Experimental Biology is a ‘superconference’ of sorts, sponsored by six societies representing different aspects of biological science: American Association of Anatomists (AAA), American Physiological Society (APS), American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP), American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Each society planned a program of scientific presentations for the conference, highlights of which are presented here.