This year's symposia will offer a unique experience via six biochemistry themes being held July 20 – Oct. 30 at a variety of locations.

BY TIM LEVINE AND WILLIAM PRINZ

Joint meeting sponsored by ASBMB and Biochemical Society will be one of the first to focus exclusively on MSCs.

BY ARCADY MUSHEGIAN AND ALED EDWARDS

Second special symposium on systems biology will explore the connections between the three areas of modern biochemistry.

BY RICHARD CARTHEW AND JENNIFER DOUDNA

Sessions will cover a variety of topics including the biogenesis of small noncoding RNAs and genetic, genomic and biochemical approaches to post-transcriptional silencing mediated by siRNAs.

BY KATHLEEN SWEADNER

The four-day meeting will have sessions devoted to structure and mechanism, cell biology and trafficking, regulation, signaling, and mechanisms in physiology and medicine.

BY KUAN-TEH JEANG AND DOUGLAS LOWY

ASBMB’s first meeting in China will cover the molecular biology, pathogenesis and antiviral host defenses of a range of human viruses.

BY J. ELLIS BELL

Follow-up meeting will emphasize student-centered approaches in the classroom and laboratory.