Welcome
Situated on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountain range in Banff National Park, Canada, the town of Banff represents a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. Importantly, it is also situated on Treaty 7 Territory, which is the ancestral lands of the Niitsitapi from the Blackfoot Confederacy, along with the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani First Nations; the Îyârhe Nakoda of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Métis Nation of Alberta, representing a historic location for the intersection of peoples, languages and cultures.

By meeting on this historic site at the beautiful Banff Springs Hotel, the 6th International Plant Proteomics Organization Conference similarly aims to intersect diverse topics and peoples from around the world to “Cultivate Innovation through the Integration of Plant Science and Proteomics”.

The scientific program features keynote and invited speakers from around the world covering innovation within proteomics themes of single-cell/cell-type, interactions and modifications, technological advances, climatic resiliency, crops and agriculture, unconventional plants, and artificial intelligence in plant discovery.

It is our pleasure to invite you to come explore, and be inspired by, the intersections between plants and proteomics with the global plant proteomics community in Banff, Alberta, Canada from May 15 - 18, 2025.
Organizing Committee
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Jennifer Geddes-McAlister
University of Guelph
Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister is a Canada Research Chair in the Proteomics of Fungal Disease in One Health and an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph. Her lab applies mass spectrometry-based proteomics to investigate host-pathogen interactions with a focus on One Health approaches to overcoming fungal disease. She has won five early career researcher awards in recognition of her scientific contributions since beginning her lab in 2018 and an alumni achievement award from the University of Lethbridge. Dr. Geddes-McAlister is President of the Canadian National Proteomics Network, Director of the Bioinformatics Graduate Programs at the University of Guelph, co-founder of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence and Mass Spectrometry for Systems Biology (CAN-AIMS) Consortium, and founder of ‘Moms in Proteomics’ an initiative dedicated to recognizing and supporting mothers in STEM.

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R. Glen Uhrig
University of Alberta
Dr. R. Glen Uhrig is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Alberta. Dr. Uhrig’s group is focused on the development of novel quantitative proteomic workflows for plants and the application of mass spectrometry-based proteomics to understand diel plant biology under multiple stress conditions. Dr. Uhrig is also an Alberta Science and Technology award winner (2022) for his groups Application of Technology in Agri-food Production. Dr. Uhrig is a board member of the Canadian National Proteomics Network and the lead of the Plant Cell Atlas Proteomics Committee.

Co-Chairs
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