

The 2021 ASBMB Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with Experimental Biology, offers unmatched opportunities to showcase your work, learn from other scientists about their latest findings and expand your professional circle.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with scientists from around the globe!
Virtual meeting highlights
In addition to taking in all of the science, at the virtual ASBMB Annual Meeting you'll be able to:
- Interact with colleagues — Participate in real-time moderated Q&A sessions, virtual meetups and interest group networking events with researchers who share your interests, and engage through one-on-one live video chat with friends and colleagues.
- Establish new connections — Search for fellow attendees by name to send them questions or comments about their research by text or request a video chat for a live discussion.
- Share your poster — Your prerecorded poster presentation will be viewable for the duration of the meeting. You'll be able to engage with and respond to attendees during scheduled poster Q&A sessions and continue to answer any questions that have been left for you after your session.
- Visit the exhibit hall — Learn about equipment and products with live booth hours and on-demand presentations from exhibitors.
- Catch up on missed sessions — Recordings of presentations will be available on demand so you can catch up on any sessions you may have missed.
Important dates
April 12 | Early registration deadline |
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Featured award lectures

Manajit Hayer-Hartl

Jeremy Baskin

Celia Schiffer

Yang Zhang
Cellular machineries devoted to rubisco — the most abundant enzyme
Manajit Hayer-Hartl
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
ASBMB–Merck Award
Manajit Hayer–Hartl, a group leader at the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, won the ASBMB–Merck Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to research in biochemistry and molecular biology. Hayer-Hartl has led a research group focused on chaperonin-assisted protein folding research since 2006.
Shedding light on phosphatidic acid signaling with chemical tools
Jeremy Baskin
Cornell University
Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipids
Jeremy Baskin, an assistant professor at Cornell University, won the Walter Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipids, which was established by ASBMB’s Lipid Research Division and recognizes outstanding research contributions in the area of lipids by young investigators who are assistant professors (or equivalent) with no more than 10 years of experience since receiving their degrees.
Constraining evolution → avoiding drug resistance: Lessons from viruses
Celia Schiffer
University of Massachusetts Medical School,
William C. Rose Award
Celia Schiffer, a professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, won the William C. Rose Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to biochemical and molecular biological research and a demonstrated commitment to the training of younger scientists. Schiffer directs the Institute for Drug Resistance at the University of Massachusetts medical school.
Towards the solution of the protein structure prediction problem
Yang Zhang
University of Michigan
DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences
Yang Zhang, a professor at the University of Michigan Medical School, won the DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences, established to honor the legacy of Warren L. DeLano, creator of the PyMOL open-source molecular viewer and given to a scientist for advances in computer technology to enhance research in the life sciences at the molecular level. Zhang’s lab is recognized for its algorithms for predicting the 3D structures of proteins.
Registration
Registration fees include access to scientific sessions, poster sessions, exhibits, Career Central, mobile app and much more!
Students, trainees and teachers will be required to present credentials during registration. See requirements
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Registration type | Early registration (on/before April 12) |
Full-price registration (on/after April 13) |
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Members | Nonmembers | Members | Nonmembers | |
Regular | $325 | $425 | $350 | $450 |
Postdoctoral trainee | $250 | $350 | $285 | $385 |
Graduate student | $70 | $115 | $80 | $125 |
Undergraduate student | $20 | $45 | $25 | $50 |
Retired | $115 | $215 | $135 | $235 |
Eligibility requirements
Graduate students
To be eligible for the Graduate Student rate, you must be enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program and have not yet earned a doctoral degree. You must have a department head or research advisor certify your student eligibility. If registering online, enter the name and email address of your department head. Postdoctoral fellows, hospital residents, interns and laboratory technicians do not qualify as students.
Undergraduate students
To be eligible for the Undergraduate Student rate, you must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program and have not yet earned a baccalaureate degree. You must certify your student eligibility. If registering online, enter the name and email address of your department head.
Postdoctoral trainee
Trainees have obtained their doctoral degree within the last five years and are currently enrolled in a postdoctoral trainee program.
Program schedule
More sessions to be announced.
Tuesday agenda
ASBMB business meeting
Herbert Tabor Research Award lecture
ASBMB–Merck Award lecture
Cell decision making
Glycosylation and extracellular matrix in development, repair and cancer
Mechanosignaling
Molecular machines: New paradigms in structure, function and engineering
Chair: Stefanie Redemann, University of Virginia
NAD synthesis, salvage and sirtuins in tissue health
Chair: Anne Murphy, Cytokinetics, Inc.
Noncoding RNAs and disease
Novel roles of lipids in health and disease
Chair: Steven Claypool, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Who we are: Creating a culture of wellness in science
Chair: Daniel Dries, Juniata College
Meet the experts
Continue the conversation with leading experts from today's symposia and award lectures.
JBC Herbert Tabor Early Career Investigator Awards
The Journal of Biological Chemistry honors first authors
Chair: George DeMartino, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Spotlight Sessions
Oral presentations selected from volunteer abstracts.
Virtual poster presentations
Happy hour
Poster topics and interest group networking events.
Women in BMB event — Painful and important lessons about resilience and wellness for scientists
Sharon Milgram, Director of Intramural Training & Education, National Institutes of Health
Wednesday agenda
William C. Rose Award lecture
Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry lecture
Earl and Thressa Stadtman Young Scholar Award lecture
Computational approaches to regulation of gene expression
Control of cell fate by metabolic intermediates
Chair: Carla Koehler, University of California, Los Angeles
Glycosylation and extracellular matrix in immunologic, inflammatory and infectious disease
How lipids impact the structure and function of membrane proteins
Molecular motors
Chair: Jochen Zimmer, University of Virginia
Post-translational modifications/signaling
RNA modifications and disease
What we do: Choosing pedagogy over content
Chair: Nathan Vanderford, University of Kentucky
Meet the experts
Continue the conversation with leading experts from today's symposia and award lectures.
Alice and C.C. Wang Award in Molecular Parasitology symposium
Exciting biological insights revealed by proteomics: A Molecular & Cellular Proteomics presentation
Chair: Anne-Claude Gingras, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Reserch Institute
Spotlight Sessions
Oral presentations selected from volunteer abstracts.
Virtual poster presentations
Happy hour
Poster topics and interest group networking events.
Thursday agenda
Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in Biomedical Science lecture
DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences lecture
Avanti Award in Lipids lecture
Best practices for preventing/managing incidences of harassment in the workplace
Suzanne Barbour, University of Georgia
Emerging mechanisms of signaling
Chairs: Wendy Gordon, University of Minnesota, and Adrian Salic, Harvard Medical School
Glycosylation and extracellular matrix in neurologic and metabolic diseases
Chair: Jamey Marth, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Membrane biogenesis and trafficking
Chair: Teresa Dunn-Giroux, Uniformed Services University
Molecular motors in transport, biosynthesis and energy transduction
RNA binding proteins and control of RNA biogenesis in disease
New insights into control of metabolism by transporters
Meet the experts
Continue the conversation with leading experts from today's symposia and award lectures.
Lipid Diversity and Disease: Spotlight on Journal of Lipid Research Junior Associate Editors
Spotlight Sessions
Oral presentations selected from volunteer abstracts.
Virtual poster presentations
Happy hour
Poster topics and interest group networking events.
Friday agenda
Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award lecture
Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research lecture
JBC Herbert Tabor Early Career Investigator Awards
The Journal of Biological Chemistry honors first authors
Chair: George DeMartino, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Interest group networking events
Meet the experts
Continue the conversation with leading experts from today's symposia and award lectures.
Workshops
Virtual poster presentations
Happy hour
Poster topics and interest group networking events.