Public Affairs Advisory Committee

The Public Affairs Advisory Committee advocates on behalf of ASBMB members for evidence-based science policy, sustained investments in investigator-initiated, basic scientific research and workforce policies that enhance the training of the next generation of scientists and that increase diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the nation’s research enterprise.

Ann West

Ann West

  • Chair (2023–2024)
  • University of Oklahoma
Rick Page

Rick Page

  • Past chair (2023–2024)
  • Miami University
Steve Caplan

Steve Caplan

  • (2021–2024)
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jeffrey I. Brodsky

Jeffrey I. Brodsky

  • (2022–2025)
  • University of Pittsburgh
Kevin H. Gardner

Kevin H. Gardner

  • (2022–2025)
  • CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Olivia George

Olivia George

  • (2022–2025)
  • University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu
Marc E. Gillespie

Marc E. Gillespie

  • (2023–2026)
  • St. John’s University
Michael Grey

Michael Grey

  • (2023–2026)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Shantá D. Hinton

Shantá D. Hinton

  • (2021–2024)
  • College of William & Mary
Jill Johnson

Jill Johnson

  • (2021–2024)
  • University of Idaho
Matthew Koci

Matthew Koci

  • (2023–2026)
  • North Carolina State University
Karen Lewis

Karen Lewis

  • (2022–2025)
  • Texas State University
Mary Lipton

Mary Lipton

  • (2021–2024)
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Neil Marsh

Neil Marsh

  • (2023–2026)
  • University of Michigan Medical School
Himadri Pakrasi

Himadri Pakrasi

  • (2021–2024)
  • Washington University in St. Louis
Emily Pitsch

Emily Pitsch

  • Early-career non-voting representative
  • University of Utah
Sarah Smaga

Sarah Smaga

  • (2023–2026)
  • NSF Center for Genetically Encoded Materials
Ronald C. Wek

Ronald C. Wek

  • (2022–2025)
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
Jeffrey Wilusz

Jeffrey Wilusz

  • (2021–2024)
  • Colorado State University