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

Rick Page

  • Chair (2021–2024)
  • Miami University
Steve Caplan

Steve Caplan

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

Jeffrey I. Brodsky

  • (2022–2025)
  • University of Pittsburgh
Anita Corbett

Anita Corbett

  • (2017–2023)
  • Emory University
Katherine L. Friedman

Katherine L. Friedman

  • (2017–2023)
  • Vanderbilt University
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

  • (2020–2023)
  • St. John’s University
Shantá D. Hinton

Shantá D. Hinton

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

Jill Johnson

  • (2021–2024)
  • University of Idaho
Karen Lewis

Karen Lewis

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

Mary Lipton

  • (2020–2023)
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Himadri Pakrasi

Himadri Pakrasi

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

Emily Pitsch

  • Early-career non-voting representative
  • University of Utah
Marina Ramirez–Alvarado

Marina Ramirez–Alvarado

  • (2019–2023)
  • Mayo Clinic
Nicholas Rhind

Nicholas Rhind

  • (2017–2023)
  • University of Massachusetts Medical School
Ronald C. Wek

Ronald C. Wek

  • (2022–2025)
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
Ann West

Ann West

  • (2021–2024)
  • University of Oklahoma
Jeffrey Wilusz

Jeffrey Wilusz

  • (2021–2024)
  • Colorado State University