Upcoming opportunities

Every week, we update this list with new meetings, awards, scholarships and events to help you advance your career. If you’d like us to feature something that you’re offering to the bioscience community, email us with the subject line “For calendar.” ASBMB members’ offerings take priority, and we do not promote products/services. Learn how to advertise in ASBMB Today.

Nov. 2024: Submit an abstract for ASBMB's meeting on ferroptosis

Ferroptosis is a form of cell death that integrates biochemistry and molecular biology related to iron homeostasis, redox biology and diverse aspects of metabolism. This meeting, which will be held concurrently with the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting in Chicago, April 13–15, 2025, will focus on the biochemical and molecular aspects of ferroptosis and how they relate to normal homeostasis and disruptions of homeostasis. Recent exciting advances in new pathways controlling ferroptosis make a meeting on this topic timely. Attendees will meet experts, present their research, get new ideas and form new collaborations in this rapidly growing field. Abstracts are now being accepted. Learn more about the meeting and submit your abstract by Feb. 18.

Nov. 15: Deadline to apply for Research!America's civic engagement and public engagement training content microgrants

The ASBMB is a member of Research!America and supports its advocacy for funding health and medical research and advancing policies that support innovation. To empower early-career researchers to "engage their communities in two-way dialogue about timely science and research issues," Research!America offers two microgrant programs. Learn more about each below! Applications are due on Nov. 15.

• The Civic Engagement Microgrant Program "provides funding for STEM graduate students, professional students (medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, etc.), and postdocs who want to create projects that build policy, communications, and program management skills and are aimed at building dialogue with public officials, community leaders, and community members around issues of common interest." Learn more.
• Public Engagement Training Content Microgrants: "Stipends of $5,000 each will fund new open access curriculum development in science communication and other public engagement skills." Learn more.

Nov. 18: Deadline to apply for two Indiana University School of Medicine awards

The Indiana University School of Medicine is accepting nominations for two awards, the Mark Brothers Award and the Steven C. Beering Award, which both recognize excellence in medical research. The Mark Award "celebrates outstanding medical scientists of Asian descent who have made significant contributions to their fields" and has a $5,000 honorarium. The Beering Award "recognizes exceptional contributions to biomedical or clinical science" and has a $25,000 honorarium. Learn more about nominating a colleague for the Mark Award and the Beering Award.

Nov. 19: Virtual panel discussion on navigating the challenges of pediatric cancers

At 9:30 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 19, the European Medicines Agency and the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence are hosting a panel discussion about challenging decisions faced by members of the pediatric oncology community. This virtual event will create a forum for international collaboration and "aims to highlight the experiences of pediatric patients with cancer, their families, their doctors, and regulators." Learn more.

Dec. 3: Deadline to nominate a colleague for FASEB's Excellence in Science Awards

FASEB's Excellence in Science Awards "honor outstanding women scientists who demonstrate commitment to the professional development of others, their scientific society, and the broader community." Awards will be given for three career stages: early-career investigator, mid-career investigator and lifetime achievement. Nominations will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Dec. 3. Learn more.

Dec. 4: Labguru webinar on lab automation

Labguru's virtual event, "Accelerating lab efficiency: A guide to effective workflow automation," will cover how automation can save time in the lab as well as "key considerations for building effective automations." Learn more.

Dec. 7: Deadline to apply for the DisabledInSTEM 2025 Mentorship Program

DisabledInSTEM is an initiative that provides "a safe space for those with disabilities or chronic illness and for those who are neurodiverse to seek advice from each other and share resources to help each other succeed." DisabledInSTEM hosts a mentorship program that is now in its fifth year. Mentees and mentors, with disabilities and those without disabilities who are allies, are invited to apply. Learn more about DisabledInSTEM's mentorship program through applications for both mentors and mentees.

Dec. 9: Deadline submit your regular abstract and travel award application for the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting in Chicago in April

The 2025 annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology takes place April 12–15 in Chicago. When you attend the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting, you’ll shape what’s possible — for your science, for your career, and for the future of biochemistry and molecular biology research. Submit your abstract and travel award application (which requires abstract submission as primary author) by Dec. 9.

Dec. 12: Free ASBMB virtual event on thriving in challenging academic or work environments

In this engaging session, which is free to attend and sponsored by the ASBMB Maximizing Access Committee, panelists will discuss practical strategies for thriving in challenging academic or work environments, maintaining resilience, and recognizing when it may be time to pursue new opportunities. Guided by our panelists' insights and experiences, attendees will gain tools to effectively manage high-stress situations, sustain motivation and navigate professional hurdles with confidence. Together, they'll explore how to distinguish between challenges that foster growth and those that may limit potential, empowering participants to make informed career decisions. This session is ideal for professionals at all career stages who are looking to strengthen their adaptability, make strategic transitions, help mentor or guide the next generation of scientists and succeed in any academic or work setting. Learn more and register.

Dec. 16: Deadline to apply for the Shanahan Foundation Fellowship

This three-year program for recent Ph.D.s offers fellows the opportunity to use the Allen Institute's data banks to pursue their own research interests and uncover new insights. The program also provides mentorship from researchers at the Allen Institute and the University of Washington. "Fellows are hired as Allen Institute employees with a starting salary of $104,000 annually, immigration support and benefits package." Learn more.

Dec. 20: Deadline to apply for the 2025 UMass Chan Media Fellowship

UMass Chan Medical School is accepting applications for its media fellowship, which "offers print, broadcast and digital journalists the opportunity to immerse themselves for two full days in a leading academic biomedical research institution." Participating journalists will learn about UMass Chan's biomedical research, connect with leaders and faculty, and develop story ideas. The fellowship will be held March 19-21, 2025 in Worcester, Mass. Housing and meals will be provided. Learn more.

Dec. 23: Regular registration deadline for the ASBMB Deuel Conference on Lipids

The 2025 Deuel conference, Jan. 21–24, 2025 in Long Beach, Calif., 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. The conference is a forum for the presentation of new and unpublished data, and attendees enjoy an informal atmosphere that encourages discussion. Read our Q&A with the organizers. Learn more.
 

Jan. 1: Deadline to apply for the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship

Through this 10-week summer program hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate level science, engineering, and mathematics students will be placed at media organizations nationwide. "Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate complex scientific issues to the public." Learn more.

Feb. 7: Deadline to apply for NIIMBL's college student emersion program about biopharmaceutical industry careers

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals' NIIMBL eXperience is a program designed to introduce college freshmen and sophomores to biopharmaceutical industry careers. Participants will have the opportunity to tour facilities, engage in diversity discussions/panels, and receive professional development support such as resume writing and networking. Learn more.

March 31: Free course on career planning

"Career planning for early career scientists" is a free online course by iBiology that will help participants learn valuable career planning skills. The course is open for enrollment until March 31. Learn more.

June 26–29, 2025: ASBMB's evolution and gene expression meeting

This meeting, which will be held at Stowers Institute in Kansas City, Mo., will showcase the most recent insights into the cis-regulatory code; how cis-regulatory information is read out by transcription factors, signaling pathways and other proteins; how cellular diversity is created during development; and how we can study this problem using cutting-edge genomics technology and computational methods. Learn more.

July 10–13, 2025: ASBMB's O-GlcNAc meeting

This meeting, which will be held in Durham, N.C., will cover O-GlcNAc cycling enzymes and the O-GlcNAc modification in modulating protein function in basic biological processes as well as in disease states, including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurological diseases. Graduate and postdocs will be selected for oral talks and discuss their work at poster sessions. Learn more.

Aug. 17–21, 2025: ASBMB's symposium on proteomics

This five-day symposium, held at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Mass., will be an international forum for discussion of the remarkable advances in cell and human protein biology revealed by ever-more-innovative and powerful proteomics technologies. The symposium will juxtapose sessions about methodological advances with sessions about the roles those advances play in solving problems and seizing opportunities to understand the composition, dynamics and function of cellular machinery in numerous biological contexts. It will also articulate urgent, unmet needs and unsolved problems that will drive the field in the future. In addition to talks by invited plenary and session speakers, short talks will be selected from submitted abstracts. Registration and abstract-submission information will be available in late 2024. Learn more and sign up for email updates to stay informed.

Request a Cloud Lab account from the NIH

National Institutes of Health staff and affiliated researchers are invited to register for Cloud Lab accounts. The goal of this self-paced, interactive program is to remove "barriers to cloud adoption by providing no-cost, customized, and scientifically relevant training, making it easier for researchers to learn about and explore the cloud with confidence." Participants will have access to a free cloud account and $500 of credits, which are valid for up to 90 days. Learn more.

Year-round: HHMI Janelia Visiting Scientist Program

Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established senior investigators are all invited to participate in Janelia's Visiting Scientist Program. Janelia accepts visitor proposals on a continuous basis. Since 2007, more than 410 visiting scientists from 23 countries have participated in the program. Learn more.