BY NICK ZAGORSKI
2010 ASBMB Annual Meeting Compendia and Coordinating Editors
Protein Synthesis
Terri Goss Kinzy, protein synthesis, catalysis and turnover theme organizer
Building Protein Complexes
Michael Washburn, new frontiers in genomics and quantitative proteomics theme organizer
Nutrient Sensing and Signaling
Gerald Hart, metabolism and disease theme organizer
Drug Discovery and Design
Adrian Whitty and Peter Tonge, chemical biology & drug discovery theme organizers
Initiating DNA Replication and Transcription
Joseph Reese, chromatin and transcription theme organizer
Genomes, Proteomes, and Development
David Arnosti, new frontiers in genomics and quantitative proteomics theme organizer
Lipids: On the Move
Mary Roberts, lipid interactions in physiology and disease theme organizer
The 2010 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., is coming up soon, and, as everyone makes his or her final preparations, ASBMB is offering up a taste of things to come with its 2010 annual meeting compendia.
In keeping with the tradition of these scientific collections, which started with a single compendium on RNA-mediated regulation and noncoding RNA at the 2008 meeting in San Diego, the 2010 compendia highlight recent exciting research in ASBMB journals that relates to the scientific themes covered at the meeting.
This year, ASBMB has compiled seven compendia, each containing 10–15 interesting and informative articles published within the past two years. The articles coincide with select symposia and reflect the research topics that will be discussed in the presentations. The septet offered this year covers a wide range of fields, from traditional biochemical areas like DNA replication, transcription and translation to emerging, technology-driven areas like genomics, quantitative proteomics and drug discovery. The choice of included articles was coordinated with the help of the 2010 annual meeting theme organizers.
This year’s compendia also will offer a new element. In addition to showcasing notable Journal of Biological Chemistry papers, such as Papers of the Week, Reports and Faculty of 1000 selections, some compendia will feature high-impact articles from ASBMB’s other two journals: the Journal of Lipid Research and Molecular and Cellular Proteomics.
By including all three publications, the 2010 compendia showcase the diverse breadth of research represented by ASBMB members, ASBMB journals and the ASBMB annual meeting.