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.

- Chair (2023–2025)
- University of Oklahoma

- (2024–2027)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center

- (2022–2025)
- University of Pittsburgh

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

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

- (2023–2026)
- St. John’s University

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

- (2024–2027)
- College of William & Mary

- (2024–2027)
- Washington University in St. Louis

- (2024–2027)
- University of Idaho

- (2023–2026)
- North Carolina State University

- (2022–2025)
- Texas State University

- (2024–2027)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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

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

- (2024–2027)
- Miami University

- (2022–2025)
- Indiana University School of Medicine

- (2024–2027)
- Colorado State University