He was an expert in salivary diagnostics and molecular pathobiology and an ASBMB member for almost 40 years.

He was a pioneer at the frontier of G-protein coupled receptor research and a 45-year professor of cell biology and neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center.

We bring you summaries of research in microbiology and biochemistry that relate to climate change and sustainability.

For this year’s DNA Day, we reflect on the power of vaccines — and what they do and don’t have to do with DNA.

Here are highlights of recent brain research published in the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s open-access journals.

Since 1996, the observance has remained focused on increasing brain research — with specific aims in treatments, preventative measures, and cures for brain disorders and diseases hindering the quality of life of individuals across many age groups.

He was the founder of the Institute for Cell and Developmental Biology at Stony Brook as well as a former president and longtime member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.