Welcome to IPI Surfacing

IPI Surfacing is a free, one-day symposium, hosted on the Harvard Medical School campus. This in-person event will convene the leading experts on cell surface receptors and antibodies, as well as a panel discussion on the future of synthetic antibodies. The event also includes a poster session and networking opportunities with colleagues and top experts in protein science.

Symposium speakers will include:

• Christopher Garcia, Stanford University
• Yvonne Jones, University of Oxford
• Debora Marks, Harvard Medical School
• Andreas Plückthun, University of Zurich
• Junichi Takagi, Osaka University

Panel discussion:

"The promise of synthetic antibodies and challenges to universal access"

A discussion on the biomedical applications of synthetic antibodies, barriers to competing with animal-derived antibodies and universal access to quality protein tools within the research community.

Panel speakers will include:

• Errik Anderson, Alloy Therapeutics
• Aled Edwards, University of Toronto & Structural Genomics Consortium
• Andrew Kruse, Harvard Medical School
• Rob Meijers, Institute for Protein Innovation
• Andreas Plückthun, University of Zurich
• Meghan Rego, Addgene

Conference schedule:

Poster session & abstract submission:

The IPI Surfacing poster session is an opportunity for researchers to showcase work on cell surface receptor biology and network with speakers and panelists. The in-person poster session will run from noon to 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the day of the symposium. Posters will be displayed from 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.

Abstract submission is now closed. If you have questions about poster, please email us at info@proteininnovation.org.

IPI Surfacing is brought to you by the Institute for Protein Innovation (IPI) and sponsored by Morphic Therapeutic, Tectonic Therapeutic, Seismic Therapeutic and Vida Ventures. For more information about IPI Surfacing visit proteininnovation.org/ipisurfacing2023 or contact us at info@proteininnovation.org.