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.

Rick Page
- Chair (2021–2024)
- Miami University

Steve Caplan
- (2021–2024)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center

Jeffrey I. Brodsky
- (2022–2025)
- University of Pittsburgh

Anita Corbett
- (2017–2023)
- Emory University

Katherine L. Friedman
- (2017–2023)
- Vanderbilt University

Kevin H. Gardner
- (2022–2025)
- CUNY Advanced Science Research Center

Olivia George
- (2022–2025)
- University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu

Marc E. Gillespie
- (2020–2023)
- St. John’s University

Shantá D. Hinton
- (2021–2024)
- College of William & Mary

Jill Johnson
- (2021–2024)
- University of Idaho

Karen Lewis
- (2022–2025)
- Texas State University

Mary Lipton
- (2020–2023)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Himadri Pakrasi
- (2021–2024)
- Washington University in St. Louis

Emily Pitsch
- Early-career non-voting representative
- University of Utah

Marina Ramirez–Alvarado
- (2019–2023)
- Mayo Clinic

Nicholas Rhind
- (2017–2023)
- University of Massachusetts Medical School

Ronald C. Wek
- (2022–2025)
- Indiana University School of Medicine

Ann West
- (2021–2024)
- University of Oklahoma

Jeffrey Wilusz
- (2021–2024)
- Colorado State University