Recent Peptide Publications

The Gordon Research Conferences has announced the third Peptide Materials Gordon Research Conference, GRC, to be held January 17–22, 2027, at Staybridge Suites Oxnard – River Ridge in Oxnard, California. Applications are due December 20, 2026.

Building on two previous meetings, the conference will highlight emerging directions at the intersection of science, engineering, and medicine, with sessions spanning peptide structure and assembly, computational and AI-guided design, advanced synthesis, delivery and detection, phase-separated materials, and energy and construction applications. A companion Gordon Research Seminar, GRS, will run concurrently for graduate students and early-career researchers. Both events require separate applications.

The American Peptide Society invites all members and colleagues to attend the Victor J. Hruby Symposium, May 21–22, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. This landmark event honors Victor, founding APS President and one of the most influential figures in modern peptide chemistry. Over more than five decades, His discoveries have shaped our understanding of peptide structure, signaling, and drug design, while his mentorship has inspired generations of scientists worldwide. Join us in celebrating his extraordinary legacy and the future of peptide innovation.

Congratulations to Kira Podolsky, Schmidt Science Fellow at MIT and APS 2025 oral presentation award winner, named a co-recipient of the inaugural Stratingh Award by the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry at the University of Groningen. The award recognizes outstanding early-career researchers in molecular chemistry within four years of completing their PhD. Podolsky will deliver a plenary lecture at the GroMoChem International Symposium in Groningen this May.

The 2027 R. Bruce Merrifield Award recognizing the lifetime achievement of a peptide scientist, whose work exemplifies the highest level of scientific creativity will be presented at the 30th American Peptide Symposium in Boston, MA, June 20-24, 2027.

Nominating documents should be submitted by April 15th, 2026.