Great speaker line up for #BSCBNextGen next week
Great speaker line up for #BSCBNextGen next week
Late breaking abstracts for Dynamic Cell VI are now open until 16th March!
A joint Biochemical Society and BSCB scientific meeting: Dynamic Cell VI, 21-24 April 2026, Reading, UK. Includes logos for Biochemical Society, BSCB, CSCB and RMS and the event image (photo credit: Sam Dunkley)
Dynamic Cell VI is accepting late breaking abstract submissions (posters only) until 16 March 2026! Donβt miss the opportunity to present and discuss your research. Submit yours and register now π§ͺ: bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell...
Are you a budding science writer? βοΈ
Then enter our science writing competition! Entries can be fiction or non-fiction. For more info and how to enter visit our website:
bscb.org/competitions...
Deadline 31st March
Have you produced beautiful images as part of your cell biology research?
Then enter our image competition!
bscb.org/competitions...
Deadline 31st March
Check out last year's winner 'Brainbow' by Alvaro Castano
You can find out more about My Mito Mission here:
www.mymitomission.uk
This year, in addition to our usual studentships, we are partnering with My Mito Mission who are funding extra studentship places for research focused on mitochondrial function and dysfunction
If you're working on mitochondria, apply now π
Applications need to be made by prospective supervisors who are BSCB members on behalf of the student
Do you know a talented undergraduate student who would like to undertake a paid summer internship in your cell biology lab?
Applications to our summer studentships are OPEN
Deadline 31st March
For details and how to apply, see our website:
bscb.org/support-gran...
The BSCB is sponsoring the Scottish Fly Meeting 2026
ποΈ 1st April
πGlasgow
Register now!
All of our fantastic medal winners will be awarded their prizes and present their research at Dynamic Cell VI. It's not too late to register!
We are delighted to announce that @mitosrus.bsky.social from @cruk-si.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk has been awarded the 2026 Hooke Medal
You can read about Stephen's work on mitochondria, cell death and cancer here:
bscb.org/hooke-medal-...
We are delighted to announce that @rashmi-priya.bsky.social from @crick.ac.uk has been awarded the 2026 Women in Cell Biology Early Career medal
You can read about Rashmi's prize-winning work on heart morphogenesis here:
bscb.org/wicb-early-c...
We are delighted to announce that @giuliapaci.bsky.social from @ucllifesciences.bsky.social has been awarded the 2026 BSCB Postdoctoral researcher medal
You can read about Giulia's work on how tissues withstand mechanical stress here:
bscb.org/postdoctoral...
We are delighted to announce that Eva Simpson from the University of Nottingham has been awarded the 2026 BSCB Raff PhD Medal
You can read about Eva's prize-winning PhD work using 3D-CLEM to investigate chromosome ultrastructure here:
bscb.org/bscb-phd-awa...
Tomorrow is an exciting day.........we will be announcing the 2026 BSCB medal winnersπ₯π₯π₯
We are looking for early career cell biology researchers to present their work at the BSCB NextGen online seminar series.
Scan the QR code to register your interest:
Early bird deadline: Save Β£100: This Wed 21 January 2026! Dynamic Cell VI conference, Reading, UK, April 2026! Co-organised by
@bscb-official.bsky.social
and
@biochemsoc.bsky.social
with
@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology.
Register now:
bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-VI
Two weeks left to apply to be the BSCB Postdoc rep
Are you a postdoc with a passion for cell biology? We are looking for a postdoc representative to join the BSCB committee!
Applications are open to existing BSCB postdoc members. See our website for further details.
Apply by 31st Jan
bscb.org/call-for-app...
One week left to register for our Spring meeting and save Β£100! Super early booking deadline is 21/1
BSCB NextGen kicks off tomorrow at 14.00 BST. Don't forget to register your place!
Happy New Year from the BSCB! We're very excited to announce 'BSCB NextGen', a new monthly online seminar series aimed at ECRs in Cell Biology.
The series kicks off on 13th January
For full details and how to register see:
bscb.org/announcing-b...
Don't forget to register for our Spring Meeting: Dynamic Cell VI
A joint meeting with the @biochemsoc.bsky.social
Super early bird registration ends 21st Jan
Thanks, Chris! And yep, all going brilliantly - 270 delegates and fantastic talks and posters. Great to see so much support for fundamental discovery science and membrane biology here! Thanks @jcellsci.bsky.social, @embojournal.org and @bscb-official.bsky.social for support!
Havenβt posted for a while but @jezcarlton.bsky.social opening up the annual UK membrane trafficking meeting #UKMT seems like an appropriate reason to post!
Great line up - as ever - with organisers Jez and Chris Stefan introducing a poster session too π€
Are you a postdoc with a passion for cell biology? We are looking for a postdoc representative to join the BSCB committee!
Applications are open to existing BSCB postdoc members. See our website for further details.
Apply by 31st Jan
bscb.org/call-for-app...
Pathway to Independence Support postdocs on the job market Line drawing of a person at a bench transitioning to working at a desk Development
Apply for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs in #devbio and #stemcell research during the transition to their first group leader position: www.biologists.com/grants/devel...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
EXTENDED DEADLINE: the deadline for BSCB medal nominations is now 14th November.
π¬Hooke Medal
π©βπ¬Women in Cell Biology medal
π§« Postdoctoral Researcher medal
π¬Raff PhD medal award
Details of eligibility and how to nominate are on our website.
Registration is OPEN for our Spring meeting: Dynamic Cell VI
ποΈ 21st-26th April 2026
πReading, UK
Co-organised with @biochemsoc.bsky.social @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology
Register here:
www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...