5th International Conference
on Cyclic Peptides (ICCP2026)
13-16th July 2026
Heron Island Resort,
Queensland
WELCOME TO ICCP2026 HERON ISLAND
The 5th International Conference on Cyclic Peptides (ICCP2026) will be held at Heron Island Resort on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia from 13-16 July 2026.
After previous highly successful meetings at Tangalooma and Kawasaki, ICCP returns to its original home on Heron Island – the island’s natural beauty provides an ideal setting to inspire curiosity, conversation, and collaboration.
ICCP2026 will feature presentations from world leaders in cyclic peptide research, across a range of topics including natural product discovery, cyclic peptide synthesis and late-stage modification, computational design, structural biology, as well as applications in agriculture and drug design. The program will also showcase research from early and mid-career researchers. ICCP2026 will be held in conjunction with the inaugural Summer School in Peptide Science (SSIPS), an initiative of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS).
SPEAKERS
Professor Wilfred van der Donk
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, USA
Professor Yu-Shan Lin
Tufts University,
USA
Professor Lara Malins
Australian National University, Australia
Professor Julio Camarero
University of Southern California, USA
Associate Professor
Sonia Henriques
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Associate Professor
Johan Rosengren
The University of Queensland, Australia
Dr Ewa Lis
Koliber Biosciences (Founder and CEO), USA
Dr Toby Passioura
Insamo (Co-Founder and CSO), Australia
Dr Carole Bewley
National Institutes of Health, USA
Mr Nick Watts
Innovate Ag (MD & Co-founder), Growth Ag (Co-owner/ Director), Australia
Professor Greg Challis
University of Warwick,
UK & Monash University, Australia
Assoc Professor Conan Wang
The University of Queensland, Australia
Professor Matt Trau
The University of Queensland, Australia
Professor Matt Trau
The University of Queensland, Australia
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