AM – Keynote Speaker #1
10:30 AM – 20-minute break
10:50 AM-12:20 PM – SESSION ONE | Crosslinking Mass Spec for Structural and Systems Biology
12:20 PM – Lunch Break
1:30 PM – Sponsored talk
2:00 PM-3:30 PM – SESSION TWO | HDX/Covalent Labeling
3:30 PM – 20-minute break
3:50 PM-5:20 PM – SESSION THREE | Native/Top Down
5:20 PM – 20-minute break
5:40 PM-6:40 PM – Light Reception with poster sessions
November 5, 2026
8:00 AM – Doors Open/Registration
9:00 AM – Keynote Speaker #2
10:00 AM – 20-minute break
10:20 AM-11:50 AM – SESSION FOUR | Cryo EM/Cryo ET
11:50 AM – Lunch Break
12:50 PM – Sponsored talk
1:20 PM-2:50 PM – SESSION FIVE | Computational Modeling and Structure Prediction
2:50 PM – 20-minute break
3:10 PM-4:40 PM – SESSION SIX | Protein Interactions
4:40 PM – 20-minute break
5:00 PM-6:00 PM – Light Reception with poster sessions
6:00 PM-8:00 PM – Gala Dinner
November 6, 2026
8:00 AM – Doors Open/Registration
10:00 AM-11:30 AM – SESSION SEVEN | Drug Discovery & Emerging Technologies
11:30 AM-11:45 AM – Closing Remarks
12:00 PM – Lunch Reception
Abstract Submission
Selected attendees of the symposium will give short talks and present posters during the event.
- To be considered, please submit an abstract here.
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.