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Articles by ASBMB Today Staff
Announcement
ASBMB committees welcome new members
Nov. 29, 2024
Committee members serve terms of two to five years, and a number of new members have joined. We also thank those whose terms have ended.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Nov. 28, 2024
Friendly reminder: Book a recruiter table at ASBMB's career and education fair by Nov. 30 to secure early-bird pricing! Just added: Applications are being accepted for a post-bac at Dartmouth Cancer Center.
Member News
Awards for Alrubaye and Dutta; Strochlic named ass't dean
Nov. 25, 2024
PSA presents Early Achievement Award for Teaching to Adnan Alrubaye. ASIP honors Anindya Dutta with the Rous–Whipple Award. Drexel names Todd Strochlic assistant dean of curricular integration.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Nov. 21, 2024
Just added: Register for ASBMB's virtual session on thriving in challenging academic or work environments.
Member News
Honors for de la Fuente, Mittag and De La Cruz
Nov. 18, 2024
César de la Fuente receives the American Society of Microbiology’s Award for Early Career Basic Research. Tanja Mittag and Enrique M. De La Cruz are named fellows by the Biophysical Society.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Nov. 14, 2024
Submit an abstract for ASBMB's meeting on ferroptosis!
Member News
Honors for Emr, Sundquist, Ohm and Szoo
Nov. 11, 2024
Scott Emr and Wesley Sundquist won the 2024 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize. Adam Ohm and Madeline Szoo have been awarded scholarships by the Fellowship Board of Tau Beta Pi.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Nov. 7, 2024
Save the date for ASBMB's in-person conferences on gene expression and O-GlcNAcylation in health and disease.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Oct. 31, 2024
Just added: Nominations are being accepted for FASEB's Excellence in Science Awards! Plus: Remember to register for the ASBMB Deuel conference, a must-attend event for lipids investigators.
Member News
Honors for DebBurman, Margaryan and Santiago–Frangos
Oct. 28, 2024
The Council on Undergraduate Research honors Shubhik DebBurman with a mentoring award. Anush Margaryan wins a Projects for Peace grant to teach refugees in Armenia. UPenn names Andrew Santiago–Frangos an endowed assistant professor.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Oct. 24, 2024
Friendly reminder: Early-decision abstracts for the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting are due by Oct. 30!
Member News
Honors for Fleming, Garcia and Lichtenstein
Oct. 21, 2024
Karen Fleming elected president of Biophysical Society. The Eastern Analytical Symposium honors Ben Garcia for achievements in mass spec. Tufts University names Alice Lichtenstein a distinguished professor.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Oct. 17, 2024
Register for ASBMB's Oct. 19 virtual event on AI tools and alternative assessments in BMB education, featuring a keynote lecture by Emily Ruff!
Member News
Honors for Bassler, Hirschberg and Prinz
Oct. 14, 2024
Bonnie Bassler is listed in Forbes’ 50 Over 50, Carlos Hirschberg is named an honorary professor at the Universidad Andres Bello of Chile, and William Prinz is one of 17 new fellows of the ACSB.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Oct. 10, 2024
Register for our Oct. 22 webinar on landing a job in industry. Plus: Apply for an outreach & scicomm grant by Oct. 31. Awardees will receive up to $1,000 to support an activity!
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Oct. 3, 2024
A friendly reminder: Submit your Deuel abstract by Nov. 1, and fast-track your #ASBMB25 abstract when you submit by Oct. 30.
Member News
Honors for Pagliarini, Sarkar and Thompson
Sept. 30, 2024
Pagliarini is named an HHMI investigator, Sarkar is awarded the Order of Canada and Thompson receives a UMass BRIDGE grant.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Sept. 26, 2024
Just added: Apply to be a fellow or mentor in the FASEB Fellows for the Future project. Plus: Save the date for ASBMB events!
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Sept. 19, 2024
Just added: ASBMB webinar on landing an industry job. Plus: Fast-track your ASBMB 2025 abstract for a decision by Nov. 14!
Member News
Honors for Bhatt, Lim and Nuñez
Sept. 16, 2024
Ami Bhatt receives the American Society of Hematology's William Dameshek Prize. The Pew Charitable Trusts selects Ci Ji Lim and James Nuñez as 2024 Pew scholars.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Robert Warren Newburgh
Sept. 16, 2024
He was a distinguished developmental and cell biologist and a member of the ASBMB since 1957.
Society News
2025 member dues increase in response to inflation
Sept. 16, 2024
The increase reflects the expansive programming and value provided by the society for members at all career stages.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Sept. 12, 2024
Celebrate NPAW with ASBMB! Plus: Present your work at our virtual event on exploring AI tools in BMB education.
Member News
Honors for Baserga, Matunis and Tate
Sept. 9, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Sept. 5, 2024
Save the date for ASBMB's webinar on success in graduate school! Just added: A fellowship for journalists and a virtual event on data management.
Contest
Announcing the winners of the ͵͵ Motifs bioart competition
Sept. 3, 2024
The 12 winning works of art to be featured in the 2025 ASBMB calendar were selected from 37 entries received from scientists in both academia and industry at all career stages with submissions coming from as far away as Pakistan and Brazil.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Sept. 1, 2024
On Sept. 19, join ASBMB's public affairs department for a LinkedIn chat with organizations that provide resources and support for the postdoc community.
Member News
Honors for Langer, Rossjohn and Rai
Aug. 26, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Aug. 25, 2024
Reminder: ASBMB accreditation applications are due Sept. 16. Plus, on Sept. 18, join us for a National Postdoc Appreciation Week webinar on starting your own lab!
Member News
Garcia and Berkowitz named ACS fellows
Aug. 19, 2024
The American Chemical Society will honor 37 new fellows, including these two ASBMB members, at it fall 2024 meeting in Denver.
Jobs
Industry partnership opportunities
Aug. 13, 2024
The deadlines for these are in August, September and October.
Member News
EMBO elects 2024 members
Aug. 12, 2024
Among the new members recently elected to the European ͵͵ Biology Organization are ASBMB members Pedro Beltrao, Mikhail M. Savitski and Aviv Regev.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Aug. 11, 2024
Register for ASBMB webinars on workforce re-entry after a caregiving break and starting your own lab!
Member News
Honors for Arvidson, Kennelly and Studier
Aug. 5, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
Aug. 4, 2024
Abstract submission deadlines are coming up for ASBMB's meetings on transcriptional regulation; epigenetic regulation and genome stability; and lipids!
Member News
National Academy elects Pfeffer and Schiffer
July 29, 2024
These two ASBMB members are being recognized for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
July 28, 2024
Save the date for ASBMB conferences on topics such as transcriptional regulation, gene expression, ferroptosis and O-GlcNAcylation! Plus: "͵͵ motifs" bio art contest entries due Aug. 1.
Member News
AAAS names fellows
July 22, 2024
Sixteen ASBMB members are among the scientists honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
July 21, 2024
Attend this week's webinar on returning to work after time off for caregiving. Reminder: Submit your "͵͵ motifs" art contest entry by Aug. 1!
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
July 14, 2024
Register for this week's ASBMB webinar on NINDS funding and training opportunities. Just added: Free webinar on starting your own lab!
Member News
Protein Society announces awards
July 8, 2024
ASBMB members Neil Kelleher, Alexandra Newton, David Craik, David Cortez and Jeffery W. Kelly are among the honorees.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
July 7, 2024
Organize an interest group session or workshop at the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting! Plus, register for upcoming webinars on funding opportunities and caretaking.
Member News
Honors for Marletta, Alrubaye and Lyons
July 1, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
June 30, 2024
Abstracts for ASBMB transcription meeting, webinar on NINDS funding, and ASBMB degree-program accreditation.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
June 23, 2024
Join us for this week's ASBMB webinar on NIAMS funding opportunities. Plus, a friendly reminder to work on your "͵͵ Motifs" bioart contest entry.
Society News
2024 ASBMB election results
June 20, 2024
Learn about the new Council members, committee members and treasurer.
Member News
Honors for Castel, Kelch and Parks
June 17, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
June 16, 2024
Just added: A webinar on improving accessibility in the lab. Plus, remember to vote for your Molecule of the Year and submit your abstract for ASBMB's meeting on transcriptional regulation!
Member News
Honors for DeBose–Boyd, Michel and Nelson
June 10, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
June 9, 2024
Submit your vote for ASBMB Molecule of the Year! Plus, mark your calendar for ASBMB's upcoming webinars on funding opportunities and caregiving.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
June 2, 2024
Register for ASBMB's webinars on coping with the midcareer doldrums and NIAMS funding opportunities!
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
May 26, 2024
Remember to vote in ASBMB's election! Plus, we've extended the abstract-submission deadline for our meeting on transcriptional regulation.
Award
2024 Goldwater scholars announced
May 20, 2024
Thirteen of the scholarship recipients are ASBMB student members.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
May 19, 2024
Save the date for ASBMB's webinar on coping with the midcareer doldrums. Plus three upcoming webinars on funding opportunities!
Member News
Honors for Shan, Landick and Bankston
May 13, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
May 12, 2024
Molecule of the year nominations are due Friday! Plus: A new Finding the Funds webinar and LRD seminar are coming up later this month.
Member News
Honors for Wright, Chiu and Flanegan
May 6, 2024
Awards, promotions milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Upcoming opportunities
May 5, 2024
Putting ASBMB conferences on your radar! Plus: Award nominations are due Friday.
Member News
Honors for Lemons, Silva and Brownlee
April 29, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Daniel Atkinson
April 29, 2024
He was an emeritus professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UCLA and a member of the American Society of Biochemistry and ͵͵ Biology since 1957.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 28, 2024
Nominate colleagues for the ASBMB annual awards and your favorite molecule for our inaugural contest!
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 21, 2024
It's time to vote in the society's election, and time's running out to nominate colleagues for the ASBMB annual awards.
Society News
2024 voter guide
April 18, 2024
Learn about the candidates running for ASBMB Council, Nominating Committee, Publications Committee and treasurer.
Member News
Honors for Clemons, Hatzios and Wiemer
April 15, 2024
Awards, honors, milestones and more. Find out what's happening in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 14, 2024
Apply for our Advocacy Training Program by April 19. Plus, submit your entry for molecule of the year!
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 7, 2024
Apply for our IMAGE grant writing workshop by April 15 and our Advocacy Training Program by April 19. Plus, submit an abstract for our transcription meeting in September!
Member News
Building named for Benkovic; honors for Okafor and Whitney
April 1, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's happening in the lives of ASBMB members.
Award
Microbiology academy elects 2024 fellows
March 18, 2024
Six of this year's American Society for Microbiology honorees are ASBMB members.
Member News
Honors for De La Cruz, Mori and Walter
March 11, 2024
Mori and Walter win a BBVA award; Yale gives De La Cruz an honorary professorship.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 10, 2024
This week: Vote in the JBC Methods Madness semifinals!
Member News
NAI names fellows
March 4, 2024
The latest National Academy of Inventors class includes four ASBMB members: Fred Kramer, Ana Jaklenec, James Janetka and Niketa Patel.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 3, 2024
This week: Vote in the JBC Methods Madness quarterfinals! PROLAB deadline extended. Just added: Fresh industry partnership opportunities from HALO.
Jobs
Industry partnership opportunities
Feb. 27, 2024
The ASBMB has teamed up with Halo to provide ASBMB members fresh industry partnership opportunities each month. The deadline for these is March 31.
Member News
Honors for Jackson, Simon, Tagliabracci
Feb. 26, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 25, 2024
This week: JBC Methods Madness voting begins!
Member News
Pew names investigators
Feb. 19, 2024
This 2024 Innovation fund class will work on interdisciplinary research projects exploring key questions in life science, human biology and disease.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 18, 2024
This week: ASBMB webinar on scientists running for office. Just added: An ASBMB career panel and networking event at The College of New Jersey!
Member News
Awards for Buchner, Jarvis and Ten Hagen
Feb. 12, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 11, 2024
This week: ASBMB webinar on DEAI funding and training opportunities and the deadline for the NIEHS Scholars Connect Program. Just added: Lasker Foundation essay contest, GEN webinar on rare disease therapeutics, and SACNAS webinar on ChatGPT.
Member News
Bumpus promoted; HUPO honors Kuster, Riley
Feb. 5, 2024
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 4, 2024
Just added: a meeting in China on epigenetic regulation and genome stability!
Annual Meeting
How to make a great poster
Jan. 31, 2024
Six judges of the ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition offer their advice for depicting your research in a way that stands out in the crowd.
Jobs
Industry partnership opportunities
Jan. 31, 2024
The ASBMB has teamed up with Halo to provide ASBMB members fresh industry partnership opportunities each month. The deadline for these is Feb. 29.
Member News
NAM names members
Jan. 29, 2024
Four new members of the National Academy of Medicine also belong to the ASBMB: Susan Baserga, Roger Davis, Timothy Springer and Brent Stockwell.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 28, 2024
This week: Webinars on yeasts and single-cell transcriptomics. Just added: ASBMB webinars on DEAI funding and stories from scientists who have run for office!
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 21, 2024
This week: ASBMB's Lipid Research Division Seminar Series returns. Plus, an ASBMB webinar on exploring careers in government and another on Department of Energy funding and training!
Annual Meeting
Art, fashion, freebies and more are in store at #DiscoverBMB
Jan. 16, 2024
Fun stuff to do and see in the exhibit hall in March in San Antonio.
Member News
Honors for Booker, Girirajan, Llinás
Jan. 15, 2024
Three Penn State professors are recognized for their contributions to the scientific community.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Lucy Chang and Fred Bollum
Jan. 15, 2024
Personal and professional partners for more than four decades and longtime members of the ASBMB, both died in the past year.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 14, 2024
This week: Last chance to submit your late-breaking abstract for #DiscoverBMB 2024 in San Antonio and to nominate yourself for a speaking slot at #DiscoverBMB 2025 in Chicago. Plus, an ASBMB webinar on effective negotiation for women scientists.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 7, 2024
Just added: ASBMB webinar on exploring careers in government and IUBMB Trainee Initiative online event about mental health in academia.
Member News
Biophysical Society names fellows
Jan. 1, 2024
ASBMB members Rommie Amaro, Ivet Bahar and Jennifer Doudna are among those honored.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 31, 2023
The deadline to apply for The Art of Science Communication has been extended! Plus, check out free webinars, including one on creating a quality data-management plan from FASEB.
Member News
Vallee visiting professors named
Dec. 25, 2023
These three ASBMB members can take a one-month sabbatical at a research institution of their choosing.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 24, 2023
This week: Apply for the ASBMB's Art of Science Communication course. Just added: New GEN webinars!
Member News
FASEB names advocacy fellows
Dec. 18, 2023
Three ASBMB members are among the first to win a fellowship that will help trainees develop their skills as science advocates.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: John Hoover Hash
Dec. 18, 2023
He served for more than three decades on the Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty and had been a member of the ASBMB since 1965.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 17, 2023
Just added: ASBMB webinars on the art of effective negotiation for women scientists and DOE funding and training opportunities. Also, late-breaking abstracts for #DiscoverBMB in San Antonio are now being accepted!
Member News
Honors for Chandel, Svaren and Khal
Dec. 11, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 10, 2023
This week: Discover BMB late-breaking abstract submission opens!
Annual Meeting
Throw your hat in the ring!
Dec. 6, 2023
Apply to speak at Discover BMB in Chicago in 2025.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 3, 2023
This week: Webinars on immune oncology, transcriptome sequencing analysis and more! Save the date: #DiscoverBMB late-breaking abstract submission begins Dec. 14.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 26, 2023
This week: Discover BMB on-time abstracts and travel awards are due! Submit yours by Nov. 30.
Annual Meeting
ASBMB journal events at #DiscoverBMB
Nov. 21, 2023
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, the Journal of Lipid Research and ͵͵ & Cellular Proteomics are a big part of the society, so naturally they will be center stage in San Antonio.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 19, 2023
Reminders: Register for ASBMB's webinar on advancing antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion in STEMM organizations on Nov. 27, and submit your on-time Discover BMB abstract by Nov. 30.
Member News
Honors for Gordon, Bowman and Benkovic
Nov. 13, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 12, 2023
This week: Lipid Research Division seminar series on membrane sensing by proteins and nucleic acids; plus, a FASEB DataWorks! Salon on data-integration tools and software. Just added: Nominate colleagues for FASEB's Excellence in Science Awards.
Member News
Catterall, Gingras and Osheroff recognized
Nov. 6, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Akira and Hideko Kaji
Nov. 6, 2023
The husband-and-wife research team that helped decipher the genetic code died just months apart earlier this year. They’d been ASBMB members for decades.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 5, 2023
This week: ASBMB "Finding the funds" webinar on NIAID opportunities. Just added: It's nomination season for the Lasker and Golden Goose awards. Plus, a new ASBMB Lipid Research Division seminar!
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 29, 2023
This week: ASBMB's virtual career expo, virtual conference on serine proteases & GEN webinar on HX-MS! Just added: 15th international symposium on proteomics in the life sciences.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 22, 2023
This week: LRD seminar on fine-tuning signal transaction with lipids. Just added: DOE summer internship opportunities and a reminder to submit your on-time #DiscoverBMB abstract by Nov. 30!
Society News
ASBMB committees welcome new members
Oct. 17, 2023
Some new members were elected by the membership, and others applied and were appointed by the committees.
Member News
Sonenburg joins hall of fame; mentoring award for Hanna–Rose; Black named to research council
Oct. 16, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 15, 2023
This week: ASBMB webinar on teaching enzymology with the Protein Data Bank. Just added: IUBMB Trainee Initiative webinar on how scientists can use social media to build their brand and an NIGMS videocast on phage lysis!
Member News
Lukeš is EMBO member; Bishop named EIC; Peters shares prize
Oct. 9, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Donald David Brown
Oct. 9, 2023
He was a pioneer in molecular embryology and an ASBMB member for almost 60 years.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 8, 2023
Reminder: Discover BMB early-decision abstracts are due on Oct. 12! Just added: Lipid Research Division seminar on fine-tuning signal transaction with lipids.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 1, 2023
Just added: JBC Herbert Tabor Early Career Investigator Award nominations are being accepted! Save the date for an ASBMB webinar on advancing antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion in STEMM organizations.
Member News
NAS elects new members
Sept. 25, 2023
The National Academy of Sciences recognized these ASBMB members for their distinguished and continued achievements in original scientific research.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 24, 2023
This week: ASBMB Lipid Research Division seminar series and webinar on competitive academic portfolios. Just added: Opportunities for postdocs and policy fellowship.
Annual Meeting
Discover BMB 2024 symposia: What are they really all about?
Sept. 21, 2023
Read what each symposium’s organizers have to say about their sessions, including who will be speaking, who should attend — even their theme song.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 17, 2023
This week: Celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week with the ASBMB! Just added: New webinars and an award opportunity.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 10, 2023
This week: #DiscoverBMB interest group and workshop proposals due! Reminder: renew your ASBMB Student Chapter by Nov. 28 to be eligible for travel awards to #DiscoverBMB.
Member News
Honors for Nogales, Marqusee, Cohen and Hobbs
Sept. 4, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Henry Bourne
Sept. 4, 2023
He was a professor at UC San Francisco for four decades focusing his research on the role of G proteins in cell signaling and disease, and an ASBMB member for almost 30 years.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 3, 2023
This week: Submit your abstract for our serine proteases virtual conference! Just added: National Postdoc Appreciation Week programming.
Member News
Honors for Loertscher, Munson, Serio
Aug. 28, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
Va. Tech honors Gallegos, Truong, Marine
Aug. 28, 2023
Three ASBMB members were recognized by Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the 2023 commencement ceremony.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 27, 2023
Reminder: Discover BMB interest group and workshop proposals are due Sept. 12. Just added: DOE undergrad internship and NINDS webinar celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
Member News
HHMI recognizes early-career scholars
Aug. 21, 2023
Four ASBMB members are among the 31 exceptional faculty named to the inaugural class of Freeman Hrabowski scholars.
Member News
Iowa State honors Nilsen-Hamilton, Underbakke
Aug. 21, 2023
These ASBMB members are among the faculty who will be recognized at a community celebration in September.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 20, 2023
This week: ASBMB webinar on academic job applications. Just added: New meeThis week: ASBMB webinar on academic job applications. Just added: New meetings, webinars, fellowships and travel awards. tings, fellowships and travel awards.
Announcement
ASBMB names 2024 award winners
Aug. 16, 2023
Don’t miss their lectures at #DiscoverBMB in March in San Antonio.
Member News
Honors for Carroll, Kanipes, Engevik, Lamb
Aug. 14, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 13, 2023
Reminder: Propose a scientific event and join this week's careers chat on LinkedIn. Just added: Canada Gairdner Awards and HHMI Janelia's Group Leader Competition.
Annual Meeting
Discover BMB 2024 abstract categories
Aug. 8, 2023
It's time to start thinking about the work you'd like to present at the ASBMB annual meeting in March in San Antonio.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 6, 2023
This week: DOE internship workshops. Just added: ASBMB chat on LinkedIn about careers, RWJF health policy program, free virtual biotech event and an update on the ASBMB Deuel Conference on Lipids.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Thomas Hollocher, Nagendra Reddy
July 31, 2023
Hollocher studied enzymes in the global nitrogen cycle and the fossilization of early dinosaurs. Reddy was a blood researcher turned criminalist.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 30, 2023
This week: Travel grants for trainees and scientists in Africa, webinar on ribosomal proteins, and NAS workshop on women in leadership.
Member News
AAA&S names 2023 members
July 24, 2023
Among the 270 members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences 2023 class are these five ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 23, 2023
Just added: ASBMB Virtual Career Expo and NAS workshop on women in leadership. This week: Webinar on antimicrobial resistance.
Member News
Mann, Spiegel and Shobade are honored
July 17, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
2023 Watson fellows announced
July 17, 2023
Three ASBMB student members are among the 42 college seniors who will travel abroad for focused exploration of world issues.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 16, 2023
Just added: Calls for #DiscoverBMB workshop and interest group proposals and DOE internship applications. This week: Webinar on exploring nonfaculty careers in academia and a networking event in Michigan.
ASBMB Annual Meeting
Wanted: #DiscoverBMB 2024 interest group organizers
July 10, 2023
We are accepting proposals for events on 12 topics through Sept. 12.
Member News
Microbiology fellows named
July 10, 2023
Four ASBMB members are among the 65 scientists named fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology this year.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 9, 2023
This week: Last call to register for ASBMB's CoA conference! Just added: A graduate student cardiovascular–renal research symposium and a science communication prize.
Annual Meeting
Photo gallery: Scenes from #DiscoverBMB in Seattle
July 4, 2023
Enjoy these photos of Discover BMB, the society’s first stand-alone meeting in many years, held March 25–28 in Seattle.
Member News
Honors for Doudna, Pandey, Chandel, Post
July 3, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 2, 2023
This week: Submit an abstract to give a poster presentation at ASBMB's CoA conference. Just added: An ASBMB webinar on exploring career paths in academia, a networking event at Van Andel Institute and more!
Member News
Fellowships for Bridwell–Rabb, Jimah; awards for Matthews, Garg
June 26, 2023
Awards, honors, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 25, 2023
This week: Webinar on LGBTQIA+ in STEM advocacy. Just added: AAI fellowship programs and an ASIP Young Investigator Keynote Seminar Series presentation!
Society News
2023 voter guide
June 22, 2023
Learn about the candidates running for ASBMB president-elect, Council, Nominating Committee and Publications Committee.
Member News
Protein Society recognizes Gardner, Gestwicki
June 19, 2023
Two ASBMB members are among those honored with annual awards for their work in protein science.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 18, 2023
This week: Abstract-submission deadline for our CoA meeting. Just added: Nature's postdoc survey, virtual science communication workshops and the AAC&U Convergence Fellowship Program for BIPOC women in STEM.
Annual Meeting
Discover BMB 2024 co-chairs and symposia
June 15, 2023
The annual meeting of the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology, is scheduled to take place March 23–26, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, in San Antonio.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 11, 2023
This week: ASBMB motifs meeting registration deadline, White House listening session and IUBMB Trainee and FEBS Junior Section virtual event on interdisciplinary research!
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 4, 2023
This week: White House virtual listening sessions about open science.
Member News
Awards for Medlock, Bagde and Maquat
May 29, 2023
Awards, promotions milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Sorina Popescu
May 29, 2023
She was a a plant biologist and biochemist whose last studies included several melding science and agriculture on topics ranging from crop stress resistance to plant root microbial community control.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 28, 2023
Just added: ASBMB webinar on LGBTQ+ in STEM advocacy, BioMolViz workshop on developing interactive content for OERs, and White House listening sessions.
Member News
RNA Society announces awards
May 22, 2023
ASBMB members Charles Bou–Nader, Wendy Gilbert, Nicholas Ingolia and Amanda Hargrove are among those honored.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Michael Sela
May 22, 2023
He was an immunologist and synthetic chemist who helped develop drugs to treat multiple sclerosis and cancer.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Beverly Peterkofsky
May 22, 2023
She was a former section chief for the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health and a member of the ASBMB since 1970.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 21, 2023
Abstract-submission deadline extended for ASBMB conference on motifs, modules, networks! Just added: DOE's Community College Internship program is seeking applicants for the Fall 2023 session.
Member News
AAAS names fellows
May 15, 2023
Nine ASBMB members are among the scientists named 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 14, 2023
Deadline extended for ASBMB conference on motifs, modules, networks! Just added: ASBMB Lipid Research Division Seminar Series presentations on supercool lipids and NASEM's hybrid DEI workshop.
Member News
Corbett, Dahms, Volkman named outstanding teachers
May 8, 2023
The Medical College of Wisconsin awarded them Teacher Recognition Pins and honored their contributions to the advancement of medical student learning.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 7, 2023
Just added: PhRMA awards and FASEB webinar on preparing a data-management plan. Plus, save the date for our serine proteases virtual conference.
Member News
Honors for Alrubaye; Bahar directs center; Tate named to chair
May 1, 2023
Awards, promotions milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 30, 2023
Just added: National Academies scicomm awards, webinar about funding and training through the National Library of Medicine, a workshop on computational cell biology and more.
Member News
Orth, Tu, van der Donk receive HHMI pathogen awards
April 24, 2023
These awards from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute fund team research to prepare for infectious diseases that could threaten human health.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Isao Yamazaki
April 24, 2023
He studied enzyme reactions, electrons and reactive oxygen at Hokkaido University and was an emeritus member of the ASBMB.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 23, 2023
It's time to get your abstracts ready for several ASBMB conferences!
Member News
Honors for Dikić, Keissling, Tolbert
April 17, 2023
Awards, promotions milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Simeon G. Margolis
April 17, 2023
He was an endocrinologist and educator at Johns Hopkins University and a member of the ASBMB since 1974.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 16, 2023
Coming up this week: Webinars on using data from NIH's All of Us program and the U.S. immigration system, workshop on advocating at the state level, deadline for FASEB family care awards and NPA's annual conference.
Member News
Six ASBMB members elected to NAM
April 10, 2023
The 100 new members of the National Academy of Medicine include Craig Blackstone, Namandjé Bumpus, Peter Glazer, Laura Kiessling, Lisa Monteggia and Yang Shi.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Gerold Grodsky
April 10, 2023
He was a professor of biochemistry, biophysics and medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and had been an ASBMB since 1961.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Peter Geiduschek
April 10, 2023
He was a pioneering researcher in DNA structure and gene expression and a member of the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology for almost 60 years.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 9, 2023
Just added: Webinar on career options for Ph.D. holders, a new ASBMB Lipid Research Division seminar and more!
Member News
Boal wins SBIC award; Watterson named fellow of inventors academy
April 3, 2023
Awards, promotions milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 2, 2023
Just added: Webinars on when to leave a postdoc, using data from NIH's 'All of Us' program and navigating the U.S. immigration system as a scientist.
Annual Meeting
JBC Tabor award winners to speak at Discover BMB
March 16, 2023
These awards recognize early-career scientists for their standout first-author papers published in the past year.
Annual Meeting
Discover BMB symposia highlight cutting-edge science
March 15, 2023
The 11 themes are centered on the latest advances and hottest trends in biochemistry and molecular biology.
Society News
Society news briefs: March 2023
March 14, 2023
Find out everything that’s going on lately at the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 12, 2023
Just added: Webinar on funding and training opportunities for those interested in studying the connections between the environment and human disease. Plus, it's time to start thinking about your plan for #DiscoverBMB.
Announcement
ASBMB names 2023 fellows
March 9, 2023
They will be recognized at the society’s annual meeting, Discover BMB, in Seattle later this month.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Jan van Eys
March 6, 2023
He was a physician–scientist who pioneered the use of chemotherapy as a primary intervention for pediatric brain tumors and an ASBMB member for more than 60 years.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 5, 2023
Happening this week: "Finding the funds" webinar about the National Institute on Aging's opportunities and a journal club about the long-term effects of the pandemic on the careers and lives of women in science.
Member News
Okafor recognized; Baserga joins group; award for Bollinger
Feb. 27, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 26, 2023
Happening this week: ASBMB chat on the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on the careers and lives of women in STEM. Plus, save the date for our undergraduate education meeting this summer!
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Robert Metrione
Feb. 20, 2023
He was an ASBMB member for almost 50 years, and he served more than three decades as a professor of biochemistry at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 19, 2023
Happening this week: Black history in the making, a virtual event featuring research talks by postdocs. Plus, applications for PROLAB are due.
Member News
Honors for Fliesler, Bankston; new posts for Munson, Lemmon
Feb. 13, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Leon Rosenberg
Feb. 13, 2023
He was a pioneering physician–scientist who discovered the biochemical basis of several metabolic disorders and a vocal advocate for women, underrepresented groups and people with mental illness.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 12, 2023
Just added: Lasker essay contest, survey for women in science, Department of Energy awards for grad students, a biotech/medtech mentoring program, and NPA's in-person and online meeting.
Member News
Dean tapped to helm UGA branch; Zou named chair at Duke
Feb. 6, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Mary Ann Williams
Feb. 6, 2023
She was a nutritionist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley and was a member of the ͵͵ for more than 30 years.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 5, 2023
This week: Webinar on inclusive lab culture and onboarding, webinar on NIGMS funding opportunities and the extended registration deadline for the Deuel lipids meeting.
Observance
What to read and watch during Black History Month
Feb. 1, 2023
The ASBMB Maximizing Access Committee shares its picks.
Member News
Silva, Damo win diversity awards; Sonenberg named to hall of fame
Jan. 30, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Maria C. Linder
Jan. 30, 2023
She was a dedicated scientist and mentor at California State University, Fullerton and a member of the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology since 1984.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 29, 2023
Happening this week: Early-bird registration deadline for #DiscoverBMB. Regular registration deadline for Deuel Conference on Lipids. The NIH's virtual grants conference. And two deadlines for ASBMB undergrads.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 22, 2023
Just added: Lots of deadlines for undergraduates! Plus, the early-bird deadline for #DiscoverBMB registration is fast approaching.
Member News
Quinlan receives teaching award; Aggie women honor Shippen; Del Mármol receives regional award
Jan. 16, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Guy Thompson
Jan. 16, 2023
He was a biochemist who worked with plants and a member of the ASBMB since 1970.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 15, 2023
This week: Deadlines for #DiscoverBMB abstracts, Allen Institute internships, and Burroughs Welcome postdoc awards. Plus, our LinkedIn chat about wellness and webinar about NCI funding.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 8, 2023
Happening this week: Abstracts for Deuel lipids conference due. Plus, deadlines for insomnia biomarker project proposals and DOE summer internship applications.
Society News
Society news briefs: January 2023
Jan. 5, 2023
Find out everything that’s going on lately at the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology.
Diversity
Transcript: Caring for caregivers and parents in STEM fields
Jan. 4, 2023
In case you missed it: Here’s the transcript of our recent LinkedIn chat about taking care of family and excelling in science. Panelists discussed their experiences and shared insights to help others who are or will be parents or caregivers.
Member News
Miller named distinguished professor; UVA appoints Garcia–Blanco
Jan. 2, 2023
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 1, 2023
Just added: Save the date for our LinkedIn chat about wellness later this month.
Annual Meeting
What’s your interest?
Dec. 30, 2022
Interest group sessions at Discover BMB 2023 in Seattle will bring together attendees with similar scientific and pedagogical interests to share their recent findings, exchange ideas and establish connections.
Member News
EMBO names new members
Dec. 26, 2022
Three ASBMB members have been recognized by EMBO, an organization of researchers that promotes excellence in the life sciences in Europe and around the world.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 25, 2022
Just added: Free ASBMB webinar on National Cancer Institute funding and training opportunities
Announcement
ASBMB committees welcome new members
Dec. 19, 2022
And bid adieu to those whose terms have ended.
Member News
Biophysical Society honors Palczewski, Fleming, Gardner
Dec. 19, 2022
They will be honored, along with other award winners, at the society’s 67th annual meeting in February.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 18, 2022
Just added: Registration and abstract submission opens this week for two ASBMB conferences. Plus, it's time to apply for PROLAB.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 11, 2022
Happening this week: #DiscoverBMB late-breaking abstracts system opens. Plus, a Lipid Research Division seminar. Also: Don't forget to submit your Deuel abstract!
Member News
ASCB honors Asai, Goley and Bagde
Dec. 5, 2022
These three ASBMB members have won recognition from the American Society for Cell Biology.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 4, 2022
Just added: LinkedIn chat about parenting and caregiving, Lipid Research Division seminar, HHMI investigators competition, Burroughs Wellcome postdoc award and IUBMB fellowship for presenting at virtual events.
Society News
2022 Sewer scholarship winners announced
Nov. 28, 2022
The $2,000 award goes to undergraduates who demonstrate an interest in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology and enhance the diversity of science.
Member News
Tolbert named HHMI VP; new phase for Hannun
Nov. 21, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 20, 2022
Join us for a #DiscoverBMB chat and get answers to your questions about abstracts, travel awards and the annual ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition. Also note that the deadline for fellows nominations has been extended.
Member News
Chair, lecture named for Bryant; Serio promoted again
Nov. 14, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
Starbird recognized; Epenshade elected; Withers honored; Bielinsky named chair
Nov. 7, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Books
Viruses and society
Nov. 7, 2022
Patricia Melloy, a professor of biological sciences, has written a virology textbook for non-science majors.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 6, 2022
Just added: Nominations for JBC Tabor awards, Smithsonian hybrid event on Black geneticists and an ASBMB meeting on motifs, modules and networks.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Franz Matschinsky
Oct. 31, 2022
He was a pioneer in the field of glucokinase research and a member of the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology for four decades.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 30, 2022
Just added: Webinar on developing lab manuals, grant for sleep-related mentored research and Department of Energy summer internships for undergrads.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: John W. Brown
Oct. 24, 2022
He was a a chemistry professor who studied links between diet and mental illness and a 60-year member of the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 23, 2022
Just added: A webinar on DEI in precision medicine, a hybrid event about preparing for careers in research and teaching, and awards for women in science
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 16, 2022
It's time to renew your membership! Just added: Lipid Research Division seminar and workshop on debunking misinformation.
Society News
Society news briefs: November 2022
Oct. 14, 2022
Find out everything that’s been happening at the ͵͵ and molecular Biology.
Member News
Bumpus takes over at FDA; mentoring award for Heyer
Oct. 10, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
Hargrove named chair; Sigma Xi elects Fuanta; Bui lands poster prize
Oct. 3, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 2, 2022
Submit your #DiscoverBMB abstract by Oct. 15 and get a decision by Nov. 1. Also, just added: eLife's Ben Barres Spotlight Awards and Cell Press' Rising Black Scientist Award essay competition.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Clark Bublitz
Sept. 26, 2022
He was a metabolic enzymologist and a member of the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology since 1963.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 25, 2022
Happening this week: The #DiscoverBMB abstract and travel-award system opens! Fast-track your abstract and get a decision in two weeks.
Member News
Kuriyan to take over as dean; Johnson wins Pew scholarship
Sept. 19, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 18, 2022
Happening this week: Lots of postdoc appreciation events! Just added: Webinars about applying to grad school, recruiting and retaining diverse grad students, chemistry careers, AI and antibiotic resistance, and more.
Society News
Society news briefs: September 2022
Sept. 15, 2022
If you’re a member, you should be in the know. Find out everything that’s been going on lately with the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology.
Member News
Pipette grant for Whitham; STEAM scholarship for Gandhi
Sept. 12, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 11, 2022
Just added: NIST virtual workshop on liposome stability and APS webinar on communicating with the public about animal research. Also, it's time to nominate colleagues to be ASBMB fellows.
Member News
Raines wins Khorana Prize; Rising graduates on high note
Sept. 4, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 4, 2022
Just added: All of our National Postdoc Appreciation Week programming!
Event
#ASBMBLovesPostdocs 2022
Sept. 1, 2022
Here's what we have planned for National Postdoc Appreciation Week.
Member News
Lifetime award for ESCRT pioneer Emr
Aug. 29, 2022
His lab identified more than a dozen ESCRT proteins in yeast and illuminated their roles in decoding lipid phosphorylation patterns, coordinating cargo and bending membranes into new shapes.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 28, 2022
Just added: DOE research awards for grad students, NIH webinar for MOSAIC applicants, and NCBI webinar on removing contaminants from genome assemblies.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Jacques Fresco
Aug. 22, 2022
He was an emeritus professor at Princeton University, a pioneer in DNA and RNA biochemistry, and a member of the ASBMB for more than 60 years.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 21, 2022
Just added: Live webinar on phosphoinositide signaling and on-demand webinar about influencing others. Deadline for #DiscoverBMB interest group proposals extended!
Member News
Boal, Gu, Cotruvo promoted at Penn State
Aug. 15, 2022
These three ASBMB members were among the faculty who received academic promotions.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Doris Nicholls
Aug. 15, 2022
She helped develop the study of biosciences at York University in Toronto and had been an ASBMB member since 1975.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 14, 2022
Just added: Call for ASBMB committee members and webinar about leveraging post-Ph.D. training for career advancement. Reminder: Proposals for #DiscoverBMB interest groups are due this week.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Thomas R. Tephly
Aug. 8, 2022
He was a toxicology and glucuronidation researcher and a member of the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology for almost 50 years.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 7, 2022
Just added: Survey of STEM women about undergrad experiences, new deadline for epigenetics meeting abstracts, on-demand webinar about NIH early-career reviewer program, and several virtual seminars.
Member News
Rossjohn named fellow; Decker joins science board; Gillaspy appointed dean
Aug. 1, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 31, 2022
Happening this week: Early registration deadline for transcriptional regulation meeting, abstract deadline for epigenetics and genome stability meeting, NAS Distinctive Voices webcast and NIH DEAI listening session.
Member News
Greer moves to V Foundation; Gentry named chair at UF
July 25, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's happening in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Michael Gottlieb
July 25, 2022
He was a global health researcher and a member of the ASBMB since 1989.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 24, 2022
Just added: NIH listening sessions on DEAI, two DOE opportunities (one for undergrads and one for faculty), and a NASA bridge program workshop.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Raul Ondarza–Vidaurreta
July 18, 2022
He was the first biochemistry instructor on the medical faculty at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and a member of the ASBMB since 1974.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 17, 2022
Just added: Call for policy papers, webinar on androgens and cardiovascular disease, and webinar about careers in industry.
Member News
2022 ASBMB election results
July 14, 2022
Learn about the new secretary and members of Council, Publications Committee and Nominating Committee.
Member News
Dinosaur for Kopchick; chair for Schiffer
July 11, 2022
Awards, honors, milestones and more. Find out what's happening in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 10, 2022
Deadlines this week: Oral abstracts for transcriptional regulation meeting and applications from junior faculty for Colorado summer program
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 3, 2022
Just added: A bunch of NIH talks in July, ASCB webinar on starting a new lab, and virtual presentations about women and COVID-19.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 26, 2022
Coming up this week: Pride Twitter chat, webinar on NIH's ECR reviewers program, Lipid Research Division seminar, book club on gender equity and registration deadline for mass spec meeting.
Announcement
ASBMB names 2023 award winners
June 21, 2022
Don’t miss their lectures at #DiscoverBMB in March in Seattle.
Member News
Protein Society announces 2022 awards
June 20, 2022
Among those recognized are ASBMB members Squire Booker, Daniel Herschlag and Nozomi Ando.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Nadrian Seeman
June 20, 2022
He was, a nanotechnologist who built the first self-assembling DNA structures and a member of the ASBMB since 1986.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 19, 2022
Just added: ASBMB Virtual Career Expo and a survey about how a national lab in Maryland can help advance your research.
Member News
Goldwater scholars announced
June 13, 2022
Nine ASBMB Student Chapter members are among this year's honorees.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Patti Erickson
June 13, 2022
She was a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Salisbury University and the faculty adviser of Salisbury’s ASBMB Student Chapter.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 12, 2022
Don't miss our webinar on thriving in grad school on June 22. Plus, our Pride Month chat is coming up!
Member News
ACS announces 2022 awards
June 6, 2022
Among the American Chemical Society honorees were four ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 5, 2022
Deadlines this week: Abstracts for gene expression meeting, registration for O-GlcNAc meeting and applications for diversity scholarship. Also, don't miss the first installment of our CUREs Lunch & Learn Series.
Diversity
Silence is not an option
June 1, 2022
Members of the ASBMB Maximizing Access Committee write in response to the massacre of Black Americans in Buffalo, N.Y.
Member News
ASM names academy fellows
May 30, 2022
Five of the new American Academy of Microbiology fellows are also ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 29, 2022
Just added: ASBMB webinar on thriving in grad school, FASEB "salon" on data sharing and a survey for people who do imaging.
Member News
2022 voter guide
May 23, 2022
Learn about the positions and candidates running for ASBMB Council, secretary, Publications Committee and Nominating Committee.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 22, 2022
Just added: Workshop series in June for educators about course-based undergraduate research experiences. Also, late-breaking abstracts for our mass spec meeting are now being accepted.
Member News
ASPET announces new leadership
May 16, 2022
Bumpus, Ding, Boise and Linder to assume duties this summer.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 15, 2022
Happening this week: Abstracts due for mass spec meeting, webinars on NSF GRFP and CAREER funding, ASCB event about quantitative cell biology, and workshops on membrane protein design and building your personal brand.
Member News
Tse–Dinh named to Florida academy; Llinás named distinguished professor
May 9, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 8, 2022
Just added: Webinar on becoming an early-career reviewer for the NIH. Happening this week: O-GlcNAc meeting oral abstract deadline and symposium on women scientists' careers.
Student Chapters
Outstanding chapter honored
May 6, 2022
This year’s winner is the chapter at New Mexico State University, whose faculty adviser is Erik T. Yukl.
Member News
Alberta honors Kay; Lemmon named deputy director; astronaut scholarships for chapter members
May 2, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 1, 2022
Coming up this week: Screening and virtual panel discussion about film "Coded Bias"; oral abstract deadline for meeting on gene expression; and deadlines for GSA and DOE programs for grad students and postdocs.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Sidney Altman
April 25, 2022
He shared the 1989 Nobel Prize for chemistry and was a member of the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology from 1976 until his retirement in 2014.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 24, 2022
Too many new things to list them here!
Member News
Sung to lead cancer institute; Bankston wins fellowship
April 18, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Sampath Parthasarathy
April 18, 2022
A recognized expert in lipids, he was among the researchers who discovered that oxidized low-density lipoprotein is involved in atherosclerosis.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 17, 2022
Vote for your favorite logo design for Discover BMB in Seattle in 2023! Just added: ASBMB book club, a virtual event about the blood–brain barrier, funding for grad students and postdocs attending meetings and more.
Society News
Society news briefs: April/May 2022
April 14, 2022
Find out everything that’s been going on lately with the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology.
Member News
National Academy of Inventors names new fellows
April 11, 2022
The NAI fellows program recognizes the contributions of academic inventors to society and the economy. Five of the 116 new fellows are ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 10, 2022
Deadlines this month: ASBMB annual award nominations, registration deadline for ESCRT meeting and abstract deadline for O-GlcNAc meeting.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 3, 2022
Just added: ASBMB screening of "Coded Bias" and IUBMB funds for displaced graduate students and postdocs. Also, the next installment of our Lipid Research Division Seminar Series and a program in Denver for URM early-career faculty.
Member News
Cravatt shares Wolf Prize; Montgomery moves to Grinnell; Fondufe–Mittendorf joins VAI
March 28, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Sten Orrenius
March 28, 2022
A toxicologist known for groundbreaking research on drug metabolism, he’d been an honorary ASBMB member since 1986.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 27, 2022
Happening this week: The ASBMB annual meeting in Philadelphia! Plus, peer-review workshop for trainees in Africa and Lasker essay contest deadline.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Sandro Pontremoli
March 21, 2022
In addition to his research on the pentose phosphate pathway, Pontremoli worked to modernize biochemistry in Italy.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 20, 2022
It's time to start planning your annual meeting experience. ASBMB has several short talks planned for EB Career Central.
Member News
Texas academy honors McLellan; Amacher joins journal
March 14, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 13, 2022
Just added: Science in a Flash competition, workshop for librarians and biochemists, virtual conference featuring women scientists in Africa, and more.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Carl Bernofsky
March 7, 2022
He was a former research biochemist at Tulane University and an ASBMB member for 50 years.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 6, 2022
Women's History Month events: Twitter chat and Wikipedia edit-a-thon.
Member News
McCarthy takes interim chair; Dean elected to Va. Academy; permanent post for Kadakia
Feb. 28, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 27, 2022
Just added: Twitter chat with Black scientists, a webinar for undergrads considering next steps, a Wikipedia edit-a-thon for Women's History Month, a future faculty event at MIT and a call for submissions about open science policies.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Sadaaki Iwanaga
Feb. 21, 2022
He was an honorary member of the ASBMB since 1989 and a pioneer in the study of blood clotting.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 20, 2022
Just added: Time to nominate your colleagues for ASBMB awards and submit abstracts for lots of in-person meetings later this year.
Society News
Society news briefs: February 2022
Feb. 14, 2022
Find out everything that’s been going on at the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology.
Member News
Professorship for Clemons; Lieberman chairs new fund
Feb. 14, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 13, 2022
Just added: Take over the JLR Twitter feed for a day, submit to the Lasker essay contest, apply for DOE support for your Ph.D. thesis and learn about the ACS Bridge Program.
Announcement
2022 ASBMB fellows named
Feb. 8, 2022
The 28 honorees have demonstrated exceptional commitment to the society and have made outstanding contributions to advance the molecular life sciences.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 6, 2022
It's time to apply for ASBMB's diversity scholarship. Just added: NAS event on sleep and stress, FASEB webinar on data sharing and NAM Catalyst Award deadline.
Member News
Jimah takes post; Bornfeldt gives lecture; Sullivan is interim chair
Jan. 31, 2022
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 30, 2022
Coming up in February: Unconscious bias webinar and workshop on creating an inclusive learning environment. Plus, the Deuel Lipid Conference registration deadline.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 23, 2022
Just added: Free ASBMB webinar for educators on creating inclusive classrooms and free FASEB conference on soil and water quality.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 16, 2022
Happening this week: Cryo-EM webinar for ASBMB members; NIH workshop on technology to improve maternal health; and a FASEB Catalyst Conference on matricellular proteins in respiratory-tract immunomodulation and infection.
Society News
Society news briefs: January 2022
Jan. 14, 2022
Find out everything that’s been going on lately at the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 9, 2022
This week: The abstract deadline for the Deuel meeting, a webinar for grad students about dealing with conflict, and the submission deadline for iBiology contest.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 2, 2022
Just added: A webinar on cryo-EM for ASBMB members only and two FASEB Catalyst Conferences, all happening this month.
Editorial
Staff picks: Our favorite stories of 2021
Dec. 29, 2021
Here are the articles that made deep impressions on us. Maybe you'll enjoy them, too.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 26, 2021
Just added: An ASBMB meeting on ESCRT biology in May in Wisconsin. Plus, the fan-favorite meeting on transcriptional regulation in the fall in Snowbird, Utah.
Member News
Brixius–Anderko joins Pitt; Dowhan wins BPS award
Dec. 20, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 19, 2021
Just added: Webinars on Latinx identity and conflict resolution and an internship program in Colorado.
Society News
Society news briefs: December 2020
Dec. 16, 2021
Find out everything that’s been going on lately at the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology.
Member News
Gokhale named biotech secretary; Wecewicz receives alumni award
Dec. 13, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Joel Dain
Dec. 13, 2021
A longtime professor at the University of Rhode Island and a member of the ASBMB since 1970, Dain studied glycated protein structures associated with diabetes and other diseases.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 12, 2021
This week: #ASBMB2022 last-chance abstracts will be accepted. Coming up: Lasker essay contest, webinar on best practice for clinical relevance, and iBiology's Share Your Research Competition.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 5, 2021
Tomorrow: Travel award applications for #ASBMB2022 are due. Just added: Save the date for a meeting in Seattle in September about epigenetic regulation and genome stability.
Member News
Collins honored by Sigma Xi; Marnett steps down as dean
Nov. 29, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 28, 2021
Happening this week: Abstracts for #ASBMB2022 at EB are due. The Lipid Research Division Seminar Series continues. And so much more!
Member News
Baltimore wins special Lasker; Markussen scholarship
Nov. 22, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Nov. 22, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed 79 new members in August.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 21, 2021
Just added: It's time to submit an abstract for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Host institutions are needed for symposia by and for grad students and postdocs. Plus, the Lasker essay contest nears.
Society News
Society news briefs: November 2021
Nov. 16, 2021
Find out everything that’s been going on lately at the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology.
Member News
Biophysical Society fellows; Horton joins Draupnir Bio
Nov. 15, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Nov. 15, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed 130 new members in July.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Richard Duncan Dallam
Nov. 15, 2021
A member of the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology for more than 60 years, Dallam died July 2. He was 95.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 14, 2021
Happening this week: ASBMB Twitter chat about writing abstracts, presenting posters and competing in the undergrad competition; plus, a webinar on jobs in biotech and pharma.
Member News
Department chair for Schiffer; Bryant receives ASM basic research award
Nov. 8, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Nov. 8, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed more than 80 new members in June.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 7, 2021
Very important: Check your eligibility for ASBMB annual meeting travel awards. Just added: NIH listening session on health disparities, webinars on pathology jobs in industry and NIH data-management plans, and an iBiology scicomm competition/course.
Member News
Zuk named deputy director; Coorssen is co-editor-in-chief
Nov. 1, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Nov. 1, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed 130 new members in May.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Catherine Squires
Nov. 1, 2021
Squires, a microbiologist whose research reflected her lifelong interest in how bacterial ribosomes work, died Aug. 3.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 31, 2021
Two new in-person ASBMB events: mass spec in California and O-GlcNAc in Georgia. Plus, a #RealCollege webinar exploring racial justice in higher ed.
Announcement
Ten Sewer scholarships announced
Oct. 27, 2021
The ASBMB diversity award for undergraduates has doubled its reach this year.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Oct. 26, 2021
The ͵͵ and molecular biology welcomed 148 new members in April.
Member News
Beitz a fellow of Sigma Xi; HHMI investigators named
Oct. 25, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 24, 2021
Just added: Webinars about art and science, developing a teaching philosophy and statement, and immigration. Plus, awards for women chemists and a virtual event about anatomy with some BMB connections.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Oct. 18, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed more than 200 new members in March.
Member News
Gunning receives president's medal; Johnson delivers Greenberg lecture
Oct. 18, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 17, 2021
Just added: New ASBMB Lipid Research Division seminar and webinar from Annual Reviews about communicating science within and beyond the academy.
Society News
Society news briefs: October 2021
Oct. 14, 2021
Find out everything that’s been going on lately with the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology.
Member News
Kadakia named interim vice provost; UMich honors Benore, Verma’s group
Oct. 11, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Oct. 11, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed 165 new members in February.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 10, 2021
Coming up this month: ASBMB's serine proteases virtual conference, #ASBMB2022 fast-track abstract deadline, AAA webinar on being an influencer, NIH MOSAIC meeting, SACNAS meeting and more
Member News
Montgomery, Alahari honored by ASCB; Carr moves to UW
Oct. 4, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 3, 2021
Just added: Webinar on mass spectrometry-based proteomics and disease; MOSAIC scholars conference; and sphingolipid talk.
Member News
Hall named Vallee professor; Beverley receives endowed chair
Sept. 27, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 26, 2021
Just added: Lipids webinar; in-person meeting on evolution and core processes in gene expression; Ben Barres Spotlight Awards deadline; call for submissions for science policy journal (with prizes).
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Teruko Tamura
Sept. 20, 2021
Trained as a verterinarian, Tamura made major contributions to cancer research focusing on the Src and FMS-like tyrosine kinases and signal transduction, gaining a worldwide reputation in the field.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 19, 2021
Happening this week: #ASBMBLovesPostdocs activities, including an interactive webinar on personal branding; #ASBMB2022 abstract system opens; AAAS advocacy workshop; and more.
Society News
Society news briefs: September 2021
Sept. 14, 2021
Find out everything that’s been going on lately with the American Society of Biochemistry and ͵͵ Biology.
Member News
New appointments for Peterson and Sparks
Sept. 13, 2021
Peterson to serve as special adviser to LSU president. Sparks to lead Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 12, 2021
Just added: National Postdoc Appreciation Week activities and a talk for lovers of lipids.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Edmond Fischer
Sept. 6, 2021
He was world’s oldest Nobel laureate, renowned for his foundational work on enzyme regulation through reversible phosphorylation.
Member News
Honors for Morrison, Villegas and Brennan
Sept. 6, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 5, 2021
Just added: Scholarship for disabled students and researchers; webinars on mentoring, applying to grad school and doing advocacy; and more.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Edward W. Westhead
Aug. 30, 2021
An ASBMB member for more than 55 years, he studied the enzyme enolase and the activity of chromaffin cells.
Member News
Gottesman retiring from intramural post; DiFrancesca is dean at Liberty
Aug. 30, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 29, 2021
This week: Abstract deadline for our nucleolus meeting and serine proteases meeting; submissions to FASEB BioArt contest due; and deadline for applications for Yale symposium for URM postdocs interested in faculty careers.
Announcement
ASBMB names 2022 award winners
Aug. 26, 2021
Don’t miss their lectures at the annual meeting in Philadelphia.
Announcement
2021 ASBMB election results
Aug. 24, 2021
Learn about the president-elect, treasurer and members of Council and Nominating Committee.
Member News
Cortez named department chair; Hudson wins scholarship
Aug. 23, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 22, 2021
Just added: Yale symposium for postdocs interested in faculty careers, survey about mouse diets, call for stories about improving STEM education and a cancer immunotherapy webinar by MIT.
Society News
Society news briefs: August 2021
Aug. 17, 2021
Find out everything that’s been going on lately with the American Society of Biochemistry and ͵͵ Biology.
Member News
Chacón receives Steifel award; Schultz to head Ambrx scientific board
Aug. 16, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Guido Guidotti
Aug. 16, 2021
A professor of biochemistry at Harvard University for more than 60 years, he studied proteins and published 120 papers in JBC.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 15, 2021
Save the date for Deuel. Important ASBMB annual meeting dates. HHMI Hanna Gray fellowship and NIH Stadtman investigators program seeking applicants. And an immunology essay contest with a $30,000 prize.
In Memoriam
Remembering Earl Mitchell
Aug. 9, 2021
As Oklahoma State's first Black faculty member, he was a leader in the fight for diversity and inclusion.
Member News
Roeder wins Kyoto Prize; Murolo promoted at Wesleyan
Aug. 9, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 8, 2021
Happening this week: Deadline to submit an annual meeting workshop proposal and apply to be on an ASBMB committee. Just added: Research!America essay contest. And don't forget to work on your FASEB BioArt contest entries!
Member News
Spriggs to start lab; Cejka joins EMBO
Aug. 2, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Gerhard Meissner
Aug. 2, 2021
He was a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an ASBMB member for more than 40 years.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 1, 2021
This week: Last call for voting in ASBMB election. National Postdoctoral Association fellowship deadline. NIH Common Fund webinar on funding opportunities.
Member News
Conaway named vice provost; Emr wins Shaw Prize; remembering Hartley
July 26, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 25, 2021
Happening soon: Abstract deadline for ASBMB nucleolus meeting and a Lipid Research Division seminar. Just added: Webinar about NIH funding opportunities, submissions sought for pd|hub Collections and SACNAS diversity meeting.
In Memoriam
Remembering Turk and Yamamoto
July 19, 2021
We look back on the lives of a mass spectrometry pioneer and member of the JBC editorial board and a researcher focused on enzymology and the biochemistry of lipids involved in inflammation.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 18, 2021
Just added: It's time to vote for ASBMB leaders and to apply to join committees. Webinars about the gut and heart, rotavirus and more.
Member News
2021 voter guide
July 14, 2021
Learn about the positions and candidates running for ASBMB president-elect, treasurer, Council and Nominating Committee.
Member News
Dixon retires from UCSD; Johnson–Winters honored for essay; Mississippi State recognizes Sparks
July 12, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 11, 2021
Happening this week: NPA's Gender Equity Summit and the deadline for the Oncomine Clinical Research Grant Program.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 4, 2021
Just added: Journal of Lipid Research seeks tweeters for Twitter takeovers, ASBMB award lectures now available on demand, a seven-week Postdoc Academy course and more.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 27, 2021
Just added: Gender equity summit and IMPACT fellowship by the National Postdoctoral Association
Member News
Kinzy to lead Illinois State University; Alpert prizes for Steitz and Maquat
June 21, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 20, 2021
Just added: A new Pride event, a #BlackInX conference, a Lipid Research Division lunchtime seminar and a two-day National Academies summit on diversity.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 13, 2021
Happening this week: SACNAS mentoring webinar, edX's Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, Pride events and our BioCyc workshop.
Member News
Academy elects new members
June 7, 2021
Of the 120 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences, nine are ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 6, 2021
Here's a sampling of Pride Month happenings. Send us more!
Member News
Goldwater scholars announced
May 31, 2021
The recipients of these scholarships are second- and third-year undergraduates from across the United States. Eight are ASBMB student members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 30, 2021
Deadlines approaching: Apply soon for IUBMB editorship and insomnia research funding. Just added: GSA seminar series, FASEB BioArt contest and NAS awards.
Virtual event
Otto Meyerhof lecture series starts Monday
May 25, 2021
100 years after his Nobel, these talks will cover his science and life in exile — as well as historical and modern-day antisemitism in Germany and beyond.
Member News
Blaho, Carr share Obeid award; Bankston to lead journal; remembering Pollet
May 24, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 23, 2021
Happening this week: Twitter chat about science and art, deadline for ASBMB award nominations, lipids talks, CRISPR event, and last call for DOE internship applications. Also, lots of new items!
Member News
AAAS elects new members
May 17, 2021
ASBMB members Breaker, Brunger, Davis, Dent, Fierke, Hanson and Wu are among those honored.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 16, 2021
Just posted: Selections from the WHO's film festival, a two-day workshop on creating more sustainable labs and an ASBMB webinar on metabolic reconstruction, modeling and omics data analysis using BioCyc.
Member News
Springer honored for service; remembering Gutfreund
May 10, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 9, 2021
Happening this week: Colloquium on GPCRs, talk about chromosome biology, webinar on mental health, and the first installment of our series on protonic bioenergetics and action potential.
Member News
Stoddard wins mentoring award; Do honored as scholar–athlete
May 3, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
May 3, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed more than 340 new members in January.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 2, 2021
Happening this week: The PDB50 celebration, deadline for BiolMolViz workshop applications, a SACNAS webinar on broader impacts and more.
Member News
Protein, biochemical societies announce awards
April 26, 2021
Honorees include ASBMB members Smith, Rosenzweig, Thorner, Trost and Murphy.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 25, 2021
Happening this week: The ASBMB annual meeting! See our tips for preparing and our highlights of networking opportunities.
Member News
Hanawalt, Nagata and Regev named AACR fellows
April 19, 2021
The American Association for Cancer Research Academy recognizes scientists whose contributions have led to progress against cancer.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Robert Baldwin
April 19, 2021
“His research sped a shift in many biologists’ attention from organismic biology, the study of creatures great and small, to molecular biology"
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 18, 2021
Happening this week: Free webinars on building relationships, telling your science story and biological aging.
Art
Picture this: The 2nd annual JBC Methods Madness tournament
April 15, 2021
In this version, instead of basketball teams we bring you competing scientific methods and a chance to sway the outcome with votes (and maybe some trash talk) on Twitter.
Member News
A $1 million pledge, a faculty position and a Passano award
April 12, 2021
Hazelbauer pledges $1 million to high school; McReynolds to join faculty at Penn State; Goldberg receives Passano award for medical science.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
April 12, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed more than 360 new members in December.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 11, 2021
Lots of free professional-development events in the lead-up to the 2021 ASBMB Annual Meeting.
Member News
Strickland to hold new professorship; Blind recognized by genetics society
April 5, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 4, 2021
Happening this week: Graduate student mental health and well-being discussion and a science outreach Twitter chat.
Member News
American Academy of Microbiology inducts fellows
March 29, 2021
Five of this year’s AAM fellows are ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology members.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
March 29, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed more than 600 new members in November.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 28, 2021
Just added: Lipid Research Division seminar, event focused on graduate student mental health, a Lasker lecture on aging and roundworms, and a Department of Energy internship program.
Member News
Life after one year of COVID-19
March 25, 2021
In March 2020, we asked ASBMB members how the pandemic was affecting them personally and professionally. We recently asked them how it has changed their lives, one year later. Here are their dispatches.
Member News
Derbyshire named Sloan fellow; Dahms and Kornfeld to sit on M6P board
March 22, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
March 22, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed more than 170 new members in October.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 21, 2021
Just added: Lots of free events from our sister societies, a new award for underrepresented young scientists and a special EB-related colloquium on GPCRs.
Member News
Maquat, Steitz win Wolf Prize; Schnell named department chair
March 15, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 14, 2021
We have two Twitter chats coming up. One is this week. Plus, submit an abstract for our virtual event on extracellular vesicles by May 27.
Member News
Wente will be Wake Forest’s next president; Bassler shares Ehrlich–Darmstaedter prize
March 8, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 7, 2021
Just added: Save the date for our event on teaching with big data; free webinar on regulatory mechanisms in the control of oxygen intake and blood pressure; industry mentorship program accepting applications; and a webinar on resilience.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
March 1, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed almost 120 new member in September.
In Memoriam
Games memorialize Conn; remembering Kurt Ebner
March 1, 2021
UCDavis finds a unique way to honor the memory of plant biochemist Eric Conn. Kurt Ebner was a department chair at the University of Kansas Medical Center for two decades.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 28, 2021
Just added: Time to nominate (and self-nominate) for the ASBMB annual awards. Plus, two new ASCB webinars: one on nonacademic careers and another on recording engaging scientific talks.
Stroopwafels
Tributes to Barbara Gordon, ASBMB executive director, on her retirement
Feb. 24, 2021
Society members and former staff share their appreciation and memories of Gordon who worked at the ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology for almost 50 years.
Member News
Booker edits new journal; Bumpus featured in virtual museum
Feb. 22, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
Remembering Kanfer and Barry
Feb. 22, 2021
Julian Kanfer was one of the first researchers to study the link between amyloid ß protein and Alzheimer’s disease. Bridgette Barry focused on how the dynamic protein matrix facilitates enzyme-based catalysis.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 21, 2021
Save the date for "Flux-independent signaling by ionotropic receptors" and register by April 12 for the ASBMB annual meeting.
Member News
Song and Luján share TWAS prize; Regev to share inaugural James Prize
Feb. 15, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
Remembering Wood and Sorimachi
Feb. 15, 2021
Willis Wood was an ASBMB member for more than 60 years. Hiroyuki Sorimachi studied the structure and functions of calpains.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 14, 2021
Just added: Webinar on Black hidden figures in physiology, celebrating Black chemists, NSF listening session on diversity/inclusion and a life sciences virtual career fair.
Member News
Serio named associate chancellor; Garcia to lead WUSTL department
Feb. 8, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
Remembering Glaser and Schauer
Feb. 8, 2021
Lewis Glaser was a leader at two universities. Roland Schauer was known as "Mr. Sialic Acid."
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 7, 2021
Just added: Lasker essay contest, an advocacy how-to panel discussion, a health disparities virtual institute and more.
Member News
Transition state for Lacy, Chazin at Vanderbilt
Feb. 1, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
Remembering Suttie and Ponka
Feb. 1, 2021
Suttie, a former FASEB president and JBC associate editor, studied Vitamin K at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Ponka studied iron and heme metabolism as a professor at McGill University,
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 31, 2021
Happening this week: Early bird registration deadline for NPA meeting; anxiety webinar by NIH; and an ASBMB webinar about using narratives to teach science.
Annual Meeting
Scientific and education sessions at the 2021 annual meeting
Jan. 26, 2021
It's time to start planning how you'll spend your time at the 2021 ASBMB Annual Meeting. These events have been curated by pioneers and innovators.
Member News
Inventors academy names fellows; Rylaarsdam is new Bethel provost
Jan. 25, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
York named CSO; Cortez takes over biochem dept; Rye receives research award
Jan. 18, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 17, 2021
New: Catalyst Conversation "Constructing narratives for teaching science," a $35,000 outreach grant from ASCB, a webinar on mentoring URM trainees and more.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Jan. 11, 2021
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed 72 new members in August.
Member News
UK society honors Steitz; Alrubaye wins Purvis award; Fierke moves to Brandeis
Jan. 11, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Jan. 10, 2021
Coming up this month: Lipids research talks, cancer–testis webinar, L'Oréal fellowship deadline and PALM Network fellowship deadline.
Member News
Sonenberg receives honorary degree; Schekman joins Eureka science board
Jan. 4, 2021
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
In Memoriam
Remembering Charles Radding
Jan. 4, 2021
Radding, a professor emeritus of genetics at Yale, died Oct. 20 at age 90. He was an ASBMB member for 40 years.
Member News
AAAS fellows announced
Dec. 28, 2020
Of the 489 members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science elected as fellows this year, 33 are ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 27, 2020
Just a few days left to submit an abstract to the ASBMB annual meeting. Plus: virtual event on cancer, IUBMB journal editor job and genetics educator workshop.
Stroopwafels
The ASBMB Today recommended reading list
Dec. 23, 2020
Every good writer is also a reader, so we asked our ASBMB Today staff and contributing writers to tell us about books they love.
Member News
IUBMB award named for Whelan; Forsburg named distinguished professor; remembering Carubelli
Dec. 21, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
Finkel, Regev named NAM members; Stillman joins Circle Pharma science board; remembering Greene
Dec. 14, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Dec. 14, 2020
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed these new members in August.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Dec. 13, 2020
There's not much time left to submit your abstract for the ASBMB annual meeting. Also see new events on women's health and opportunities for women in science.
Member News
Members win Biophysical Society awards; Wei, DiMaio and Toker receive NCI grants
Dec. 7, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Stroopwafels
Holiday gift guide
Dec. 4, 2020
We hope these gift recommendations help you check some of your favorite scientists off your holiday shopping list!
Health Observance
World AIDS Day 2020
Dec. 1, 2020
Despite decades of research and amazing scientific advancements, HIV remains a global threat.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 29, 2020
What's happening this week: Deadline for grants for students with disabilities and seminar on phosphoinositide lipids.
Essay
Trainee lessons in the time of COVID-19
Nov. 27, 2020
While still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, four science trainees at the NIH reflect on how this unprecedented time has affected their career trajectories and what they’ve learned so far.
Member News
Collins, Kim and Qian receive Pioneer grants; McKnight wins Welch award; remembering Donald Comb
Nov. 23, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Nov. 23, 2020
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed more than 140 new members in July.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 22, 2020
New this week: It's time to submit your abstract for the ASBMB Annual Meeting! Plus, get ready for a celebration of the Protein Data Bank.
Member News
IFCC honors Sacks; Radford receives OBE; remembering Schonbaum
Nov. 16, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 15, 2020
Happening this week: Essay contest for Black scientists, ASBMB career-development webinars, Ph.D-M.D. lecture and seminar on ether lipids.
Diversity
A history-making administration — 'that believes in science’
Nov. 9, 2020
ASBMB Minority Affairs Committee responds to the election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris, expressing hope that they'll help restore Americans' trust in science and lead with compassion.
Member News
Celebrating Fischer's 100th; remembering Elie Shneour
Nov. 9, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 8, 2020
Just added: Caltech undergraduate program, essay contest for URM scientists, and meeting on proteinases and their inhibitors.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Nov. 7, 2020
Making the best of pumpkin guts, an out-of-this-world TV series and some soothing essays on food. Here's what our staff has been doing this week.
Member News
Canadian society honors Cole, Fairn; IUP breaks ground for Kopchick Hall
Nov. 2, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Nov. 1, 2020
There's still time to watch our free screening of "Picture a Scientist" and register for our Q&A with the director.
Member News
Montgomery joins R&I office; ASPET names new fellows
Oct. 26, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 25, 2020
New this week: Free weeklong screening (for ASBMB members) of "Picture a Scientist," followed by a panel discussion with the director and women scientists. Plus, UW will host a virtual symposium celebrating Edmond H. Fischer.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Oct. 24, 2020
A one-woman newsroom that is no more, a Halloween earworm, the return of roller skates and more. Here's what the ASBMB staff has been reading, watching, listening to and doing recently.
Member News
Aebersold wins Swiss award; Rodland receives HUPO award; remembering Bob Wheat
Oct. 19, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 18, 2020
Just added: SACNAS is this week! Plus, two Lipid Research Division talks and the AAAS mass media fellowship
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Oct. 12, 2020
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed almost 100 new members in May.
Member News
Stubbe, Beuning named ACS fellows; Okáľová receives UGA scholarship
Oct. 12, 2020
Honors, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Oct. 10, 2020
Art from the cycles of nature, a YouTube channel focused on death, the story of a music community and more. Here are recommendations from the ASBMB staff.
Member News
Munson co-leads ASCB MOSAIC; Garcia wins HUPO award; remembering Robert Simoni
Oct. 5, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Oct. 4, 2020
This week: #BlackInSciCommWeek, final ASBMB listening session, Lipid Research Division's flies and worms event, deadline for Waksman microbiology award nominations, and webinar on sphingolipids in physiology and pathology.
Member News
Glycobiology society honors; NAI inducts Batzer; inspiring Latinx scientists
Sept. 28, 2020
Honors, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 27, 2020
It's #BlackInMicro Week! ASBMB virtual event "Women in STEM and gendered challenges." Plus: grants for students with disabilities, lipids seminars and ABRCMS.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Sept. 26, 2020
An irresistible online music project. Outdoor boxing for fitness. Rules for remote meetings. And more. Find out what our staff has been watching, reading, listening to and doing.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
Sept. 21, 2020
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ biology welcomed more than 60 new members in April.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 20, 2020
Just added: Johnson & Johnson award for assistant and associate profs; Barres fellowship for trans, intersex, and nonbinary grad students and postdocs; and free virtual series about COVID-19 news coverage
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 13, 2020
Happening this week: NIH events for young scientists, ASBMB advocacy town hall, ASIP social media how-to, science festival and more.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Sept. 12, 2020
As the summer slips away and we continue our strange pandemic existence, we continue to seek escape — by watching and listening to captivating stories, by getting outside, and even by fretting over houseplants.
In Rememberance
Remembering Berl and Scheraga
Sept. 7, 2020
We look back on the long and productive lives of two ASBMB members, a neurochemist and a biophysicist.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Sept. 6, 2020
Happening this week: four lipids talks, women in STEM and science policy events, and deadline for URM next-gen faculty event.
Member News
Parker to head BioFrontiers; Ma wins astronaut award; remembering Ron Williams
Aug. 31, 2020
Honors, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 30, 2020
Happening this week: Last call for BioArt contest submissions and PROLAB applications!
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Aug. 29, 2020
In this week's guilty pleasures edition, we offer trashy TV, terrible novels and more.
Member News
De La Cruz appointed chair; Walker receives honorary degree; remembering Dabich
Aug. 24, 2020
Honors, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 23, 2020
Happening this week: Webinars on lipids and the eye; sphingolipids in physiology and pathology; synthetic biology; and balancing work and family.
Member News
Gingras, Wang elected to EMBO; remembering Zamble, Swislocki
Aug. 17, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Society News
ASBMB Today wins awards
Aug. 17, 2020
ASBMB Today staff and contributors were recently honored with awards for their work in the magazine.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 16, 2020
Just added: SACNAS webinar on work and family, new sphingolipid talks and a paid DOE internship program for community college students.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Aug. 15, 2020
Bird deaths on solar farms, the new world of crosswords, a good whodunit, a lovely tune and more.
Member News
Lamb named chair at UTSA; Drennan honored for mentoring; remembering David MacLennan
Aug. 10, 2020
Honors, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 9, 2020
Just added: MOSAIC webinar for postdocs from diverse backgrounds and SciFest for outreach enthusiasts.
Member News
AACR honors Kadoch, inducts Langer and O'Malley; Ramachandran named Pew–Stewart Scholar
Aug. 3, 2020
Honors, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Aug. 2, 2020
Just added: SEBM webinar series on synthetic biology, NIH panel about women in leadership, #BlackInChem week and more
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Aug. 1, 2020
The same dance done differently, disappearing biscuits, streaming no one wants, poetry about simple things, and more.
Member News
Alrubaye wins award; Cameron assumes presidency; remembering Moldave
July 27, 2020
Honors, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's happening in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 26, 2020
New this week: It's #BlackInNeuroWeek, a SACNAS webinar on balancing it all, FASEB's BioArt contest and a ton of other stuff
Member News
Awards for Regev and Gierasch; new job for Brenner
July 20, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 19, 2020
New this week: webinar on proteomics and COVID-19, four sphingolipids talks, a $20,000 microbiology award, a DOD fellowship, and a professional-development workshop.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
July 18, 2020
Sewing, shipping, sporting and sipping. You’d think we planned it that way. (We didn’t.)
Member News
2020 ASBMB election results
July 14, 2020
Learn about the new members of the Council, Nominating Committee and Publications Committee.
Member News
Bjornsti, Justement begin FASEB terms, and other member news
July 13, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 12, 2020
Use this list to get your ducks a in a row!
Member News
Enyenihi wins Emory chemistry award; Miesenböck shares Shaw Prize
July 6, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
July 5, 2020
New this week: Three #ASBMB2020 virtual events, ASBMB Lipid Research Division virtual presentations, PALM network deadline, webinar on safely reopening amid COVID-19, and a SABER virtual meeting.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
July 4, 2020
A delicious pudding, a soothing TV series, a delightful earworm and more. Find out what the ASBMB staff has been enjoying lately.
Member News
Koleske appointed Ensign professor; remembering Zena Werb
June 29, 2020
Promotions, honors, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 28, 2020
New #ASBMB2020 virtual events and Twitter poster sessions, #BlackLivesMatter event by SfN, IUBMB fellowship and funding deadlines, and contest for sphingolipid Ph.D. students.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
June 22, 2020
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomes new members who joined in March.
Member News
Greider moves to UCSD; Stillman wins Heineken award
June 22, 2020
Honors, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 21, 2020
New #ASBMB2020 virtual events and Twitter poster sessions, a FASEB virtual conference series, and the #SciCommMake contest.
Diversity
Our Juneteenth staff picks
June 20, 2020
People around the nation took Friday, Juneteenth, to celebrate, mourn, observe and learn about Black history and culture — and how to be antiracist. Here’s what our @ASBMB staff recommends.
Member News
Johnson named dean; Taylor honored; Evensen wins awards
June 15, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 14, 2020
New #ASBMB2020 virtual events and Twitter poster sessions; a forum with the director of NIGMS; and a workshop for prospective PIs.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
June 13, 2020
Black scientists on Twitter. Ground-glass opacities. Police assaults on journalists. Rotten apples. Find out what the ASBMB staff has been reading and thinking about.
Member News
The ASBMB welcomes new members
June 8, 2020
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed 190 new members in February from around the world and all over the United States.
Member News
Yura joins membership committee; remembering Edward Hogan
June 8, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
June 7, 2020
Lots more #ASBMB2020 virtual meeting events this week. AAAS award nominations are due soon. Plus, an AMPylation virtual meeting.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
June 6, 2020
This week, our minds are very much on the national wave of protests against police killings of black civilians and racial injustice.
Member News
2020 voter guide
June 5, 2020
Learn about the positions and candidates running for the ASBMB Council, Nominating Committee and Publications Committee.
Diversity
'We will not be silent'
June 1, 2020
Members of the ASBMB Minority Affairs Committee release a statement about police killings of Black people and institutionalized racism.
Member News
Clore named Royal Society fellow; remembering Paul Marks
June 1, 2020
Awards, promotions, milestones and more. Find out what's going in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 31, 2020
Lots of #ASBMB2020 virtual meeting events this week. Update your to-do list!
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
May 30, 2020
A nifty library app, a stranded man movie, New Yorkers in lockdown and a prize-winning novel. Find out what the ASBMB staff has been up to this week.
Member News
Bumpus promoted; Regev to join Roche board; remembering Peter Lengyel
May 25, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 24, 2020
New this week: a fresh crop of lipid talks, virtual event on leading during the COVID-19 crisis, town hall about the future of the American university, a virtual event on using cryo-EM to study GPCRs, and more.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
May 23, 2020
Dreaming of a trail and some islands, pondering public safety and a return to the office, getting a workout and making some drinks. Find out what the ASBMB staff has been up to this week.
Member News
UMass honors Lemire, McGaunn; Butler named research lecturer; remembering Jan Miernyk
May 18, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 17, 2020
New this week: an #ASBMB2020 virtual poster session on enzymes and catalysis, two virtual workshops for early-career scientists, a free virtual nutrition conference, and an opening for editor for IUBMB Life.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
May 16, 2020
An illustrated Tao, leggings of choice, a meditation on flour and more. Find out what the ASBMB staff has enjoyed lately.
Journal News
ASBMB journals will be fully open access in 2021
May 11, 2020
Read the announcement from the editors of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Lipid Research and ͵͵ & Cellular Proteomics and other society leaders.
Member News
Professorship for Baserga; Bryant honored; remembering Ohnishi
May 11, 2020
Awards, honors, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 10, 2020
New this week: #ASBMB2020 virtual poster session on Twitter on Thursday, plus two upcoming ASBMB virtual events — one about enzyme regulation by filamentation and the other about shape shifting in the control of protein function.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
May 9, 2020
Drugs and "Girls" on TV, summer poetry, a Carole King classic and kitchen islands. Find out what the ASBMB staff was doing this week.
Member News
Academies announce new members
May 4, 2020
Fourteen ASBMB members are among those recently named to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Member News
ASBMB welcomes new members
May 4, 2020
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed more than 200 new members in January from around the world and all over the United States.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
May 3, 2020
New this week: more lipid virtual seminars, Twitter chat about COVID-19 disparities, Golden Goose nominations, and the Plastic Games.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
May 2, 2020
Ballet on the balcony, why planes crash, cooking TV favorites and more. Find out what the ASBMB staff has been up to this week.
Wellness
Rethinking mental health support during a pandemic
April 27, 2020
We invited our ASBMB Today contributing writers and the membership at large to tell us about the services that are now available at their institutions and companies.
Member News
Resendes receives award; Doudna named fellow; remembering Peters
April 27, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out about what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 26, 2020
New this week: ASBMB webinar on #scicomm about COVID-19, AAAS discussion about inclusion in science outreach, ASCB webinar on doctoral student well-being, webcast about COVID-19 disparities
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
April 25, 2020
Lessons from a snail, a bird-watching app, a classic novel, killer brownies and more. Read about what our staff has been up to this week.
Member News
Fuchs and Bissell win Gairdners; Pagliarini moves to Missouri; remembering McEwen and Lingrel
April 20, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 19, 2020
New this week: Genetics meeting goes virtual, ACS webinar on chem careers, lab design summit and more.
Stroopwafels
This week’s staff picks
April 18, 2020
Coffee cake, oysters, butterflies, "Parasite" and lots of Shakespeare. Here's what our staff has been reading, listening to, watching and doing this week.
Member News
Goldwater scholars named; Biochemical Society honors Eichman; remembering Sypherd
April 13, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 12, 2020
New this week: Twitter chat about grad student and postdoc mental health, webinar about data integrity, and more.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
April 11, 2020
Online karaoke, a CRISPR documentary, lemon bars, live poultry and more. The ASBMB staff is back this week with more diversions for these stressful times.
Member News
Remembering Wakelam and Hu; awards for Bornfeldt and Olzmann
April 6, 2020
Awards, honors, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
April 5, 2020
New this week: Twitter check-ins, a virtual seminar series on lipids and more.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
April 4, 2020
Simmering sauce, making art, playing games and looking for a laugh. Read about what our staff has been up to this week.
Member News
Protein society awards; Parise named dean; remembering Bud Patterson
March 30, 2020
Awards, honors, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 29, 2020
New this week: virtual poster presentations for #ASBMB2020, webinar on research security, and more.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
March 28, 2020
Lunchtime doodles, blind love, addressing inequities, yoga breathing and more. Here's what the ASBMB staff has been reading, watching, listening to — and doing.
Member News
Chu wins educator award; Cech honored; remembering Holmgren
March 23, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 22, 2020
New this week: a special section with COVID-19 announcements and resources.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
March 21, 2020
We're back this week with more soothing selections for these stressful times. See what we're cooking, creating and consuming.
Member News
Patton–Vogt to lead department; Wiley Prize for Rosen; and more
March 16, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
New ASBMB members
March 15, 2020
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomes new members who joined in December.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 15, 2020
Use this weekly list to get your ducks in a row.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
March 14, 2020
Managing Editor Comfort Dorn requested soothing selections for these stressful times. See what we came up with.
Announcement
Roundup: How can scientists help fight COVID-19?
March 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has many people asking, "What can I do to help?" Here, we round up a list of actions that research scientists can take.
Member News
Life in the time of COVID-19
March 13, 2020
We asked ASBMB members how the pandemic is affecting them personally and professionally. Here are their dispatches.
Member News
Academy of Microbiology elects fellows; Fleming wins Gordon Award; remembering Brooks, McMacken
March 9, 2020
Awards, honors, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
March 8, 2020
Use this weekly list to get your ducks in a row.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
March 7, 2020
Noises in your head, tiny things, photos of strangers, a cable guy, comforting cookies and more.
Annual Meeting
ASBMB Annual Meeting at EB2020 canceled
March 6, 2020
The decision comes as COVID-19 spreads, institutions instate travel restrictions and jurisdictions declare states of emergency. Read the letter sent to attendees.
Member News
Khalimonchuk joins committee, lab named for Leach and more about members
March 2, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Stroopwafels
This week’s staff picks
Feb. 29, 2020
A poem for February, industrial pollution as a crime of violence, massive Mexican murals and (of course) coronavirus. Here's what got our staff thinking this week.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 29, 2020
Use this weekly list to get your ducks in a row.
Member News
Inspiring black scientists listed; emerging researchers present work; remembering Gardner, Erdös work
Feb. 24, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Journal News
It's time to complete your JBC Methods Madness bracket
Feb. 24, 2020
Make your predictions for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card.
Jobs
ASBMB's new career center offers more than just jobs
Feb. 23, 2020
When the society rolled out its new website earlier this year, it came with a new career center with many special features. Search the job board, create job alerts, get a free résumé critique and more.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 22, 2020
Use this weekly list to get your ducks in a row.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Feb. 22, 2020
Climate change in Norway, saving rare citrus, the blackest black and more: Here's a compilation of what our staff has been reading, watching and listening to this week. Enjoy!
Blotter
Meet Sarina Neote
Feb. 19, 2020
As the ASBMB’s science policy manager, she advocates for policies that strengthen the scientific workforce and promote an inclusive environment that is supportive of discovery.
Member News
Glycobiology awards; honors for Hall; remembering Saffran, Kornberg, Herrmann
Feb. 17, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Announcement
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Feb. 16, 2020
Use this weekly list to get your ducks in a row.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Feb. 15, 2020
Here's a compilation of what our staff has been reading this week. Enjoy!
Member News
New ASBMB members
Feb. 10, 2020
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed more than 1,300 new member in November.
Member News
Belfort receives honorary degree; Evensen wins Marshall; remembering Mildvan, Fridovich
Feb. 10, 2020
Awards, honors, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Feb. 8, 2020
Semicolons, drug development, bad hikers and more. Check out our staff favorites for the week.
Announcement
Meet Kirsten Block
Feb. 5, 2020
She’s the ASBMB’s lead staffer for education, professional development and outreach.
Member News
Doudna, Charpentier win Wolf Prize; Brown, Goldstein, Hruby named fellows; remembering Kenneth Standing
Feb. 3, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Feb. 1, 2020
Here’s a compilation of what our staff has been reading this week. Enjoy, and feel free to tweet us (@ASBMB) your thoughts.
Member News
Agarwal elected; Bassler honored; remembering Jane Park
Jan. 27, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Stroopwafels
This week’s staff picks
Jan. 25, 2020
Frank Lloyd Wright, juvenile incarceration, facial-recognition software. These are just a few of the topics we're reading about/watching/listening to.
Annual Meeting
Annual meeting workshops: Part 2
Jan. 21, 2020
Topics include lab management, moving from academia to industry, and teaching biology with augmented reality and Lego bricks.
Member News
Dahms honored; Agre joins board; TWAS fellows
Jan. 20, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Jan. 18, 2020
Ice-fishing huts. Music and neuroscience. Sleep studies in the Antarctic. That's just a few of the topics ASBMB staff members are reading about.
Journal News
JLR junior associate editors organize virtual issues
Jan. 14, 2020
The junior associate editors of the Journal of Lipid Research have organized four virtual issues highlighting cutting-edge research published by the journal.
Member News
Lemons and Osheroff win recognition; remembering Rudel and Wakil; ASPET fellows
Jan. 13, 2020
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Stroopwafels
This week's staff picks
Jan. 11, 2020
Here’s a compilation of what our staff has been reading this week. Enjoy, and feel free to tweet us (@ASBMB) your thoughts.
Annual Meeting
Workshops, networking events and more programming
Jan. 6, 2020
Committees, staff and members of the ASBMB are putting the finishing touches on programming and activities for the 2020 annual meeting.
Member News
New ASBMB members
Jan. 4, 2020
The ͵͵ and ͵͵ Biology welcomed more than 400 new members in October.
Member News
Awards, promotions, fellowships and more
Jan. 4, 2020
Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Member News
Member Update: December 2019
Dec. 1, 2019
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members. Send us your updates.
Member News
New members: December 2019
Dec. 1, 2019
The ASBMB welcomes members from Kennesaw, Georgia to Akure, Nigeria (and so many other places).
Health Observance
Antibiotic awareness
Nov. 4, 2019
Many ASBMB members are on the hunt for the next generation of antibiotics, and still others are trying to figure out how to combat existing and emerging superbugs.
Member News
Member update: November 2019
Nov. 1, 2019
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members. Send us your updates.
Health Observance
Mental health awareness
Oct. 1, 2019
There are a couple of mental health observances in the month of October, so the ASBMB is sharing research about how mental illnesses affect the brain and about the discovery of new and optimization of existing treatments.
Member News
Member update: October 2019
Oct. 1, 2019
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Send us your updates.
Award
12 young scientists win PROLAB awards
Oct. 1, 2019
These emerging researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Spain and Uruguay will receive travel grants to advance their work in laboratories in the United States and Canada.
Member News
ASBMB elects officers and council members
Oct. 1, 2019
ASBMB members have elected two new officers and three council members, and the society’s committees have appointed new members and leaders.
Member News
New members: September 2019
Sept. 1, 2019
We welcome more than 60 new members who joined the ASBMB in June.
Member News
Member update: September 2019
Sept. 1, 2019
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members. Send us your updates.
Annual Meeting
2020 annual meeting abstract categories
Aug. 1, 2019
The last-chance deadline for abstracts for the ASBMB annual meeting in San Diego this spring is Jan. 30. Here's a list of the categories.
Student Chapters
2019 honor society inductees
June 1, 2019
The ASBMB Honor Society (Chi Omega Lambda) recognizes exceptional undergraduate juniors and seniors from our Student Chapters.
Professional Development
What we learned in the ATP
May 1, 2019
Seven members of the first group to
complete the ASBMB’s Advocacy Training Program describe their experiences and
share what they learned.
Journal News
Journal of Lipid Research launches junior associate editors program
April 1, 2019
Journal partners four assistant professors with senior editors so they can learn how to manage the peer-review process.
Research Spotlight
Seeking to understand the rules of life — and taking life lessons from dogs
April 1, 2019
Carlos Lopez works to develop numerical methods to understand signal transduction cascades in cells and their dysregulation in cancer. He says his mentors encouraged him to seek the answers to big questions. And he takes lessons from his dogs.
Journal News
JLR: Technique boosts omega-3 fatty acid levels in brain 100-fold
March 1, 2019
University of Illinois in Chicago researchers added a small amount of a simple phospholipid form of eicosapentaenoic acid to the diet of mice and increased the levels of EPA in their brains 100-fold.
Health Observance
Rare Disease Day
Feb. 5, 2019
Rare Disease Day is Feb. 28. To mark this important health observance, the ASBMB is sharing throughout the month research and stories about living with, treating and investigating the underlying biological mechanisms of rare diseases and disorders.
Health Observance
Thyroid Awareness Month
Jan. 22, 2019
The thyroid is an endocrine gland in the neck that secretes two important hormones, T3 and T4. Though T4 makes up most of the volume of hormones secreted by the gland, most of that is converted back to T3, the active form, in the liver and kidney.
Member News
Herb Tabor turns 100
Jan. 1, 2019
To celebrate the centennial birthday on Nov. 28 of the Journal of Biological Chemistry’s former longtime editor-in-chief, friends from all over shared their photos, memories and well wishes.
Wellness
Grad students face mental wellness challenges
Jan. 1, 2019
Information published by the Council of Graduate Schools indicates that a growing percentage of master’s and doctoral students are depressed, distressed or struggling to maintain their mental health.
Health Observance
National Diabetes Month
Nov. 5, 2018
November is National Diabetes Month, and this year the American Diabetes Association chose the theme “everyday reality.” For many ASBMB members, diabetes is an everyday reality – in the lab, in life or in both.
Health Observance
Eczema Awareness Month
Oct. 19, 2018
Eczema affects tens of millions of Americans, but it’s one of those conditions that is, in a way, hiding in plain sight.
Health Observance
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oct. 4, 2018
We observe National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by sharing patient stories, related reporting and research.
Student Chapters
2018 honor society inductees
Oct. 1, 2018
The ASBMB honor society (Chi Omega Lambda) recognizes exceptional undergraduate juniors and seniors pursuing degrees in the molecular life sciences at colleges or universities with ASBMB Student Chapters.
Journal News
JBC: Award winners pen essays
Oct. 1, 2018
To celebrate the many dimensions of scientific achievement honored by the 2018 ASBMB awards, the editors of the Journal of Biological Chemistry invited the winders to submit articles on subjects of their choosing. Here are excerpts.
Professional Development
Meeting abstract advice
Oct. 1, 2018
We’ve rounded up some tips on what to do (and not do) to make your abstract shine.
Health Observance
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month
Sept. 1, 2018
Early detection remains a priority for ovarian cancer, as does developing effective therapies. With that in mind, the ASBMB shared stories and studies in September in observance of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Annual Meeting
A dozen moments in the spotlight
Sept. 1, 2018
More than 200 scientists — from undergrads to established investigators — presented their research during Spotlight Sessions at the 2018 ASBMB annual meeting. Here’s what 12 of them said about the experience.
Award
2018 PROLAB recipients
Sept. 1, 2018
Nine emerging scientists from Latin American countries win travel grants to study biochemistry in the U.S., Canada and Spain.
Health Observance
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
Aug. 2, 2018
Learn about maternal nutrition, babies’ DHA production enzymes, infant microbiomes, breast milk peptides, immunity and more.
Professional Development
A network helps launch a career
Aug. 1, 2018
Gustavo Silva, an assistant professor of biology at Duke University, discusses how he navigated his scientific career and the challenges of building supportive professional connections.
Health Observance
World Hepatitis Day
July 26, 2018
The ASBMB participated in World Hepatitis Day on July 28 by sharing research about the mechanisms and effects of viral hepatitis.
Health Observance
Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
June 5, 2018
Each year in June, the Alzheimer’s Association organizes Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month to rally behind those with the devastating neurodegenerative disease. The ASBMB participated in the observance.
Research Spotlight
Mentors guided a career that now aims at a cure
June 1, 2018
Marina Ramirez–Alvarado, a professor at the Mayo Clinic, was supported by numerous mentors on her career path to researching an incurable disease.
Health Observance
World Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day
May 18, 2018
The International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis has orchestrated an annual campaign since 2012 to raise awareness of diseases that are autoimmune in nature and that cause joint inflammation and pain.
Research Spotlight
His career is all in the timing
May 1, 2018
The career path of D. Fernando Estrada included seven years as an active-duty Army officer before he began work on his Ph.D.; he came to science on his own terms and in his own time.
Health Observance
World Meningitis Day
April 19, 2018
Meningitis affects 1 million people globally each year. Many types of bacteria, and some viruses and fungi, cause meningitis.
Health Observance
Alcohol Awareness Month
April 18, 2018
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction. This year's theme is "Changing attitudes: It's not a 'rite of passage.'"
Research Spotlight
Sacrifice and a strong network help build a research career
April 1, 2018
In this 2018 Q & A, Adela Cota–Gomez talks about how her parents’ sacrifice motivated her to pursue a career in research and how her professional network helped her get on her chosen career path.
Health Observance
World Tuberculosis Day
March 23, 2018
The ASBMB observes World Tuberculosis Day with a collection of research articles.
Professional Development
Leadership: the sock’s-eye view
March 1, 2018
A contributor with a down-to-earth perspective shares his thoughts on the qualities that define a leader in the lab and everywhere else. Be sure to read his biography.
Research Spotlight
Doing and teaching research
March 1, 2018
Ana Maria Barral describes how she both does her own research and teaches others how to incorporate research into undergraduate education
Research Spotlight
From back-porch evolution to learning slang at the bench
Feb. 1, 2018
When Shantá D. Hinton was a little girl, her grandfather taught her about the evolution of snakes and frogs. Now she investigates enzymes and celebrates the energy of a new generation of scientists.
Research Spotlight
Battling imposter syndrome and anxiety in the quest for an academic science career
Jan. 1, 2018
After a nontraditional path that included earning a GED when she was 22, Chacón battled imposter syndrome and anxiety in her quest for an academic science career.
Research Spotlight
Becoming a scientist-educator
Nov. 1, 2017
Her graduate school experiences inspired Veronica Segarra to pursue a career in science that combines bench work, teaching and outreach.
Research Spotlight
M.D.–Ph.D. student seeks to uncover telomere-based therapeutic strategies
Oct. 1, 2017
Maggie Pruitt, an M.D.–Ph.D. student at the University of Kansas Medical Center, seeks to uncover telomere-based cancer therapeutic strategies.
Research Spotlight
Chemist got her start a world away
Sept. 1, 2017
Wunmi Sadik’s science has carried her from Nigeria to Australia to her role as professor and director of a cross-disciplinary center in upstate New York.
Retrospective
Richard J. Havel (1925 – 2016)
Aug. 1, 2016
Richard J. Havel contributed to the emergence of the field of lipid metabolism. John Kane and Mary Malloy pay tribute to him.
Education
Getting over the Ph.D. hump
Aug. 1, 2015
Half of all doctoral students quit. We asked scientists to write about what got them over the “I’m dropping out” hump and what steadied them on their paths to Ph.D.s.
Interview
Meet Dennis Voelker
Jan. 1, 2015
Dennis Voelker at National Jewish Health in Denver recently joined the ranks of the associate editors at the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Interview
Meet Jerry Hart
March 1, 2013
He doesn’t break a sweat juggling his duties as an associate editor for both the Journal of Biological Chemistry and ͵͵ & Cellular Proteomics, all while leading a department.
Interview
Meet Ruma V. Banerjee
June 1, 2012
Ruma Banerjee, professor of biological chemistry at the University of Michigan, is an associate editor for the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Research Spotlight
Meet Marion Sewer
June 1, 2011
She's an associate professor in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego.
Research Spotlight
Q&A with Avery August
Sept. 24, 2010
Avery August talks about his research and interests and shares some of the challenges he has faced.