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This week: Submit an abstract to give a poster presentation at ASBMB's CoA conference. Just added: An ASBMB webinar on exploring career paths in academia, a networking event at Van Andel Institute and more!

By ASBMB Today Staff

July 2, 2023

Every week, we update this list with new meetings, awards, scholarships and events to help you advance your career. If you’d like us to feature something that you’re offering to the bioscience community, email us with the subject line “For calendar.” ASBMB members’ offerings take priority, and we do not promote products/services. Learn how to advertise in ASBMB Today.

July 7: Last call for poster abstracts for our conference on CoA

Submit your abstract by July 7 at 12 p.m. Eastern to give a poster presentation at this ASBMB conference on CoA and CoA derivatives Aug. 16–18 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The program is available for your perusal. This conference will provide a forum where academic and industrial investigators from heterogeneous fields can exchange ideas and challenge the framework of our current understanding of the role of CoA and its derivatives in all aspects of health, disease and bioscience. The registration deadline is July 14. Learn more.

July 15: Quality Science Pathway Apprenticeship application deadline

The Quality Science Pathway Apprenticeship offered by The Wistar Institute combines specialized instruction and hands-on training to address the critical need for a work-based, quality science apprenticeship that will provide an accelerated career pathway to sought-after biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry jobs in the Philadelphia region. Each course requires three to five hours per week, including class time and assignments, and will be offered as an online, synchronous class scheduled in the evening. Upon completion of the program, QSP apprentices receive certification as a Certified Quality Science Professional. Applicants must be undergraduates at two- or four-year institutions, learners who have completed some college coursework but are not currently enrolled in classes, or recent graduates. Learn more.

July 17: Apply for FASEB's Howard Garrison Advocacy Program

The Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellowship is a 10-month cohort experience that provides instruction in advocacy, science policy, science communication, leadership development and career exploration outside academia. Hosted by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the program has three core learning and professional development experiences: science policy and advocacy course, communications and advocacy training, and leadership and professional skills development. Learn more.

July 18 & 19: ABRCMS workshops on modern skills for STEM careers

Developing skills in project management and leadership during graduate school will set you up for success in your career in academia and beyond. To support students, ABRCMS is hosting two free virtual workshops in July. The topics are:

"Using Project Management Tools in Research and in Life" on July 18 from 2–4 p.m. Eastern.
"Stepping into Leading" on July 19 from 2–4:30 p.m. Eastern.

Learn more.

July 18: Beyond faculty: Exploring career paths in academia

Not sure if a research and teaching faculty position is right for you? Join us at 3 p.m. Eastern on July 18 for this ASBMB webinar on exploring careers in nonfaculty academic positions features insights from a panel of three passionate individuals who support the research and educational activities at their institutions. Their careers encompass diverse roles like advising, curriculum development, research administration, grant writing and program coordination. Collaborating with faculty, administrators and students, nonfaculty professionals enhance the academic experience, promote scholarly activities and support institutional goals. They foster success, design innovative programs, manage research, analyze data and ensure efficiency. Nonfaculty careers provide unique and varied opportunities to apply your scientific expertise and transferable skills within a familiar academic setting. Register.

July 19: ASBMB networking event at Van Andel Institute

Join us at 6 p.m. Eastern on July 19 for an ASBMB networking event at the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Mich. The event will include a talk by Nathan Vanderford, associate professor at the University of Kentucky and ASBMB fellow. Register.

July 20: ASIP seminar on the T cell unfolded protein response

At 1 p.m. Eastern, Sasha Smolgovsky, a Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University, will deliver a presentation titled: "Dysregulation of the T Cell Unfolded Protein Response Directs Cardiac Inflammation in Cardiometabolic Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction." This presentation is part of the American Society for Investigative Pathology's young investigator keynote seminar series. Learn more.

July 31: Visiting researcher program application deadline

Enterprise Incubator Foundation, with the support of PMI Science R&D Center Armenia, invites researchers from foreign universities, research institutes and companies to apply for its 2023 Visiting Researcher Program to boost collaborative research results and international collaborations. The program aims to bring international scientists to Armenia and is open to academics from all corners of the world who:

Are motivated to work with research teams in various directions.
Are excited to share their knowledge and expertise with the science community in Armenia.
Are encouraged to participate in workshops, lectures, seminars, and exclusive community activities to foster networking.

Learn more.

Nature’s global survey of postdocs is now live

If you’re a postdoc in academia, industry, government or any other area of the public or private sector, Nature asks you to share your experiences in a survey. It asks about the highs and lows of postdoc life, salary, job satisfaction, career aspirations and relationships with supervisors and other colleagues. Participants can enter to win $250 in a drawing, and questions are available in English, Spanish and Chinese. Learn more.

August 15: Janssen Immunology Day registration deadline

The Janssen Scholars of Immunology Diversity Engagement Program was created to build relationships with exceptional, ethnically diverse Ph.D. students, medical students, Pharm.D. students, and postdoctoral researchers. During Janssen Immunology Day, a virtual event on Sept. 11, attendees will be exposed to the R&D process within industry and obtain an understanding of the critical skillsets fostering a successful industry career. Those who attend Janssen Immunology Day will have the opportunity to apply to advance to the mentoring step of SIDEP, in which scholars will be paired with Janssen leaders in an ongoing one-year mentoring experience. Applications for this step are due mid-October. Learn more.

Sept. 6: Apply for the AAI's fellowship for computational scientists and immunologists

This American Association of Immunologists fellowship program is intended to improve understanding and communication between immunology researchers and computational scientists by affording an opportunity to train in each other’s discipline. A priincipal investigator may apply for a fellowship to support a postdoctoral fellow trained in basic bench research to undertake one year of training in computational science or a postdoctoral fellow trained in computational science to spend one year in an immunology research lab to learn basic immunological principles and laboratory techniques. Reciprocal six-month exchanges between labs will also be considered. Learn more.

Sept. 6: Apply for the AAI's career reentry fellowship

The American Association of Immunologists' Fellowship Program for Career Reentry provides support for immunologists to reenter the workforce after a lapse of research or research training due to medical leave or family circumstances. This fellowship program will provide one year of salary support to postdoctoral trainees who have taken a leave of absence of one year or more for family-related issues, medical absences or military obligations. These reasons primarily include recovering from a serious illness; caring for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious illness or injury; providing elder or child care; or relocating due to a spousal career transition. The fellowship does not pay fringe benefits or other indirect costs to the institution. Learn more.

Oct. 28–29: Save the date for our serine proteases virtual conference

This ASBMB virtual conference will focus on membrane-anchored serine proteases and other serine proteases with restricted activities in the pericellular environment relevant to cellular signaling, behavior and protease activity in human disease. The conference traditionally brings together an international group of researchers in the field of serine proteases and pericellular proteolysis. It is rooted in providing an accessible forum for researchers to present their latest findings and technologies and to facilitate an environment for idea exchange, networking and building scientific collaborations. The conference was founded on the principle of providing an intimate venue for junior investigators — especially postdocs and graduate students — to meet with experts in the field from academia and industry to build interactions crucial to future career development. Learn more.

March 23–26: Save the date for #DiscoverBMB in San Antonio

#DiscoverBMB is the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. With a mission to share the latest, most impactful research findings in the molecular life sciences, #DiscoverBMB offers an exciting agenda that includes talks by the field's foremost experts, interactive workshops on the latest trends, technologies and techniques, and an invigorating exhibition of posters, services and products. The meeting attracts researchers in academia and industry, educators, trainees and students from across the globe. It offers unparalleled opportunities for collaborating, networking and recruiting. See the symposia themes and organizers. Learn more.

IUBMB MilliporeSigma fellowship

The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology welcomes applications year-round for its MilliporeSigma Virtual Meetings and Courses Fellowships. Grad students and postdocs from countries that are associate or full members of the IUBMB may apply for funding to present their work at virtual events in the IUBMB region. Learn how to apply.

IUBMB relocation support for displaced trainees

The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is offering $2,000 to graduate students and postdocs displaced from their labs as a result of natural disaster, war or "other events beyond their control that interrupt their training." The money is for travel and settling in. Learn more and spread the word to those who could use assistance.

Call for virtual scientific event proposals

The ASBMB provides members with a virtual platform to share scientific research and accomplishments and to discuss emerging topics and technologies with the BMB community.

The ASBMB will manage the technical aspects, market the event to tens of thousands of contacts and present the digital event live to a remote audience. Additional tools such as polling, Q&A, breakout rooms and post event Twitter chats may be used to facilitate maximum engagement.

Seminars are typically one to two hours long. A workshop or conference might be longer and even span several days.

Prospective organizers may submit proposals at any time. Decisions are usually made within four to six weeks.

Propose an event.