   The FEBS Congress 2026: it's time to prepare your abstract! Approaching deadline: 13 February 2026 As well as the stimulating invited speaker programme at the 50th FEBS Congress in Maastricht, we are looking forward to active contributions of participants to the knowledge exchange through posters and oral presentations. Abstract topics for the event span the breadth of molecular life science research, and include bioscience education too. Come and share your results on an international stage at this milestone edition of the FEBS Congress!
   FEBS Press and FEBS Open Bio are pleased to invite you to a free online webinar on Tumor-Stroma Interactions. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, 10 February 2026 at 15:00 GMT (16:00 CET). FEBS Open Bio recently published a Special Issue on Tumor-Stroma Interactions. Articles highlighted the relevance of the tumor stroma cells, and their interactions with tumor cells, in cancer progression. During this webinar Guest Editor Isabel Fabregat, (Principal Investigator at The Institute of Biomedical Research of Bellvitge), together with several of the contributing authors, will discuss trending topics in Tumor-Stroma Interaction research. If you are interested in attending, please register for the zoom webinar below. We hope you can join us for this stimulating roundtable discussion! 
Cover image courtesy of The FEBS Journal | Highlights 2025 As we welcome 2026, The FEBS Journal editorial team has taken stock of the articles we published in 2025 and selected the year’s favourites. The articles in this collection showcase the breadth of scientific topics our journal covers. We are proud to be part of such vibrant and diverse scientific fields. We look forward to many more excellent articles in 2026 and hope these excellent papers will inspire you to submit your next manuscript to The FEBS Journal! New content in The Scientists’ Forum of FEBS Letters FEBS Letters has recently published a series of articles on mentorship in the life sciences, which can be read online in The Scientists’ Forum. The first addresses the importance of mentorship schemes to cultivate female talent, as exemplified by a recent initiative at IFIMAC Madrid. The second article encourages postdocs to embrace the opportunity to supervise students, providing concrete examples of how this can strengthen leadership skills, while the final article presents a qualitative analysis of the challenges faced by mothers in academia, and the importance of open conversations with supervisors to help overcome such challenges. These three articles contain advice that will be useful to researchers at all career stages, and we hope will help strenthen mentor-mentee relations in the lab.  FEBS Advanced Courses Applications to the 2027 call The next deadline for applications will be 1 March 2026 for the FEBS Advanced Courses 2027 call (for courses to be delivered in 2027). The updated guidelines are now available on the FEBS website. We are pleased to highlight a new course type co-funded with IUBMB: the Joint FEBS/IUBMB Advanced Course. FEBS Advanced Courses 2026 We are delighted to announce that 18 courses were approved at the FEBS Advanced Courses 2026 call for applications. FEBS awarded up to €445,000 to support these courses (three courses were co-funded with EMBO) and an additional €76,500 will be provided in travel grants for young scientists. From the tumour microenvironment, redox signalling, or MASLD, to hands-on courses on AI for protein engineering or functional imaging of cellular dynamics, the courses cover a wide spectrum of the molecular life sciences. Course locations range from the Finnish Lakes to the Cote d'Azur in France, and from Amsterdam to the Greek Islands. Check the list below for more details. Please note that some courses are already open for registration. Keep an eye on the FEBS Advanced Courses calendar for more course website links as they become available. Please share course details with contacts and networks who might be interested in the topic. (By course type and chronological order) FEBS Advanced Lecture Courses
Tumour microenvironment: From tumour heterogeneity to therapy resistance
Lost in integration vol. 2 – Probing biomolecules with AI and experiments
HFP2026: Molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions and virulence in human fungal pathogens
Transglutaminases in biological processes
Retina in a dish: Methods & applications in life sciences
Advanced proteomics
MASLD: From novel liver model systems to organelle pathophysiology
Extracellular matrix in health and disease: Structural dynamics, cell-cell communication, and microbiome crosstalk
Redox signaling in the physiopathology of the human body
Molecular mechanisms of synaptic vesicle dynamics
6th Danube Epigenetics Conference Joint FEBS/EMBO Lecture Courses
Membranes and their lipids and proteins in organelle biogenesis
Ion channels and transporters: From atoms to cellular context
Cancer research; from fundamental insights to clinical application FEBS Practical Courses
Generative AI for protein engineering
Functional imaging of cellular dynamics FEBS Workshops
Protein termini 2026: From mechanisms to biological impact
Biochirality across scales Looking back at 2025 In 2025, the FEBS Advanced Courses programme delivered 20 courses, on a range of topics. We invite you to explore the FEBS News 2025 magazine to discover more about those courses, as well as browse the FEBS Network for posts from several participants about their experiences at the courses.  FEBS Education and Training  FEBS Education and Training Conference 2026 | Deadline extendedGood news if you were racing against the clock. The deadlines for early bird registration, abstract submission, oral talk selection and grants for FEBS ETC 2026 have been extended until 6 February 2026. If you were still shaping an abstract or needed a bit more time to decide, this extension gives you some welcome breathing room. FEBS Education Award 2026 | Call for nominationsFEBS has opened the call for nominations for the FEBS Education Award 2026, recognising an outstanding educator with a sustained and impactful career in molecular life sciences education and training. The award celebrates excellence, innovation and long term impact across undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate education. The awardee will receive a diploma, free registration and three nights of accommodation at the FEBS Congress 2026, where the award will be formally presented.
Nomination deadline: 15 February 2026 FEBS Supported Society Education Event
1st SIB Young Meeting
The deadline to apply is 31 January 2026. ???? Apply and find full details here.  FEBS Fellowships  PROBio-Africa Fellowships | Call now open Applications are now open for the IUBMB–FEBS–FASBMB PROBio-Africa Fellowships, a joint initiative by Federation of European Biochemical Societies, International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The programme supports PhD students and early-career researchers affiliated with FASBMB to undertake 3–6 month research visits in laboratories based in FEBS countries, promoting skills development, collaboration and long-term capacity building in molecular life sciences across Africa. Funding of up to EUR 7,000 is available to cover travel and living costs for a six-month visit.
Deadline: 2 March 2026
Full eligibility criteria and application details are available here.  Israel Pecht Award 2026 – Call for nominationsThe call for nominations for the Israel Pecht Award 2026 is now open. This FEBS Recognition Award honours individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to their FEBS Constituent Society and to the wider molecular biosciences community, reflecting the values of collaboration, inclusivity and long-term commitment that Professor Israel Pecht embodied. Each FEBS Constituent Society may nominate one candidate. The award will be presented during the FEBS Congress, with travel, accommodation and registration covered by FEBS. Full details and nomination information are available in the official invitation letter.
Nomination deadline: 15 February 2026  Welcome to our new committee membersWe are pleased to welcome the following members who have recently taken up new roles within FEBS committees. New Executive Committee members
Newly elected committee members
The full composition of FEBS committees is available on the FEBS website |
