STAHELIN, Rob

Professor, Purdue University, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

Statement of interest

The ASBMB has been a supportive community for my research and education since starting my lab as an assistant professor. I’ve made new collaborators and friends while gaining mentors that I’ve met through society activities and the annual meeting. The society has also been a great place to meet potential trainees and to bring my own lab members (undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs) to take part in the poster sessions, workshops and scientific sessions. I’ve gained knowledge in outreach, communication, diversity and some of the inner workings of the society through service to ASBMB and the Journal of Biological Chemistry. I’ve been delighted by the undergraduate poster sessions, scientific sessions and workshops. Further, the ASBMB has an impressive community of scientists committed to biochemistry and molecular biology science education, of which I’m proud to be a part.

I am committed to promoting undergraduate research and training, educational activities and workshops, and diversity, equity and inclusion. I am also excited by opportunities for new society members, trainees and junior faculty to take part in different ASBMB committees and activities at the annual meeting. I very much look forward to what the society and annual meeting have in store for the next generation of scientists.

Education and training

B.S., Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1998
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003
Postdoctoral training, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003–2006

Awards and honors

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Faculty Travel Award, 2008, 2010
Trustees Teaching Award, Indiana University, 2013
Michiana Forty under 40 Award, 2013
Showalter scholar, Indiana University School of Medicine, 2013–2016
Fellow, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2022
Chaney Faculty Scholar Award, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 2023

Experience

Organizer, ASBMB Lipid Workshop, 2010–2012
Editorial advisory board member, Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 2011–present
Co-director, ASBMB Lipid Research Division, 2017–2023
Editorial board member, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2017–present
Principle investigator, T32 Drug Discovery in Infectious Disease Training, National Institutes of Health, 2020–present
Organizer, FASEB Summer Research Conference on Phospholipids, 2022
R13 Awardee, Dynamic Lipid Signaling in Health and Disease, National Institutes of Health, 2022
Theme organizer (lipids and membranes), Discover BMB (ASBMB annual meeting), 2023
Program head, Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Graduate Program, 2023–present