As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Pony Express", Renã A. S. Robinson (co-host from Ep 35; featured in Ep 20) and Ben Orsburn sat down to talk with Dr. Natalie Clark, Broad Institute, in front of a live audience at the 2026 US HUPO meeting in St. Louis.

keywords: CPTAC; cancer; bioinformatics; super simple songs; decapitated fruit fly

As part of this mostly US HUPO sponsored series, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with an AI super fan about their show so far.

Corrections: Mom Swap not Wife Swap (totally different shows); Wrong Answers Only was the podcast, not Only Wrong Answers.

Keywords: AI; snark; proteomics

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Pony Express" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2026 US HUPO meeting in St. Louis, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. William Noble, University of Washington, recipient of the 2026 Gilbert S. Omenn Computational Proteomics Award.

keywords: genomics; machine learning; AI; computational; Bridgerton; cocaine monkeys; birding

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Pony Express" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2026 US HUPO meeting in St. Louis, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Jeffrey Gordon, Washington University, who will be giving the opening plenary.

keywords: microbiome; human gut; #24; philosophy of science

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Pony Express" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2026 US HUPO meeting in St. Louis, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Lingjun Li, University of Wisconsin-Madison, co-awardees of the 2026 Catherine E. Costello Award for Exemplary Achievements in Proteomics along with Dr. Neil Kelleher (previously featured in Ep. 32).

keywords: glycobiology; glycans; neuropeptides; tissue expansion; mass spec imaging

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Pony Express" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2026 US HUPO meeting in St. Louis, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Michael MacCoss, University of Washington, winner of the 2026 Donald F. Hunt Distinguished Contribution in Proteomics Award.

keywords: quantitative proteomics; skyline

For the final episode of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Timothy Cleland, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords: forensics; glue; conservation science; paleoproteomics

At the request of the HUPO Toronto 2025 organizers, Ben Orsburn and a special guest co-host sat down with Dr. Kenneth Weke, University of Victoria, in front of a live audience.

Special thanks to Miguel our amazing sound engineer.

Keywords: lepto, one health

For a special US HUPO sponsored episode highlighting the upcoming HUPO Meeting in Toronto, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with one of the organizers, Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam, University of Ottawa.

Keywords: bioinformatics; hockey; Toronto

For a special US HUPO sponsored episode highlighting the upcoming HUPO Meeting in Toronto, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with one of the organizers, Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, University of Guelph.

keywords: HUPO; Toronto; Fungal proteomics; one health