2024 Diversity Candidates

Fabio César Sousa Nogueira

Associate Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

I am head of the Proteomics Unit, and of the Laboratory of Proteomics, both from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. In my background, I have a BSc in Biology at the State University of Ceará, a master's in Biochemistry at Universidade Federal do Ceará (2007), and a doctorate in Biochemistry at UFRJ and Protein Research Group, University of Southern Denmark (2012). I was a pos-doc and visiting researcher at the Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, UFRJ. I am, since 2019, Guest Scientist at Lund University, working on the Project Cancer Moonshot - Melanoma and Lung Cancer - in collaboration with the European Cancer Moonshot Lund Center, Lund University. I am currently a professor at the Department of Biochemistry, UFRJ. I am a founding member of the Brazilian Proteomics Society - BrProt, a society that I am a board member as vice-president. I have coordinated the implementation of the LC-MS methods to analyses peptides and proteins in the Brazilian Laboratory of Doping Control, and I have participated of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio2016. My interests in proteomics are broad, from basic biology/disease to plant proteomics developing and applying new approaches in quantitative and PTMs analysis.

I am happy and excited to be part of the development of proteomics and mass spectrometry in its more ambitious project - The Human Proteome Project, since our lab is a member of the Chromosome-Centric Human Protein Project - chromosome 15th.

Devin Schweppe

Assistant Professor, University of Washington, USA

Dr. Devin Schweppe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington (since 2020) and a Pew Biomedical Scholar (2024). Dr. Schweppe's research interests focus on the implementation of millisecond informatics to enable intelligent data acquisition strategies. His research group applies these technologies to quantify proteins as a readout for diverse cell states with broad interests spanning microbial protein interactions, small-molecule binding events,pre-clinical proteomics, and profiling primary tissue samples. Dr. Schweppe's research group builds on the application of sample multiplexing and real-time search to achieve high efficiency instrument acquisition for both discovery and targeted proteomics platforms. Along with the methods and technology development focus, the group has worked to build applications and resources to disseminate large-scale proteomics datasets to the research community, these efforts include work the crosslinking mass spectrometry repository XLinkDB, the cysteine oxidation explorer for OxiMouse, and the BioPlex human interactome explorer.

Dr. Schweppe has been actively involved in HUPO and US-HUPO for over five years through invited presentations, speaking engagements, and panel discussions. He also served on the Board of Directors for US-HUPO (2021 - 2023), as a lead Mentor for the US-HUPO Early Career Research Committee, and most recently, Dr. Schweppe was co-organizer of the US HUPO Annual Meeting (2024).

Mio Iwasaki 

Junior Associate Professor, Kyoto University, Japan

I have actively promoted proteomics research in Japan since the early stages of my career. I gave oral presentations at HUPO Annual Congress in 2012 and 2013. Since 2021, I have been a member of the HUPO Early Career Researchers group and have chaired an online mentoring session in HUPO Reconnect2021. HUPO ReConnect 2021 was held during the pandemic, and I was honored to be a part of it and to contribute. At the 2023 HUPO Annual Congress, I chaired a discussion on enhancing HUPO activities in Asia and used online polling tools to engage participants. Since 2021, I have also served as a council member of the Japanese Proteomics Society, working as a Scientific Officer. To broaden the use of proteomics, I organized an annual symposium at the Molecular Biology Society of Japan, the largest academic society in Japan, to facilitate research exchanges. If elected as a council member, I am eager to leverage my experiences and youth to accelerate and promote international collaborative research, creating exciting opportunities for further advancement.

Hyun Joo An

Professor/Director, Chungnam National University, South Korea

I am honored to be considered for the HUPO Council. With over 20 years of dedicated research and leadership in bioanalytical mass spectrometry, I believe my extensive experience and passion for advancing proteomics make me a suitable candidate.

As a professor at Chungnam National University and the director of the Asia-Pacific Glycomics Reference Site, I have led numerous collaborative projects with government agencies and industry to develop innovative analytical platforms for glycomic and glycoproteomic analysis. My academic journey began with a PhD from the University of California at Davis, followed by postdoctoral research at the same institution. Since returning to Korea in 2011, I have focused on advancing mass spectrometry-based tools for biopharmaceutical characterization, cancer biomarker discovery, xenotransplantation, and brain glycome studies. I have authored and co-authored over 170 peer-reviewed publications and 35 patents, reflecting my dedication to pushing the boundaries of our understanding in these critical areas.

My involvement with HUPO has evolved from a presenter to a significant leadership role. Last year, I served as the Secretary-General of the HUPO 2023 Congress in Korea, my first experience as part of the Core Committee, Scientific Program Committee, and Local Organizing Committee. This role was profoundly meaningful and allowed me to contribute to HUPO in new and impactful ways.

If elected to the HUPO Council, I am committed to contributing to various HUPO activities and initiatives, utilizing my experience and expertise to support the organization's goals. My active participation in KHUPO, AOHUPO, and HUPO, along with my editorial roles in leading journals including Mass Spectrometry Reviews and Scientific Reports, demonstrates my ongoing commitment to the proteomics field.

I am eager to bring my experience, collaborative spirit, and vision to the HUPO Council, contributing to the growth and impact of our community. Thank you for considering my candidacy.

Maurine Fucito

Product Specialist, Evosep, Italy