11th Annual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Biomolecular Galaxy
Welcome to the 2026 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Biomolecular Galaxy Symposium (HG2BG) website!
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This year's annual symposium will be in-person on Thursday, June 4th, and Friday, June 5th.
The focus of our meeting is to highlight the cutting-edge biophysical research that graduate students, postdocs, and faculty are doing at universities around the Midwest. Additionally, we will have round-table discussions, faculty-led workshops, and networking events.
Academic Keynote Speaker
Dr. Wah Chiu
Stanford University
Wallenberg-Bienenstock Professor and Professor of Bioengineering and of Microbiology and Immunology
"Cryogenic Electron Imaging of Biological Systems Across Length and Resolution Scales"
Thursday, June 4th @ 11 AM
Industry Keynote Speaker
Sr. Director/General Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Dr. Melanie Adams-Cioaba
Structural Biology at Scale - Lessons, perspectives and a few guesses
Friday, June 5th @ 3 PM
