Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Every week, we update this list with new meetings, awards, scholarships and events to help you get your ducks in a row. 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.
Nov. 15: Rising Black Scientists Awards essays due
Cell Press and Cell Signaling Technology have launched the Rising Black Scientists Awards. Applicants are asked to submit essays. Each winner will receive a $10,000 award and $1,000 in scientific materials. The journal Cell will publish the winning essays.
Nov. 16, 18 & 20: Navigating career development and building resilience in times of unrest
From COVID-19 to the racial justice movement, 2020 has been a year of disruption and change for those in or entering the STEM workforce. Some Ph.D. life scientists may be considering new directions for their careers as a result of this disruption, while others may not know the myriad career paths open to those with advanced training in STEM. This free three-day virtual conference, to be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Nov. 16, 18 and 20, will provide direct access to scientists in various roles and job sectors who will share their career journeys and advice for those who wish to pursue similar careers. Each day will begin with a keynote covering overarching topics related to the STEM workforce or career development and will end with informal networking for participants to engage with each other. Register here.
Nov. 16: NextGen Physican–Scientists Lecture Series
The is having its NextGen Physician–Scientists Lecture Series at 6 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 19. of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center will give a talk titled "The Sebaceous Gland in Skin Immunity and Host Defense." Future speakers include Deanna Baker–Frost of the Medical University of South Carolina on Dec.17 and Rafael Bejar of the University of California, San Diego, on Jan. 21. See for other upcoming speakers.
ASBMB Lipid Research Division Seminar Series
The ASBMB Lipid Research Division features the work of young investigators at noon Eastern on Wednesdays. If you are interested in presenting, please contact John Burke. Register once to access the whole series.
Nov. 18 | 12 p.m. Eastern | Focus on ether lipids
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Dec. 1: Grants for grad students with disabilities
The Foundation for Science and Disability gives out $1,000 grants to disabled fourth-year undergraduates who've been accepted by a graduate program and to students already enrolled in graduate programs. The Science Student Grant Fund is meant to support work on a project or thesis. You can use the grant, for example, to gain access to assistive devices or otherwise facilitate your work.
Jan. 1: AAAS media fellowship deadline
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is accepting applications for it's 10-week AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship through Jan. 1. If you are interested in working in radio, magazines, newspaper or TV, consider applying for this super competitive fellowship. This is a summer program, with orientation typically in D.C. in June, but we'll see what the pandemic has to say about that. Please note: This is a paid fellowship ($7,000), and AAAS covers your travel. However, it doesn't provide housing, a housing stipend or health insurance.
Jan. 9: Caltech WAVE fellowship deadline
Caltech is accepting applications for its WAVE Fellows undergraduate research program, which provides support for underrepresented minority students (who plan to earn Ph.D.s) to conduct 10-week summer research projects with Caltech faculty members. Research-specific are scheduled throughout November. Applications due Jan 9.
Feb. 24–26: Proteinases and their inhibitors
Founded by Hans Fritz and Vito Turk, the meeting has been providing a scientifically stimulating and outstanding open atmosphere to researchers on proteolytic enzymes for almost four decades. The meeting covers diverse and vibrant fields of protease research, such as mechanistic studies on proteases in their molecular, cellular and organismic context. Sessions include proteolysis in cancer; proteolysis in neuro-signaling and neurodegeneration; proteolysis in blood coagulation; discovery of protease substrates; mechanisms and engineering of proteases, ligases, their substrates and inhibitors. This will be a forum primarily for young scientists (pre- or postdoctoral) to present their exciting and/or intriguing results for discussion with leading experts. Learn more.
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.
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