About us

Meetings Committee

The Meetings Committee facilitates organization of meeting programs to deliver ground-breaking scientific research, promote networking and mentoring opportunities, and foster relationships and collaboration between scientists around the globe. With a forward thinking strategy, the Meetings Committee recommends new scientific areas and programming to expand the reach and engagement of ASBMB members and the larger BMB community.

Institutional affiliations listed for identification purposes only. Members serve in their personal capacities and do not represent their affiliated institutions or employers.

Oleh Khalimonchuk

Oleh Khalimonchuk

  • Chair (2025–2028)
  • University of Utah
Donita C. Brady

Donita C. Brady

  • (2024–2026)
  • University of Pennsylvania
Sandra Gabelli

Sandra Gabelli

  • 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting Co-chair (2024–2026)
  • Merck & Co. Inc.
Aaron Hoskins

Aaron Hoskins

  • 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting Co-chair (2024–2026)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lea Vacca Michel

Lea Vacca Michel

  • Maximizing Access Committee Chair (2023–2026)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
James Olzmann

James Olzmann

  • (2025–2028)
  • University of California, Berkeley
David Pagliarini

David Pagliarini

  • (2024–2026)
  • Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Nathan L. Vanderford

Nathan L. Vanderford

  • Education and Professional Development Committee Chair (2023–2026)
  • University of Kentucky

Conference series subcommittee

This committee is part of the meetings committee with a special focus on the society’s small conferences.

Wei-Chen Chang

Wei-Chen Chang

  • (2023–2026)
  • North Carolina State University
Oleh Khalimonchuk

Oleh Khalimonchuk

  • (2023–2026)
  • University of Utah
Laura Lackner

Laura Lackner

  • (2023–2026)
  • Northwestern University
Y. Jessie Zhang

Y. Jessie Zhang

  • (2023–2026)
  • University of Texas at Austin