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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.

Vahe Bandarian

Vahe Bandarian

  • Chair, Meetings Committee (2022–2025)
  • University of Utah
Donita C. Brady

Donita C. Brady

  • Co-chair, 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2025)
  • University of Pennsylvania
Martha Cyert

Martha Cyert

  • (2022–2025)
  • Stanford University
Sandra Gabelli

Sandra Gabelli

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

Aaron Hoskins

  • Co-chair, 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2026)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison
Oleh Khalimonchuk

Oleh Khalimonchuk

  • (2020–2026)
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lea Vacca Michel

Lea Vacca Michel

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

James Olzmann

  • (2022–2025)
  • University of California, Berkeley
Kim Orth

Kim Orth

  • (2022–2025)
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
David Pagliarini

David Pagliarini

  • Co-chair, 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2025)
  • Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Jared Rutter

Jared Rutter

  • (2022–2025)
  • University of Utah School of Medicine
Nathan L. Vanderford

Nathan L. Vanderford

  • Chair, Education and Professional Development Committee (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 Nebraska–Lincoln
Laura Lackner

Laura Lackner

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

Y. Jessie Zhang

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