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Preliminary program

Day 1: Saturday, April 12

Morning	9–10 a.m.	New member orientation
	9 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Emerging investigator seminar (advance registration required)
	9:30–11:30 a.m.	Interest group sessions
	10:30–11 a.m.	Undergraduate student orientation
Early afternoon	11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Undergraduate poster competition judging orientation and workgroup
	12–1 p.m.	Journal of Biological Chemistry editorial board and associate editor lunch (by invitation)
	12–2 p.m.	Interest group sessions
	12–3:30 p.m.	Undergraduate poster competition
Mid-afternoon	1–4 p.m.	Journal of Biological Chemistry editorial board meeting (by invitation)
	2:30–4:30 p.m.	Interest group sessions
	4–5 p.m.	Journal of Biological Chemistry reception (by invitation)
Evening	5–5:30 p.m.	Welcome address ASBMB President Joan Conaway, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
	5:35–6:10 p.m.	Keynote lecture Cell signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases: From basic principles to cancer and other therapies Joseph Schlessinger, Yale University School of Medicine Recipient of the 2025 Herbert Tabor Research Award
	6:15–8 p.m.	Welcome reception in exhibit hall Graduate Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Travel Award winners' posters Exhibitor products and services Meetups

Day 2: Sunday, April 13

Morning	9–10:30 a.m.	Workshops
	9–11:25 a.m.	Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts
	11:35 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Special session Melissa J. Moore Professor, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Chief Scientific Officer emerita, Moderna
Early afternoon	12:30–1:50 p.m.	Lunch break
Early afternoon	12:30–6:30 p.m.	Exhibit hall activities Poster viewing Exhibitor products and services Career-development talks (1:30–4 p.m.) Exhibitor tech talks/product demos (4:30–6 p.m.) Meetups One-on-one mentoring Meet the editors at the booth
Mid-afternoon	1:50–3:05 p.m.	Keynote lecture Embracing collaborations: Loving what we do and doing what we love Neena Grover, Colorado College Recipient of the 2025 ASBMB William C. Rose Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education
	1:50–4:15 p.m.	Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts
	2–3:30 p.m.	Workshops
	3:20–4:20 p.m.	Undergraduate student careers workshop Speed networking
Evening	4:30–6:30 p.m.	Poster sessions & Meetups
Evening	6:45–9 p.m.	Women's networking dinner and keynote lecture Nicole C. Woitowich, Northwestern University Recipient of the 2025 ASBMB Emerging Leadership Award (advance registration required)

Day 3: Monday, April 14

Morning	9–10:30 a.m.	Workshops
	9–11:25 a.m.	Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts
	11:35 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.	Keynote lecture Maintaining genome stability Andre Nussenzweig, National Cancer Institute Recipient of the 2025 Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in Biomedical Science
	12:10–12:30 p.m.	Keynote lecture An unlikely career in science and academia Benjamin A. Garcia, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Recipient of the 2025 ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award
Early afternoon	12:30–1:50 p.m.	Lunch break
	12:50–1:50 p.m.	A wellness walk Organized by the Women in BMB committee
	12:30–6:30 p.m.	Exhibit hall activities Career fair (1:30–6 p.m.) Poster viewing Exhibitor products and services Funding agency talks (1:30–4 p.m.) Exhibitor tech talks/product demos (4:30–6 p.m.) Meetups One-on-one mentoring Meet the editors at the journal booth
Mid-afternoon	1:50–3:50 p.m.	Keynote lecture Molecular insights into antimalarial drug resistance David A. Fidock, Columbia University Recipient of the 2025 Alice and C. C. Wang Award in Molecular Parasitology
	1:50–4:15 p.m.	Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts
	2–3:30 p.m.	Workshops
Evening	4:30–6:30 p.m.	Poster sessions & Meetups

Day 4: Tuesday, April 15

Morning	9–10:30 a.m.	Workshops
	9–11:25 a.m.	Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts
	9–11:25 a.m.	Community day (by invitation)
	11:35 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Keynote lecture Expanding the kinome Vincent Tagliabracci, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Recipient of the 2025 Earl and Thressa Stadtman Young Scholar Award
	12:10–12:30 p.m.	Keynote lecture Phase separation in cells: Insights from biophysical computations Rohit V. Pappu, Washington University in St. Louis Recipient of the 2025 ASBMB DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences
Early afternoon	12:30–1:50 p.m.	Lunch break
Early afternoon	12:30–6:30 p.m.	Exhibit hall activities Poster viewing Exhibitor products and services Funding agency talks (1:30–4 p.m.) Meetups One-on-one mentoring Meet the editors at the booth
Mid-afternoon	1:30–3 p.m.	Workshops
	1:50–2:25 p.m.	Keynote lecture Functional analysis of intracellular lipid-binding proteins Judith Storch, Rutgers University Recipient of the 2025 Avanti Award in Lipids
	2:25–3:00 p.m.	Keynote lecture The contribution of fatty acid oxidation to diet-induced hepatocellular carcinoma Robert N. Helsley, University of Kentucky College of Medicine Recipient of the 2025 Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research
	1:50–4:15 p.m.	Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts
	3:10–4:10 p.m.	Special session Richard Silverman Professor, Northwestern University
	4:30–5:30 p.m.	Flash talk competition
Evening	4:30–6:30 p.m.	Poster sessions & Meetups