27th IUBMB Congress Meeting
September 19 – 23, 2027
Cape Town, South Africa
Welcome to IUBMB
The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology unites biochemists and molecular biologists in 77 countries and regions.
The IUBMB promotes research and education throughout the world, and especially in countries where the subject is still in its early development.
It achieves this in several ways.
Meet the IUBMB Team
Our Journals & Publications
IUBMB Fellowships & Scholarships
IUBMB Strongly Condemns the Invasion of One Sovereign State by Another
The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) strongly condemns the invasion of one sovereign state by another, irrespective of who the perpetrators and the victims are.
The IUBMB has responded to the crisis by putting in place funds to support the relocation of displaced graduate students. The IUBMB has established a programme providing Relocation Support for Displaced Trainees. This programme will provide financial support of up to US$2000 for trainees to relocate to a new host lab to continue their research. Applications will be reviewed immediately upon receipt and decisions will be made within one week.
Additionally, affected students may apply for Wood Whelan Fellowships, which fund 4 months in a visiting lab. There is an April 1 and October 1 deadline for the Wood Whelan Fellowships, but we are prepared to make an exception for displaced students.
This IUBMB Programme for Relocation Support for Displaced Trainees will remain in place as a service to the community to assist students affected by natural disasters and acts of war and aggression that have resulted in loss of infrastructure and resources.
Upcoming Deadlines
DATE | ACTIVITIES |
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*** | NO DEADLINE | IUBMB Relocation Support for Displaced Trainees |
JUNE 20 | Abstract Submission | IUBMB Focused Meeting on The emerging roles of (pseudo)kinases in signal transduction |
JULY 31 | Application Deadline | Call for IUBMB Nomenclature Subcommittee concepts, chairs and members |
SEPT 15 | Application Deadline (quarterly basis) | IUBMB Travel Fellowships Application Deadline | IUBMB Wood-Whelan Research Fellowships |
DEC 15 | Application Deadline (quarterly basis) | IUBMB Travel Fellowships Application Deadline Extended | IUBMB Focused Meeting for 2026 & 2027 Application Deadline | IUBMB Emerging Leader Award (NEW) Application Deadline | IUBMB Jubilee Award Lectures Application Deadline | IUBMB Plenary Lectures |
News
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- Congratulations to the 2025 PROBio-Africa FellowsCongratulations to the seven recipients of the PROBio-Africa Fellowships Program from Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tunisia. The program is a funding collaboration between IUBMB, FEBS, and FASBMB. We wish all the fellows a great laboratory stay and the best in their future careers!
- Call for IUBMB Nomenclature Subcommittee concepts, chairs and membersFor 70 years, the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has united biochemists and molecular biologists in nearly 80 countries and regions. The IUBMB is devoted to promoting research and education in biochemistry and molecular biology worldwide. A core mission of the IUBMB is to improve accessibility to, and facilitate communication of, biochemical information… Read more: Call for IUBMB Nomenclature Subcommittee concepts, chairs and members
- IUBMB Journal Highlights | April 2025We are excited to highlight new research from the IUBMB Journals: IUBMB Life, BioFactors, Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. Please also consider submitting your own research to the IUBMB Journals. You can expect to work with distinguished Editorial Board members and benefit from worldwide circulation and readership through our publishing… Read more: IUBMB Journal Highlights | April 2025
- Congratulations to IUBMB Plenary Lecturers of December 2024Congratulations to Professor Luke O’Neill from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, who will be presenting the IUBMB Plenary Lecture at the 54th Annual Meeting of SBBq, in Aguas de Lindóia, São Paulo, Brazil, from May 17 – 20, 2025, on “A break in mitochondrial endosymbiosis as a basis for inflammatory diseases”. Congratulations to Professor Alexandra Newton from the… Read more: Congratulations to IUBMB Plenary Lecturers of December 2024
- Congratulations to IUBMB Jubilee Award Lecturers of June 2024Congratulations to Professor Kevin Shokat from the University of California San Francisco, USA, who will be presenting the IUBMB Jubilee Award Lecture at the IUBMB Focused meeting on “The Emerging roles of (pseudo)kinases in signal transduction” in Queenstown, New Zealand, from August 18 – 22, 2025, on “Chemical Genetic Tools for Protein Kinases and GTPases”.… Read more: Congratulations to IUBMB Jubilee Award Lecturers of June 2024
Events
IUBMB Focused Meeting

The IUBMB Focused Meeting on Emerging Roles of (Pseudo)Kinases in Signal Transduction will be held from August 18-22, 2025.
Abstract submission deadline: JUNE 20
Early Bird Registration is open.
Making Biology and Molecular Biology More Accessible
IUBMB Trainee Initiative

This initiative is supported by the IUBMB and is run by trainees and for trainees. The Trainee Initiative plans to host events, run contests, send newsletters, and reunite training biochemists and molecular biologists.
COVID-19 knows no borders. Neither should understanding the basis of COVID-19 tests.
A cooperative effort from biochemists around the world explains in different languages how testing for viral genetic material is used to diagnose COVID-19. COVID-19 knows no borders. Neither should understanding the basis of COVID-19 tests.
IUBMB-Nicholson Metabolic Maps
Follow Brianna Bibel, IUBMB Ambassador for Trainees
Resources for students
Friends of IUBMB
Please register as a “Friend of the IUBMB”. You will then receive the biannual IUBMB Newsletter and monthly emails to keep you up-to-date about our international activities and opportunities, such as fellowships, support for meetings, advanced schools, etc.
IUBMB Membership
Note that IUBMB membership is via membership of a partner organization. Individuals do not apply for membership in IUBMB. Instead, in order to participate in the programs of IUBMB and become eligible for awards and fellowships of IUBMB, individuals must be members of one of the Adhering or Associated Adhering national societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The list of such societies can be found here.
For Fellowships involving travel to a different country, priority will be given to applicants who are members of their local Societies. The host country must be a member of IUBMB.
A society, national council, or academy of sciences interested in joining the IUBMB should refer to the Statutes & By-Laws of the IUBMB and the proposal requirements found here.
Gender Equality in Science
We are pleased to work with the Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science (SCGES) to promote equal access to science around the world.
IUBMB is committed to ensuring diversity and inclusion in all of its leadership, training and education missions in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology. SCGES Fourth Annnual Report | Executive Summary