Program Overview

Cell Bio 2025 offers a dynamic program of scientific sessions, hands-on workshops, poster presentations, and networking events designed to spark discovery and collaboration across the global cell biology community. Join us in Philadelphia to discover groundbreaking research, connect with thought leaders, and be part of the innovations shaping the future of science.

Cell Bio 2025 Keynote Speakers

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Buzz Baum
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
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Zhijian 'James' Chen
University of Texas Southwestern
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Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Eva Nogales
University of California, Berkeley
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Cell Bio 2025 Symposia Speakers

Keynote & Symposia

These sessions feature the most cutting-edge advances in nearly every area of cell biology. Listen, learn, and be inspired by world-class experts and emerging scientists who are at the forefront of scientific discovery.

Scientific Sessions

Learn the latest in science through groundbreaking research findings presented in Minisymposia and Special Interest Subgroups, hear panels of experts share their insights, and gain knowledge and techniques through hands-on workshops.

Professional Development Sessions

Gain access to topics focused on the scientific enterprise: education, career development, international relations, science policy, communications, and diversity in the workforce.

Sponsored Sessions

These sessions are hosted by companies interested in sharing their scientific expertise and innovations with the cell biology community. These sessions provide an opportunity for organizations to present research, technologies, or topics of interest.

Poster Presentations

Visit poster presenters in the exhibit hall and explore the latest scientific research in cell biology. Engage directly with researchers as they share their findings and discuss their work in an informal, interactive, setting.

Exhibitor Tech Talks

Learn about new products advancing scientific research and innovation.

Networking Sessions

Strike up unique conversations with colleagues at these lunchtime networking sessions between poster sessions and evening socials.

Cell Bio 2025 Program Organizers

Program Co-Chairs

Kandice Tanner, ASCB Chair, NCI/NIH
Florent Ginhoux, EMBO Chair, Institut Gustave Roussy

Mary Munson, 2025 ASCB President, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Committee Members

Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan, University of New South Wales
Magdalena Bezanilla, Dartmouth University
Anastasia (Stacy) Henry, University of California, San Francisco
Matteo Iannacone, San Raffaele Scientific Institute & University
Lauren Jackson, Vanderbilt University
Aron Jaffe, Chroma Medicine
Jian Liu, Johns Hopkins University

G.W. Gant Luxton, University of California, Davis
Laura Machesky, University of Cambridge
Wallace Marshall, University of California San Francisco
Ana Pombo, Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine
Erica Sanchez, University of Texas Dallas
Jackie Vogel, McGill University
Yukiko Yamashita, Whitehead Institute, MIT

Cell Bio 25, an ASCB | EMBO Meeting, December 6-10 | Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania Convention Center,

1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

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