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About us

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 (2023–2025)
  • University of Oklahoma
Steve Caplan

  • (2024–2027)
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jeffrey I. Brodsky

  • (2022–2025)
  • University of Pittsburgh
Kevin H. Gardner

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

Michael Grey

  • (2023–2026)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Shantá D. Hinton

  • (2024–2027)
  • College of William & Mary
Joseph Jez

  • (2024–2027)
  • Washington University in St. Louis
Jill Johnson

  • (2024–2027)
  • University of Idaho
Matthew Koci

  • (2023–2026)
  • North Carolina State University
Karen Lewis

  • (2022–2025)
  • Texas State University
Mary Lipton

  • (2024–2027)
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Neil Marsh

  • (2023–2026)
  • University of Michigan Medical School
Sarah Smaga

Sarah Smaga

  • (2023–2026)
  • NSF Center for Genetically Encoded Materials
Payton D. Stevens

  • (2024–2027)
  • Miami University
Ronald C. Wek

  • (2022–2025)
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
Jeffrey Wilusz

  • (2024–2027)
  • Colorado State University