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2023 ASBMB Election
Home Membership Election 2023 Binks Wattenberg

Wattenberg, Binks

Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

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Binks Wattenberg

Statement of interest

I was raised, scientifically, on the ASBMB’s Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Lipid Research. With the proliferation of journals and other platforms for publication such as preprint servers, the ASBMB journals stand out for their deep legacy of integrity, broad scope and thoroughness of the review process. If elected, my hope would be to help guide these journals through the evolving publication landscape to maintain that legacy.

The challenges presented by open-access publishing and the attendant changes in revenue need to be met to ensure that the journals, and the society, remain financially viable while ensuring that submission and publication remains available to researchers regardless of their financial resources. Connected to this is working with Elsevier to maintain both the editorial standards and financial interests of ASBMB. ASBMB Today is an amazing publication, and I would work to ensure that the support of the society for ASBMB Today remains at a high level.

Education and training

  • B.A., Cornell University
  • Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
  • Postdoc, Stanford University

Awards and honors

  • Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, VCU School of Medicine (2018 and 2019)

Experience

  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Biological Chemistry (2006–2020)
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes (2012–2018)
  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, ASBMB Today (2017–present)
  • Numerous ad hoc journal reviews
  • Founding Member and Membership Director, ASBMB Lipid Research Division