The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) is a nonprofit professional society that builds and empowers a broad community of molecular life scientists to advance discovery.
ASBMB is a community of 11,000 members, including researchers and scientist educators spanning students to senior scientists. Through dissemination of emerging scientific research, education and training initiatives, and advocacy, ASBMB shapes and supports fundamental science that fuels future innovation. For more than 100 years, its community has pioneered new discoveries in the molecular life sciences that drive medical advances and therapies for many disorders and diseases, as well as many other applications ranging from environmental to agricultural.
Mission statement
ASBMB’s mission is building and empowering a broad community of molecular life scientists to advance discovery.
ASBMB’s work is guided by its mission, vision and values and a strategic plan.
What we do
Biochemistry and molecular biology:
Foundational discoveries drive major impacts
Biochemists and molecular biologists are pioneers at the forefront of science and medicine, exploring how the building blocks of life work in plants, animals, microbes and other living things.
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Diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion commitment statement
Read about the ASBMB's commitment to DEAI.
History of the ASBMB
Since its founding in 1906, ASBMB has grown into one of the most important learned scientific societies.
ASBMB award winners
See past winners of the ASBMB's Annual Awards which honor scientists for their contributions to science, education and diversity, equity and inclusion.
ASBMB Fellows
Selection as an ASBMB Fellow is an honor bestowed to our most distinguished and established members.