Award winners

From humble beginnings to unlocking lysosomal secrets
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From humble beginnings to unlocking lysosomal secrets

Feb. 20, 2026

Monther Abu–Remaileh will receive the ASBMB’s 2026 Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, March 7-10 in Washington, D.C.

Chemistry meets biology to thwart parasites
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Chemistry meets biology to thwart parasites

Feb. 19, 2026

Margaret Phillips will receive the Alice and C. C. Wang Award in Molecular Parasitology at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, March 7-10 in Washington, D.C.

ASBMB announces 2026 JBC/Tabor awardees
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ASBMB announces 2026 JBC/Tabor awardees

Feb. 18, 2026

The seven awardees are first authors of outstanding papers published in 2025 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Decoding how bacteria flip host’s molecular switches
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Decoding how bacteria flip host’s molecular switches

Feb. 17, 2026

Kim Orth will receive the Earl and Thressa Stadtman Distinguished Scientists Award at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, March 7–10, just outside of Washington, D.C.

Defining JNKs: Targets for drug discovery
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Defining JNKs: Targets for drug discovery

Feb. 12, 2026

Roger Davis will receive the Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in Biomedical Science at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, March 7–10, just outside of Washington, D.C.

Summer research spotlight
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Summer research spotlight

Feb. 10, 2026

The 2025 Undergraduate Research Award recipients share results and insights from their lab experiences.

Redefining lipid biology from droplets to ferroptosis
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Redefining lipid biology from droplets to ferroptosis

Feb. 5, 2026

James Olzmann will receive the ASBMB Avanti Award in Lipids at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, March 7–10, just outside of Washington, D.C.

Creating change in biochemistry education
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Creating change in biochemistry education

Feb. 3, 2026

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.

Trainee mentorship as immortality
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Trainee mentorship as immortality

Jan. 29, 2026

Suzanne Barbour will receive the ASBMB Sustained Leadership Award at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, March 7-10 in Washington, D.C.