14th of September to 16th of September, 2026
Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
The symposium will bring together leading and emerging researchers to discuss recent advances in microprotein discovery, function, and methodology across organisms, highlighting their growing importance in biology and medicine.
Invited speakers:
- Ami S. Bhatt — Stanford University, USA
- Alan Saghatelian — Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA
- Amelie Stein — University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Anne Lopes — I2BC, Université Paris‑Saclay, France
- Anne‑Ruxandra Carvunis — University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Arne Elofsson — Stockholm University, Sweden
- Cynthia Sharma — University of Würzburg, Germany
- Claire McWhite — University of Arizona, USA
- Cyril Zipfel — University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Dek Woolfson — University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Erich Bornberg‑Bauer — University of Münster, Germany
- Gisela Storz — National Institutes of Health (NICHD), USA
- Jean‑Philippe Combier — Université Toulouse III / CNRS (LRSV), France
- Jennifer Zanet — Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, France
- John Prensner — University of Michigan Medical School, USA
- José Luis Riechmann — Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Spain
- Juan Pablo Couso — Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain
- Julie Aspden — University of Leeds, UK
- Klára Hlouchová — Charles University, Czech Republic
- Lena Ho — Duke‑NUS Medical School, Singapore
- Maria Abad — Altos Labs, USA
- Mar Albà — Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM), Spain
- Matthias Mann — Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany
- Michal Bassani‑Sternberg — Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland
- Nikos Vakirlis — Pasteur Institute of Greece, Greece
- Norbert Hübner — Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC Berlin), Germany
- Owen Rackham — University of Southampton, UK
- Patrick Bryant — SciLifeLab / Stockholm University, Sweden
- Petra van Damme — Ghent University, Belgium
- Sarah Slavoff — Yale University, USA
- Sebastiaan van Heesch — Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Netherlands
- Simon Elsässer — University of Freiburg, Germany
- Sonia Chothani — Duke‑NUS Medical School, Singapore
- Thomas F. Martinez — University of California, Irvine, USA
- Valerie Tornini — University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
- Ylva Ivarsson — Uppsala University, Sweden
Interested in joing?
If you are interested in joining this event, please note that we can accommodate only a limited number of additional participants who wish to present a poster. Participation is free of charge; however, all prospective attendees must submit a letter of interest, including a brief but clearly articulated motivation statement, to the main organizer, Stephan Wenkel (
Submitting a letter does not guarantee participation. The organizing committee will carefully evaluate all letters and will select candidates whose contributions align best with the goals and focus of the event. Only applicants who receive an official confirmation from the organizers will be invited to participate and present their work.
We kindly ask that you do not make any travel arrangements before receiving formal acceptance. We look forward to receiving your thoughtful and well‑motivated applications.