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Kim Orth’s lab (@utswnews) studies bacterial pathogens that act as “alien invaders,” taking over a host by flipping molecular switches. For her work, she won ASBMB’s 2026 Earl & Thressa Stadtman Distinguished Scientist Award. ⏯️ Watch her #ASBMB26 talk: youtu.be/jM1JmTXfAcI.

Join a cohort committed to advocacy, leadership, and change through the ASBMB Advocacy Training Program. 🗓️ Apply by Sunday (May 3) at 11:59 p.m. ET asbmb.org/advocacy/advoc… #NextGenScientists #ScienceAdvocacy #ScienceServesUsAll #ASBMBAdvocates

Insights in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, the newest addition to the ASBMB family of gold open access journals, is open for submissions! Share your next breakthrough with a global audience. APCs are waived for the first year. 🔬 bmbinsights.org #BMBinsights

"I've always been excited about empowering the next generation of scientists w/skills to influence policy & drive systemic change." —Faniya Doswell Ready to build the skills to make that change happen? Apply to the ASBMB Advocacy Training Program by 5/3. asbmb.org/advocacy/advoc…

🎓 Tonight (4/30) is the deadline to apply for the Marion B. Sewer Distinguished Scholarship for Undergraduates! Students interested in biochemistry & molecular biology can receive $2,000 toward tuition, books, housing & supplies. Apply by 11:59 p.m. ET asbmb.org/awards-grants/…

🔬 Want to learn how communicate your science more effectively? Join ASBMB's 8-week summer Art of Science Communication course. Registration closes May 6. ➡️ Sign up: asbmb.org/professional-d… #ScienceCommunication #ScienceOutreach

ASBMB strongly objects to the arbitrary dismissal of all 24 highly qualified experts serving on the National Science Board in the middle of their six-year terms. ➡️ Read the full statement: ow.ly/pE9A50YRmfK. #ASBMBAdvocates

Applications are OPEN for the ASBMB Advocacy Training Program (ATP)! Want to learn how science policy works, advocate for research funding and create meaningful change in your community? 🗓️ Apply by May 3 and turn your voice into impact. asbmb.org/advocacy/advoc… #ASBMBAdvocates

Registration is now open for this summer's Art of Science Communication course! Build your science communication skills in this 8-week online program. ➡️ Registration deadline: May 6. 🎤 Sign up: asbmb.org/professional-d… #SciComm

Congratulations, James! 👏

James Olzmann (@OlzmannLab at @UCBerkeley) won the 2026 Avanti Award in Lipids. His work has advanced knowledge of lipid droplets, lipid metabolism & ferroptosis. ⏯️Watch his #ASBMB26 talk, "Guardians of the membrane": youtu.be/QJ5YOsUCuHQ #LipidResearch @AvantiResearch

ASBMB volunteer groups have taken on important work to help advance the strategic plan. Your commitment to the ASBMB's mission is essential to its role as a home for the community driving discovery through biochemistry & molecular biology. Thank you! #VolunteerAppreciationWeek

Pamela Mertz (@StMarysMD), a longtime mentor to undergraduate scientists, won the 2026 ASBMB William C. Rose Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education. ⏯️Watch her #ASBMB26 talk "Finding & building your community: Go further together": youtu.be/sPllLLq6hHg #STEMEducation

#JustPublished from Dr. Amit Lahiri’s group @CSIR_CDRI in Journal of Biological Chemistry. The review highlights how mitochondrial translation shapes inflammatory disease outcomes and discusses opportunities for future therapeutic interventions. Read: jbc.org/article/S0021-…

Type IV pili (T4P) are hairlike bacterial surface structures that help with movement, DNA uptake, adhesion and aggregation. A new study in @jbiolchem shows how pilus structure shapes bacterial behavior: asbmb.org/asbmb-today/sc…. ➡️ Access the study: jbc.org/article/S0021-…

Free webinar: Epigenetic regulation & chromatin deregulation | April 24 | 10 a.m. ET Explore the cutting edge of epigenetic research & chromatin biology, featuring leading experts who are uncovering how gene regulation shapes health & disease. ➡️Register: asbmb.org/meetings-event…

Please join us in congratulating ASBMB members Josefina del Mármol and C. Denise Okafor, who were named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows (@SloanFoundation) earlier this year! asbmb.org/asbmb-today/pe… #ASBMBMemberNews #WomenInSTEM

Excited to be selected as a Hypothesis Fund awardee! Grateful for the support to pursue bold, early-stage ideas and ask unconventional questions about metabolism, communication, and aging. A reminder to stay curious and authentically yourself in science.

Tanja Kortemme's lab at @UCSF focuses on AI and machine learning to engineer de novo proteins. ⏯️ Watch her #ASBMB26 talk, "I, biochemist: Automation & AI in the lab": youtu.be/uLQbaiTYIQY. #AI #MachineLearning #ASBMB26

In this episode of "In conversation with," Shagha Ostadjoo discusses her transition from academic fungal enzyme research to leading assay development at @NEBiolabs, including moving into industry, biotech leadership & advice for international scientists. ⏯️youtu.be/PXlaHY4EmgI?si…