Preliminary program
Day 1: Saturday, April 12
Morning | 9–10 a.m. | New member orientation |
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9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Emerging investigator seminar (advance registration required) |
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9:30–11:30 a.m. | Interest group sessions | |
10:30–11 a.m. | Undergraduate student orientation | |
Early afternoon | 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Undergraduate poster competition judging orientation and workgroup |
12–1 p.m. | Journal of Biological Chemistry editorial board and associate editor lunch (by invitation) |
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12–2 p.m. | Interest group sessions | |
12–3:30 p.m. | Undergraduate poster competition | |
Mid-afternoon | 1–4 p.m. | Journal of Biological Chemistry editorial board meeting (by invitation) |
2:30–4:30 p.m. | Interest group sessions | |
4–5 p.m. | Journal of Biological Chemistry reception (by invitation) |
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Evening | 5–5:30 p.m. | Welcome address ASBMB President Joan Conaway, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
5:35–6:10 p.m. | Keynote lecture Cell signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases: From basic principles to cancer and other therapies Joseph Schlessinger, Yale University School of Medicine Recipient of the 2025 Herbert Tabor Research Award |
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6:15–8 p.m. | Welcome reception in exhibit hall
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Day 2: Sunday, April 13
Morning | 9–10:30 a.m. | Workshops |
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9–11:25 a.m. | Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts |
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11:35 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Special session Melissa J. Moore Professor, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Chief Scientific Officer emerita, Moderna |
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Early afternoon | 12:30–1:50 p.m. | Lunch break |
12:30–6:30 p.m. | Exhibit hall activities
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Mid-afternoon | 1:50–3:05 p.m. | Keynote lecture Embracing collaborations: Loving what we do and doing what we love Neena Grover, Colorado College Recipient of the 2025 ASBMB William C. Rose Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education |
1:50–4:15 p.m. | Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts |
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2–3:30 p.m. | Workshops | |
3:20–4:20 p.m. | Undergraduate student careers workshop Speed networking |
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Evening | 4:30–6:30 p.m. | Poster sessions & Meetups |
6:45–9 p.m. | Women's networking dinner and keynote lecture Nicole C. Woitowich, Northwestern University Recipient of the 2025 ASBMB Emerging Leadership Award (advance registration required) |
Day 3: Monday, April 14
Morning | 9–10:30 a.m. | Workshops |
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9–11:25 a.m. | Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts |
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11:35 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Keynote lecture Maintaining genome stability Andre Nussenzweig, National Cancer Institute Recipient of the 2025 Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in Biomedical Science |
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12:10–12:30 p.m. | Keynote lecture An unlikely career in science and academia Benjamin A. Garcia, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Recipient of the 2025 ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award |
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Early afternoon | 12:30–1:50 p.m. | Lunch break |
12:50–1:50 p.m. | A wellness walk Organized by the Women in BMB committee |
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12:30–6:30 p.m. | Exhibit hall activities
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Mid-afternoon | 1:50–3:50 p.m. | Keynote lecture ͵ÅÄ͵¿ú insights into antimalarial drug resistance David A. Fidock, Columbia University Recipient of the 2025 Alice and C. C. Wang Award in ͵ÅÄ͵¿ú Parasitology |
1:50–4:15 p.m. | Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts |
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2–3:30 p.m. | Workshops | |
Evening | 4:30–6:30 p.m. | Poster sessions & Meetups |
Day 4: Tuesday, April 15
Morning | 9–10:30 a.m. | Workshops |
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9–11:25 a.m. | Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts |
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9–11:25 a.m. | Community day (by invitation) |
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11:35 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Keynote lecture Expanding the kinome Vincent Tagliabracci, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Recipient of the 2025 Earl and Thressa Stadtman Young Scholar Award |
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12:10–12:30 p.m. | Keynote lecture Phase separation in cells: Insights from biophysical computations Rohit V. Pappu, Washington University in St. Louis Recipient of the 2025 ASBMB DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences |
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Early afternoon | 12:30–1:50 p.m. | Lunch break |
12:30–6:30 p.m. | Exhibit hall activities
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Mid-afternoon | 1:30–3 p.m. | Workshops |
1:50–2:25 p.m. | Keynote lecture Functional analysis of intracellular lipid-binding proteins Judith Storch, Rutgers University Recipient of the 2025 Avanti Award in Lipids |
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2:25–3:00 p.m. | Keynote lecture The contribution of fatty acid oxidation to diet-induced hepatocellular carcinoma Robert N. Helsley, University of Kentucky College of Medicine Recipient of the 2025 Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research |
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1:50–4:15 p.m. | Symposia includes talks selected from volunteer abstracts |
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3:10–4:10 p.m. | Special session Richard Silverman Professor, Northwestern University |
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4:30–5:30 p.m. | Flash talk competition | |
Evening | 4:30–6:30 p.m. | Poster sessions & Meetups |