#DiscoverBMB
Explore the latest science. Make lifelong connections.
#DiscoverBMB is the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology taking place March 23–26 in San Antonio.
With a mission to share the latest, most impactful research findings in the molecular life sciences, #DiscoverBMB offers an exciting agenda that includes talks by the field's foremost experts, interactive workshops on the latest trends, technologies and techniques, and an invigorating exhibition of posters, services and products.
The meeting attracts researchers in academia and industry, educators, trainees and students from across the globe. It offers unparalleled opportunities for collaborating, networking and recruiting.
Fast-track your abstract
Submit your abstract by Oct. 12 and you will be notified of a decision by Nov. 1.
Explore the hottest trends
The program planning committee, chaired by Benjamin Tu of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Vanina Zaremberg of the University of Calgary, has assembled a slate of inspiring symposia covering the following themes:
Theme | Organizers |
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Advances in natural product biochemistry and biotechnology See speakers |
Yi Tang, University of California, Los Angeles Katherine Ryan, University of British Columbia |
Cool and novel enzymes See speakers |
Shelley Copley, University of Colorado Boulder Hung-wen (Ben) Liu, University of Texas at Austin |
Education and professional development See speakers |
Saumya Ramanathan, Arizona State University |
Lipid metabolism See speakers |
Maria Fedorova, Dresden University of Technology Neale Ridgway, Dalhousie University |
Maximizing Access Committee programming See speakers |
Sonia Flores, University of Colorado School of Medicine Kayunta Johnson–Winters, University of Texas at Arlington Karla Neugebauer, Yale School of Medicine Jonathan Kelber, Baylor University Ruma Banerjee, University of Michigan |
Membrane contact sites See speakers |
Chris Beh, Simon Fraser University Jen Liou, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
Microbial signaling, communication and metabolism See speakers |
Peter Chien, University of Massachusetts Amherst Jade Wang, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Mitochondria, peroxisomes and chloroplast metabolism See speakers |
Pere Puigserver, Harvard Medical School Greg Moorhead, University of Calgary |
New frontiers in structural biology See speakers |
Jose Rodriguez, University of California, Los Angeles Hosea Nelson, California Institute of Technology |
Redox and metals in biology Learn more |
Siavash Kurdistani, University of California, Los Angeles Gina DeNicola, Moffitt Cancer Center |
RNA biology See speakers |
Katrin Karbstein, UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology Jeremy Wilusz, Baylor College of Medicine |
Signaling mechanisms in the nucleus See speakers |
Glen Liszczak, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Aaron Johnson, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |