The Protein Society is an international,
not-for-profit
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,
scholarly society
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with the mission to provide forums for the advancement of research into
protein structure
Protein structure is the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in an amino acid-chain molecule. Proteins are polymers specifically polypeptides formed from sequences of amino acids, the monomers of the polymer. A single amino acid monomer ma ...
, function, design and applications.
History
It was founded in 1986, with the leadership of Ralph Bradshaw, Finn Wold,
David Eisenberg
David S. Eisenberg (born 15 March 1939) is an American biochemist and biophysicist best known for his contributions to structural biology and computational molecular biology, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles since the earl ...
, Ken Walsh,
Hans Neurath
Hans Neurath (October 29, 1909 – April 2002) was a biochemist, a leader in protein chemistry, and the founding chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle. He was born in Vienna, Austria and received ...
, and other protein researchers from diverse fields.
Ralph Bradshaw was the society's first president,
[ followed by ]David Eisenberg
David S. Eisenberg (born 15 March 1939) is an American biochemist and biophysicist best known for his contributions to structural biology and computational molecular biology, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles since the earl ...
, Finn Wold, Mark Hermodson, Joseph Villafranca, Brian Matthews
Robert Sauer
Christopher Dobson, Wiliam DeGrado
C. Robert Matthews
Jeffrey Kelly
Arthur Palmer
Daniel Raleigh, Lynne Regan
James U. BowieCarol PostCharles L. Brooks IIIAmy E. KeatingChuck R. Sanders.
Journal
The Editor-in-Chief of ''Protein Science'' is John Kuriyan
John Kuriyan is the Dean of Basic Sciences and a Professor of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He was formerly the Chancellor's Professor at the University of California, Berkeley in the departments of Molecular and Cell Bi ...
.
Impact factor:6.725.
In 1987, the Society began publishing the trans-disciplinary academic journal ''Protein Science
''Protein Science'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on the structure, function, and biochemical significance of proteins, their role in molecular and cell biology, genetics, and evolution, and their regulation and mechan ...
'',
Symposium
The society organizes an annual symposium
In ancient Greece, the symposium ( grc-gre, συμπόσιον ''symposion'' or ''symposio'', from συμπίνειν ''sympinein'', "to drink together") was a part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was acc ...
which hosts hundreds of participants from all over the world, features research presentations by leaders from the diverse fields involved in protein science, a graduate student
Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree.
The organization and stru ...
poster competition, networking opportunities, free undergraduate registration, educational workshops, and the annual presentation of the Protein Society's Awards.
* In 2014, the symposium took place in San Diego, California
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, United States July 27 to 30, 2014.
* In 2015, the 29th Symposium of the Protein Society was held in Barcelona, Spain
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.
*In 2016, the 30th Anniversary Symposium of the Protein Society was held in Baltimore, Maryland
* In 2017, the 31st Symposium of the Protein Society was held in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...
, Canada, July 24–27, 2017, 2016.
* In 2018, the 32nd Symposium of the Protein Society was held in Boston, Massachusetts, United States July 9–12, 2018.
* In 2019, the 33rd Symposium of the Protein Society was held in Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, United States Jun 30 - July 2019.
*In 2020, the 34th Symposium was planned in partnership wit
PSSJ
and APPA, to be held in Sapporo, Japan. The meeting was canceled due to COVID-19.
*In 2021, the 35th Anniversary Symposium was held virtually, July 7-9 & 12-14, 2021.
*In 2022, the 36th Symposium is planned to be held in San Francisco, California, United States, July 7-10, 2022
*In 2023, the 37th Symposium is planned to be held in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, July 13-16, 2023
Awards
The Protein Society presents seven awards each year:
* Carl Brändén Award
* Christian B. Anfinsen Award
* Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award
* Emil Thomas Kaiser Award
* Hans Neurath Award
* Stein & Moore Award
* Protein Science Young Investigator Award
References
External links
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Protein Science
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Awards presented by the societywww.diversifyproteinscience.org
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1986 establishments in the United States