Recent Peptide Publications
Amide Proteome Mapped
Raj Lab
Apr 10, 2026
Silent Residues, Activated
Raj Lab
Apr 9, 2026
Backbone Bonds Unlocked
Del Valle Lab
Apr 9, 2026
Masked Magainin
Lee Lab
Apr 9, 2026
Switching Ligation Directions
Hayashi Lab
Apr 9, 2026
Light-Driven Ligation
Taylor Lab
Apr 8, 2026
Helical Hierarchy
Xiao Lab
Apr 8, 2026
Coaxing New Vessels
Choi Lab
Apr 7, 2026
Losing the Charge
Pei Lab
Apr 7, 2026
Templated Macrocycles
Wennemers Group
Apr 6, 2026
Designing Peptide Materials
López-Silva Group
Apr 4, 2026
Peptoid Ligation
Kirshenbaum Group
Apr 4, 2026
Student Spotlight
Highlighting outstanding graduate students shaping the future of peptide science.
Arina Filatova
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Hackeng and Dijkgraaf Groups, Maastricht University
Arina Filatova is a BSc student in Chemical Biology at Maastricht University. Her fascination with biological macromolecules began early in her studies, when she first learned that a protein's three-dimensional structure dictates its function. This curiosity evolved into a central academic interest in how chemical structure governs biological activity...
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Peptide Pioneers
Celebrating new faculty launching independent peptide research.
Lucia Lombardi
Assistant Professor
Lombardi Lab, Queen's University Belfast
Lucia Lombardi joined Queen's University Belfast in February 2025 as a Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences, building a research program at the intersection of peptide-based therapeutic delivery and antimicrobial design. A scientist shaped by training across five countries and some of the most stimulating environments in contemporary peptide …
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Peptide Postdocs
Recognizing postdoctoral researchers advancing peptide science.
Saan Voss
UKRI Knowledge Transfer Partner at the University of Cambridge and Bicycle Therapeutics
David Spring Lab, Cambridge University
From a childhood cold that sparked a lifelong fascination with molecular equilibria to a pandemic-disrupted Ph.D. conducted across a ten-hour time difference, Saan Voss has built his career by adapting to new environments. Now a UKRI Knowledge Transfer Partner at the University of Cambridge and Bicycle Therapeutics, he develops diagnostics …
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Global Peptide Groups
Featuring Internationally Notable Peptide Science Research Groups.
The Kiessling Lab
Laura L. Kiessling · MIT
Led by Professor Laura Kiessling at MIT, the Kiessling lab has a passion for carbohydrates — the biomolecules coating every cell on Earth. This coat, termed the glycocalyx, serves as a critical conduit of information. Using chemical biology, the Kiessling lab interrogates ways in which the glycocalyx enables microbes to …
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Peptide News
The latest from the peptide science community.
Peptide Materials Gordon Research Conference
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.
Apr 9, 2026
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Victor Hruby Symposium
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.
Apr 9, 2026
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Kira Podolsky Inaugural Stratingh Awardee
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.
Apr 3, 2026
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Call for Nominations
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.
Feb 19, 2026
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