ACS DBC Newsletter - Early 2024

January 25, 2024

Letter From The Chair

Dear DBC Colleagues,

As we say good-bye to 2023 and look ahead to all that awaits in 2024, we are grateful to the DBC Communications Committee for bringing you this installation of our division newsletter!

As you will see, we have revamped the format for easier reading. We have also evolved our content with the goal of focusing even more on you as our members. We know that at its core, our division is about people and we aim for the newsletter to not only convey important information but also highlight the stories and achievements of our members across all career stages.

We hope that you enjoy reading and that you consider contributing your story in the future!

Best Wishes,

David Giedroc and Jen Heemstra

DIVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS

We have a new website! This year's creation of the DBC Communications Committee has brought about some fresh changes to our internet and social media presence. Be sure to check out our new website, which is being launched alongside the release of this newsletter. Check it out.

An update on our name change. You voted for our division name change and we heard you, loud and clear!! Our proposal to change our name to the "Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology" was supported by 90% our members and is now working its way through the ACS approval process. We expect a decision from ACS Council sometime in the next year.

We can't wait to see you in New Orleans. Registration for ACS Spring 2024 is now open! Be sure to check out our program highlights below, and let us know on social media what you're looking forward to the most. Register here.

Two new early career awards and recognitions are planned for 2024! The DBC Undergraduate Student Awards will recognize the undergraduate seniors and the DBC Young Investigator Awards will recognize graduate students, post-Ph.D. candidacy, or early postdoctoral fellows. More information.

Other news for the awards committee. The committee is now receiving names of DBC members as prospective nominees for the 2024 ACS Fellows Program. The committee is also seeking nominations for DBC Divisional awards, including the Bristol Myers Squibb Award in Enzyme Chemistry, the Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry and the Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes. More information.

GET TO KNOW OUR RECENT AWARDEES

If Eric Kool wasn't a scientist, he thinks he might have been a drummer in a "mediocre jazz or rock band."

The George A. and Hilda M. Daubert Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University and recipient of the 2019 Biopolymers Murray Goodman Memorial Prize talks about his backup career and more in this question-style profile.

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Tania Lupoli attributes her professional success to commitment, a willingness to try new things, and a sense of creativity.

As an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at New York University, Lupoli was a recipient of the 2022 ACS Infectious Diseases Young Investigator Award. She answers questions about her life, career, and advice in her profile.

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ACS SPRING 2024 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Need suggestions for ACS Spring 2024? Check out these program sessions and we'll see you there:

Monday 3/18 (AM)

Ronald Breslow Award in Biomimetic Chemistry

Monday 3/18 (PM)

ACS Chemical Biology Young Investigator Award

Tuesday 3/19 (AM)

Celebrating Black Biochemists and Chemical Biologists

Tuesday 3/19 (PM)

Nobel Laureate Award for Graduate Education

Wednesday 3/20 (AM)

Murray Goodman Award

Wednesday 3/20 (PM)

Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry

See the Full Program Here

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