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Welcome to the Human Brain Proteome Project website!

The Human Brain Proteome Project (HBPP) is an initiative marching towards unveiling the brain proteome. In the 2015 HUPO meeting, the HBPP renewed its steering board and is now defining new tasks for its future. This includes large-scale and targeted state-of-the-art proteome studies on human brain, brain-related body fluids such as CSF, pre-clinical models and follow up projects to decipher the role of proteins in brain development, health and disease.

The HBPP promotes a Spring Workshop every year in addition to a symposium at every HUPO meeting. We encourage every researcher interested in brain proteomics, including junior scientists to get in contact and join the initiative.

If you are interested in joining the initiative please contact us on contact [at] hbpp.org!

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Award for Prof. Daniel Martins-de-Souza

Serrapilheira Institute is the first private nonprofit institution created to promote science and increase its visibility and impact in Brazil.
Their first call was directed to identify and support the best young researchers in Brazil. According to its President, Dr. Hugo Aguilaniu, they looked for those who are posing the big questions in their fields.

There were almost 2000 submitted projects, from which they selected 65. These will receive R$ 100,000.00 (near US$ 31,000.00) for one year. The Institute will select 10 to 12 out of the 65 to receive R$ 1 million (near US$ 310,000.00) for additional three years.

Daniel Martins-de-Souza, member of the HBPP steering committee, is one of the 65 awardees. His project uses neuroproteomics to understand the molecular basis of schizophrenia and to identify protein biomarkers in patients' blood which could predict antipsychotic response.