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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

Vahe Bandarian

  • Chair, Meetings Committee (2022–2025)
  • University of Utah
Donita C. Brady

Donita C. Brady

  • Co-chair, 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2025)
  • University of Pennsylvania
Martha Cyert

Martha Cyert

  • (2022–2025)
  • Stanford University
Sandra Gabelli

Sandra Gabelli

  • Co-chair, 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2026)
  • Merck & Co. Inc.
Aaron Hoskins

Aaron Hoskins

  • Co-chair, 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2026)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison
Oleh Khalimonchuk

Oleh Khalimonchuk

  • (2020–2026)
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lea Vacca Michel

Lea Vacca Michel

  • Chair, Maximizing Access Committee (2023–2026)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
James Olzmann

James Olzmann

  • (2022–2025)
  • University of California, Berkeley
Kim Orth

Kim Orth

  • (2022–2025)
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
David Pagliarini

David Pagliarini

  • Co-chair, 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting (2024–2025)
  • Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Jared Rutter

Jared Rutter

  • (2022–2025)
  • University of Utah School of Medicine
Nathan L. Vanderford

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

Wei-Chen Chang

  • (2023–2026)
  • North Carolina State University
Oleh Khalimonchuk

Oleh Khalimonchuk

  • (2023–2026)
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Laura Lackner

Laura Lackner

  • (2023–2026)
  • Northwestern University
Y. Jessie Zhang

Y. Jessie Zhang

  • (2023–2026)
  • University of Texas at Austin