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March 15, 2024

Video Recordings Available for the March VBPS

Videos are now available for the March VBPS event on Microproteins and the Dark Proteome: challenges, opportunities, and potential applications.

On March 12th, Dr. Sebastiaan van Heesch (Group Leader, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology) and Dr. Mar Albà (Professor, Hospital del Mar Research Institute and ICREA) each be presented their work with the emerging field of microproteins that originate from noncanonical sites of ribosome translation. They were joined by additional specialist in the field Special guests Thomas Martinez (UC Irvine), John Prensner (Univ. Michigan Medical School), Li Zhao (The Rockefeller University), and Jonathan Mudge (EMBL-EBI) who also weighed in on the topic.

Recordings of the seminar are available at www.boulderpeptide.org/virtual-bps/. *Please note - you must be logged in to the Boulder Peptide website to access the link*

If your company is interested in supporting future virtual symposia or other educational initiatives, please email sponsorship@boulderpeptide.org.

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February 12, 2024

*Free* Virtual BPS on Microproteins and the Dark Proteome: March 12th

The next Virtual BPF Seminar, "Microproteins and the Dark Proteome: challenges, opportunities, and potential applications", will be held Tuesday, March 12th starting at noon EDT (9:00 AM PDT, 5:00 PM CET). We will be hosting Dr. Sebastiaan van Heesch (Group Leader, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology) and Dr. Mar Albà (Professor, Hospital del Mar Research Institute and Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)), who will each present their work with the emerging field of microproteins that originate from noncanonical sites of ribosome translation. A moderated panel discussion and Q&A session will follow each presentation.

**EXCITING ADDITION** The March VBPS will feature additional panelists weighing in on various aspects of this topic. Special guests will include Thomas Martinez (UC Irvine), John Prensner (Univ. Michigan Medical School), Li Zhao (The Rockefeller University), and Jonathan Mudge (EMBL-EBI).

Registration is free, and can be completed at Virtual BPS | Boulder Peptide Symposium. *Note* you must be signed in to the site in order to sign up.

These educational e-seminars are provided free of charge by the Boulder Peptide Foundation. If your company is interested in supporting this or other educational initiatives, please email sponsorship@boulderpeptide.org.

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December 15, 2023

Video Recordings Available for the November VBPS

Videos are now available for the November VBPS event on Harnessing the Power of Peptide and Protein Degraders.

On November 29th, Dr. Maria Soloveychik, CEO at SyntheX, and Dr. Jakob Fuhrmann, Senior Principal Scientist at Genentech, each be presented on how their companies are improving the development and functionality of protein and peptide degraders. Each speaker presented for 30 minutes followed by a moderated panel discussion and Q&A session.

Recordings of the seminar are available at www.boulderpeptide.org/virtual-bps/. *Please note - you must be logged in to the Boulder Peptide website to access the link*

The Virtual BPS seminars are made possible by a generous donation by CPC Scientific. We appreciate the community support of these important educational webinars. If your company is interested in supporting this or other educational initiatives, please email sponsorship@boulderpeptide.org.

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November 10, 2023

*Free* Virtual BPS on Peptide and Protein Degraders: Nov. 29th

The next Virtual BPF Seminar, "Harnessing the Power of Peptide and Protein Degraders", one will be held Wednesday, November 29th starting at 11:00 AM EST. This session will feature talks by Dr. Maria Soloveychik, CEO at SyntheX, and Dr. Jakob Fuhrmann, Senior Principal Scientist at Genentech. They will each be presenting how their companies are improving the development and functionality of protein and peptide degraders. Each presentation will be followed by a moderated panel discussion and Q&A session.

Registration is free, and can be completed at Virtual BPS | Boulder Peptide Symposium. *Note* you must be signed in to the site in order to sign up.

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The Virtual BPS seminars are made possible by a generous donation by CPC Scientific. We appreciate the community support of these important educational webinars.

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October 19, 2023

BPS 2023 Photos and Videos are available!

Thank you for attending the 2023 Boulder Peptide Symposium in Napa Valley. We are pleased to announce that videos of the presentations from the Symposium are now available to attendees on our website. If you did not attend the meeting, you may purchase access by visiting the video subscription page. A gallery of photo s from the event is also available on the website. We look forward to seeing you at BPS 2024 back in Boulder, CO beginning on September 16th, 2024.

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July 16, 2023

Early Registration Discount Ends July 27th

Early Registration Deadline Extended!

Discounted registration rates are available through Thursday, July 27th. Register Now, to take advantage of this offer before it expires.

Pharma $ 750 (early) / $1080 (regular)

Startup $ 550 (early) / $660 (regular)

Academic/Non-profit $350 (early)/ $480 (regular)

Student/Post-doc/Retiree $150 (early)/ $200 (regular)

Vendor/Peptide Manufacturer $1800 (early and regular)

Live 4-day event: September 18-21, 2023, Napa Valley Marriott, Napa, CA

In addition to the lectures, workshops, and panel discussion, the registration fee includes breakfasts (3), lunches (4), a Welcome Reception, Poster Reception, and the Gala Dinner.

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July 16, 2023

*Free* Virtual BPS on Supramolecular Stabilization: July 27th

The next Virtual BPF Seminar one will be held Thursday, July 27th starting at 4:00 PM EST. It will feature Dr. Jessica Kramer, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah. She will be presenting on her talk titled "Supramolecular Protein Stabilization with Zwitterionic Polypeptide-Cucurbit[7]uril Conjugates". Dr. Kramer's presentation will be followed by a moderated panel discussion and Q&A session.

Registration is free, and can be completed at Virtual BPS | Boulder Peptide Symposium. *Note* you must be signed in to the site in order to sign up.

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June 29, 2023

Dr. Helena Safavi is awarded the 2023 Young Investigator Award

June 29, 2023 (Boulder, CO) - The Boulder Peptide Society is pleased to announce that Dr. Helena Safavi, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, has received the Young Investigator Award for 2023. The Young Investigator Award was established in 2016 to support promising peptide scientists early in their career.

Helena Safavi is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Dr. Safavi studied biology at the University of Cologne (Germany) and the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences in Townsville (Australia). She obtained her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Melbourne (Australia) in 2011 where she was trained in the transcriptomics and proteomics identification of bioactive peptides from animal venoms under the supervision of Prof. Anthony Purcell. Following her PhD studies Dr. Safavi received a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct a joined research project on the large-scale identification and biomedical characterization of peptide toxins and biosynthetic enzymes with Lars Ellgaard at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and Toto Olivera at the University of Utah (USA). During this time, she discovered that predatory cone snails use insulin-like toxins to induce dangerously low blood sugar in their fish prey, a discovery that inspired the design of new fast-acting insulin drug leads for the treatment of diabetes.

Having had broad training in the characterization of bioactive peptides from animal venoms, Dr. Safavi's independent research focuses on the identification of hormone-like toxins as drug leads for the treatment of diabetes and pain. Her group’s recent findings on a novel class of somatostatin-like toxins elucidated an ancient origin of the somatostatin signaling system in animals and has led to the design of several stable and selective somatostatin analogs that provide analgesia in mouse models of acute and chronic pain.

In recognition of her professional and scientific achievements, the Scientific Advisory Board of the Boulder Peptide Society is pleased to present the award to Helena Safavi. Dr. Savafi will present an oral presentation on her research and formally accept the award at the fall Boulder Peptide Symposium Sept 18-21, 2023 in Napa Valley, California.

For more information visit www.boulderpeptide.org

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March 2, 2023

Call for Nominations for the 2023 Young Investigator Award

The Boulder Peptide Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Waleed Danho Young Investigator Award. This award is given every two years to a young academic investigator with great potential for scientific contributions to the field of peptide chemistry, formulation, delivery, and analytical characterization.

The award recipient will speak at BPS 2023 in Napa Valley on September 19, 2023. The award winner will receive an honorarium in addition to paid travel, hotel, and registration, which will be covered by the Boulder Peptide Society.

The deadline to submit nominations is May 31, 2023. For more information visit https://www.boulderpeptide.org/young-investigator-award/

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February 21, 2023

Video Recordings Available for VBPS on Individualized Peptides

Videos are now available for the February VBPS event on Individualize Peptides: From manufacture to patient bedside.

On February 15th, Yvonne Ware, BioNTech SE, and Cary Potochnik, Polypeptide Group, each gave a presentation talking about how they are working to produce individualized peptides. Each speaker presented for 30 minutes followed by a moderated panel discussion and Q&A session.

Recordings of the seminar are available at www.boulderpeptide.org/virtual-bps/. *Please note - you must be logged in to the Boulder Peptide website to access the link*

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September 15-18, 2025

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