About the EMC
The Enzyme Mechanisms Conferences have brought together academic and industrial scientists to discuss new ideas at the forefront of mechanistic enzymology. The goal is to foster collegial interactions among chemists and biochemists who seek to understand the chemical basis for enzymatic catalysis and regulation of enzyme action and those who apply that knowledge for practical applications.
The conference has been held biennially since it was founded in 1969 by Tom Bruice, Bill Jencks, and Myron Bender. Over the past 50+ years, the conference has provided an outstanding forum for the presentation and discussion of the most exciting advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of enzyme action and their application to pharmaceutical design and action and to plant health.
The 29th Enzyme Mechanisms Conference will be held in Carslbad, CA on January 4-8, 2026. The conference will begin with a reception Sunday evening and conclude with a banquet Wednesday night. The General Sessions will be Monday through Wednesday, with dedicated poster sessions in the afternoons. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are strongly encouraged to attend and present their work in poster format.
The EMC Offers Attendees an Inclusive Environment
The community of the Enzyme Mechanisms Conference includes people who are citizens of and reside in nations from around the world, are members of cultures and religions that represent all possibilities on Earth, are born to families both traditional and non-traditional, and have the full range of physical abilities, gender expression, sexual orientation and age. We use this diversity to provide a wide range of perspectives for the work of our common passion: determining how enzymes catalyze reactions and using that information for the betterment of life and the sustainability of our planet. We promote collegial academic debate in a welcoming environment and do not tolerate discrimination.