June 4-5, 2026
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
11th Annual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Biomolecular Galaxy
Welcome to the 2026 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Biomolecular Galaxy Symposium (HG2BG) website!
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
"Cryogenic Electron Imaging of Biological Systems Across Length and Resolution Scales"
Wallenberg-Bienenstock Professor and Professor of Bioengineering and of Microbiology and Immunology
Industry Keynote Speaker
Sr. Director/General Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Dr. Melanie Adams
Structural Biology at Scale - Lessons, perspectives and a few guesses
