Make a nomination for the 2025 Biochemistry Gordon Hammes Awards! Sponsored by Biochemistry and the ACS Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, the Gordon Hammes Awards collectively celebrate significant achievements in biological chemistry, recognizing both established scientists whose work has profoundly impacted the field and young scholars for their outstanding published research.

Nominations for the 2025 ACS Infectious Diseases Young Investigator Award are now open! Sponsored by ACS Infectious Diseases and the ACS Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, these awards recognize three outstanding young investigators in the field of infectious diseases. Nominations are due by December 1, 2024.

Submit a nomination for the Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes! The purpose of this award is to acknowledge and encourage outstanding contributions to the understanding of the chemistry of biological processes, with particular emphasis on structure, function, and mechanism.

Nominate an outstanding young investigator conducting chemical biology research for the ACS Chemical Biology Young Investigator Award! This award is a collaboration between ACS Chemical Biology and the ACS Division of Biological Chemistry recognizing an outstanding young investigator conducting chemical biology research.

Please consider nominating a deserving individual for the Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry! Nominees shall have accomplished outstanding research in biological chemistry of unusual merit and independence of thought and originality.

Our Awards Committee is happy to announce a second new early career award for 2024! The DBC Young Investigator award will recognize the high-achieving early career trainees that are performing mentored research in biochemistry or chemical biology in a DBC member’s laboratory.

The Awards Committee is happy to receive the names of DBC members as prospective nominees for recognition as a 2024 ACS Fellow. Nominations for the 2024 Class of Fellows will be open from February 1 to April 1, 2024.

Our Awards Committee is happy to announce a new early career award for 2024! The DBC Undergraduate Student Award will recognize the highest-achieving undergraduate senior majoring in biochemistry or chemical biology or a related field, nominated by your ACS-accredited Department of Chemistry or Biochemistry. All awardees will receive a certificate and one-year divisional membership in the DBC!