🚀This March, an international scientific community will come together around a single topic: glycogen. On 20 March 2026, FEBS, IUBMB, and IRB Barcelona will host the 𝗚𝗹𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 – 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘁, a one-day meeting in Barcelona and online. 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/etDtkPeK

Our biannual newsletter is out 📬 Insights, updates, and what’s ahead—read the latest edition here: bit.ly/4pY9jzA

📣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗶𝗼-𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 Applications are now open for the 𝗜𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗕–𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦–𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗕𝗠𝗕 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗶𝗼-𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, supporting PhD students and early-career researchers from Africa to undertake 3–6-month research visits in FEBS countries. 📅 DEADLINE: 2 MARCH 2026 🔗https://bit.ly/3V1NjrB

@iubmb.bsky.social event on careers outside academia: Dr Freskida Goni, Founder (Venture Capital and Consultancy) Dr Daniele Mazzoletti, Scientific Project Manager (IXTAL Srl - Protein Intelligence) Juliana Spahr, Science Illustrator 📅22/01/26 ⌚5 PM (CET) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Submit your paper to Biochemistry and Molecular Education now for their Special Issue 'Transforming Molecular Life Sciences Education: Past, Current, and Future Insights and Practices'. ➡️ Find out more here: https://ow.ly/TAoL50XHxQ5 @iubmb.bsky.social

Could your paper be included in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education's Special Issue on 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Access (DEIJA) in Molecular Life Sciences Education'? 🔗 https://ow.ly/YuF450XHxZG @iubmb.bsky.social

⏰ Last day to apply! Submit your application by 11:59 PM PST tonight. Don’t miss out. ➡️ Travel Fellowship ➡️ Focused Meeting ➡️ Education Fellowship ➡️ Emerging Leader Award ➡️ Jubilee Award Lectures ➡️ Plenary Lectures More details on our website 🔗www.iubmb.org/

Women in scientific organizations: global evidence from science academies and unions. The 13th SCGES webinar is organized jointly with ISC and IAP, on International Day of Women and Girls in Science Date: 11 February 2026 Time: 2 – 4 PM UTC Webinar registration form: bit.ly/4pHS99Z

We are pleased to announce the 𝗚𝗹𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 – 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘁, taking place on 𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at IRB Barcelona and online. The symposium is organised jointly by IUBMB, FEBS, and IRB Barcelona. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 👉 lnkd.in/dH9nNXWc

✨ Kraków vibes incoming! 🏰🐉🥨 Our 2026 #ENABLE logo is here. Thanks Graphit for this beautiful design! 📅 14–16 Oct 2026 🔗 lnkd.in/demJAjzZ #FEBSIUBMBENABLE2026 #LifeSciences #InterdisciplinaryResearch #Conference #FEBS #IUBMB #BeyondGenome #LifeSciences #InterdisciplinaryResearch #Krakow2026

#Announcement🎤 🎉We are delighted to announce the 5th FEBS-IUBMB-ENABLE Conference focusing on integrative and cross-disciplinary research in the field of Life Sciences. 📍 Kraków, Poland | 🗓️ 14–16 Oct, 2026 Hosted by Jagiellonian University For more info : febs-iubmb-enableconference.org

live footage of cancer cells getting killed by immune cells. Here, it’s T-cells and NK cells initiating apoptosis in the cancer cells. #STEM #Fascinating #CancerTreatment #Health

Congratulations to Nevena Savić, whose paper was selected for the Wiley-BioFactors Young Investigator Award. Nevena is a research trainee at the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, in Belgrade, Serbia. Check out her paper 👉 bit.ly/43aUxwS

Are you a biochemistry trainee passionate about science communication and connecting with peers worldwide? 🔬🚀 We’re seeking leaders from the Americas, Africa, Europe, and Oceania to join our global team for 2026! 🌏 Apply here: tinyurl.com/mux483he @iubmb.bsky.social @iubmbtrainee.bsky.social

Last day to submit your application 👇

🚨 Good news! 🚨 Missed yesterday's deadline? You're in luck — the application window has been extended! ❗️NEW DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31 @ 11:59 PM PST Don't miss your second chance!

Still need to use 2025 funding? Places still available in @embo.org Lab #Leadership for #Postdocs courses in 🇩🇪. Take time to focus on your interpersonal skills + discover tools to support your development. Sign up now 28-30 Oct, 11-13 Nov & 2-4 Dec 2025: www.embolableadership.org/course/embol...

Join us to explore the regulation of the transcriptome — a key to cellular processes that underpin cell biology, development, and tissue function. Can't make it onsite? Go virtual and stay connected! 💻 #EMBOEpitrans 🛎️ Virtual registration: 13 October ➡️ https://s.embl.org/etc25-01-bl

In May, the EMBL Conference 'Chromatin and epigenetics' brought together brilliant minds in the field. Did you miss it? 🌟 Event Reporter, Eleni Katsantoni, has report! www.embl.org/about/info/c...

Hear from our second speaker on Open Science: Dr. Umar Ahmad, in the webinar held by our African region on October 24th at 16:00 CAT (GMT +2)! Register here: tinyurl.com/mtrpmpkc

Hear from our first speaker on Bioinformatics: Mr. Oluwaseyi A. Olawale, in the webinar held by our African region on October 24th at 16:00 CAT (GMT +2)! Register here: lnkd.in/g9MYxcVC

Join us for an exciting exploration into the intersection of Bioinformatics and Open Science, where data meets transparency to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. Let’s build the future of Science in Africa together! Register here for the online webinar: lnkd.in/gA7HBtpp

We also presented the @iubmb.bsky.social Jubilee Award to @elowitzlab.bsky.social (@caltech.edu), for his "outstanding contributions to the fields of synthetic biology and systems biology".

🎉 Congratulations to Maria Cristina Deodato from Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) and the European School of Molecular Medicine (SEMM), 🇮🇹, winner of the BioFactors Best Poster Award at 4th @enableconference.bsky.social

Ready to explore what's next in the life sciences? 🧬🔍 Then check out our new 2026 EMBL Annual Poster 👉 s.embl.org/2026-poster Join us for another year of asking the big questions in the life sciences. See you in 2026? #EMBL #lifesciences #molecularbiology #bioinformatics

📣 You can still join #EESImaging by signing up for virtual participation 💻 ⏰ You have until 1 October to register here: https://s.embl.org/ees25-09-bl#EESImaging From dynamic super-resolution microscopy to AI-driven image analysis, explore how imaging is refining our understanding of life's processes 🧬⏳

🎉 Congratulations to Isabella Donisi from the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 🇮🇹, winner of the BioFactors Best Poster Award at the 63rd SIB Congress.

🎉 Congratulations to Nomagugu Ngwenya on being awarded the IUBMB Tatenda Murigo Distinguished Scholarship in Biochemistry. This scholarship honors the memory of Tatenda Murigo, who served as the African representative on the leadership team of the @iubmbtrainee.bsky.social.

Congratulations to Bokyeong Kim from Korea University, 🇰🇷, winner of the BioFactors Best Poster Award at the 4th FEBS-IUBMB-ENABLE conference.

🚨Don't forget to register by 30 Sep to join #EMBLCanGen on site 👉 https://s.embl.org/can25-01-bl#EMBLCanGen Learn from leading scientists and academic clinicians and stay up to date with the progressing area of cancer genomics. 🗓️11–14 Nov Register now to experience the EMBL Heidelberg campus atmosphere!

Congratulations @e-charpentier.bsky.social from @maxplanckpress.de, 🇩🇪, recipient of the IUBMB Jubilee Award Lecture for her outstanding contributions in the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 technology, CRISPR therapeutics and ERS Genomics and for developing the CRISPR-Cas genome editing technology

Congratulations to Prof. Alexander Sobolevsky from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, 🇺🇸, who will be presenting the IUBMB Plenary Lecture at the @csmb-scbm.bsky.social 69th Annual Meeting on Membrane Proteins in Health and Disease. @asbmb.bsky.social

Congratulations to Prof. Angel Raya from Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), 🇪🇸, who will be presenting the IUBMB Plenary Lecture at the XLVIII Annual Meeting 2025 of the Chilean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. @sebbm.bsky.social

Congratulations to Prof. Jean Francois Collet from @uclouvain.bsky.social, 🇧🇪, who presented the IUBMB Plenary Lecture at the @embo.org |FEBS Lecture Course on “The new Microbiology”.

Congratulations to Prof. George Diallinas from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 🇬🇷, who presented the IUBMB Plenary Lecture at the 40th Small Meeting on Yeast Transport and Energetics. @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social

⏰ Last chance to register and join us in person for #EMBOMobileGenome! Join experts to discuss the broad impact of TEs on organismal biology 🧬🔍 Attend talks, network, socialise, and experience the EMBL Heidelberg campus atmosphere! ☕🤩 👉🏼 s.embl.org/mge25-01-bl#EMBOMobileGenome 🎫 Register by 23 September!

✨ #ENABLE2025 = DONE! ✨ What a blast 🎉 — amazing talks, posters, workshops & so much interaction. Huge thanks to all participants & speakers for the enthusiasm and energy! 💡 See you at #ENABLE2026 🚀

The difference between a CV in academia vs. industry? This change can save you countless rejections. An academic CV = your full professional life story. Often 10+ pages degrees, jobs, teaching, papers, talks, awards, affiliations A résumé / industry CV = read the thread 👇

🎉Congratulations to Leticia Dinatto Pereira, Phumuzile Dube, Svenja Ebeling, and Mani Guta, who were awarded an IUBMB Travel Fellowship! Last day to submit your application at 11:59 pm PST 👉bit.ly/3pYTWxM @csmb-scbm.bsky.social @gbmev.bsky.social @asbmb.bsky.social @mdc-berlin.bsky.social

✨ Day 3 at #ENABLE2025 = Career Day! ✨ 📚 Workshops on publishing, funding & science communication ☕ Career Café networking 💬 Inspiring panel discussion 🏆 Prize ceremony + 🚩 ENABLE flag handover A perfect finale to an amazing 3 days! 🎉 #PhDlife #CareerDevelopment #ENABLEconference

✨ Day 2 at #ENABLE2025 ✨ 🎤 Inspiring keynotes, short & flash talks 💬 Interactive panel discussion w/ keynote speakers 🍽️ A fantastic gala dinner at Kelvingrove — Scottish food, galleries & Ceilidh dancing! What a day of science + culture 🎉

✨ Gala Dinner Recap ✨ An unforgettable night at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum for #ENABLE2025 🎉 🍽️ Scottish cuisine 🏛️ Museum galleries 🕺 Ceilidh dancing with live music We had a blast celebrating culture, science & community! 💡

Day 1 of #ENABLE2025! A fantastic start full of networking, inspiring talks & great discussions. Now we are ready to dive into Scientific day 2 - bringing more science and exchange!

🎉 Congratulations to Florence Nworah from @unn_tweets, 🇳🇬, awarded an IUBMB Early-Career Research Fellowship to Prof. Elisa Araldi’s lab at University of Parma, 🇮🇹. We wish her much success!

🎉Congratulations Ane Otaegui Chivite from Biogipuzkoa HRI, 🇪🇸, awarded an IUBMB Wood-Whelan Fellowship to Dra. Laura Martinez Gili’s lab at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 🇬🇧. We wish her much success! @sebbm.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social

🎉Congratulations Franco Nieto from IHEM, 🇦🇷, awarded an IUBMB Wood-Whelan Fellowship to Dr. Loredana Saveanu's lab at @inserm.fr, 🇫🇷. We wish him much success! @sfbbm.bsky.social

🎉Congratulations to Carolina Morales Arias from Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas Mercedes y Martin Ferreyra, 🇦🇷, awarded an IUBMB Wood-Whelan Fellowship to Dr. Yanan Chen's lab at Loyola University Chicago, 🇺🇸. We wish her much success! @asbmb.bsky.social

🎉Congratulations to Melina Magalnik from UBA-CONICET, 🇦🇷, awarded an IUBMB Wood-Whelan Fellowship to Dr. Nolwenn Jouvenet’s lab at @pasteur.fr, 🇫🇷. We wish her much success! @sfbbm.bsky.social

🎉Congratulations to Gonzalo Guendulain from CIMETSA, IUCBC, and CONICET, 🇦🇷, awarded an IUBMB Wood-Whelan Fellowship to @dotaegui.bsky.social @nimdonosti.bsky.social at Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, 🇪🇸. We wish him much success! @sebbm.bsky.social