Celebrating 100 years of the term ‘lipid’
Lipid News

Celebrating 100 years of the term ‘lipid’

By Félix M. Goñi
Gabriel Bertrand put forward the idea in a paper published by the Bulletin de la Société de Chimie Biologique. The society approved Bertrand’s suggestion, with the French spelling “lipide,” in 1923.
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A Nobel for biochemistry underlying COVID-19 vaccines

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman won the 2023 prize for medicine or physiology “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.”
A Nobel for biochemistry underlying COVID-19 vaccines

News and Ideas

Art imitates science
Announcement

Art imitates science

Oct. 2, 2023

Congratulations to the winners of the ASBMB's inaugural Molecular Motifs bioart competition.

Getting your name out there
President's Message

Getting your name out there

Oct. 2, 2023

“The Discover BMB organizers know how important career-related programming and networking opportunities are .. and our 2024 meeting in March in San Antonio is being designed to meet this demand.”

In memoriam: John DeMoss
In Memoriam

In memoriam: John DeMoss

Oct. 2, 2023

He was a founding member of academic departments in Texas and California and served on the JBC editorial board.

Improvements in genome databases promising for cancer research
Journal News

Improvements in genome databases promising for cancer research

Oct. 1, 2023

Scientists expand the use of ribosome profiling, also known as Ribo-seq, to understand protein production in cells.

Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Announcement

Calendar of events, awards and opportunities

Oct. 1, 2023

Just added: JBC Herbert Tabor Early Career Investigator Award nominations are being accepted! Save the date for an ASBMB webinar on advancing antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion in STEMM organizations.

Flesh-eating bacteria infections are on the rise in the U.S.
News

Flesh-eating bacteria infections are on the rise in the U.S.

Sept. 30, 2023

ASBMB Today editorial advisory board chair Bill Sullivan explains how to protect yourself.

From the journals: JBC
Journal News

From the journals: JBC

Sept. 29, 2023

Creating the ideal PROTAC. A new player in mRNA polyadenylation. Improved inhibitors of human growth hormone signaling. Read about recent papers on these topics.

Who did it?
Outreach

Who did it?

Sept. 28, 2023

An ASBMB outreach grant funds a high school field trip that includes a DNA crime scene investigation.

How to run an ASBMB Student Chapter
Interview

How to run an ASBMB Student Chapter

Sept. 27, 2023

A conversation with John Tansey, a professor at Otterbein University and adviser to the winner of the 2023 ASBMB Outstanding Chapter Award.

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