Profiles

Transforming learning through innovation and collaboration

Neena Grover will receive the William C. Rose Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education at the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago.

Guiding grocery carts to shape healthy habits

Robert “Nate” Helsley will receive the Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator in Lipid Research Award at the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago.

Leading the charge for gender equity

Nicole Woitowich will receive the ASBMB Emerging Leadership Award at the 2025 ASBMB Annual meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago.

Computational and biophysical approaches to disordered proteins

Rohit Pappu will receive the 2025 DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 12-15 in Chicago.

Helping underrepresented scientists feel seen

Benjamin Garcia will receive the ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award at the ASBMB Annual meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago.

A scientist's journey through disability, grad school, and beyond

By the end of high school, Crystal Mendoza already had lab experience and was well on her way to a college degree and a promising future. All the bumps in her road lay ahead.

Pollard helps her students STEP this way

Working to break the norms about who a scientist is, she helps young people from all backgrounds gain access to the lab.

Giving back to the community and advancing science go hand in hand

Ever since he was an undergraduate, MOSAIC scholar Donovan Argueta has worked to support equity in higher education.

Donald J. Graves (1933–2024)

Two of Don Graves’ sons remember the father who worked in two Nobel labs — and inspired their careers in biochemistry.