2020 ASBMB Award winners
Herbert Tabor Research Award
- Kevin Campbell
- University of Iowa
Lecture: Sunday, April 5, 8:15 a.m.
Structural basis of dystroglycan function and the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy
ASBMB–Merck Award
- Manajit Hayer-Hartl
- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Lecture: Sunday, April 5, 8:45 a.m.
Cellular machineries devoted to rubisco — the most abundant enzyme
Earl and Thressa Stadtman Young Scholar Award
- David Pagliarini
- Morgridge Institute for Research
Lecture: Sunday, April 5, 2:15 p.m.
Wiring the powerhouse: Systems-to-structure approaches for defining mitochondrial protein function
Avanti Award in Lipids
- Jean Schaffer
- Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard University
Lecture: Sunday, April 5, 2:45 p.m.
Death by lipids: Role of non-coding RNAs in metabolic stress
Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education
- Paul N. Black
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lecture: Sunday, April 5, 3 p.m.
A revolution in biochemistry education informed by basic research to meet the demands of 21st century career paths
ASBMB Early-Career Leadership Award
- Natalia Jura
- University of California, San Francisco
Award will be presented Sunday, April 5, 6 p.m.
at the Women Scientists Mentoring and Networking Event
ASBMB Mid-Career Leadership Award
- Anita Corbett
- Emory University
Award will be presented Sunday, April 5, 6 p.m.
at the Women Scientists Mentoring and Networking Event
William C. Rose Award
- Celia Schiffer
- University of Massachusetts Medical School
Lecture: Monday, April 6, 8 a.m.
Constraining evolution → avoiding drug resistance: Lessons from viruses
Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry
- Carol Fierke
- Texas A&M University
Lecture: Monday, April 6, 8:30 a.m.
Toolbox to evaluate biological function of histone deacetylases
Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award
- Lizabeth Allison
- College of William & Mary
Lecture: Monday, April 6, 2 p.m.
Getting there: Thyroid hormone receptor intracellular trafficking
Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research
- Jeremy Baskin
- Cornell University
Lecture: Monday, April 6, 2:30 p.m.
Chemical tools that IMPACT phospholipid signaling
Alice and C.C. Wang Award in Molecular Parasitology
- Patricia Johnson
- University of California, Los Angeles
Lecture: Monday, April 6, 3:15 p.m.
Host parasite interactions between the sexually-transmitted parasite trichomonas vaginalis and its human host
Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in Biomedical Science
- Edward Dennis
- University of California, San Diego
Lecture: Tuesday, April 7, 8:30 a.m.
Enzyme hydrophobic sites and allosteric membrane interactions regulate signaling and mediators of inflammation