American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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ASBMB drives discovery forward in academic, industry and governmental sectors, helping to generate new scientific knowledge today that fuels tomorrow’s biotechnological and medical breakthroughs.
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Here’s a preview of some exciting events coming up at the 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting!
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• Rapid Review: 5-minute manuscript feedback
• Speaking Up, Making Change: science advocacy in action
• Career & Education Fair: connect with academia, industry & more
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• Rapid Review: 5-minute manuscript feedback
• Speaking Up, Making Change: science advocacy in action
• Career & Education Fair: connect with academia, industry & more
January 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Here’s a preview of some exciting events coming up at the 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting!
www.asbmb.org/annual...
• Rapid Review: 5-minute manuscript feedback
• Speaking Up, Making Change: science advocacy in action
• Career & Education Fair: connect with academia, industry & more
www.asbmb.org/annual...
• Rapid Review: 5-minute manuscript feedback
• Speaking Up, Making Change: science advocacy in action
• Career & Education Fair: connect with academia, industry & more
Congratulations to ASBMB member @LisaMydy, who was appointed assistant professor of biochemistry at @LifeAtPurdue! Her lab studies protein structure and function, enzyme mechanisms and plant natural product biosynthesis. #ASBMBMemberNews
Mydy named Purdue assistant professor
Her lab will focus on protein structure and function, enzyme mechanisms and plant natural product biosynthesis, working to characterize and engineer plant natural products for therapeutic and agricultural applications.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Congratulations to ASBMB member @LisaMydy, who was appointed assistant professor of biochemistry at @LifeAtPurdue! Her lab studies protein structure and function, enzyme mechanisms and plant natural product biosynthesis. #ASBMBMemberNews
There's still time to share your insights at #ASBMB26! Late-breaking abstract submission is open.
Submit your abstract by Jan. 15 for the opportunity to present your research alongside other outstanding scientists who are driving research forward.
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Submit your abstract by Jan. 15 for the opportunity to present your research alongside other outstanding scientists who are driving research forward.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
There's still time to share your insights at #ASBMB26! Late-breaking abstract submission is open.
Submit your abstract by Jan. 15 for the opportunity to present your research alongside other outstanding scientists who are driving research forward.
www.asbmb.org/annual...
Submit your abstract by Jan. 15 for the opportunity to present your research alongside other outstanding scientists who are driving research forward.
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🌎 Take your research abroad with PROLAB!
Promoting Research Opportunities for Latin American Biochemists offers grad students and postdocs the opportunity to spend up to six months in labs in the U.S. or Canada.
➡️Up to $7,000 | Apply by March 20
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Promoting Research Opportunities for Latin American Biochemists offers grad students and postdocs the opportunity to spend up to six months in labs in the U.S. or Canada.
➡️Up to $7,000 | Apply by March 20
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January 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
🌎 Take your research abroad with PROLAB!
Promoting Research Opportunities for Latin American Biochemists offers grad students and postdocs the opportunity to spend up to six months in labs in the U.S. or Canada.
➡️Up to $7,000 | Apply by March 20
www.asbmb.org/awards...
Promoting Research Opportunities for Latin American Biochemists offers grad students and postdocs the opportunity to spend up to six months in labs in the U.S. or Canada.
➡️Up to $7,000 | Apply by March 20
www.asbmb.org/awards...
A NYE countdown, rendered in 3D!
➡️ Learn more about cutting-edge protein research at #ASBMB26: www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti....
🎨 Structures from @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
#HappyNewYear #Biochemistry #MolecularBiology #MakeItPossible
➡️ Learn more about cutting-edge protein research at #ASBMB26: www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti....
🎨 Structures from @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
#HappyNewYear #Biochemistry #MolecularBiology #MakeItPossible
December 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A NYE countdown, rendered in 3D!
➡️ Learn more about cutting-edge protein research at #ASBMB26: www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti....
🎨 Structures from @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
#HappyNewYear #Biochemistry #MolecularBiology #MakeItPossible
➡️ Learn more about cutting-edge protein research at #ASBMB26: www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti....
🎨 Structures from @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
#HappyNewYear #Biochemistry #MolecularBiology #MakeItPossible
With a vibrant program featuring cutting-edge research and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, #ASBMB26 offers unparalleled pathways to deepen your expertise and broaden your impact.
➡️Use this helpful tool to find the theme that best fits your interests!
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➡️Use this helpful tool to find the theme that best fits your interests!
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Program
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December 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
With a vibrant program featuring cutting-edge research and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, #ASBMB26 offers unparalleled pathways to deepen your expertise and broaden your impact.
➡️Use this helpful tool to find the theme that best fits your interests!
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➡️Use this helpful tool to find the theme that best fits your interests!
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ASBMB Today invites biochemistry and molecular biology instructors to reflect on how their teaching has evolved. What inspired you to change?
📝 500-word essays or 250-word micro-essays
🗓️ Deadline: Jan. 15
📧 Submit pitches or essays to asbmbtoday@asbmb.org
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📝 500-word essays or 250-word micro-essays
🗓️ Deadline: Jan. 15
📧 Submit pitches or essays to asbmbtoday@asbmb.org
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
ASBMB Today invites biochemistry and molecular biology instructors to reflect on how their teaching has evolved. What inspired you to change?
📝 500-word essays or 250-word micro-essays
🗓️ Deadline: Jan. 15
📧 Submit pitches or essays to asbmbtoday@asbmb.org
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
📝 500-word essays or 250-word micro-essays
🗓️ Deadline: Jan. 15
📧 Submit pitches or essays to asbmbtoday@asbmb.org
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
A New Year's Eve countdown, rendered in 3D!
➡️ Learn more about cutting-edge protein research at #ASBMB26: www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti....
🎨 Structures from @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
➡️ Learn more about cutting-edge protein research at #ASBMB26: www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti....
🎨 Structures from @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A New Year's Eve countdown, rendered in 3D!
➡️ Learn more about cutting-edge protein research at #ASBMB26: www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti....
🎨 Structures from @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
➡️ Learn more about cutting-edge protein research at #ASBMB26: www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti....
🎨 Structures from @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
No. 1 on ASBMB Today’s 2025 most-read list:
Biochemists and molecular biologists sweep major 2025 honors
Major 2025 honors went to Svetlana Mojsov, Jason McLellan, Fred Ramsdell, Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi for advances in molecular life sciences.
Biochemists and molecular biologists sweep major 2025 honors
Major 2025 honors went to Svetlana Mojsov, Jason McLellan, Fred Ramsdell, Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi for advances in molecular life sciences.
Biochemists and molecular biologists sweep major 2025 honors
Recent Nobel, MacArthur and Kimberly Prize honorees highlight the power of biochemistry and molecular biology to drive discovery, including immune tolerance, vaccine design and metabolic disease, and to advance medicine and improve human health.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
No. 1 on ASBMB Today’s 2025 most-read list:
Biochemists and molecular biologists sweep major 2025 honors
Major 2025 honors went to Svetlana Mojsov, Jason McLellan, Fred Ramsdell, Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi for advances in molecular life sciences.
Biochemists and molecular biologists sweep major 2025 honors
Major 2025 honors went to Svetlana Mojsov, Jason McLellan, Fred Ramsdell, Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi for advances in molecular life sciences.
No. 2 on ASBMB Today’s 2025 most-read list
A new kind of stem cell is revolutionizing regenerative medicine explores how induced pluripotent stem cell therapies could transform treatment for vision loss, diabetes & other currently incurable diseases.
A new kind of stem cell is revolutionizing regenerative medicine explores how induced pluripotent stem cell therapies could transform treatment for vision loss, diabetes & other currently incurable diseases.
A new kind of stem cell is revolutionizing regenerative medicine
Induced pluripotent stem cells are paving the way for personalized treatments to diabetes, vision loss and more. However, scientists still face hurdles such as strict regulations, scalability, cell longevity and immune rejection.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
No. 2 on ASBMB Today’s 2025 most-read list
A new kind of stem cell is revolutionizing regenerative medicine explores how induced pluripotent stem cell therapies could transform treatment for vision loss, diabetes & other currently incurable diseases.
A new kind of stem cell is revolutionizing regenerative medicine explores how induced pluripotent stem cell therapies could transform treatment for vision loss, diabetes & other currently incurable diseases.
No. 3 on ASBMB Today’s 2025 most-read list
"Before we’ve lost what we can’t rebuild: Hope for prion disease" examines efforts by Eric Vallabh Minikel and Sonia Vallabh (@broadinstitute.org) to prevent prion disease, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder.
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"Before we’ve lost what we can’t rebuild: Hope for prion disease" examines efforts by Eric Vallabh Minikel and Sonia Vallabh (@broadinstitute.org) to prevent prion disease, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder.
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Before we’ve lost what we can’t rebuild: Hope for prion disease
Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel, a husband-and-wife team racing to cure prion disease, helped develop ION717, an antisense oligonucleotide treatment now in clinical trials. Their mission is personal — ...
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December 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
No. 3 on ASBMB Today’s 2025 most-read list
"Before we’ve lost what we can’t rebuild: Hope for prion disease" examines efforts by Eric Vallabh Minikel and Sonia Vallabh (@broadinstitute.org) to prevent prion disease, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder.
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"Before we’ve lost what we can’t rebuild: Hope for prion disease" examines efforts by Eric Vallabh Minikel and Sonia Vallabh (@broadinstitute.org) to prevent prion disease, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder.
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The ASBMB Today article by Elizaeth Stivison, "Before we’ve lost what we can’t rebuild: Hope for prion disease," examines efforts by Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel to prevent prion disease, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The ASBMB Today article by Elizaeth Stivison, "Before we’ve lost what we can’t rebuild: Hope for prion disease," examines efforts by Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel to prevent prion disease, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder.
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No. 4 on ASBMB Today’s 2025 most-read list: ASBMB names 2025 fellows
Earlier this year, ASBMB named 24 members as 2025 fellows, recognizing exceptional service & contributions across research, education, mentorship, advocacy & more.
➡️Meet the fellows: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Earlier this year, ASBMB named 24 members as 2025 fellows, recognizing exceptional service & contributions across research, education, mentorship, advocacy & more.
➡️Meet the fellows: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
ASBMB names 2025 fellows
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology honors 24 members for their service to the society and accomplishments in research, education, mentorship, diversity and inclusion and advocacy.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
No. 4 on ASBMB Today’s 2025 most-read list: ASBMB names 2025 fellows
Earlier this year, ASBMB named 24 members as 2025 fellows, recognizing exceptional service & contributions across research, education, mentorship, advocacy & more.
➡️Meet the fellows: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Earlier this year, ASBMB named 24 members as 2025 fellows, recognizing exceptional service & contributions across research, education, mentorship, advocacy & more.
➡️Meet the fellows: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
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My abstract was selected for a spotlight talk at the @asbmb.bsky.social annual meeting in March 2026 during one of the chemical biology sessions!
December 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My abstract was selected for a spotlight talk at the @asbmb.bsky.social annual meeting in March 2026 during one of the chemical biology sessions!
Inside #MolCellProt via @asbmbjournals.bsky.social: An ultrasensitive spatial tissue proteomics workflow exceeding 100 proteomes per day by Klingeberg, Melissa et al.
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An ultrasensitive spatial tissue proteomics workflow exceeding 100 proteomes per day
Achieving high-resolution spatial tissue proteomes requires careful balancing and
integration of optimized sample processing, chromatography, and MS acquisition. Here,
we present an advanced cellenONE...
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December 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Inside #MolCellProt via @asbmbjournals.bsky.social: An ultrasensitive spatial tissue proteomics workflow exceeding 100 proteomes per day by Klingeberg, Melissa et al.
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Inside #JBiolChem via @asbmbjournals.bsky.social: Protein Kinase A regulates Cyclooxygenase-2 expression through the RNA-binding proteins HuR and TTP by Adame-Garcia, Sendi Rafael et al.
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Protein Kinase A regulates Cyclooxygenase-2 expression through the RNA-binding proteins HuR and TTP
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2/PTGS2) is an inducible enzyme central to inflammatory responses,
and its expression is tightly regulated. Elevated intracellular cAMP levels are known
to stimulate COX-2 expres...
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December 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Inside #JBiolChem via @asbmbjournals.bsky.social: Protein Kinase A regulates Cyclooxygenase-2 expression through the RNA-binding proteins HuR and TTP by Adame-Garcia, Sendi Rafael et al.
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Inside #JBiolChem: Age-dependent topoisomerase I depletion alters recruitment of rDNA silencing complexes by Power, Lindsey N. et al.
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Age-dependent topoisomerase I depletion alters recruitment of rDNA silencing complexes
Genomic instability and loss of proteostasis are two of the primary Hallmarks of Aging.
Although these hallmarks are well-defined in the literature, the mechanisms that drive
genomic instability and l...
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December 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Inside #JBiolChem: Age-dependent topoisomerase I depletion alters recruitment of rDNA silencing complexes by Power, Lindsey N. et al.
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The discovery of DNA’s double helix revealed how genetic information is stored, copied and expressed — and laid the foundation for modern molecular biology, genomics and biotechnology.
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Discoveries made possible by DNA
The discovery of DNA’s double helix revealed how genetic information is stored, copied and expressed. Revisit that breakthrough and traces how it laid the foundation for modern molecular biology, genomics and biotechnology.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The discovery of DNA’s double helix revealed how genetic information is stored, copied and expressed — and laid the foundation for modern molecular biology, genomics and biotechnology.
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The future of transcription is here!
New monthly ASBMB Transcription webinars launch Jan. 15 at 10 am. ET & will feature:
🔹Ken Zaret: overcoming chromatin barriers to change cell fate
🔹@robklose.bsky.social: how CpG islands control transcription
☑️ Free registration:
New monthly ASBMB Transcription webinars launch Jan. 15 at 10 am. ET & will feature:
🔹Ken Zaret: overcoming chromatin barriers to change cell fate
🔹@robklose.bsky.social: how CpG islands control transcription
☑️ Free registration:
Transcription webinars
Jan. 15, 2026 | 10 a.m. Eastern
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December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The future of transcription is here!
New monthly ASBMB Transcription webinars launch Jan. 15 at 10 am. ET & will feature:
🔹Ken Zaret: overcoming chromatin barriers to change cell fate
🔹@robklose.bsky.social: how CpG islands control transcription
☑️ Free registration:
New monthly ASBMB Transcription webinars launch Jan. 15 at 10 am. ET & will feature:
🔹Ken Zaret: overcoming chromatin barriers to change cell fate
🔹@robklose.bsky.social: how CpG islands control transcription
☑️ Free registration:
No. 5 on ASBMB Today’s 2025 most-read list: ASBMB names 2026 award winners
🎉 Recognized for advancing biochemistry, molecular biology, and mentoring, they’ll give talks about their research at #ASBMB26 in March!
🎉 Recognized for advancing biochemistry, molecular biology, and mentoring, they’ll give talks about their research at #ASBMB26 in March!
ASBMB names 2026 award winners
Check out their lectures at the annual meeting in March in the Washington, D.C., metro area.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
No. 5 on ASBMB Today’s 2025 most-read list: ASBMB names 2026 award winners
🎉 Recognized for advancing biochemistry, molecular biology, and mentoring, they’ll give talks about their research at #ASBMB26 in March!
🎉 Recognized for advancing biochemistry, molecular biology, and mentoring, they’ll give talks about their research at #ASBMB26 in March!
We’re thrilled you’ll be joining us for #ASBMB26 this March! The social media posts and graphics in this toolkit can be used in advance to start networking and explore new opportunities for scientific exchange, collaboration & inspiration.
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#MakeItPossible
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#MakeItPossible
Social media toolkit
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December 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
We’re thrilled you’ll be joining us for #ASBMB26 this March! The social media posts and graphics in this toolkit can be used in advance to start networking and explore new opportunities for scientific exchange, collaboration & inspiration.
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#MakeItPossible
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Nanobodies against Clostridioides difficile CDTb provide a toolkit for potent toxin neutralization and highly sensitive quantitation - Journal of Biological Chemistry www.jbc.org/article/S002...
Nanobodies against Clostridioides difficile CDTb provide a toolkit for potent toxin neutralization and highly sensitive quantitation
Clostridioides difficile is a pathogenic bacterium and a leading cause of antibiotic-associated
diarrhea. Symptoms of the infection arise due to production of large clostridial toxins
that disrupt the...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Nanobodies against Clostridioides difficile CDTb provide a toolkit for potent toxin neutralization and highly sensitive quantitation - Journal of Biological Chemistry www.jbc.org/article/S002...
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified small molecules capable of influencing a hard-to-target receptor family linked to #cancer development. The findings have been published in @natcomms.nature.com and the Journal of Biological Chemistry 🧪 #pharmacology news.ki.se/cracking-the...
Cracking the code of a hidden cancer receptor
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified small molecules capable of influencing a hard-to-target receptor family linked to cancer development. The findings have been published in Nature Co...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified small molecules capable of influencing a hard-to-target receptor family linked to #cancer development. The findings have been published in @natcomms.nature.com and the Journal of Biological Chemistry 🧪 #pharmacology news.ki.se/cracking-the...
The Year in #JBiolChem 2025 is a virtual issue featuring some of the year’s most impactful research. Highlights span mitochondrial ribosome structure, biomolecular condensate imaging, nucleosome positioning & more.
➡️Assembled by @alextoker.bsky.social & Henrik Dohlman
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➡️Assembled by @alextoker.bsky.social & Henrik Dohlman
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December 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Year in #JBiolChem 2025 is a virtual issue featuring some of the year’s most impactful research. Highlights span mitochondrial ribosome structure, biomolecular condensate imaging, nucleosome positioning & more.
➡️Assembled by @alextoker.bsky.social & Henrik Dohlman
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➡️Assembled by @alextoker.bsky.social & Henrik Dohlman
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We’re thrilled you’ll be joining us for #ASBMB26 this March! The social media posts and graphics in this toolkit can be used in advance to start networking and explore new opportunities for scientific exchange, collaboration & inspiration.
www.asbmb.org/annual...
#MakeItPossible
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#MakeItPossible
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We’re thrilled you’ll be joining us for #ASBMB26 this March! The social media posts and graphics in this toolkit can be used in advance to start networking and explore new opportunities for scientific exchange, collaboration & inspiration.
www.asbmb.org/annual...
#MakeItPossible
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#MakeItPossible