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Oct. 6: #ASBMB26 abstract submissions and travel award applications open

Present your research alongside other outstanding scientists who are driving research forward and making future discoveries and applications possible.

The 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting fosters cross-disciplinary exchange, creating valuable opportunities to connect, collaborate and advance discovery. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation shaping the future — submit your abstract to share your work with thousands of researchers driving discovery in the molecular life sciences.

Abstracts will be reviewed by the program planning and meetings committees for scheduling as talks or posters. Abstracts presented at the 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting will be published in a virtual supplement to the Journal of Biological Chemistry, one of ASBMB's gold open-access publications. Abstract submissions and travel award applications open Oct. 6. See this year's abstract categories and learn more about submitting.

Oct. 8: ASBMB Breakthroughs webinar on the surprising enzymatic role of OB-fold containing proteins in translational fidelity

The ASBMB Breakthroughs webinar series offers a window into the cutting-edge biochemistry and molecular biology research driving discovery. Each month, this series highlights groundbreaking research, pioneering methodologies, and emerging trends redefining the boundaries of science.

The next webinar, "Surprising enzymatic role of OB-fold containing proteins in translational fidelity," will be at 12:15 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 8 with Karin Musier–Forsyth of Ohio State University.

In eukaryotes, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) team up with non-ARS proteins to form large multi-enzyme complexes (MSCs). We recently showed that in Trypanosoma brucei some of these “scaffold” proteins do more than just support—they actively edit tRNAs. One protein, MCP1, unexpectedly removes small amino acids such as alanine and serine from tRNAs, despite lacking any known editing domains. This editing ability comes from its oligosaccharide/oligonucleotide-binding (OB) fold, with key amino acids driving the reaction. Excitingly, similar MSC scaffold proteins in yeast and humans also show this activity, revealing a surprising, conserved function and an entirely new family of tRNA-editing enzymes. Learn more and register.

Recordings of past webinars are available on-demand, including these recent presentations:

• Sept. 2025: "Reciprocal regulation between fibrinolysis and lipid metabolism" with Ze Zheng of the Medical College of Wisconsin Versiti Blood Research Institute.
• August 2025: "Chemical approaches to sorting out histone modifications" with Phil Cole of Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
• July 2025: "Nuclear second messenger signaling: How phospholipids, bilirubin and inositol phosphates directly control gene expression" with Ray Blind of Vanderbilt University. Read about Blind's talk in ASBMB Today. 
• June 2025: "Intra- and inter-cellular communication within a virus microenvironment" with Ileana Cristea of Princeton University. Read about Cristea's talk in ASBMB Today.
• May 2025: "Biosynthesis and regulation of plant phenolic compounds" with Erich Grotewold, professor of plant biology at Michigan State University. Read about Grotewold's talk in ASBMB Today.
• March 2025: "Evolution of metallo-β-lactamases: A journey from the test tube to the bacterial periplasm" with Alejandro Vila of the University of Rosario. Read about Vila's talk in ASBMB Today.

Oct. 15: ASBMB Lipid Research Division seminar series on triglyceride cycling in adipocytes

The ASBMB Lipid Research Division Seminar Series features free, monthly presentations from young researchers highlighting their recent work in the field of lipids. The next seminar will start at 12 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 15 and will feature these presentations:

• The molecular machinery of adipose lipid cycling by Anand Sharma, ETH Zurich.
• Triglyceride cycling and energy expenditure in lipolytic white adipocytes by Shannon M. Reilly, Weill Cornell Medical College.

Register, for free, and watch recent sessions on-demand.

2025 Science Outreach and Communication Grant application will open in Oct.

One of ASBMB's goals is to increase public appreciation for and understanding of science by promoting science outreach events that encourage interactions between scientists and the community. The memberwide outreach award facilitates the involvement of our members in public-engagement activities that foster the appreciation of science — particularly biochemistry and molecular biology — in informal settings.

During each grant cycle, ASBMB offers up to five grants of at most $1,000 each to encourage new or the enhancement of existing science outreach and communication activities. 2025 grant applications will open in October. Stay tuned for more information.

Nov. 5: Nomination deadline for elected volunteer positions at ASBMB

Nominations for elected volunteer positions at ASBMB with terms beginning July 1, 2026 are open. ASBMB is a vibrant, forward-looking community because of the engaged volunteers that move its mission forward in partnership with its professional staff. The deadline to submit a nomination is November 5 at 11:59 PM ET.

For terms beginning July 1, 2026, the following elected positions are open:

• Councilor (multiple vacancies).
• Treasurer-elect.
• Nominating Committee member.

Do you have a great idea for a scientific event?

ASBMB is now accepting proposals for virtual scientific conferences and events, including workshops and webinars. You pick the topic, the sessions and the speakers, and ASBMB will do the rest.

(Note: At this time, we are not accepting proposals for new in-person conferences. However, organizers of conferences that have been previously held with ASBMB may submit proposals for consideration. Please note that submission of a proposal does not guarantee approval.)

That’s right! ASBMB will manage registration, market the event to tens of thousands of scientists and handle all the logistics so that you can focus on the science. 

Propose an event.