About Us
The ACS Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology was founded in 1913 by chemists who recognized the dominant role played by chemistry in biological systems. The research interests of the Division’s members is a finely woven cloth of chemistry and biology, and many of our members are associated with both the American Chemical Society and one or more sister professional societies, including the American Society of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (ASBMB), the Biophysical Society, the Protein Society and the RNA Society.
The 3500+ members of the ACS Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology (BIOL) share the goal of using chemistry to develop a better understanding of biological processes and to harness these processes for the common good.
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The mission of the ACS Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology is to foster a diverse and collaborative community to promote discovery and transformation at the intersection of chemistry and biology.
Our research shapes our understanding of the mechanisms of biological phenomena and explores the structure, function, and regulation of biologically active molecules; gene structure and expression; biochemical mechanisms; protein biosynthesis; protein folding; membrane structure-function relationships; bioenergetics; and immunochemistry, among others.
The Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology seeks to promote the interests of its members through:
The organization of symposia at National and International Meetings.
Travel awards that allow our young members to present their results at these meetings.
Awarding grants to support symposia at Regional ACS meetings and Conferences with focused themes of interest to our members.
Administration of a Program of Awards that recognize the best work in biological chemistry.
Identifying new ways for the Division to meet our member’s needs.
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The objectives of the ACS Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology are to promote knowledge and research in the field of biological chemistry and to advance the relations of this discipline to other branches of science.
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The ACS Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology was founded in 1913 by chemists who recognized the dominant role played by chemistry in biological systems. Its first chairman was Dr. Carl L. Alserberg, a Columbia University M.D. with two years’ training in biochemistry at the Universities of Strasbourg and Berlin.
In its 10th decade of existence within The American Chemical Society, the Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology is older than almost all of its members. It is young in the sense that its roots are still branching and growing in an era where it continues to expand its role within the ACS.
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The ACS Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology is indebted to the members who have agreed to further its interests by serving as officers or committee members. It is this leadership team that carries out the day-to-day operations of the division.
The executive committee of the division is made up elected officers who serve in the roles of chair, chair-elect, secretary and treasurer. Other elected officers serve various roles within the program committee, nomination committee, Council of the Society and Multidisciplinary Program Planning Group (MPPG). More recently, a communications committee was also created to further the division’s social media and internet presence.
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