Redefining lipid biology from droplets to ferroptosis
Women’s health cannot leave rare diseases behind
News and Ideas
Creating change in biochemistry education
Pamela Mertz will receive the ASBMB William C. Rose Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, March 7-10 in Washington, D.C.
Amacher, Pollock named Henry Dreyfus scholars
They were recognized for their outstanding research scholarship and a deep commitment to undergraduate education and each received $75,000 to fund their research.
Trainee mentorship as immortality
Suzanne Barbour will receive the ASBMB Sustained Leadership Award at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, March 7-10 in Washington, D.C.
Upcoming opportunities
Join us Feb. 5! The monthly ASBMB Transcription Webinars aim to facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration among researchers in the fields of transcription, chromatin and epigenetics.
Life in four dimensions: When biology outpaces the brain
Nobel laureate Eric Betzig will discuss his research on information transfer in biology from proteins to organisms at the 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting.
Fasting, fat and the molecular switches that keep us alive
Nutritional biochemist and JLR AE Sander Kersten has spent decades uncovering how the body adapts to fasting. His discoveries on lipid metabolism and gene regulation reveal how our ancient survival mechanisms may hold keys to modern metabolic health.
McRose awarded Packard fellowship
She will receive $875,000 in research funding over five years.
Redefining excellence to drive equity and innovation
Donita Brady will receive the ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Award for Maximizing Access in Science at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, March 7–10, just outside of Washington, D.C.
120 Years of discovery: ASBMB continues the story of science
ASBMB president reflects on 120 years of biochemical discoveries, highlights the launch of the new journal IBMB and underscores the importance of advocacy and fundamental research in driving the next chapter of scientific progress.
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Jay Thakkar
Courtney Chandler
Jessica Desamero
Poornima Sankar
Computational biosciences illuminate how molecular condensates form
Rohit Pappu will receive the 2025 DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 12-15 in Chicago. Read More
Who decides when a grad student graduates?
Courtney Chandler
Careers Columnist
Ph.D. programs often don’t have a set timeline. Students continue with their research until their thesis is done, which is where variability comes into play. Read More
Beyond the bench: On a mission to build an inclusive scientific community
Benjamin Garcia will receive the ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award at the ASBMB Annual meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago. Read More
Quantifying how proteins in microbe and host interact
“To develop better vaccines, we need new methods and a better understanding of the antibody responses that develop in immune individuals,” author Johan Malmström said. Read More
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