American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Capitol Hill here we come to advocate for basic science funding representing GA and MS! #ASBMBAdvocates

Thank you to our Wisconsin senators and representatives staffs for meeting with us! #ASBMBAdvocates

Excited to head off to Capitol Hill to advocate for basic science funding academia and industry advocating together #ASBMBAdvocates

Big day ahead for #ASBMBAdvocates and the Ohio and Wisconsin delegation!

Keep the momentum going—use the link in bio to send a letter to your policymakers urging the highest possible funding increases for federal science agencies.
➡️ asbmb.quorum.us/campaign/156...
#ScienceServesUsAll #ASBMBAdvocates

Two ASBMB members pose for a photo inn front of the U.S. Capitol. They are holding ASBMB folders.

Four ASBMB members pose for a photo inn front of the U.S. Capitol.

Three people pose for a photo in front of Tim Kaine's office during the 2026 ASBMB Hill Day.

Four people pose for a photo after a meeting during the 2026 ASBMB Hill Day.

Hill Day is a wrap! Huge thanks to all our members who joined us on Capitol Hill to advocate for strong federal support for basic research.
#ASBMBAdvocates #ScienceServesUsAll

My friend @crystalmendoza.bsky.social doing all the good things to support science ❤️

#SciPol #SciComm

Proud to be one of a 60-person @asbmb.bsky.social team visiting Capitol Hill today, meeting NY Congressional delegation to share about the importance of NIH & NSF funding, basic research, and training in the U.S. Glad to speak up as one of 11,000 ASBMB scientists! #ASBMBAdvocates #ScienceServesAll

photo of 3 people in front of mark pocan’s capitol office

Photo of 3 people in front of Tammy Baldwin’s capitol hill office

US Capitol building

Great day of science advocacy! #ASBMBadvocates #ScienceServesUsAll
@asbmb.bsky.social @uwmadisonrna.bsky.social

Excited to be heading to #ASBMB26 this week! @asbmb.bsky.social

Folks from @rnasociety.bsky.social advocating for basic science research funding #ASBMBAdvocates @uwmadisonrna.bsky.social @cassandrahayne.bsky.social

I was on Capitol Hill today with @asbmb.bsky.social urging lawmakers to support strong federal investment in
scientific research and training. Also to support : predictable and sustained funding.
#ASBMBAdvocates #ScienceServesUsAll

Successful day today at the @asbmb.bsky.social Capitol Hill Day. Great conversations with several offices. We have received great engagement. Appreciate their time and willingness to speak with us. Thank you to ASBMB for arranging over 120 meetings today with congressional representatives staff.

A group of more than 50 scientists pose for a photo in front of the U.S. Capitol.

Next up: 120 meetings with congressional staff on Capitol Hill to discuss why strengthening federal support for basic research is essential for U.S. competitiveness. NIH and NSF investments drive innovation!
#ASBMBAdvocates #ScienceServesUsAll
www.asbmb.org/advocacy

Join us for a great session @asbmb.bsky.social annual meeting tomorrow. Our session starts at 9:30 am!

Today, scientists from across the country will head to Capitol Hill to advocate for biomedical research funding — including @crystalmendoza.bsky.social, an ASBMB member who is excited to share why this work matters!
www.asbmb.org/advocacy
#ASBMBAdvocates #ScienceServesUsAll

Tomorrow, Sudheesh Allikka Parambil will head to Capitol Hill for ASBMB’s Hill Day to advocate for biomedical research.

Alongside scientists from across the country, he will meet with congressional offices to highlight the many benefits of investing in research!
#ASBMBAdvocates #ScienceServesUsAll

ASBMB Hill Day participants will be asking lawmakers to support $51.3B for NIH, $9.9B for NSF, and $9.5B for DOE Office of Science and the national labs to power discovery and innovation.

Researchers will be asking lawmakers to support $51.3B for NIH, $9.9B for NSF, and $9.5B for DOE Office of Science and the national labs to power discovery and innovation.
#ASBMBAdvocates #ScienceServesUsAll
www.asbmb.org/advocacy

Participants of the 2026 ASBMB March Hill Day listen to a presentation about the event.

ASBMB Hill Day preparation continues! This evening we welcomed more than 50 scientists from across the country who will be heading to Capitol Hill tomorrow for meetings with lawmakers to advocate on behalf of biomedical research funding! #ASBMBAdvocates

Attending #ASBMB26 & interested in postdoc training ? Stop by Booth #225 to connect w/ the Postdoctoral Affairs Office and learn about our training program and resources at UT Southwestern #postdoc
#UTSouthwestern
@asbmb.bsky.social

Flying over Greenland on my way to the @asbmb.bsky.social annual meeting near Washington, DC!

Just arrived in DC for a busy few days speaking up for science - Friday visiting Congress with @asbmb.bsky.social and Saturday joining the @standupforscience.bsky.social rally on the Mall - before hearing and sharing some great science at the ASBMB annual meeting!

Announcement for the 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting session on lipids in cell communication and metabolism, featuring four expert speakers.

ASBMB 2026 symposium | March 9

"Lipids in cell-cell communication and metabolism in health and disease" will explore the multifaceted roles of lipids.
www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti...

🎤 Nada Abumrad, Michele Alves-Bezerra, Clair Crewe & Wei Ying
#ASBMB26 #LipidResearch #MakeItPossible

A group of professionals organizing and reviewing documents, related to the March 2026 ASBMB Hill Day, spread across a large conference table in a modern office setting.

Behind the scenes: ASBMB staff is ready for Hill Day on Friday! Stay tuned for more. #ASBMBAdvocates #ScienceServesUsAll
www.asbmb.org/advocacy

2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting flyer promoting a symposium on biochemical modifications in health and disease with four session speakers listed.

#ASBMB26 symposium | March 8

"Biochemical modifications in health & disease" will explore the latest insights into how biochemical modifications shape physiology & pathology.
www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti...

🎤 @irinabezsonova.bsky.social, Robert Haltiwanger, Paul Shapiro & @brianstrahl.bsky.social

Life in four dimensions: When biology outpaces the brain Nobel laureate Eric Betzig will discuss his research on information transfer in biology from proteins to organisms at the 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting.

Featuring MCB's Eric Betzig! Life in four dimensions: When biology outpaces the brain www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...

I’m attending the 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting in March and can’t wait to explore new methodologies and scientific approaches! #ASBMB26 #MakeItPossible #ASBMB #Biochemistry

We are excited for Yukun to present her project at UNC Comp Med — Tigist Tamir Yukun will be presenting her project at UNC Comp Med Seminar this week!!

Excited for the lab's first UNC Comp Med seminar. Yukun Niu will be presenting an exciting story that will be part of an upcoming preprint. Also, @phosphotig.bsky.social and SMS lab will be representing at ASBMB 2026 hope to see y'all there 😀
tamirlab.org/latest-news/yukun-at-unc-comp-med-seminar

MCB's Sam Lewis @samlewis.bsky.social is presenting at the annual ASBMB meeting if you're in the D.C. Metro area!

ACS Publications will be exhibiting at this year’s American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) conference! 📅 March 7–10 📍 Washington, DC (Booth #507)

We’re exhibiting at #ASBMB26!

📅 March 7–10 📍 Washington, DC (Booth #507)

Stop by our booth to explore publishing opportunities across our Biological & Medicinal Chemistry journals.

Explore a call for papers on Lipids and Lipidation - submit your manuscript by May 31: buff.ly/MeMWDmO