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Just added: SACNAS webinar on work and family, new sphingolipid talks and a paid DOE internship program for community college students
ASBMB Today Staff
Aug. 16, 2020

Every week, we update this list with new meetings, awards, scholarships and events. If you’d like us to feature something that you’re offering to the bioscience community, email us with the subject line “For calendar.” ASBMB members’ offerings take priority, and we do not promote products/services. Learn how to advertise in ASBMB Today.

Aug. 17 and Sept. 21: FASEB Research Conferences

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology has a virtual conference series running through September. The schedule is below.

  • Aug. 17–19: The Folic Acid B12 and One-Carbon Metabolism Conference
  • Sept. 21–22: The Cell Signaling in Cancer Conference: From Mechanisms to Therapy
The 涩里番 MOSAIC program will provide individualized coaching, networking and presentation opportunities tailored to scholars’ needs. Learn more.

Aug. 18: MOSAIC program informational webinar

In case you haven't heard, the ASBMB is one of three organizations that has won grants from the National Institutes of Health to develop programs to support postdocs and new faculty from diverse backgrounds. If you're interested in being in a future Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) program cohort, please check out at 1 p.m. Eastern on Aug. 18.

Aug. 18 & 25: SEBM webinar series on synthetic biology

The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine is hosting a webinar series on synthetic biology throughout August. Here's the lineup for the rest of the month. All are at 1:30 p.m. Eastern.

Aug. 18: David Baker, University of Washington, and Floyd Romesberg, Sanofi

Aug. 25: Hana El-Samad, University of California, San Francisco, and Ashty Karim, Northwestern University

Sphingolipids in physiology and pathology

Christopher Clarke (Stony Brook Medicine), Giovanni D’Angelo (EPFL) and Liana C. Silva (Universidade de Lisboa) have organized a webinar series focused on sphingolipids, with support from LIPID MAPS and Avanti Polar Lipids. All are scheduled for 11 a.m. Eastern. You can view past webinars .

Aug. 24: "Sphingolipids in physiology and pathology" by Fran Platt at the University of Oxford

Sept. 7: "A tug-of-war: Flaviviruses and the hijacking of lipid pathways" by Fikadu Tafesse at Oregon Health & Science University

Sept. 7: "Sphingolipids and the unfolded protein response: The UPR activator ATF6 is activated by binding of dihydrosphingosine and dihydroceramide" by Maho Niwa at the University California, San Diego

Oct. 5: "Homeostatic and pathogenic roles of GM3 ganglioside" by Jin-ichi Inokuchi at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University

Aug. 25: SACNAS webinar on careers and families

The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science is hosting a webinar titled "Career and Family — Who Says You Have to Choose?" at 1 p.m. Pacific on Aug. 25. This is part of a series of SACNAS webinars called "Insights To Success." Speakers for this particular webinar include Matthew Anderson at Ohio State University, Carrie Diaz Eaton at Bates College and Elisa Maldonado Greene at the University of San Diego.

Aug. 31: Deadline for FASEB's BioArt competition

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology is accepting submissions for its until Aug. 31. ASBMB members frequently win this contest, and we encourage you to check out these examples of past winners and to submit your own images/videos. Learn more about the competition: .

Aug. 31: Deadline for health disparities award

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities is accepting applications for the 2021 NIMHD William G. Coleman Jr., Ph.D., Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Innovation Award through Aug. 31. The award supports one-year projects by intramural postdocs and staff scientists and clinicians. (In other words, you must already be an employee of the National Institutes of Health.)

Sept. 1: Deadline for PROLAB travel awards

The Promoting Research Opportunities for Latin American Biochemists program allows Latin American graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to spend up to six months in U.S. or Canadian laboratories. Participants get access to technologies and expertise that may not be readily available in their home countries, allowing them to grow their skills and contribute to building capacity in the life sciences at home. Note that the deadline has been extended from this spring to Sept. 1.  Learn more.

Sept. 9 through Dec. 9: Webinars about science policy jobs

The University of Cincinnati's student-run science policy group is has invited a bunch of speakers to talk about the work they do. The Sept. 9 speaker will be Chloe McPherson of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. You can see the rest of the lineup .

Sept. 16–23: Free virtual science festival

Attendees of all ages are invited to SciFest All Access, produced by the organizers of the annual USA Science & Engineering Festival. There will be more than 100 virtual booths and activities, plus performances, recruiters and a scavenger hunt.

Oct. 1: Deadline for IUBMB fellowships

The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has — the Wood–Whelan Research Fellowships, the IUBMB Mid-Career Research Fellowships and the Tang Education Fellowships — and . The deadline to apply for all of them is Oct. 1.

Oct. 5: Deadline for microbiology award

The National Academy of Sciences is accepting nominations for the Selman A. Waksman Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the field of microbiology and carries a $20,000 purse.  

Oct. 7: Deadline for DOE community college internship

The U.S. Department of Energy's Community College Internship Program places participants at labs at one of 16 agency locations to help kick-start their technical careers. There are three terms: summer, spring and fall. The agency is accepting applications for the spring term through Oct. 7. This is a paid internship. 

Call for virtual scientific event proposals

The ASBMB provides members with a virtual platform to share scientific research and accomplishments and to discuss emerging topics and technologies with the BMB community.

The ASBMB will manage the technical aspects, market the event to tens of thousands of contacts and present the digital event live to a remote audience. Additional tools such as polling, Q&A, breakout rooms and post event Twitter chats may be used to facilitate maximum engagement.

Seminars are typically one to two hours long. A workshop or conference might be longer and even span several days.

Prospective organizers may submit proposals at any time. Decisions are usually made within four to six weeks. 

Propose an event.

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