October 17 -22 2027

the 17TH AUSTRALIAN

PePTIDE CONFERENCE

Port Douglas, qUEENSLAND

About the APA

History

Australian peptide science has its origins in the pioneering establishment of a Leather Section of the Division of Industrial Chemistry at the CSIRO in 1940 and its genesis into the Biochemistry Section two years later. The Australian Peptide Association was formally established in 1983 to support and promote the research activities in peptide science. The field of peptide science has rapidly matured such that today, although Australians make up less than 1% of the world's population, it produces 4 % of its scientific output.Today, Australia enjoys an outstanding reputation in many areas of peptide research ranging from isolation, chemistry, proteomics, peptidomimetics, immunology, pharmacology and therapeutics development. This provides strong impetus for our Association to help showcase its many members' expertise and promote its peptide science, especially throughout Asia-Pacific.

Meetings

The major goal of the Australian Peptide Association is the organisation and hosting of biennial international scientific conferences, satellites and support of local state meetings. Through these meetings we advocate emerging techniques in peptide science to the scientific community, promote Australian peptide science internationally and support the development of young scientists in the field. To date these international conferences have been held in Queensland, New South Wales and Malaysia in the following locations:

  1. 1st

    Daydream Island, QLD

    16–21 Oct 1994

  2. 2nd

    Fraser Island, QLD

    6–11 Oct 1996

  3. 3rd

    Laguna Quays, QLD

    4–9 Oct 1998

  4. 4th

    Lindeman Island, QLD

    7–12 Oct 2001

  5. 5th

    Daydream Island, QLD

    5–19 Oct 2003

  6. 6th

    Hamilton Island, QLD

    9–14 Oct 2004

  7. 7th

    Cairns, QLD

    21–25 Oct 2007

    Joint with IPS & APPS
  8. 8th

    Couran Cove, QLD

    11–16 Oct 2009

  9. 9th

    Hamilton Island, QLD

    16–21 Oct 2011

  10. 10th

    Penang, Malaysia

    8–13 Sept 2013

    Held overseas
  11. 11th

    Kingscliff, NSW

    25–30 Oct 2015

  12. 12th

    Noosa, QLD

    15–20 Oct 2017

  13. 13th

    Port Douglas, QLD

    8–13 Sept 2019

  14. 14th

    Gold Coast, QLD

    17–22 Oct 2021

  15. 15th

    Brisbane, QLD

    15–20 Oct 2023

    Joint with IPS
  16. 16th

    Launceston, TAS

    12–17 Oct 2024

7th MeetingCairns · 2007

Held jointly with not only the 4th International Peptide Symposium, but also the 2nd Asia-Pacific Peptide Symposium. It was the first time that the International Peptide Symposium was held in the Southern hemisphere.

10th MeetingPenang · 2013

A special event held in Penang – facilitating international participation and making it an extra memorable occasion.

15th MeetingBrisbane · 2023

Again held together with the International Peptide Symposium.

Membership

Membership is open to all colleagues worldwide who attend the meetings and we warmly welcome your participation in the Association's activities!