It is with great sadness that the Biochemical Society notes the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. We recognise the tremendous contributions the Queen made during her reign, both to the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and to wider global society....
Professor Richard Reece has come to the end of his term of office as Chair of Portland Press Board, having served in the role since May 2013. Overseeing strategic development of the Biochemical Society’s publishing arm for the past...
We are delighted to launch our new three-year strategy, covering both the Biochemical Society’s activities and those of our publishing arm, Portland Press. Devised against a backdrop of extraordinary and ongoing change across social, political, and scholarly landscapes, the...
Professor Sir Pete Downes has officially stepped down from his position as President of the Biochemical Society, bringing his five-year term of office to a close at the Society’s Annual General Meeting on 21 July 2022. Since stepping into...
The work and contribution of twelve eminent bioscientists and exceptional early career researchers has been acknowledged in the annual Biochemical Society Awards. Each recipient has been recognised for excellence in their field, ranging from RNA-binding proteins and centrosome assembly...
The Biochemical Society and its publishing arm Portland Press are delighted to announce a three-year open access agreement with the University of California (UC). This agreement will allow researchers from all ten UC campuses to publish unlimited open access...
The Biochemical Society has opened nominations for its 2023 Awards, which recognize established researchers as well as scientists in the early stages of their career, across the molecular biosciences sector. Professor Colin Bingle, Professor of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology at...
The Society is pleased to announce that our next President will be Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow, who will take over from the current President, Professor Sir Pete Downes, in July 2022. Dame Julia is currently Chair of Public Health...
The Biochemical Journal has published new research that identifies a range of potential antivirals, which could be developed into new treatments for COVID-19 or future coronavirus outbreaks. Along with colleagues at the Francis Crick Institute and the University of...
The work and contribution of eleven eminent bioscientists and exceptional early career researchers have been acknowledged in the annual Biochemical Society Awards. Each recipient has been recognised for excellence in their field of the biosciences, ranging from bioenergetics and 3D whole organ microscopy to prokaryotic cells and cancer research. Professor Colin Bingle, Professor of Respiratory Cell and...