Congrats to BIOL Division member Rachelle Bienstock on being named a 2026 ACS Fellow! See Rachelle present "Careers in protein and DNA computational modeling, and chemoinformatics for drug discovery" at 8 AM on Tuesday, Aug. 25 in Convention Center room N427D. #ACSFall2026

Congratulations to the BIOL Division Travel Awardees to #ACSFall2026! These 20 graduate students and postdocs will present their research in BIOL Division sessions at the ACS Fall meeting in Chicago later this month.

The Northwest Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society has announced its meeting dates and location for 2027. The meeting will be held June 27–30, 2027, at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. #chemsky 🧪

Save the date for the 2027 Northwest Regional meeting

The meeting will be held June 27–30, 2027

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Dueling Italian bakers choose pizzelle at dawn

Congratulations to Professor Xiao Wang of MIT and the the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard on receiving the 2027 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry! Dr. Wang's lab creates chemical tools to study tissue function and develops novel RNA therapeutics.

ACS fellows are ACS members who have made outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the chemistry profession, and the society. These fellows will be celebrated at a ceremony held during the #ACSFall2026 meeting in Chicago. #chemsky 🧪

ACS names 2026 fellows

59 new fellows are honored for their contributions to science and the society

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DEADLINE EXTENDED! Nominations are are now due Monday, July 13. Details here: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/abele...

Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes — Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

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Nominations are open for the Abeles-Jencks Award! Application materials detailing the nominee's contribution to the chemistry of biological processes are due Monday, July 6. Details here: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/abele...

We are proud to announce Dr. Christopher Parker as the winner of the 2026 ACS Chemical Biology Early Career Award, recognizing groundbreaking contributions at the interface of chemistry and biology. Learn more about Dr. Parker: buff.ly/2VbWRJn

Congratulations to Professor Dan Herschlag of Stanford University School of Medicine for receiving the 2026 BMS Award in Enzyme Chemistry and Chemical Biology! Catch Professor Herschlag's award address at #ACSSpring2027 in New Orleans!

Nominations are open for the Abeles-Jencks Award! Application materials detailing the nominee's contribution to the chemistry of biological processes are due Monday, July 6. Details here: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/abele...

Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes — Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

Submit a nomination for the Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes by July 14, 2025! Click here for more information.

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Congratulations to Jinyan Rui of the Lu lab at UT-Austin on receiving the 2026 Young Investigator Award from #ACSBIOL! Catch the YIA Award Symposium at #ACSFall2026!

Congratulations to Wyatt Larrinaga of the Cotruvo lab at Penn State on receiving the 2026 Young Investigator Award from #ACSBIOL! Catch the YIA Award Symposium at #ACSFall2026!

Congratulations to Saibal Chanda of the Liu lab at Texas A&M on receiving the 2026 Young Investigator Award from #ACSBIOL! Catch the YIA Award Symposium at #ACSFall2026!

Congratulations to Juan Carlos Cáceres Vergara of the Drennan lab at MIT on receiving the 2026 Young Investigator Award from #ACSBIOL! Catch the YIA Award Symposium at #ACSFall2026!

Applications for grad student and postdoc travel awards to #ACSFall2026 due tomorrow! tiny.cc/BIOLTravelFa... More info: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/stude...

Applications for grad student and postdoc travel awards to #ACSFall2026 due tomorrow! tiny.cc/BIOLTravelFa... More info: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/stude...

Presenting in a BIOL session at #ACSFall2026 in Chicago??? Grad students/postdocs should fill out this form by this Friday, May 15 to apply for our Division's Travel Award! tiny.cc/BIOLTravelFa... More info: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/stude...

Nominations for #ACSBIOL 's 2027 Abeles-Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes are open now through Wednesday, July 1! Details: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/abele...

Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes — Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

Submit a nomination for the Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes by July 14, 2025! Click here for more information.

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Early-career #biochemists and chemical biologists! Nominations for the 2027 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry from #ACSBIOL are open until Monday, June 1! Details: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/eli-l...

Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry — Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

Submit a nomination for the Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes by July 14, 2025! Click here for more information.

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Early-career #biochemists and chemical biologists! Nominations for the 2027 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry from #ACSBIOL are open until Monday, June 1! Details: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/eli-l...

Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry — Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

Submit a nomination for the Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes by July 14, 2025! Click here for more information.

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Nominations for #ACSBIOL 's 2027 Abeles-Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes are open now through Wednesday, July 1! Details: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/abele...

Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes — Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

Submit a nomination for the Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes by July 14, 2025! Click here for more information.

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#ACSBIOL is proud to announce that nominations for the 2027 Bristol Myers Squibb Award in Enzyme Chemistry and Chemical Biology are open now through Monday, May 4! Details here: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/bms

Bristol Myers Squibb Award in Enzyme Chemistry and Chemical Biology — Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

Submit a nomination for the Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes by July 14, 2025! Click here for more information.

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Graduate students and postdocs! The deadline for the ACS BIOL Division's Young Investigator Award has been extended to Friday, April 17! See details and eligibility here: www.divbiolchem.org/awards/dbc-y...

DBC Young Investigator Award — Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

Submit a nomination for the Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes by July 14, 2025! Click here for more information.

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psst. pssssttt. Are you a full prof outside of Canada doing world-class work? Wanna come to Canada instead of where you are? We have a second round of CIRCs announced with a likely allocation for Science UWindsor.

It's that time of year again! #ACSFall2026 abstracts are due this Monday, March 30! Submit to the #ACSBIOL Division here: acsnm272.abstractcentral.com

That's a wrap on #ACSSpring2026! You shared how you #SupportScience, we continued the celebrations of #ACS150, made new friends, and learned more about how chemistry connects everything. Looking forward to seeing you in Chicago for #ACSFall2026!

So on Tuesday at the semiannual American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta, I was awarded a thing. #Chemsky 🧪

#ACSBIOL session for Thursday, March 26: 8 AM-12 PM ⏳️ Current Topics: B206 #ACSSpring2026 Finish strong folks!!!

#ACSBIOL sessions for Wednesday, March 25: 8 AM-12 PM 🏆️ BMS Award: B206 ⏳️ Current Topics: B209 12-2 PM 📰 Current Topics: Hall B3/B4 2-6 PM 🏆️ Ralph Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry: B206 🎓️ Student Research: B209 #ACSSpring2026

ACS Spring was such a success this year. I’m so glad that I was apart of a scientific community that demonstrated great passion for their research. Thank you to the @acsbiol.bsky.social for the wonderful opportunity to give a research talk and Sci-Mix poster on my thesis work. #ACSSpring2026