Events
Science, Connection, and Community: Summer RosettaCon 2026 Recap
Featured image is a group photo of Summer RosettaCon 2026 in-person attendees. With over 600 in-person and virtual attendees, 56 scientific talks, nearly 200 posters, 16 breakout sessions, 5 keynotes, 4 career panels, 3 tutorials, and countless networking opportunities, Summer RosettaCon 2026 was our largest event to date. Hosted for the first time at the…
Read MoreREU Trainees’ Research Projects Highlight Exciting First Steps in Biomolecular Research
REU trainee Tony Peonio presenting his lightning talk at Summer RosettaCon 2026. This is part three of a three part series about the Rosetta Commons REU experience. How do you remove sargassum blooms impacting coastal marine ecosystems? Can we design an enzyme that breaks down fluorochemicals? How can we reduce chronic pain and inflammation in…
Read MoreA Summer of Science: REU Trainees Conduct Research at Host Labs, Present at Summer RosettaCon 2026
Featured image is the 2026 REU cohort with Program Manager Camille Mathis and PI Jeffrey Gray. This is part two of a three part series about the Rosetta Commons REU experience. Following an intensive week at Code School, Rosetta Commons Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) trainees departed for an eight-week research experience at host laboratories…
Read MoreCoding, Collaboration, and Camaraderie: REU Trainees’ Introductory Bootcamp 2026
Featured image is of Code School 2026 attendees, including REU trainees, instructors Nate Felbinger and Miranda Simpson, teacher assistants Briana Whitehead, Vani Lorish, and Zhazira Iskakova, and PI Jeffrey Gray. This is part one of a three part series about the Rosetta Commons REU experience. For over a decade, on the first week of June,…
Read MoreBrazil’s Largest Open Science Event Introduces Thousands to Protein Design with Foldit
For the second year in a row, Brazil’s largest open science event introduced thousands of children and families to protein modeling and design. The event welcomed around 30,000 visitors from May 29–30, 2026, to the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), where they participated in hundreds of scientific activities across various disciplines.…
Read MoreMotivated Trainees and Tutors Shine at FEBS Advanced Practical Course
On April 19-24, 2026, 36 international participants gathered in Blankenberge, Belgium, for the FEBS Advanced Practical Course: Generative AI for Protein Engineering. The course, supported by Rosetta Commons, offered an introduction to protein design, combining theoretical lectures, tool-specific tutorials, and a hands-on project, with a focus on Rosetta Commons tools. Participants were able to work…
Read MoreSummer 2026 Workshop Registrations Now Open
Two exciting week-long workshops this summer are now accepting applications. On July 20 – 24, 2026, the ML & Rosetta Intro Bootcamp will be held at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The bootcamp will be a blend of lectures and hands-on projects to introduce and then practice key concepts and skills with machine learning…
Read MoreImmunogen Design Workshop Hosted by the Meiler Lab Cultivated Collaborations
On April 13 – 15, 2026, fifteen participants from as far away as South Korea gathered at Vanderbilt University to learn about the Rosetta software suite. Attendees were a blend of industry, university, and non-profit affiliates at career levels from graduate students to principal investigators. The “Computationally Guided Immunogen Design with Rosetta and ML Tools”…
Read MoreMegathon 2026: One week, Two Hackathons, 10 Tutorials, and 16 Curated Datasets
Against a backdrop of blue skies, green palm trees, and white sandy beaches, Megathon 2026 became Rosetta Commons’s first ever dual hackathon in one. Hosted in San Juan, Puerto Rico, students and researchers gathered to participate in one of two tracks, Tutorial Hackathon or Data Bazaar Hackathon, for a week of collaboration and learning on…
Read MoreRegistrations are now open for European RosettaCon 2026
The registrations for the 5th European RosettaCon – Crossing Boundaries with Protein Design, taking place October 28–30, 2026 at the NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal) are now open! The meeting will feature invited talks, contributed presentations, and poster sessions, offering a unique opportunity to share discoveries, connect with colleagues, and foster collaborations within the international protein…
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