Membership Information
Membership is free and open to graduate and undergraduate students, postdocs, professionals, and retired professionals, with an interest in peptides or a related scientific field.
What Current Members Say

“Being a member of the American Peptide Society and attending the Peptide Symposium, one of the key asset of the society, I have gain new perspectives on emerging peptide technologies, and gain insights about current challenges from prominent peptide leaders. It is a great society for the education and professional development for our peptide scientist.”
Ved Srivastava
Ph.D., Vice President of Peptide Chemistry
Intarcia Therapeutics

“Being an APS member provides a great platform for networking and establishing new collaborations with scientists from around the world with similar scientific interests.”
Eileen Kennedy
Division Chair, Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry; Distinguished Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"The APS has been an integral part of my PhD experience. Between introducing me to a broad array of peptide science, allowing me to meet and develop relationships with colleagues near and far, and providing me with the opportunity to present, discuss, and get feedback on my own research, APS has provided a foundation for the beginning of my career."
Zoë Adams
Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Scripps Research

"My membership in the American Peptide Society and participation in the biennial APS Symposia has fostered scientific collaborations with trailblazing scientists from academia and industry, who are pushing the boundaries of peptide and protein chemistry into new scientific arenas. The strongly diverse, inclusive and welcoming aspects of the APS have and will continue to provide a great opportunity for the education and professional development of young peptide scientists from all over the world."
Champak Chatterjee
Professor, Department of Chemistry
University of Washington
APS Membership Will Bring You