Calendar of events, awards and opportunities

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.

Aug. 10: Propose a workshop for the 2022 ASBMB Annual Meeting (deadline extended)

The ASBMB annual meeting will be held in person in Philadelphia in April. We're accepting proposals through Aug. 1 for workshops at the meeting. This is your chance to shape the content and nature of our most important conference of the year. Please consider submitting a proposal for a 60- to 90-minute interactive event. Here's the form.

Also: The 2021 annual award lectures are now available on demand. Tune in for talks on research, education and diversity.

Aug. 13: Deadline to apply to join an ASBMB committee

The ASBMB provides multiple opportunities for members to get involved through service on our committees. (This includes the ASBMB Today editorial advisory board.) We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, as well as early-career scientists, in the governance of the society to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion. Additionally, the committee strives for institutional, geographic and career stage diversity. See eligibility criteria and apply here.

Aug. 16: Research!America essay contest

Research!America is accepting submissions for its op-ed competition for early-career researchers through Aug. 16. Here's what a post we saw on LinkedIn said: "The competition is easy(ish)! Write an opinion piece of 750 words or less on the health- or science-related topic of your choosing. A panel of three judges will review each submission for clarity and persuasiveness, and winners will be notified by August 31. If your submission is among the top three, you will receive a cash prize. The first-place recipient will also be invited to participate in our virtual National Health Research Forum on Tuesday, September 14. Please submit your op-ed as a PDF with the file name 'FirstName_LastName_Op-Ed' to mmartin@researchamerica.org."

Aug. 18: ASIP webinar on rotavirus and host signaling

The American Society for Investigative Pathology is hosting a virtual event titled "High Powered Viruses: How Rotavirus Exploits Host Signaling to Induce Pathogenesis" at 2 p.m. Eastern on Aug. 18. Kristen A. Engevik, a postdoctoral fellow at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, will present. Register for this event on Zoom.

Aug. 31: FASEB BioArt contest entries due

Every year, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology holds a competition featuring stellar scientific images and videos. Submissions are welcome from federally funded investigators/groups and members of constituent societies. Read the guidelines. Submissions are welcome beginning July 15. See past winning images.

Who among you loves tweeting about lipids?

The ASBMB's Journal of Lipid Research invites graduate students, postdocs and early-career investigators to take over the JLR Twitter account (@jlipidres) for a day apiece to talk about their favorite lipids. To express interest, fill out the JLR #LipidTakeover application. Also, the ASBMB Lipid Research Division just started its own Twitter feed. Check it out at @AsbmbLrd.

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.

Oct. 4: Deadline for NAS award nominations

The National Academy of Sciences is accepting nominations for its annual awards. The nominations are due in October, winners will be announced in January, and the ceremony will be held in April. See the list of available awards. Read the nominating instructions.

Oct. 6: Deadline for DOE internship applications

The U.S. Department of Energy is accepting applications through Oct. 6 from undergraduate students and new grads interested in interning at one of the agency's 17 participating labs in the spring. Participants conduct research under the supervision of DOE researchers and engineers in support of the agency's mission. Learn more.

Oct. 6–9: Emerging roles of the nucleolus

This unique meeting will bring together scientists who focus on nucleolar structure and function, but with diverse research perspectives and approaches, to facilitate a wide-ranging discussion and an in-depth exploration of the subject from many angles. The topics addressed will range in scope from basic biology to human disease, including the biophysical properties of this organelle, cancer prognosis and treatments, and reproduction.

The abstract deadline has been extended to Aug. 31. Learn more.

Oct. 24–29: SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference

The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science will hold its national meeting Oct. 25–29 online. Registration opens Aug. 2, and SACNAS members get discounts. See what's on the agenda.

Oct. 30: Deadline to apply for PALM fellowship

The Promoting Active Learning and Mentoring (PALM) Network is accepting applications from postdocs and faculty members who wish to learn about and get better at implementing evidence-based active learning. This program is supported by the National Science Foundation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, fellows and mentors will participate virtually. Learn more.