Calendar of events, awards and opportunities

Aug. 15: Workshop and interest group proposals due for #DiscoverBMB

For Discover BMB, the ASBMB's annual meeting in March in Seattle, we're seeking two types of proposals:

• Workshops: These are interactive 60- to 90-minute events focused on careeers, skill building, science outreach and communication, and diversity, equity, access and inclusion. (This article explains what sorts of proposals we're seeking.) Submit a proposal.
• Interest groups: The goal of the interest group sessions is to build communities. (We wrote about how this program got started and how it has worked in the past in this article.) At #DiscoverBMB, interest groups will be scheduled on the first day of the meeting, March 25. Submit an interest group proposal. 

ASIP virtual seminars of interest

The American Society for Investigative Pathology is running a series of young investigator keynote talks through the end of the year. Here's the lineup. Register.

Aug. 17: miRNA-Based Cancer Classifier from TCGA Expression Profiles — Tashifa Imtiaz, Queen's University

Sept. 21: Selection for a Preferred Threshold Level of PI3K Pathway Activation During Myc-driven Mammary Carcinogenesis — Maryknoll Palisoc, Penn State College of Medicine

Oct. 19: Investigating Calcium Dysregulation and Viral Virulence Using Forward and Reverse Genetics — Thomas Gebert, Baylor College of Medicine

Nov. 16: Modeling Glut1 Deficiency Syndrome at the Human Blood-Brain Barrier In Vitro Using CRISPR-Cas9 Edited Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells — Iqra Pervaiz, Texas Tech University of Health Sciences

Dec. 14: Mechanisms of IL-6-driven Endothelial Dysfunction — Ramon Bossardi Ramos, Albany Medical College

Aug. 18: Poster abstract deadline for transcriptional regulation meeting

This in-person meeting will be held Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 in Snowbird, Utah. Sessions will cover recent advances and new technologies in RNA polymerase II regulation, including the contributions of non-coding RNAs, enhancers and promoters, chromatin structure and post-translational modifications, molecular condensates, and other factors that regulate gene expression. Patrick Cramer of the Max Planck Institute will present the keynote address on the structure and function of transcription regulatory complexes. The deadline for poster presentation abstracts is Aug. 18. The regular registration deadline is Aug. 28. Learn more.

Aug. 18: Abstract deadline for epigenetics meeting

Most meetings on epigenetics and chromatin focus on transcription, while most meetings on genome integrity include little attention to epigenetics and chromatin. This conference in Seattle will bridge this gap to link researchers who are interested in epigenetic regulations and chromatin with those who are interested in genome integrity. The oral and poster abstract deadline is Aug. 18. The registration deadline is Sept. 1. Also, travel awards are available to help defray costs. Learn more.

NIH DEAI listening sessions

The National Institutes of Health is holding a series of listening sessions for members of the scientific community from certain populations. According to the event announcement, "Any member of the community or ally will have an opportunity to share their perspectives on workforce related challenges and solutions." NIH Acting Director Lawrence Tabak and others will be in attendance. See the August schedule below. Other listening sessions are slated for subsequent months. Register.

Aug. 19, 9–10 a.m.: Hispanic/Latino

Aug. 22, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Native American

Aug. 31: Leveraging post-Ph.D. training for career advancement

To be or not to be a postdoc? That is often the question that comes to mind toward the end of graduate school. When thinking about your career path, is a stint as a postdoc the next logical step, or are there other ways to get to your ultimate career destination? In this webinar, part of the ASBMB Education and Professional Development Committee’s “Insider perspectives” series, established scientists will share their journeys from the end of graduate school to the next stages of their careers, explore their decision-making about whether and when to pursue a postdoctoral position, and how they leveraged post-Ph.D. training to enhance their careers. Register.

Sept. 2: Apply to join an ASBMB committee

The ASBMB encourages its members to get involved through service on society committees. Committee members serve three-year terms, which are renewable once, typically from July 1 to June 30. The society strives for equity and inclusion, as well as institutional, geographic and career stage diversity on all of its committees. See eligibility criteria and apply The following committees have one or more openings and welcome all member types to apply:

• Education and Professional Development Committee
• Meetings Committee
• Membership Committee
• Maximizing Access Committee
• Public Affairs Advisory Committee
• Science Outreach and Communication Committee
• Women in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Committee

Nov. 2: ASBMB Virtual Career Expo

Save the date for the ASBMB Career Expo. This virtual event aims to highlight the diversity of career choices available to modern biomedical researchers. No matter your career stage, this expo will provide a plethora of career options for you to explore while simultaneously connecting you with knowledgeable professionals in these careers. Each 60-minute session will focus on a different career path and will feature breakout rooms with professionals in those paths. Attendees can choose to meet in a small group with a single professional for the entire session or move freely between breakout rooms to sample advice from multiple professionals. Sessions will feature the following five sectors: industry, government, science communication, science policy and other. The expo will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 2. Stay tuned for a link to register!

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.

Take over the JLR Twitter account

If you are a graduate student, postdoc or early-career investigator interested in hosting a #LipidTakeover, fill out this application. You can spend a day tweeting from the Journal of Lipid Research's account (@JLipidRes) about your favorite lipids and your work.

March 7–10: Save the date 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. Interested scientists are invited to attend and encourage trainees to submit abstracts. Learn more.