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Adriana Bankston

Adriana Bankston
Adriana Bankston is a senior fellow in science policy at the Federation of American Scientists. She is also strategic advisor at the Journal of Science Policy and Governance.

Articles by Adriana Bankston

Stoddard changes mentoring practices in academia
Annual Meeting

Stoddard changes mentoring practices in academia

Nov. 8, 2023
She won the ASBMB’s Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award.
Study: Cultural competence key in mentoring deaf and hard of hearing undergrads
Education

Study: Cultural competence key in mentoring deaf and hard of hearing undergrads

April 4, 2022
Research team leader presents best practices for mentors and others to optimize communication in research environments.
Meet Dominique Carter
Interview

Meet Dominique Carter

Feb. 20, 2022
She encourages girls to be bold with their endeavors.
Meet Meghan Mott
Interview

Meet Meghan Mott

Feb. 19, 2022
She’s living proof that policy fellowships are worthy of consideration.
Johnson wants every student to feel they belong
Award

Johnson wants every student to feel they belong

Dec. 9, 2021
Tracy Johnson will receive the ASBMB’s 2022 Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award honoring a commitment to the encouragement of underrepresented minorities in the scientific enterprise.
Steps for getting started in science policy
How-to

Steps for getting started in science policy

Aug. 11, 2021
“Science policy is a fast-paced field. You must be able to shift quickly between priorities and projects, sometimes in response to what’s going on that week in federal policy.”
Giving students tools to forge a new path
Observance

Giving students tools to forge a new path

June 4, 2021
"At every level of education, we need a system that is student-centric and that provides opportunities for all to pursue degrees that will allow them to become what they want to be."
Science and medicine: Connecting the known and the unknown
Student Chapters

Science and medicine: Connecting the known and the unknown

Aug. 24, 2020
Two years ago, Sally Zhang helped start an ASBMB Student Chapter at Emory University.
Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month 2020
Health Observance

Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month 2020

June 1, 2020
Every June, the Alzheimer's Association raises awareness of this neurodegenerative disease during the Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Here, contributor Adriana Bankston highlights recent Alzheimer's research.
Gingras studies proteomics’ implications for research
ASBMB Annual Meeting

Gingras studies proteomics’ implications for research

March 6, 2020
Anne-Claude Gingras’ lab uses mass spectrometry as a high-resolution discovery-based microscope to determine where proteins are in a cell.
Garg made organic chemistry one of UCLA’s most popular classes
Award

Garg made organic chemistry one of UCLA’s most popular classes

April 1, 2019
Neil Garg decided to change the way organic chemistry was taught.
Study of chlorinated lipids could lead to better sepsis treatment
Annual Meeting

Study of chlorinated lipids could lead to better sepsis treatment

March 1, 2019
Working in the lab of JLR associate editor David Ford at the St. Louis University School of Medicine, Pike hopes his study of chlorinated lipids could lead to better sepsis treatment.
Myers finds a new way to look at proteins
Annual Meeting

Myers finds a new way to look at proteins

March 1, 2019
Samuel Myers, an MCP early-career investigator, has developed a powerful alternative to ChIP that employs a new CRISPR-localized proximity labeling method to capture and identify protein complexes at specific genetic loci.
More than one night
Night Shift

More than one night

Jan. 1, 2019
In the first essay of our 2019 Night Shift series, Adriana Bankston writes about a long night of work that confirmed her commitment to postdoc advocacy.
Negotiating for scientists
Professional Development

Negotiating for scientists

Aug. 1, 2018
Debra Behrens, a career counselor to grad students and postdocs, tells you how to define what you want, then hammer out a deal.
Craig commended for his ‘remarkable and inspirational’ work with undergrads
Award

Craig commended for his ‘remarkable and inspirational’ work with undergrads

April 1, 2018
Paul A. Craig of the Rochester Institute of Technology is recognized for his work promoting hypothesis-driven thinking in the undergraduate biochemistry lab. 
Attending conferences as a policy researcher
Professional Development

Attending conferences as a policy researcher

Jan. 1, 2018
Adriana Bankston describes how much a non-academic scientist can gain from spending time at scientific meetings.
From doing science to fixing it
Case Study

From doing science to fixing it

June 1, 2017
Adriana Bankston wants to use what she learned as a postdoc to improve the environment for young scientists.
Dolan recognized for ‘transformation of teaching’
Award

Dolan recognized for ‘transformation of teaching’

April 1, 2017
University of Georgia prof won the 2017 ASBMB Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education.
Fairn recognized as ‘one of the most promising lipid researchers'
Award

Fairn recognized as ‘one of the most promising lipid researchers'

April 1, 2017
He won the ASBMB's 2017 Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research.
Frydman’s protein-folding work defines ‘the forefront’
Award

Frydman’s protein-folding work defines ‘the forefront’

April 1, 2017
Stanford University's Judith Frydman is honored for her contributions to research in biochemistry and molecular biology.