Calendar of events, awards and opportunities

Feb. 6: Webinar on inclusive lab culture and onboarding lab members

Lab culture influences lab success, so it is imperative for principal investigators to be intentional about onboarding and supporting trainees as well as establishing inclusive and accommodating environments that permit trainees to learn and flourish. Come to this webinar (for ASBMB members only) for a discussion about onboarding and creating inclusive, welcoming environments for research teams. You need not be a PI already; postdocs and others who plan to one day lead labs are encouraged to attend. Learn more.

Feb. 8: Webinar about NIGMS funding and training opportunities

The ASBMB public affairs team is hosting a webinar with the National Institute of General Medical Sciences on funding opportunities. Tune in to hear about the NIGMS mission, divisions and funding priorities. Learn about the many career development fellowships, training and research awards NIGMS offers. See the speakers and register.

Feb. 8: Registration deadline extended for Deuel

The ASBMB Deuel conference is a must-attend event for leading lipids investigators — and for scientists who’ve just begun to explore the role of lipids in their research programs. This event will bring together a diverse array of people, including those who have not attended Deuel or perhaps any lipid meeting before. The conference is a forum for the presentation of new and unpublished data, and attendees enjoy the informal atmosphere that encourages free and open discussion. ASBMB Today contributor Joshua Tran talked to organizers Robert Farese Jr. and Tobias Walther about their plans. Read the interview. Register by Feb. 8.

Feb. 16 & 23: Black history in the making — a two-part series

The ASBMB Maximizing Access Committee strives to increase the presence, visibility, access and support of historically excluded and marginalized groups. In recognition of Black History Month and the significant role Black scientists have in advancing biomedical research, the MAC is partnering with the National Black Postdoctoral Association to highlight the research of Black postdocs in a virtual research talk series that will cover a range of BMB topics. Each of the two events will feature three speakers. Register for the Feb. 16 event. Register for the Feb. 23 event.

Feb. 24: PROLAB applications due

The Promoting Research Opportunities for Latin American Biochemists program allows graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to spend up to six months in U.S. or Canadian laboratories. Participants get access to technologies and expertise that may not be readily available in their home countries, allowing them to grow their skills and contribute to building capacity in the life sciences at home. PROLAB is a joint venture between the Pan-American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. See eligibility and apply.

ASAP: Secure your hotel room for #DiscoverBMB

If you are going to #DiscoverBMB, the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. it is time to book your lodging. There's a block of discounted rooms available, but they're likely to fill up before everyone has booked. The Sheraton Grand Seattle is the official headquarters hotel, and The Paramount Hotel and the Hotel Theodore will be available for additional housing. All three hotels are within walking distance of the Seattle Convention Center and offer attendees exceptional room rates when booked through the official housing service. Secure your room. 

May 10: Abstracts due for our motifs, modules and networks conference

Mark your calendar for an ASBMB conference on the assembly and organization of regulatory signaling systems to be held July 11–14 in Potomac, Md. The organizers are Wolfgang Peti of the University of Connecticut Health Center, Benjamin Turk of the Yale School of Medicine and Arminja Kettenbach of Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine. The four-day program and speaker list is available. Abstracts are due May 10. Learn more.

June 20: Abstracts due for our CoA and CoA-derivatives conference

Mark your calendar for an ASBMB conference on CoA and CoA-derivatives to be held Aug. 16–18 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The organizers are Luigi Puglielli at UW–Madison, Suzanne Jackowski at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and James Ntambi at UW–Madison. The speaker list is available. Abstracts are due June 20. Learn more.

Call for virtual scientific event proposals

The ASBMB provides members with a virtual platform to share scientific research and accomplishments and to discuss emerging topics and technologies with the BMB community.

The ASBMB will manage the technical aspects, market the event to tens of thousands of contacts and present the digital event live to a remote audience. Additional tools such as polling, Q&A, breakout rooms and post event Twitter chats may be used to facilitate maximum engagement.

Seminars are typically one to two hours long. A workshop or conference might be longer and even span several days.

Prospective organizers may submit proposals at any time. Decisions are usually made within four to six weeks.

Propose an event.