20-22 May 2026
Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal

Programme

The preliminary programme is now available for download.

20 May 2026 - Wednesday

9:30-12:00 - Pre-congress course (Optional)

Practical Introduction to Python Programming

Diego Mena Santos, Samuel Lozano Juárez

11:00 - Registration

13:00 - Welcoming Session

Section 1
Proteomics in the Clinic: From Biomarkers to Precision Medicine #1

13:15-13:45 - Invited Speaker


Nelson Soares
Proteomics profiling of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) combined with Deep Machine Learning analysis – reveals potential Diagnostic Biomarkers for Acute Venous Thromboembolism

13:45-15:00 - Oral Communications

Deep plasma EV proteomics by Data-Independent Acquisition reveals circulating signatures of cardiac tissue injury in a preclinical Atrial Fibrillation model - Estefanía Núñez

Expanding the knowledge on diagnostic autoantibodies in colorectal cancer through proteomics and immunosensing platforms - Javier Velázquez Gutiérrez

Sponsor Talk - Thermo/Unicam Advanced applications for Orbitrap Astral Series MS - Bernard Delanghe

Mapping the circulating extracellular vesicle proteome in Marfan syndrome patients using minimal plasma volume - Diego Mena Santos

Methylthioadenosine: harnessing a natural metabolite to counteract cholestasis progression - Irene Blázquez García

15:00-15:45m – Coffee Break + Poster Session 1

15:45-16:15 - Invited Speaker

Cherine Bechara
Structural Proteomics Reveals Chemokine Receptor Interactions and Dynamics

Section 2
Next‑Gen Proteomics: Single‑Cell, Proteogenomics & Disruptive Technologies

16:15-17:15 - Oral Communications

Integrative single-cell proteomics identifies pro-regenerative fingerprints in a sub-population of adult cardiomyocytes - Consuelo Marin-Vicente

Sponsor Talk (TBD)

Benchmarking single-cell FACS-assisted strategies: effects on cellular component bias and post-translational modification detection - Samuel Lozano Juárez

Sponsor Talk (TBD)

17:15-18:10 – Flash Presentations

In depth-analysis of Alzheimer's disease brain tissue reveals novel Aβ interactors - Ana Montero Calle

Proteomic and functional characterization of SLC8A1 in colorectal cancer development and metastasis - Sara Batuecas Domínguez

Phenotypic remodelling of smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis: a low-input and single-cell proteomics approach - David del Rio Aledo

BiasTracker: a bioinformatics tool for quantifying physicochemical and functional biases in mass spectrometry-based proteomics - Gaelle Loutfi

MALDI-MSI as a Platform for Spatial Multi-Omics in Glioblastoma Research - Cristina María López Vázquez

When One is Enough: A Minimalistic "On-Pot" Proteomic Workflow for Global Profiling of Single Caenorhabditis elegans - Ibon Iloro Manzano

Beyond Acquisition: Turning Astral-ScaleData into Discovery - Marta Isasa

From Microbes to Ecosystems: Proteomic Insights into Agro-Environmental Interactions - Francisco Javier Fernandez Acero

DIV Matters: Understanding Proteomic Shifts in Neuronal Maturation for Better Ischemic Modeling - Eva Ferro

18:00-18:45 – Cocktail reception + Sci BINGO (organized by Young Investigators in Proteomics-SEPROT)

21 May 2026 - Thursday

6:30-7:30 - Sunrise run/walk by the beach

8:00-8:30 - Sponsor Talk (TBD)

8:30-9:00 - Invited Speaker

Enrique Santamaria
Olfactory proteomics: Emerging mechanisms and translational opportunities in neurological disorders

Section 3
Proteomics in the Clinic: From Biomarkers to Precision Medicine #2

9:00-10:15 - Oral Communications

Glycoproteomics uncovers a paucimannosylated proteome associated with tumour aggressiveness and poor clinical outcome in gastric cancer - Dylan Ferreira

Artificial intelligence-based clinical models predict plasma proteomic endotypes enabling precision medicine in knee osteoarthritis - Patricia Quaranta Díaz

Sponsor Talk (TBD)

Proteomic biomarkers predictive of response to antiangiogenic treatment: toward personalized medicine in neovascular age-related macular degeneration - Antonio Cañizo Outeiriño

Unravelling the proteome of human embryo implantation: new biomarkers and metabolic signatures - Girard Océane

10:15-11:00 - Coffee Break + Poster Session 1

11:00-11:30 - Invited Speaker

Etienne Coyaud
Proximity labeling tools to investigate pathogenic protein networks

Section 4
Networks in Action: Interactomes, Signalling & Bioinformatics Innovation

11:30-12:45 - Oral Communications

Deciphering protein-protein interactions in live neurons using XL-MS - Hugo Gizardin-Fredon

Proteomic profiling of the interactome of phosphorylated Tau aggregates identifies modulators of Alzheimer's disease progression - Sofía Jiménez de Ocaña

Sponsor Talk (TBD)

GLYCOAVATARS: Bead-coated membrane models for studying the cancer-immune cells interactome - Andreia Rafaela Linhares Miranda

Orai1 facilitates angiogenesis after myocardial infarction through Notch1 signaling pathway - Isabel María Galeano Otero

12:45-14:30 - Lunch Break

13:30-14:00 - Sponsor Workshop (TBD)

14:00-14:30 - Sponsor Workshop (TBD)

14:30-15:00 - Invited Speaker

Ana Martinez del Val
Decoding Protein Function: How Proteomics Reveals Post-Translational Control in Cell Signalling and Disease

Section 5
PTMs: Deciphering the dynamics of Protein Regulation

15:00-16:00 - Oral Communications

Experimental Design and Multivariate Analysis Approaches for Glycoproteomics - Estela Giménez López

Study of the links between the dysregulations of metabolism and epigenetics marks in Huntington's disease - Hisham Altoufaily

Phosphoproteomics as a tool to dissect the molecular mechanisms underlying a novel combinatorial therapeutic strategy in pseudomyxoma peritonei - Antonio Romero-Ruiz

Quantitative proteomic characterization of metastasis-associated succinylome in colorectal cancer - Raquel Rejas González

16:00-16:45 – Coffee Break + Poster Session 2

Group photo (during the coffee break)

16:45-17:15 - Invited Speaker

Mélisande Blein-Nicolas
Proteomics as a cornerstone in deciphering the genotype-phenotype relationship in maize

Section 6
Proteomics Exploration in Non-Model Systems

17:15-18:30 - Oral Communications

Geographical origin differentiation of tiger nut (Cyperus Esculentus) through liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry analysis - Enrique Sentandreu

Transforming Invasion into Innovation: Proteomics of Rugulopteryx okamurae for Monitoring, Degradation and Biomass Valorization - Almudena Escobar Niño

Sponsor Talk (TBD)

Proteomic characterization of baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS)-derived extracellular vesicles engineered for Gla-Rich Protein (GRP) γ-carboxylation reveals selective GRP incorporation and distinct vesicle populations - Carla Alexandra São Bento Viegas

Authentication of A2 bovine milk by routine LC-MS proteomic analysis - Lorea R. Beldarrain

18:30-19:02 - Flash Presentations

Comprehensive nucleolar proteome profiling reveals metastasis-associated remodeling in colorectal cancer - Elisa Carral Ibarra

In-depth serum glycoproteomics reveals stage-dependent a2,6-sialylation and systemic prothrombotic signalling in gastric cancer - Lisandra Gabriela Fernandes Cruz

Multi-omics characterization of SIRT3 metabolism and its adaptation to the presence of amyloid-beta oligomers in nasal epithelial cells - Paz Cartas Cejudo

Extending Proteome Profiling to Red Blood Cells using an Aptamer Platform - Luis André Botelho de Carvalho

Comparative HLA-DR immunopeptidomics reveals disease- and genotype-associated signatures in rheumatoid arthritis - Jaxaira Maggi

Scaling-up low input spatial proteomics using Evosep Whisper Zoom on the timsTOF Ultra AIP - Beatriz Rocha Loureda

Optimizing tissue disruption strategies to characterize in vivo subcellular proteome remodelling - María Cinta Picos Mora

20:00 – Conference Dinner (optional, subject to registration and payment)

22 May 2026 - Friday

6:30-7:30 - Sunrise run/walk by the beach

8:00-8:30 - Sponsor Talk (TBD)

8:30-9:00 - Invited Speaker

Celso Reis
Glycomics and glycoproteomics in cancer: from oncogenic mechanisms to clinical applications.

Section 7
Quantitative and Computational Proteomics

9:00-10:15 - Oral Communications

Global protein turnover dynamics in pluripotency - Orhi Barroso Gomila

Defining the Topology of Proteins in sEV Isolates by Protein Correlation Profiling - Joanes Etxeberria Ugartemendia

Sponsor Talk (TBD)

Are Your Replicates Independent? - Defining Experimental Units in Primary Neuron Proteomics - Miguel Maria Varandas Anão Rosado

Continuous telemetry-driven quality control for proactive LC–MS performance in proteomics core facilities - Daniel Lopez-Ferrer

10:15-11:00 - Coffee Break + Poster Session 2

11:00-11:30 - Invited Speaker

Guadalupe Gómez Baena
Proteomics at the Service of Biodiversity Conservation

Section 8
Beyond Proteins: Small Molecules, Peptides & Integrated Omics + 5. Environmental and Ecosystem Omics-Insights

11:30-12:30 - Oral Communications

High-Throughput PISA–TMT Proteomics Enables Target Identification of Novel Antimicrobial Small Molecules - Gonçalo Raposo Matos

Molecular responses of Staphylococcus epidermidis to pH and endogenous antimicrobial fatty acids are strain-specific - Ana Maria Varela Coelho

Sewage protein information mining: A new frontier in community health and industrial surveillance - Montserrat Carrasscal Perez

Seasonal dynamics of urinary protein profiles in the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) - Beatriz Ortiz-Guisado

12:30 - Closing Session/Awards