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](/getmedia/f0cb01d5-9fbb-4611-b3c3-8a7a3350cc8e/300x300-Ann-West.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Ann West
- Chair (2023–2025)
- University of Oklahoma
![Steve Caplan](/getmedia/caf7c1be-d145-48a7-b32e-8ff9cadbb29f/300x300-Steve-Caplan.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Steve Caplan
- (2024–2027)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center
![Jeffrey I. Brodsky](/getmedia/99f93969-8ec6-45c1-93d1-d5040c8a0589/300x300-Jeff-Brodsky.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Jeffrey I. Brodsky
- (2022–2025)
- University of Pittsburgh
![Kevin H. Gardner](/getmedia/d584dab2-1022-4ac9-8763-5c8ccda47563/300x300-Kevin-Gardner_1.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Kevin H. Gardner
- (2022–2025)
- CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
![Olivia George](/getmedia/04329c9f-4bb5-4c90-8466-bff276bdf9f5/300x300-Olivia-George.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Olivia George
- (2022–2025)
- University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu
![Marc E. Gillespie](/getmedia/20adb287-d592-4e8f-98a1-59dd4edaa2ff/300x300-Marc-Gillespie.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Marc E. Gillespie
- (2023–2026)
- St. John’s University
![Michael Grey](/getmedia/56e0de6b-8fd9-45be-a945-ddb18982fe32/300x300-michael-Grey.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Michael Grey
- (2023–2026)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
![Shantá D. Hinton](/getmedia/88fd61ce-bd4d-4b68-aef5-cbe21f5bac82/Hinton-Shanta-300x300.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Shantá D. Hinton
- (2024–2027)
- College of William & Mary
![Joseph Jez](/getmedia/8a1a36cf-dce2-45c3-b8d6-030532d55883/300x300-joseph-jez.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Joseph Jez
- (2024–2027)
- Washington University in St. Louis
![Jill Johnson](/getmedia/ac1faa7a-59fd-4d57-930c-9f5d889e3c99/300x300-Jill-Johnson.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Jill Johnson
- (2024–2027)
- University of Idaho
![Matthew Koci](/getmedia/f22c05d3-e9ba-4a3e-b400-290e80c1ba01/300x300-Matthew-Koci.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Matthew Koci
- (2023–2026)
- North Carolina State University
![Karen Lewis](/getmedia/16e25cc3-86a4-4c9f-b134-ad5abee2f47d/300x300-Karen-Lewis.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Karen Lewis
- (2022–2025)
- Texas State University
![Mary Lipton](/getmedia/8ab67637-ac10-47fd-9e2b-18058d8acc10/300x300-mary-lipton.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Mary Lipton
- (2024–2027)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
![Neil Marsh](/getmedia/1c8c15e9-8ac6-499f-9788-588ff78e49e4/300x300-Neil-Marsh.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Neil Marsh
- (2023–2026)
- University of Michigan Medical School
![Sarah Smaga](/getmedia/e659ce77-3f28-4b03-a836-6e8a7d8ad21c/300x300-Sarah-Smaga.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Sarah Smaga
- (2023–2026)
- NSF Center for Genetically Encoded Materials
![Payton D. Stevens](/getmedia/8c990e1d-ef88-43bb-b4ab-4dd7dcd68dfb/300x300-Payton-Stevens.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Payton D. Stevens
- (2024–2027)
- Miami University
![Ronald C. Wek](/getmedia/ae4e0681-0da4-4675-918e-3a7362b24e7d/300x300-Ron-Wek.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Ronald C. Wek
- (2022–2025)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
![Jeffrey Wilusz](/getmedia/4a9d7f0d-13ba-4982-8d82-343bc1ef832d/300x300-Jeffrey-Wilusz.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Jeffrey Wilusz
- (2024–2027)
- Colorado State University