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.
Institutional affiliations listed for identification purposes only. Members serve in their personal capacities and do not represent their affiliated institutions or employers.
Kevin H. Gardner
- Chair (2025鈥�2027)
- CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Joan W. Conaway
- ASBMB President (2024鈥�2027)
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Edward Eisenstein
- ASBMB President-elect (2025鈥�2028)
- University of Maryland
Shailaja Allani
- (2025鈥�2028)
- Florida Atlantic University
David Cabrera
- (2025鈥�2028)
- Van Andel Research Institute
Steve Caplan
- (2024鈥�2027)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center
Olivia George
- (2025鈥�2028)
- University of Hawai鈥榠鈥揥est O鈥榓hu
Marc E. Gillespie
- (2023鈥�2026)
- St. John鈥檚 University
Michael Grey
- (2023鈥�2026)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Shantá D. Hinton
- (2024鈥�2027)
- College of William & Mary
Jill Johnson
- (2024鈥�2027)
- University of Idaho
Matthew Koci
- (2023鈥�2026)
- North Carolina State University
Karen Lewis
- (2025鈥�2028)
- Texas State University
Mary Lipton
- (2024鈥�2027)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Elisabeth Adkins Marnik
- (2025鈥�2028)
- MDI Biological Laboratory
Neil Marsh
- (2023鈥�2026)
- University of Michigan Medical School
Jalees Rehman
- (2025鈥�2028)
- University of Illinois Chicago
Payton D. Stevens
- (2024鈥�2027)
- Miami University
Jeffrey Wilusz
- (2024鈥�2027)
- Colorado State University