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See what’s in store annual meeting for the 2009 ASBMB Annual Meeting. 12 12 Overview of New Orleans 2009 14 A Recap of San Diego 2008 18 Special ASBMB Video Centerfold: Dynamic Research 20 The Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Workshop 21 Public Affairs Events at ASBMB 25 Education and Professional Development Events 26 Minority Affairs Events at ASBMB science focus 32 Highlights of Annual Meeting Scientific Symposia Learn how to return article proofs in pdf format. 22 departments 6 News from the Hill 8 Member Spotlight 24 Education and Training 28 Career Insights podcast summary 30 BioBits Download the May ASBMB AudioPhiles JLR News Podcast and hear about a new genetic locus for triglycerides levels and a potential new marker for resources myelin damage. This and other podcasts are available at: Scientific Meeting Calendar http://www.faseb.org/asbmb/media/media.asp (online only) June 2008 ASBMB Today 1 firstsecond from words the editor A monthly publication of The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Looking Back, Officers Heidi E. Hamm President Moving Forward Gregory A. Petsko President-Elect Mark A. Lemmon Secretary BY NICOLE KRESGE Merle S. Olson Treasurer Council Members nother ASBMB annual meeting has come and gone, and we at ASBMB Alan Hall Kuan-Teh Jeang A would like to thank all the participants, attendees, and staff who helped Suzanne R. Pfeffer Linda J. Pike John D. Scott Joan A. Steitz make San Diego 2008 a great success. Kevin Struhl James A. Wells For those who were not able to attend, or those who would like to relive Ex-Officio Members Ellis Bell the experience, ASBMB Today once again offers a comprehensive meeting Chair, Education and Professional overview. In this issue, we provide summaries of many of the meeting events, Development Committee Laurie S. Kaguni including the public affairs sessions, educational sessions, graduate and post- Chair, Meeting Committee doctoral workshops, and minority scientist events. We also highlight a few of George Hill Chair, Minority Affairs Committee the outstanding scientific symposia, and we include a special video center- Kendall J. Blumer Anna Marie Pyle fold section looking at some of the real time imaging studies presented at the Co-chairs, 2008 Program Committee meeting this year. Be sure to log on to the online version of our magazine Mary J. C. Hendrix Chair, Public Affairs Advisory Committee to capture the full experience of this dynamic research! Also make sure to Robert E. Rhoads check out the 2008 Award Lecture streaming presentations online at Chair, Publications Committee Herbert Tabor www.asbmb.org later this month! Editor, JBC Ralph A. Bradshaw This issue also features a A. L. Burlingame preview of the 2009 meet- Co-editors, MCP Edward A. Dennis ing, which will be held April Editor, JLR 18-22 in New Orleans, the ASBMB Today home of jazz and beignets. Editorial Advisory Board Alex Toker Don’t forget to mark your Chair calendars! Greg P. Bertenshaw Craig E. Cameron A. Stephen Dahms Irwin Fridovich Richard W. Hanson Elizabeth A. Komives Bettie Sue Masters Luke A. O’Neill Duanqing Pei Carol C. Shoulders Robert D. Wells ASBMB Today Nicole Kresge Editor [email protected] Nick Zagorski Science Writer [email protected] Nancy J. Rodnan Director of Publications [email protected] Barbara Gordon Executive Director [email protected] Magazine design & production: Amy Phifer For information on advertising contact FASEB AdNet at 800-433-2732 ext. 7157 or 301-634-7157, or E-mail [email protected]. www.asbmb.org 2 ASBMB Today June 2008 president’smessage Our Science Policy Fellowship Program BY HEIDI HAMM s my presidency winds down—this will be my last monthly e-newsletter on govern- Acolumn in this space as your president—I have been ment affairs, mailed to the 1,800 or thinking about what lies ahead for the Society and for bio- so members of our Local Advocates medical research in particular. As Yogi Berra is reputed to Network—a list she also worked to expand during her first have once said, “It’s tough making predictions—especially months with the staff. about the future!” But, as tough as it might be to make Angela is also working on the ASBMB website hand- predictions, I think one that I am safe in making is that it in-glove with other staff members, as this link between is not going to be getting easier any time soon to obtain an ASBMB and the world at large is updated, expanded, NIH grant. This is why public policy is critically important and made more user friendly. In the area of public as we look ahead; our new members must have the tools affairs, members will have the option to subscribe to the and know-how to cope with what is likely to be an increas- e-newsletter and join the LAN. We are also hoping to set ingly tough funding environment. up an interactive forum, targeting students and post-docs, This is why I am so pleased that the Society established that will provide a space for information on education, an ASBMB Science Policy Fellowship in 2007. Under the career development, public affairs and advocacy, “science program, a new Ph.D. (not beyond the post-doc stage) culture,” and other issues of interest to this key group for comes to Washington to spend 1 year working in the the Society’s future. Be looking for the new site to come on ASBMB public affairs office with our Director of Public line soon. Affairs, Pete Farnham. Pete is very experienced and we Angela has also served as an advocate for the Society were confident when we set up the program that he would and for getting involved in public policy. She has attended do well as a mentor for our Fellow. the Science and Technology Policy graduate student The fellowship program is designed to provide new forum at the National Academy of Sciences, spoke at an Ph.D.s who have little or no public policy experience with a undergraduate career event at the University of Richmond, broad background in the issues of science policy and advo- participated in a variety of NIH-arranged meetings on cacy. A goal of the program is that Fellows will leave with a women’s careers in biomedical research, will be presenting better understanding of the American scientific enterprise a poster at the Gordon Research conference on Science and and how policy decisions affect researchers, along with the Technology Policy in Big Sky Montana in August, and has knowledge to effectively communicate and advocate for a attended numerous other meetings. She has also helped to better understanding of scientists’ concerns and work. arrange Capitol Hill visits for visiting ASBMB members, The Fellow participates in a range of activities, includ- attended hearings for the Society, written contributions for ing Congressional meetings and hearings, agency briefings, ASBMB Today, participated in various coalition meet- seminars, and advocacy coalition meetings. The Fellow ings, and made herself highly useful to the Society’s public will also have significant freedom to follow specific topics affairs efforts. and issues that are of interest to him or her. It is hoped that One of our long-term goals in creating this fellowship this fellowship will serve as a training program to encour- was to develop a cadre of individuals, who are well-versed age young scientists to get involved in the important policy in the complexities of biomedical research as well as the issues faced by researchers. processes by which policies affecting research are made. Our first Fellow came on board in October 2007. Her Many of our future Fellows will go on to careers in science name is Angela Hvitved, a Ph.D. graduate in biochemistry policy, and we look forward to having continuing interac- from Rice University.
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