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
- Chair (2023–2024)
- University of Oklahoma

Rick Page
- Past chair (2023–2024)
- Miami University

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

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

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

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

Marc E. Gillespie
- (2023–2026)
- St. John’s University

Michael Grey
- (2023–2026)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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

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

Matthew Koci
- (2023–2026)
- North Carolina State University

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

Mary Lipton
- (2021–2024)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Neil Marsh
- (2023–2026)
- University of Michigan Medical School

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

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

Sarah Smaga
- (2023–2026)
- NSF Center for Genetically Encoded Materials

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

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