Newswise — BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 25, 2016 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold its annual meeting April 22 - 26 in Chicago. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Experimental Biology conference, at which five other sponsoring societies and multiple guest societies also will hold their annual meetings.
Below is a list of the ASBMB's annual award lecturers. For a day-by-day schedule of the ASBMB annual meeting, visit http://www.asbmb.org/meeting2017/program/.
ASBMB Award for Exemplary Contributions to EducationErin Dolan, The University of Texas at Austin Talk title: When undergraduate research becomes the curriculumMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/education/
Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science AwardDouglas Robinson, Johns Hopkins School of MedicineTalk title: From dividing cells to helping students overcome socio‐economic barriers More information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/kirschstein/
Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in BioMedical Science Ronald Evans, Salk Institute for Biological StudiesAward lecture will be given at the 2018 ASBMB Annual Meeting in San DiegoMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/vallee/
DeLano Award for Computational SciencesBrian K. Shoichet, University of California, San FranciscoTalk title pendingMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/delano
Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid ResearchGregory D. Fairn, St. Michael’s HospitalTalk title: Subcellular localization and dynamics of lipidsMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/shaw
Alice and C.C. Wang Award in Molecular ParasitologyDavid L. Sibley, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisTalk title: Genetic analysis of pathogenesis in Toxoplasma gondiiMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/wang
ASBMB-Merck AwardJudith Frydman, Stanford UniversityTalk title pendingMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/merck/
Earl and Thressa Stadtman Distinguished Scientist AwardSusan S. Taylor, University of California, San DiegoTalk title: Lessons learned from PKAMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/stadtmanscientist
Herbert Tabor Research AwardSusan Gottesman, National Cancer InstituteTalk title: Post‐transcriptional regulation and the bacterial response to stressMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/tabor
ASBMB Young Investigator AwardSinisa Urban, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineTlk title pendingMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/young
Avanti Award in Lipids Volker Haucke, Leibniz Institut für Molekulare PharmakologieTalk title: Phosphoinositide conversion in the endolysosomal systemMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/avanti
William C. Rose AwardWilliam T. Wickner, Dartmouth Medical SchoolTalk title: Reconstituted membrane fusion: 5 lipids, 4 SNAREs, 3 chaperones, 2 nucleotides, and HOPS, all Dancing in a RingMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/rose
Mildred Cohn Award in Biological ChemistryWei Yang, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of HealthTalk title: Time‐resolved X‐ray crystallographic analyses of enzyme catalysis reveal non‐equilibrium reaction processesMore information about this award: http://www.asbmb.org/awards/cohn
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About the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThe ASBMB is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization with more than 12,000 members worldwide. Most members teach and conduct research at colleges and universities. Others conduct research in various government laboratories, at nonprofit research institutions and in industry. The Society’s student members attend undergraduate or graduate institutions. For more information about ASBMB, visit http://www.asbmb.org.