Overview
The Lipid Research Division is a division of the 九游体育. The LRD represents lipid research scientists of the society and addresses concerns that include, but are not limited to, national and international visibility, representation at the annual meeting and on scientific advisory panels, and increased funding for lipid research. Additionally, the LRD serves as a platform within the ASBMB to highlight progress in lipid research and to foster communication among lipid researchers and between lipid researchers and the broader ASBMB membership.
We invite all lipid researchers to join the division. ASBMB membership is required.
Activities
- Provides input to the ASBMB Meetings Committee relating to symposia, themes and sessions at the society's .
- Provides a calendar of lipid-related meetings, a job board and links to resources for lipid researchers.
- Presents the Walter Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research, which the division established, at the society's annual meeting.
- Works closely with National Institutes of Health scientific review officers to increase representation of lipid researchers on appropriate study sections.
- Hosts monthly webinars that feature and attract lipid researchers from around the world.
- Publishes the "Lipid News" column in ASBMB Today and maintains an active presence on and .
- Collaborates with the European-based Lipid Maps organization to publish "."
- Publicizes lipid research articles from the and the .
Get social
This award includes $100,000 of research funding and recognizes faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge through their research, teaching and service activities.
Scientists from the University of Iowa find that a diet high in polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish oil increases cardiac triglyceride uptake and improves insulin sensitivity. Read more about this recent JLR study.
He is being honored by the University at Buffalo and the American Oil Chemists' Society for his scientific achievements and ethical integrity.
Researchers in Germany find that viral replication depends on host enzymes that synthesize lipids, revealing potential metabolic targets for antiviral intervention. Read more about this recent Journal of Biological Chemistry paper.
Highlights
Webinars
LRD Seminar Series
Presentations by young researchers highlighting their recent work in the field of lipids. Hosted by the 九游体育 Lipid Research Division.
