Meetings Committee
The Meetings Committee facilitates organization of meeting programs to deliver ground-breaking scientific research, promote networking and mentoring opportunities, and foster relationships and collaboration between scientists around the globe. With a forward thinking strategy, the Meetings Committee recommends new scientific areas and programming to expand the reach and engagement of ASBMB members and the larger BMB community.
![Vahe Bandarian](/getmedia/d46e6d54-42d7-4839-b0b1-96eeb2b4dec0/300x300-Vahe-Bandarian.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Vahe Bandarian
- Chair, Meetings Committee (2022–2025)
- University of Utah
![Donita C. Brady](/getmedia/2e445edd-aacf-485e-ac15-c03e8eac9de5/300x300-donita-brady.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Donita C. Brady
- Co-chair, 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2025)
- University of Pennsylvania
![Martha Cyert](/getmedia/79951e38-a115-4815-9c41-0c3e92b8edd4/300x300-Martha-Cyert.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Martha Cyert
- (2022–2025)
- Stanford University
![Sandra Gabelli](/getmedia/bf0da0a9-e8b5-4e65-beb1-3db051fa4c88/300x300-Sandra-Gabelli.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Sandra Gabelli
- Co-chair, 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2026)
- Merck & Co. Inc.
![Aaron Hoskins](/getmedia/7f6a1d2c-7f5d-4569-9c94-726420901360/300x300-Aaron-Hoskins.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Aaron Hoskins
- Co-chair, 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2026)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
![Oleh Khalimonchuk](/getmedia/a46272e9-3bf9-4832-afec-622894e44869/300x300-oleh-khalimonchuk.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Oleh Khalimonchuk
- (2020–2026)
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
![Lea Vacca Michel](/getmedia/d7f1cbb0-7c5b-45a8-bbdc-625be7688237/300x300-Lea-Vacca-Michel.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Lea Vacca Michel
- Chair, Maximizing Access Committee (2023–2026)
- Rochester Institute of Technology
![James Olzmann](/getmedia/015c171f-0954-4db5-86dc-ea2de40f24f8/300x300-james-olzmann.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
James Olzmann
- (2022–2025)
- University of California, Berkeley
![Kim Orth](/getmedia/c67adb65-d425-48bc-b361-53d12fad2499/300x300-Kim-Orth.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Kim Orth
- (2022–2025)
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
![David Pagliarini](/getmedia/cb63be7c-c600-405d-b74d-a4b80e1c4158/300x300-Dave-Pagliarini.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
David Pagliarini
- Co-chair, 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2025)
- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
![Jared Rutter](/getmedia/7c0b2276-ad15-4dbb-a13f-0dd8ff97138f/300x300-Jared-Rutter.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Jared Rutter
- (2022–2025)
- University of Utah School of Medicine
![Nathan L. Vanderford](/getmedia/68e85df8-55a0-4c70-807a-c82bccfecdc6/Vanderford-Nathan-300x300.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Nathan L. Vanderford
- Chair, Education and Professional Development Committee (2023–2026)
- University of Kentucky
Conference series subcommittee
This committee is part of the meetings committee with a special focus on the society’s small conferences.
![Wei-Chen Chang](/getmedia/6fce8f89-a315-4630-991d-5c0524a9f560/300x300-Wei-Chen-Chang.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Wei-Chen Chang
- (2023–2026)
- North Carolina State University
![Oleh Khalimonchuk](/getmedia/a46272e9-3bf9-4832-afec-622894e44869/300x300-oleh-khalimonchuk.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Oleh Khalimonchuk
- (2023–2026)
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
![Laura Lackner](/getmedia/3b32e574-ccaa-4e57-8dbd-2d0c10672ed9/300x300-Laura-Lackner.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Laura Lackner
- (2023–2026)
- Northwestern University
![Y. Jessie Zhang](/getmedia/2df52e59-b927-4fd2-b2c8-e2a32c7f5217/Zhang-Y-Jessie-300x300.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Y. Jessie Zhang
- (2023–2026)
- University of Texas at Austin