2020 ASBMB Annual Meeting

2020 ASBMB Award winners

Kevin Campbell

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

Manajit Hayer-Hartl

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

David Pagliarini

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

Jean Schaffer

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

Paul N. Black

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

Natalia Jura

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

Anita Corbett

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

Celia Schiffer

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

Carol Fierke

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

Lizabeth Allison

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

Jeremy Baskin

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

Patricia Johnson

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

Edward Dennis

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