Membership
Give the gift of ASBMB membership
Give a colleague, student or friend a full year of exceptional resources and enriching experiences at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
ASBMB members enjoy the following benefits:
Exclusive member benefits
Discounts
Members enjoy:
- Discounted registration for ASBMB events — save up to 50% off the annual meeting.
- Effective January 2021, the ASBMB’s three prestigious research journals — the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Lipid Research and Molecular & Cellular Proteomics — are open access. Regular and industry members receive a $500 discount on the article processing fee.
- Reduced subscription rates for non-ASBMB journals.
- Discounted registration for the Art of Science Communication online course.
- Free posting to the ASBMB job board (regular and industry members only).
Funding
Members can apply for:
- Annual awards for all career stages.
- Awards for undergraduate research and outreach.
- Student Chapter awards.
Access
Members enjoy access to:
- The ASBMB member directory.
- The full archive of ASBMB professional development webinars.
- The opportunity to apply for the Advocacy Training Program.
- The chance to organize an ASBMB virtual event, conference or networking event.
ASBMB members also receive benefits through the society’s alliance with the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
Choose a membership type below.
Regular
$160/year
Available to anyone with a doctoral degree who has published at least one paper pertaining to biochemistry or molecular biology in a refereed journal. Regular members may hold elective office, endorse new members and sponsor nonmembers at the society's annual meeting.
Industry
$160/year
Available to anyone who works in industry, biotech or other fields related to the molecular life sciences with a degree (associates or above) in biochemistry, molecular biology or a related field. Industry members have the same privileges as regular members.
Early-career
$70/year
Available to postdoctoral fellows (or equivalent) or early-career scientists. Early-career status is limited to 10 years unless postdoctoral (or equivalent) appointment is reaffirmed by a mentor or faculty member. Eligible for automatic promotion to regular membership once criteria are satisfied.
Affiliate
$45/year
Available to those without a Ph.D. and who are not eligible for regular or early-career membership — typically educators at colleges or high schools, employees of government agencies or nongovernmental or nonprofit organizations, and members of the public with a strong interest in biochemistry and molecular biology.
Graduate
$25/year
Available to graduate students. Graduate membership is limited to five years. Eligible for automatic promotion to early-career membership once criteria are satisfied.
Undergraduate
$10/year
Available to enrolled students pursuing bachelor's degrees.