Undergraduate education and research

Women’s History Month: Educating and inspiring generations
Observance

Women’s History Month: Educating and inspiring generations

March 27, 2025

Through early classroom experiences, undergraduate education and advanced research training, women leaders are shaping a more inclusive and supportive scientific community.

Summer internships in an unpredictable funding environment
Professional Development

Summer internships in an unpredictable funding environment

March 14, 2025

With the National Institutes of Health and other institutions canceling summer programs, many students are left scrambling for alternatives. If your program has been canceled or delayed, consider applying for other opportunities or taking a course.

Attend ASBMB’s career and education fair
ASBMB Annual Meeting

Attend ASBMB’s career and education fair

Feb. 24, 2025

Attending the ASBMB career and education fair is a great way to explore new opportunities, make valuable connections and gain insights into potential career paths.

Benefits of attending a large scientific conference
ASBMB Annual Meeting

Benefits of attending a large scientific conference

Feb. 13, 2025

Researchers have a lot of choices when it comes to conferences and symposia. A large conference like the ASBMB Annual Meeting offers myriad opportunities, such as poster sessions, top research talks, social events, workshops, vendor booths and more.

How I made the most of my time as an undergrad
Essay

How I made the most of my time as an undergrad

Jan. 30, 2025

An assistant professor of biology looks back at the many ways he prepared (or didn’t) for his future when he was in college.

Beyond basics in blood
Essay

Beyond basics in blood

Oct. 3, 2024

A vertically integrated curriculum embeds basic science within clinical settings to ensure students’ knowledge is both theoretical and practical — and some costumes and role-playing make it fun.

How do you help a biochemist find a career path?
Essay

How do you help a biochemist find a career path?

Sept. 18, 2024

Industry, academia and the ASBMB join forces to introduce students job options in the sciences with a panel, networking and cheese.

A cellular jigsaw puzzle
Essay

A cellular jigsaw puzzle

May 22, 2024

Fatahiya Kashif created a 3D model to show immune–tumor interactions in the microenvironment.

Getting to know scientists half a world away
Essay

Getting to know scientists half a world away

April 24, 2024

In a program at Wellesley College, students interview and write about researchers at a university in Ghana.