May 21, 2013 -- The society is now accepting applications for the 2013 Hands-on Opportunities to Promote Engagement in Sciences (HOPES) seed grants. All applications are due June 21, 2013. The goal of the HOPES seed grants is to incentivize and support the development of outreach programs and partnerships by teachers and researchers.  More... 

May 10, 2013 — In the latest JBC podcast, we hear an interview with Gaofeng Wang at the University of Miami. Wang talks about his Paper of the Week: Ascorbate Induces Ten-Eleven Translocation Methylcytosine Dioxygenase-mediated Generation of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine. The paper delves into how vitamin C may play a role in epigenetics. Click here to listen to the podcast. 

April 17, 2013 — The Journal of Lipid Research launches podcasts with an interview with Pedro F. Marrero González from the University of Barcelona about his group’s recently published paper, “Fsp27/CIDEC is a CREB target gene induced during early fasting in liver and regulated by FA oxidation rate.” The interview and paper focus on the regulation of fatty acid synthesis and oxidation during conditions of fasting. Click here to find the transcript and listen to the podcast. 

Oct. 10, 2012 -- Two American scientists, ASBMB member  Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work revealing protein receptors that tell cells what is going on in and around the human body. Their achievements have allowed drug makers to develop medication with fewer side effects.  More...

Sept. 10, 2012 — The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, which for 67 years has championed the greatest advances in medical research, announced today the winners of the 2012 Lasker Awards: Michael Sheetz, James Spudich and Ronald Vale for basic medical research, Roy Calne and Thomas E. Starzl for clinical research, and Donald D. Brown and Thomas Maniatis for special achievement. More...