The Proteomics Show

The Proteomics Show

By Ben Neely and Ben Orsburn

Ben Orsburn and Ben Neely co-host a podcast series in a “fireside chat” format with prestigious proteomics researchers. The guests are great, the hosts are questionable.
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Ep 92 - Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam

The Proteomics ShowSep 25, 2025
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Ep 111 - Muscle - Dr. Keith Baar
Jun 12, 202601:02:58
Ep 110 - Skin - Dr. Beatrice Dyring-Andersen
Jun 05, 202644:18
Ep 109 - Blow - Dr. Laura Thompson

Ep 109 - Blow - Dr. Laura Thompson

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "All the Parts", Ben and Ben sat down to talk with Dr. Laura Thompson, Mystic Aquarium.




keywords: exhaled breath condensate; diving physiology; decompression sickness; neuroimmune response; adaptive inflammation; Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue; 1988)

May 29, 202658:57
Ep 108 - Eyeball - Dr. Kevin Schey

Ep 108 - Eyeball - Dr. Kevin Schey

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "All the Parts", Ben and Ben sat down to talk with Dr. Kevin Schey, Vanderbilt University.




keywords: lens; retina; newts; salamanders; macular degeneration

May 22, 202649:59
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Ep 107 - Blood - Dr. Jochen Schwenk

Ep 107 - Blood - Dr. Jochen Schwenk

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "All the Parts", Ben and Ben sat down to talk with Dr. Jochen Schwenk, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and SciLifeLab.




keywords: serum; plasma; microsampling; study design

May 15, 202647:28
Ep 106 - Snot - Dr. Jennifer Mulligan
May 08, 202655:20
Ep 105 - Bones - Dr. Charles Schurman

Ep 105 - Bones - Dr. Charles Schurman

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "All the Parts", Ben and Ben sat down to talk with Dr. Charles Schurman, Buck Institute for Research on Aging.




keywords: osteoporosis; Haversian system; lacunar-canalicular system; perilacunar/canalicular remodeling; Deadpool 2; Unbreakable (2000)

May 01, 202653:16
Ep 104 - Tears - Dr. Lekha Sleno

Ep 104 - Tears - Dr. Lekha Sleno

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "All the Parts", Ben and Ben sat down to talk with Dr. Lekha Sleno, Université du Québec à Montréal.




keywords: dry eye; biomarkers; Schirmer strips

Apr 24, 202648:50
Ep 103 - Blood Vessels - Drs. Sasha Singh and Sarah Parker

Ep 103 - Blood Vessels - Drs. Sasha Singh and Sarah Parker

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "All the Parts", Ben and Ben sat down to talk with Dr. Sasha Singh, Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Sarah Parker, Cedars-Sinai (also featured in Ep 15).



keywords: hEDS; POTS; valves; foamy macrophages; atherosclerosis; aneurysm

Apr 17, 202654:45
Ep 102 - Brain - Dr. Jan Mulder

Ep 102 - Brain - Dr. Jan Mulder

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "All the parts", Ben and Ben sat down to talk with Dr. Jan Mulder, Karolinska Institutet.




keywords: brain; brain atlas; human protein atlas; Alzheimer's Disease; stereo-seq

Apr 02, 202646:41
Ep 101 - Hair - Dr. Glendon Parker

Ep 101 - Hair - Dr. Glendon Parker

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "All the Parts", Ben sat down to talk with Dr. Glendon Parker, University of California, Davis.




keywords: hair; forensics; SAAVs; single amino acid variants; species identification

Mar 27, 202654:01
Ep 100 - Pony Express (LIVE!) - Dr. Natalie Clark

Ep 100 - Pony Express (LIVE!) - Dr. Natalie Clark

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

Feb 24, 202636:43
Ep 99 - AI overlord super fan for our 100th episode
Feb 03, 202601:02:41
Ep 98 - Pony Express - Dr. William Noble

Ep 98 - Pony Express - Dr. William Noble

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

Jan 30, 202647:04
Ep 97 - Pony Express - Dr. Jeffrey Gordon

Ep 97 - Pony Express - Dr. Jeffrey Gordon

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

Jan 08, 202643:26
Ep 96 - Pony Express - Dr. Lingjun Li

Ep 96 - Pony Express - Dr. Lingjun Li

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

Dec 22, 202547:51
Ep 95 - Pony Express - Dr. Michael MacCoss

Ep 95 - Pony Express - Dr. Michael MacCoss

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

Dec 12, 202501:00:51
Ep 94 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Timothy Cleland

Ep 94 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Timothy Cleland

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

Nov 18, 202553:50
Ep 93 - HUPO 2025 (LIVE!) - Dr. Kenneth Weke

Ep 93 - HUPO 2025 (LIVE!) - Dr. Kenneth Weke

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

Nov 10, 202548:48
Ep 92 - Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam

Ep 92 - Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam

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

Sep 25, 202501:02:26
Ep 91 - Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Ep 91 - Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

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

Sep 20, 202542:13
Ep 90 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Olga Dudchenko

Ep 90 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Olga Dudchenko

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Olga Dudchenko, Baylor College of Medicine.



keywords: structural genomics; Hi-C; DNA Zoo

Sep 05, 202559:12
Ep 89 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Ashley Spicer

Ep 89 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Ashley Spicer

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Ashley Spicer, California Department of Fish and Wildlife.



keywords: forensics; wildlife forensics

Aug 29, 202553:57
Ep 88 - Alt Proteomics - Chef Michael Toscano

Ep 88 - Alt Proteomics - Chef Michael Toscano

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Chef Michael Toscano of Le Farfalle (Charleston, SC), da Toscano (NYC), Porchetta Shop (Charleston, SC), Fugazzi at Revelry Brewing (Charleston, SC), 3's Golf (Greenville, SC), and Blanca Estrada Taqueria (Charleston, SC).



Keywords: pasta; culinary; golf

Aug 22, 202501:03:24
Ep 87 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Yasset Perez-Riverol

Ep 87 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Yasset Perez-Riverol

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Yasset Perez-Riverol, EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute.



Keywords: open science; FOSS; FAIR; data archives; data repositories; affinity proteomics

Aug 15, 202556:06
Ep 86 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Cristiana Lungu
Aug 01, 202539:50
Ep 85 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Graham Wiley

Ep 85 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Graham Wiley

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Graham Wiley, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.



Keywords: Olink; Affinity-based proteomics

Jul 25, 202551:60
Ep 84 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Jeff Nivala

Ep 84 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Jeff Nivala

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Jeff Nivala, University of Washington.


Intro/outro music by Jeff.



Keywords: nanopore; biophysics; single molecule detection; ONT; oxford nanopore technologies

Jul 18, 202544:37
Ep 83 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Aleksei Aksimentiev

Ep 83 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Aleksei Aksimentiev

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Aleksei Aksimentiev, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.



(Elevator music by Mykola Odnoro from Pixabay. We had some tech issues and lost about 2 minutes... so be glad our professional editor didn't fill with 2 minutes of elevator jazz to jam to.)



Keywords: nanopore; biophysics; single molecule detection

Jul 11, 202543:13
Ep 82 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Cecilia Lindskog

Ep 82 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Cecilia Lindskog

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Cecilia Lindskog, Uppsala University.

Jul 03, 202537:50
Ep 81 - Alt Proteomics - Bens' Preamble

Ep 81 - Alt Proteomics - Bens' Preamble

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk about the upcoming season.

Jun 26, 202524:59
Ep 80 - B-sides - Dr. Kathryn Lilley

Ep 80 - B-sides - Dr. Kathryn Lilley

As part of the non-sponsored sporadic "B-sides" series*, Ben and Ben sit down and talk with Dr. Kathryn Lilley, University of Cambridge.



(* this series is where we put guests we want to talk to but who do not fit within any sponsored series, but is still proteomics.... mostly)

Jun 20, 202554:27
Ep 79 - ASMS 2025 Debrief

Ep 79 - ASMS 2025 Debrief

As part of the [insert something here] series, Ben sits down to talk with our favorite press correspondent, Ben, about the recent ASMS Conference in Baltimore, MD.

Jun 10, 202501:07:54
Ep 78 - B-sides - Dr. Avi Ma'ayan

Ep 78 - B-sides - Dr. Avi Ma'ayan

As part of the non-sponsored sporadic "B-sides" series*, Ben and Ben sit down and talk with Dr. Avi Ma'ayan, Mount Sinai.



(* this series is where we put guests we want to talk to but who do not fit within any sponsored series, but is still proteomics.... mostly)


May 23, 202551:43
Ep 77 - B-sides - Dr. Anna Barker

Ep 77 - B-sides - Dr. Anna Barker

As part of the non-sponsored sporadic "B-sides" series*, Ben and Ben sit down and talk with Dr. Anna Barker, Chief Strategy Officer at the Ellison Medical Institute and Co-Director of CAS-Biomedicine at Arizona State University.


(* this series is where we put guests we want to talk to but who do not fit within any sponsored series, but is still proteomics.... mostly)

May 19, 202548:48
Ep 76 - B-sides - Dr. Rob Beynon

Ep 76 - B-sides - Dr. Rob Beynon

As part of the non-sponsored sporadic "B-sides" series*, Ben and Ben sit down and talk with Dr. Rob Beynon, University of Liverpool.


(* this series is where we put guests we want to talk to but who do not fit within any sponsored series, but is still proteomics.... mostly)

May 09, 202501:04:32
Ep 75 - B-sides - Dr. Michael Shortreed

Ep 75 - B-sides - Dr. Michael Shortreed

As part of the non-sponsored sporadic "B-sides" series*, Ben and Ben sit down and talk with Dr. Michael Shortreed, University of Wisconsin-Madison.



(* this series is where we put guests we want to talk to but who do not fit within any sponsored series, but is still proteomics.... mostly)

May 02, 202551:14
Ep 74 - B-sides - Dr. Sue Weintraub

Ep 74 - B-sides - Dr. Sue Weintraub

As part of the non-sponsored sporadic "B-sides" series*, Ben and Ben sit down and talk with Dr. Sue Weintraub, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.



(* this series is where we put guests we want to talk to but who do not fit within any sponsored series, but is still proteomics.... mostly)

Apr 25, 202551:56
Ep 73 - B-sides - Lauren Leffer

Ep 73 - B-sides - Lauren Leffer

As part of the non-sponsored sporadic "B-sides" series*, Ben and Ben sit down and talk with Lauren Leffer.


(* this series is where we put guests we want to talk to but who do not fit within any sponsored series, but is still proteomics.... mostly)

Apr 18, 202549:50
Ep 72 - B-sides - Translating Proteomics Crossover w/ Parag Mallick
Mar 24, 202550:06
Ep 71 - Philly Express - Dr. Keenan Walker

Ep 71 - Philly Express - Dr. Keenan Walker

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Philly Express" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2025 US HUPO meeting in Philadelphia, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Keenan Walker, National Institute on Aging - National Institutes of Health.


*note: this episode was recorded early January 2025, but could not be released until after US HUPO 2025.

Mar 07, 202545:43
Ep 70 - Philly Express - Dr. Jesse Meyer

Ep 70 - Philly Express - Dr. Jesse Meyer

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Philly Express" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2025 US HUPO meeting in Philadelphia, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Jesse Meyer, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, winner of the 2025 Robert J. Cotter New Investigator Award.

Feb 21, 202543:06
Ep 67 - Philly Express - Dr. Kojo Elenitoba-Johnson

Ep 67 - Philly Express - Dr. Kojo Elenitoba-Johnson

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Philly Express" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2025 US HUPO meeting in Philadelphia, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Kojo Elenitoba-Johnson, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Feb 19, 202524:26
Ep 69 - Philly Express - Dr. Joshua Coon

Ep 69 - Philly Express - Dr. Joshua Coon

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Philly Express" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2025 US HUPO meeting in Philadelphia, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Joshua Coon, University of Wisconsin-Madison, winner of the 2025 Donald F. Hunt Distinguished Contribution in Proteomics Award.

Feb 19, 202546:03
Ep 68 - Philly Express - Dr. David Fenyo

Ep 68 - Philly Express - Dr. David Fenyo

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Philly Express" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2025 US HUPO meeting in Philadelphia, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. David Fenyo, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, winner of the 2025 Gilbert S. Omenn Computational Proteomics Award.

Feb 15, 202542:47
Ep 66 - Philly Express - Dr. Ileana Cristea

Ep 66 - Philly Express - Dr. Ileana Cristea

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Philly Express" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2025 US HUPO meeting in Philadelphia, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Ileana Cristea, Princeton University, winner of the 2025 Catherine E. Costello Award for Exemplary Achievements in Proteomics.

Feb 11, 202556:21
Ep 65 - Undergrad Expo - Chad Hyer

Ep 65 - Undergrad Expo - Chad Hyer

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Undergrad Expo" series highlighting undergraduate (or recent grads in Chad's case) members of US HUPO (in collaboration with the Mentorship Working Group), Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Chad Hyer, Brigham Young University.

Jan 31, 202536:33
Ep 64 - Undergrad Expo - Arabella Garcia

Ep 64 - Undergrad Expo - Arabella Garcia

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Undergrad Expo" series highlighting undergraduate members of US HUPO (in collaboration with the Mentorship Working Group), Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Arabella Garcia, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Jan 29, 202524:32
Ep 63 - Undergrad Expo - Ethan Lilly

Ep 63 - Undergrad Expo - Ethan Lilly

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Undergrad Expo" series highlighting undergraduate members of US HUPO (in collaboration with the Mentorship Working Group), Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Ethan Lilly, Vanderbilt University.

Jan 29, 202531:35