Upcoming opportunities

June 26: ASBMB webinar on navigating the path from academia to commercialization

Join us for a panel discussion on commercializing biomedical research. Our panel includes a faculty member who has successfully commercialized research from their lab and the CEO of a company founded by postdocs. Together, they will share their experiences and challenges, and strategies for navigating the commercialization process and securing research funding. Register for this free webinar, which will start at 1 p.m. Eastern.

June 26–29: ASBMB's meeting on evolution and core processes in gene expression

"Evolution and core processes in gene expression," which will be held at Stowers Institute in Kansas City, Mo. from June 26–29, will showcase the most recent insights into the cis-regulatory code; how cis-regulatory information is read out by transcription factors, signaling pathways and other proteins; how cellular diversity is created during development; and how we can study this problem using cutting-edge genomics technology and computational methods. Learn more.

July 9: ASBMB Breakthroughs webinar on nuclear second messenger signaling

The ASBMB Breakthroughs webinar series offers a window into the cutting-edge biochemistry and molecular biology research driving discovery. Each month, this series highlights groundbreaking research, pioneering methodologies, and emerging trends redefining the boundaries of science.

The next webinar, "Nuclear second messenger signaling: How phospholipids, bilirubin and inositol phosphates directly control gene expression," will be at 12:15 p.m. Eastern on July 9. Ray Blind at Vanderbilt University will discuss:

1. How nuclear sphingolipids, nuclear phosphoinositides and the heme breakdown product bilirubin directly regulate gene expression through the NR5A nuclear receptors.
2. How loss of the nuclear signaling enzyme IPMK results in loss of inositol phosphates and specific inhibition of HDAC3 activity in human glioblastoma cells. Learn more and register.

Recordings of past webinars are available on-demand, including these recent presentations:

• June 2025: "Intra- and inter-cellular communication within a virus microenvironment"
  • Ileana Cristea of Princeton University presents her research into the complex and dynamic cellular microenvironments that shape the outcome of viral infection.
• May 2025: "Biosynthesis and regulation of plant phenolic compounds"
  • Delve into the biosynthesis and regulation of flavonoids and phenylpropanoids in maize and other plants with Erich Grotewold, professor of plant biology at Michigan State University. Read about Grotewold's talk in ASBMB Today.
• March 2025: "Evolution of metallo-β-lactamases: A journey from the test tube to the bacterial periplasm"
  • Alejandro Vila of the University of Rosario presents his research on the evolutionary traits of clinical MBL variants under conditions that mimic their natural bacterial environment. Watch the recording. Read about Vila's talk in ASBMB Today.

July 10–13: ASBMB's meeting on O-GlcNAcylation in health and disease

"O-GlcNAcylation in health and disease," which will be held July 10–13 in Durham, N.C., will cover O-GlcNAc cycling enzymes and the O-GlcNAc modification in modulating protein function in basic biological processes as well as in disease states, including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurological diseases. Graduate students and postdocs will be selected for oral talks and discuss their work at poster sessions. Learn more and submit an abstract. Plus, check out this Q&A with two of the meeting's co-chairs, Michael Boyce and Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, for program highlights.

July 23: Early registration deadline for ASBMB's symposium on proteomics

This five-day symposium, held at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Mass. from Aug. 17–21, will be an international forum for discussion of the remarkable advances in cell and human protein biology revealed by ever-more-innovative and powerful proteomics technologies. The symposium will juxtapose sessions about methodological advances with sessions about the roles those advances play in solving problems and seizing opportunities to understand the composition, dynamics and function of cellular machinery in numerous biological contexts. It will also articulate urgent, unmet needs and unsolved problems that will drive the field in the future. In addition to talks by invited plenary and session speakers, short talks will be selected from submitted abstracts. Learn more and register by July 23 to secure the discounted rate.

July 24–27: ASBMB's meeting on transforming undergraduate education in the molecular life sciences

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s upcoming meeting, Transforming Undergraduate Education in the Molecular Life Sciences, or TUEMLS, is a small, interactive event focused on rethinking teaching strategies to better support student success in biochemistry and molecular biology. It invites educators and aspiring instructors, including postdocs and graduate students, to explore new approaches and pedagogical goals.

Talks and panel discussions will include sessions on the skills, competencies and key concepts we teach through biochemistry and molecular biology content, as well as on the pedagogical approaches that lead to student achievement. Each day will begin with a keynote talk on topics such as culturally-responsive pedagogy, an indigenized chemistry curriculum, alternative grading practices and fidelity of implementation. Keynotes will be followed by panel discussions and break-out sessions, with opportunities to learn about several education-focused NSF-funded projects, including CUREs, assessment, case-based learning and biomolecular visualization. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with program directors to learn about funding opportunities for education projects. Explore the program and learn more about the meeting in this Q&A with organizers Daniel Dries and Betsy Martinez–Vaz.

ASBMB Lipid Research Division seminar series on lipids and lipid signaling

The ASBMB Lipid Research Division Seminar Series features free, monthly presentations from young researchers highlighting their recent work in the field of lipids. Stay tuned for details about the next seminar, and watch recent sessions on-demand.

Do you have a great idea for a scientific event?

We are now accepting proposals for scientific events to be held in 2024 and 2025. You pick the topic, the sessions and the speakers, and we’ll do the rest.

That’s right! We’ll manage registration, market the event to tens of thousands of scientists, and handle all the logistics so that you can focus on the science.  

The top areas of research interest among ASBMB members include the following, but we’ll consider all proposals:  

• Protein structure and folding 
• Molecular bases of disease 
• Gene regulation 
• Signal transduction 
• Metabolism 

What molecule, method or research question needs more attention? We’re here to help you realize your vision and deliver cutting-edge science to the BMB community. 

Propose an event.