Preliminary Program

The Protein Society Annual Symposium 2026 (PS40)
July 19 - 22, 2026 | Boston, Massachusetts | Westin Boston Seaport

The 40th Anniversary Symposium is comprised of 12 scientific sessions and eight award speakers totaling over 100 invited and contributed talks speakers. Our program committee, chaired by Janice Robertson, Washington University, and co-chaired by Josh Wand, Texas A&M University, has assembled a program that spans the broad range of protein science, combining critical underpinnings of the field, the latest developments and a vision into the future with career development and technical workshops as well as ample networking opportunities. This year’s symposium - celebrating our 40th anniversary! - continues our commitment to open participation, with each session featuring contributed talks and speakers from across a broad range of topics. 
Zhang 
Kai (Jack) Zhang | Yale University
Saphire 
Erica Ollmann Saphire | La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Yan 
Zhen Yan | Westlake University
Ries
Jonas Ries | University of Vienna
Jones
Lisa M. Jones | University of California San Diego
Hinde
Elizabeth Hinde | University of Melbourne
Banerjee
Priya Banerjee | University at Buffalo
Soranno
Andrea Soranno | Washington University
Hellmich
Ute A. Hellmich | Friedrich Schiller University
Harms
Mike Harms | University of Oregon
Glasgow
Anum Glasgow | Columbia University
Dominique Madern | CNRS-Grenoble
Roche
Julien Roche | Iowa State University
Hilser
Vince J. Hilser | Johns Hopkins University
Brown
Breann L. Brown | Vanderbilt University
Cater
Rosemary Cater | University of Queensland
Perez
Camilo Perez | University of Georgia
Fuglestad
Brian Fuglestad | Virginia Commonwealth University
Sosnick
Tobin Sosnick | University of Chicago
Volkman
Brian F. Volkman | Medical College of Wisconsin
baek
Minkyung Baek | Seoul National University
Piquemal
Jean-Philip Piquemal | Sorbonne Universite
Herschlag
Dan Herschlag | Stanford University
Roux
Benoit Roux | University of Chicago
Kortemme
Tanja Kortemme | University of California San Francisco
Koide
Shohei Koide | New York University
wittrup
Khmelinskaia
Alena Khmelinskaia | University of Munchen
Katie Stewart | Corteva Agriculture