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Angela Hopp
Articles by Angela Hopp
Announcement
ASBMB members head to Capitol Hill
May 20, 2024
They will encourage lawmakers to support essential R&D appropriations to keep the U.S. competitive and retain highly skilled talent.
Society News
ASBMB names Mona V. Miller as next executive officer
Jan. 17, 2024
She will take the reins on April 1.
Stroopwafels
Top 10 stories in 2023
Dec. 29, 2023
Read the original reporting, advice and essays that got the most attention on the website this year.
Society News
Leveling up
May 16, 2023
The ASBMB fellows program recognizes the many ways members make a difference in our community. The society bestows the honorific, but the truth is these folks leveled up a long time ago.
Annual Meeting
Fun stuff for your #DiscoverBMB itinerary
Feb. 3, 2023
Here are just some of the fun things in store for you on the exhibit floor and beyond in March in Seattle.
Feature
'That’s a legacy'
Jan. 25, 2023
We remember Elvira Doman, a trailblazer, a dedicated mentor and a longtime biochemist at the National Science Foundation.
Annual Meeting
Publishing pros at your disposal
Nov. 22, 2022
The ASBMB’s editorial team will hold a workshop at #DiscoverBMB to help you prepare, revise and share your work with the world.
Announcement
2022 MOSAIC cohort complete
Oct. 17, 2022
These K99/R00 awardees will receive individualized coaching and networking and presentation opportunities tailored to their needs.
Announcement
More 2022 MOSAIC scholars
July 13, 2022
These K99/R00 awardees will receive individualized coaching and networking and presentation opportunities tailored to their needs.
Award
2022 PROLAB winners named
June 14, 2022
Ten early-career scientists will receive grants this year from the Promoting Research Opportunities for Latin American Biochemists program, which will allow them to advance their research by working in the labs of collaborators abroad.
Announcement
2022 cohort of NIH MOSAIC scholars
April 19, 2022
K99/R00 awardees will receive individualized coaching and networking and presentation opportunities tailored to their needs.
Annual Meeting
Meet Padhu Pattabiraman
March 24, 2022
He’s an official tweeter for the 2022 ASBMB Annual Meeting.
Annual Meeting
Meet Mindy Engevik
March 16, 2022
She’s an official tweeter for the 2022 ASBMB Annual Meeting.
Annual Meeting
Meet Austin Shull
March 9, 2022
He’s an official tweeter for the 2022 ASBMB Annual Meeting.
Wellness
On a roll again
Feb. 13, 2022
“Don’t break anything.” That’s what my husband told me as I headed out for my first skate in at least two decades. He was rightfully skeptical.
Annual Meeting
Birds of a feather in Philly
Jan. 13, 2022
According to Meetings Committee chair Dan Raben, “Interest group events give folks in various specific disciplines and subdisciplines an opportunity to hold a mini symposium before the meeting actually begins.”
Editor's Note
Top 10 most-read original stories
Dec. 28, 2021
It's the end of the year, and you know what that means: It's time for newspapers, magazines and other publications to share their most-read lists. And we're no different.
Annual Meeting
All about the ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition
Nov. 10, 2021
It was conceived to attract and retain the society’s youngest members. But it ended up benefiting — and becoming a must-attend event for — scientists at all career stages.
Interview
‘It goes both ways’
Oct. 21, 2021
This year’s theme of “location, location, location” refers to the scenic meeting spot and to a new way of looking at lipids.
Announcement
More MOSAIC scholars
Aug. 27, 2021
In February and April, the society welcomed seven MOSAIC participants. The five participants just named complete the cohort.
Journal News
Journal of Biological Chemistry names new editor-in-chief
July 30, 2021
Alex Toker, professor of pathology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, will begin his term Oct. 1.
In Memoriam
Samuel H. Wilson Jr. (1939–2021)
June 14, 2021
He made seminal contributions to the field of DNA repair and served for decades as a leader at the National Institutes of Health.
Annual Meeting
Meet Josseline Ramos–Figueroa
April 2, 2021
She will be one of two official tweeters for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's annual meeting in April.
Annual Meeting
Meet Danielle Schmitt
April 1, 2021
She will be one of two official tweeters for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's annual meeting in April.
Journal News
Journal of Lipid Research names new junior associate editors
March 31, 2021
The program, now in its second year, was created to achieve two chief goals: demystify the peer-review process and train the next generation of journal leaders. Each junior associate editor will serve a two-year term.
In Memoriam
Remembering Curtiss, former JLR associate editor
March 29, 2021
She studied plasma lipoproteins, inflammation and innate immunity in atherosclerosis and was a champion of women in science.
Announcement
JBC seeks new editor-in-chief
March 5, 2021
Lila Gierasch, the 11th editor of the journal, will complete her five-year term in June.
Interview
A steady hand at the helm
March 2, 2021
The ASBMB’s new executive director, Steve Miller, is a society veteran but eager to make his mark.
Health Observance
'Every experiment and every breakthrough matters'
Feb. 26, 2021
An interview with NYMC dean Marina K. Holz, who studies a rare disease that affects women of childbearing age.
Professional Development
Meet our inaugural MOSAIC scholars
Feb. 2, 2021
These K99/R00 awardees will receive individualized coaching and networking and presentation opportunities tailored to their needs.
Event
Celebrating the Protein Data Bank
Feb. 2, 2021
A two-day virtual event will highlight the science preserved within and enabled by the resource over the past 50 years. We talked to PDB co-founder Helen Berman about what attendees can expect.
Professional Development
10 young scientists win PROLAB awards
Jan. 21, 2021
They will use the awards to conduct research in academic laboratories in the United States and Canada.
Interview
Meet Natasha Brooks
Oct. 14, 2020
Since earning her Ph.D. in 2012, she’s been a clinical research coordinator, a consultant, a medical writer and, now, a supervisor for a team of regulatory experts.
Society News
Society launches fellows program
Sept. 8, 2020
Nominations of those who have made outstanding contributions to the field through research, teaching or service are due Jan. 4.
Professional Development
ASBMB wins grant to support postdocs, new PIs from diverse backgrounds
Aug. 3, 2020
MOSAIC program will provide individualized coaching, networking and presentation opportunities tailored to scholars’ needs.
Editor's Note
Why we're not printing the April issue
April 2, 2020
One of the strangest things we ever did when I was in the newspaper business was print papers nobody would receive.
Journal News
From the journals: December 2019
Dec. 1, 2019
Chasing the structure of a histone’s N-terminus tail. Highlighting the role of lipids in mediating endoplasmic reticulum structure. Defining the components of a bacteria’s biofilm matrix. Researchers tackle these tasks and more in our latest roundup…
Training
JBC launches program for early-career scientists
Oct. 1, 2019
With its Early-Career Reviewer Board, the Journal of Biological Chemistry offers postdocs and new investigators a structured path for developing peer-review skills and learning about the scholarly publishing process.
Health Observance
Psoriasis: not just a skin problem
Aug. 5, 2019
To mark this health observance, we're sharing research about the influence of genetics and environment on disease onset and findings related to autoimmunity and inflammation.
Member News
Member update: August 2019
Aug. 1, 2019
Awards, promotions and more. Find out what's going on in the lives of ASBMB members.
Health Observance
National HIV Testing Day
June 27, 2019
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. See a snapshot of HIV/AIDS research as it stands today taken from ASBMB's journals.
Health Observance
National Stroke Awareness Month
May 1, 2019
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. While it’s true that we can do some things to reduce our risk of stroke, these days the emphasis is on recognizing stroke early so that the effects can be minimized.
Health Observance
National Minority Health Month
April 24, 2019
Each April, the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health and its partners observe National Minority Health Month.
Health Observance
National Kidney Month
March 6, 2019
In observance of National Kidney Month, Angela Hopp offers some personal reflections, kidney trivia and a collection of stories and research from the ASBMB.
Journal News
Journal of Lipid Research names Rye, Davidson new editors-in-chief
Dec. 1, 2018
Kerry-Anne Rye and Nicholas O. Davidson plan to broaden the editorial scope to include more clinical research.
Interview
Meet Mona Nemer
Oct. 1, 2018
Canada’s top science adviser, appointed in 2017 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, spent most of her career as a heart researcher and university professor.
Journal News
From the journals: August 2018
Aug. 1, 2018
Why are people with chronic kidney disease at high risk of heart failure? Can a pathogen avoid a host antibody by grabbing it? Why do some cancer cells love sugar and eschew fiber? Read about these topics and more in our roundup.
Journal News
From the journals: February 2018
Feb. 1, 2018
How amino acids determine cells’ responses climate change. How genes cause bile acid diarrhea. And how trypsin trips up researchers studying alternative splicing. Read about these topics and more in our roundup of recent papers from the Journal of B…
Journal News
From the journals: January 2018
Jan. 1, 2018
Alcohol plus hepatitis B raises cholesterol. A chemical cocktail reprograms mouse cells. Prion protein does more than wreak havoc. Read about these topics and more in our roundup of recent papers from the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the Journa…
Interview
Meet Martin Spiering
Dec. 1, 2017
The Journal of Biological Chemistry's technical editor helps authors finesse their titles and abstracts.
Interview
Toward ‘harmonizing’ lipidomics
Dec. 1, 2017
John Bowden of the National Institute of Standards and Technology discusses a new paper in the Journal of Lipid Research about a lipidomics comparison study performed by 31 labs in the U.S. and abroad.
Diversity
Solving the faculty diversity problem
March 1, 2017
In this 2017 interview, Kenneth Gibbs explains that it’s possible to diversify the workforce within a single tenure cycle. The solution is in hiring decisions.
Feature
For better and for worse
Feb. 1, 2017
Daniel Jarosz at Stanford University expands the concept of prions.
Feature
‘I wanted to be here, and I like it here’
Oct. 1, 2016
A summer program at the National Institutes of Health exposes Native American students to biomedical research.
Jobs
Pointers for an industry career: part 3
Oct. 1, 2016
This is the last part in a three-part interview series with Kenneth I. Maynard of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Inc. about what it takes to launch a career in industry.
How-to
Promote your paper in four easy steps
Sept. 1, 2016
Angela Hopp guides scientists on how to get their published papers to a wide audience.
Jobs
Pointers for an industry career: part 2
Sept. 1, 2016
This is the second in a three-part series of interviews with Kenneth I. Maynard of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Inc. about what it takes to launch a career in industry.
Jobs
Pointers for an industry career
Aug. 1, 2016
This is the first in a three-part series of interviews with Kenneth I. Maynard of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Inc. about what it takes to launch a career in industry.
Interview
Meet Natalie Ahn
June 1, 2016
Natalie Ahn talks about about her background and involvement with the society.
Open Letters
An open letter to press officers who won’t promote unembargoed research papers
Aug. 1, 2014
While this letter is addressed to press officers who won’t promote research papers that cannot be embargoed, it raises an important issue that scientists should understand.
Case Study
A life of, and for, change
March 1, 2012
Where Dave R. Wilson grew up in rural New Mexico, opportunities for upward mobility – and, well, even neighbors – were few and far between.
Science Communication
Go ahead, brag a little
March 1, 2011
Learn how to work with your institution’s communicators and with reporters to tell the world about your research.
Award
Texas A&M's Johnson wins the ASBMB–Lipmann lectureship
Feb. 7, 2011
Texas A&M professor recognized for methods used to elucidate the dynamics and functional mechanisms of complex molecular machines.
Award
Stanford's Herschlag named William C. Rose award winner
Jan. 25, 2010
Daniel Herschlag won the 2010 ASBMB William C. Rose Award.
Award
Tesmer wins ASBMB Young Investigator Award
Jan. 25, 2010
John Tesmer is a research associate professor at the Life Sciences Institute and the department of pharmacology at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Award
Aebersold receives Sober Lectureship
Jan. 25, 2010
Ruedi Aebersold, a pioneer in proteomics and systems biology, received ASBMB's Herbert A. Sober Lectureship in 2010.