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Founded | 1955 |
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Founder | Rudi Lemberg |
Website | www.asbmb.org.au |
The Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) is an academic society founded in 1955. [1] Originally named Australian Biochemical Society, it was renamed to its current title in 1990. [1] Its main activities include hosting scientific conferences, supporting ancillary symposia, workshops and publishing an educational magazine. [2]
Biochemical research in Australia began in the 1920s in the Australian national science agency Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (now the CSIRO). [1] The first university biochemistry department then started at the University of Adelaide under Thorburn Brailsford Robertson. There was initially a joint biochemistry and physiology section within the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. [1]
The society began in 1955 as the Australian Biochemical Society, with Rudi Lemberg as its founding president. [3] It was based on Lemberg's experience with the British Biochemical Society and Hugh Ennor's meetings with the International Union of Biochemistry and relevant university department heads in Australia. [1] Additional key initial members included Frederick Collins as treasurer and Victor Trikojus in a recruitment role. [1]
ASBMB has hosted a yearly meeting each year since 1956. [4] [5] It has also coordinated the joint ComBio meeting with societies in related research fields since 1999. [1] [6] It also supports smaller special interest group meetings, symposia, workshops, conferences, and school science competitions. [2]
The society publishes the magazine Australian Biochemist with three issues per year. [7] [8] The publication started in 1998, following on from the ABS/ASBMB newsletter, which was started in 1970. [9]
ASBMB gives out an array of annual awards in different categories. [10]
The society also awards fellowships to researchers within 2 years post-PhD. [10]
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Founded | 1955 |
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Founder | Rudi Lemberg |
Website | www.asbmb.org.au |
The Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) is an academic society founded in 1955. [1] Originally named Australian Biochemical Society, it was renamed to its current title in 1990. [1] Its main activities include hosting scientific conferences, supporting ancillary symposia, workshops and publishing an educational magazine. [2]
Biochemical research in Australia began in the 1920s in the Australian national science agency Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (now the CSIRO). [1] The first university biochemistry department then started at the University of Adelaide under Thorburn Brailsford Robertson. There was initially a joint biochemistry and physiology section within the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. [1]
The society began in 1955 as the Australian Biochemical Society, with Rudi Lemberg as its founding president. [3] It was based on Lemberg's experience with the British Biochemical Society and Hugh Ennor's meetings with the International Union of Biochemistry and relevant university department heads in Australia. [1] Additional key initial members included Frederick Collins as treasurer and Victor Trikojus in a recruitment role. [1]
ASBMB has hosted a yearly meeting each year since 1956. [4] [5] It has also coordinated the joint ComBio meeting with societies in related research fields since 1999. [1] [6] It also supports smaller special interest group meetings, symposia, workshops, conferences, and school science competitions. [2]
The society publishes the magazine Australian Biochemist with three issues per year. [7] [8] The publication started in 1998, following on from the ABS/ASBMB newsletter, which was started in 1970. [9]
ASBMB gives out an array of annual awards in different categories. [10]
The society also awards fellowships to researchers within 2 years post-PhD. [10]