Public Service Award

About the Award

The Society’s honor for national leadership supporting biomedical research is selected by the ASCB Public Policy Committee. The ASCB Public Service Award recognizes outstanding public service in support of biomedical research or advocacy of sound research policies. The nominator or self-nominator must be an ASCB member, but the candidate need not be an ASCB member or a scientist.

Award Details

The winner will be featured in a video during the Cell Bio 2024 Meeting Keynote Session and receives a certificate.

Who is Eligible

An individual who has demonstrated outstanding national leadership in support of biomedical research or the advocacy of sound research policies. Nominators and self-nominators must be ASCB members. The award winner may, but need not, be a scientist.

Selection Criteria

• Candidate has demonstrated national leadership in support of biomedical research.
• Candidate has an outstanding record of support for biomedical research advocacy.
• Candidate has an exceptional track record of support for sound scientific research policies.

How to Apply

Application deadline: Submissions are now closed for 2024.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates may either self-apply or be nominated. If you are nominating another person please obtain all required documentation from the candidate prior to proceeding.

1. A biosketch that follows the NIH (or similar format), no longer than 5 pages.
2. A narrative statement of no more than 2 pages that describes the candidate’s qualifications for this award and addresses how the candidate’s achievements have contributed to the advancement of the ASCB mission statement. The statement should be written by the candidate.
3. Two letters of support, neither longer than 2 pages. At least one of the supporting letters must be from someone who is neither a collaborator, former trainee, nor mentor of the candidate; and who is at a different institution than the candidate.  The letters of support should explicitly address whether a nominee’s professional conduct over their career embodies the principles and expectations noted in ASCB’s Mission Statement, the Community Code of Conduct, and Honorific Code of Conduct.

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Please Note

1. ASCB wants to ensure that the pool of award candidates is as diverse and inclusive as possible. The demographic questions are for internal reporting only and are not viewable by award reviewers. The questions are not mandatory, however we would appreciate your responses so that we can assess our level of inclusivity.
2. As a founder of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) ASCB does not use journal impact factors or other journal-based metrics in the evaluation process for its awards. ASCB looks at an individual’s research contributions and impact on the field, rather than the prestige of the journals where work is published.

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