Benjamin Corb
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Share your thoughts on remote study sections
Are you serving on a grant-review panel from afar? We want to know how your experience is going. → Read More
CSR reviews its reviewers — and makes changes
The NIH took a look at the career stages and frequency of reviewers over the past 12 years and found that some policies have unintentionally excluded midcareer and early-career researchers. → Read More
Advocates visit Capitol Hill
Students and ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee members lobby legislators for funding of biomedical research. → Read More
Raise the caps one last time
Raise the caps one last time Published April 01 2019 By Benjamin Corb The National Institutes of Health has seen a recent funding boom reminiscent of a period in the late 1990s and early 2000s when the agency’s budget doubled. The NIH budget has increased by $9 billion since fiscal year 2015 (nearly 25 percent), and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, along with other… → Read More
The ASBMB Responds to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address – ASBMB Policy Blotter
The following is a statement from Benjamin Corb, public affairs director for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In tonight's State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump announced an ambitious goal to stop the spread of HIV / AIDS by the year 2030. We applaud the president for such an ambitious plan, and look forward to seeing his detailed plans to make this a… → Read More
Special Episode of “Pipettes and Politics” – The Hill Day Edition – ASBMB Policy Blotter
After a brief hiatus, Pipettes and Politics is back this week and next with two new episodes! April was a busy month for the ASBMB public affairs team, with the annual Hill Day and agency visits and a West Coast swing to the 2018 ASBMB Annual Meeting in San Diego. Daniel and André also visited Louisiana State University, West Virginia University, and Johns Hopkins University to give talks on… → Read More
ASBMB Statement on Passage of Budget Deal – ASBMB Policy Blotter
The following is a statement from Benjamin Corb, public affairs director for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology applauds the actions taken by Congress today to avoid a government shutdown and to raise discretionary spending caps, paving the way for the completion of spending bills for the remainder of fiscal… → Read More
ASBMB Statement on State of the Union Address – ASBMB Policy Blotter
The following statement is from Benjamin Corb, public affairs director for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: In his State of the Union address tonight, President Donald Trump outlined a vision for America that fails to capture the critical roles that science and those in the U.S. scientific enterprise play in improving the health and quality of life of Americans from… → Read More
Planning for an active 2018
Planning for an active 2018 Published January 01 2018 By Benjamin Corb As 2017 turns to 2018, the Public Affairs Advisory Committee and your public affairs team look forward to an exciting year with new opportunities and programs to enhance the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s advocacy and science policy efforts. The public affairs staff in November launched “ Pipettes… → Read More
Looking back on a year of awakening
Looking back on a year of awakening Published December 01 2017 By Benjamin Corb As 2017 winds to an end, we’re taking stock of what the year has delivered for the biomedical research community. We have had reasons to be frustrated, reasons to celebrate and reasons to scratch our heads. Let’s look back. The year started with the inauguration of President Donald Trump, which began an era of open… → Read More
News from the Hill/We' re thinking about the future of funding
We’re thinking about the future of funding — and looking for your two cents Published November 01 2017 By Benjamin Corb The National Institutes of Health has issued not one but two proposals this year aimed at funding as many grants and as many investigators as possible, even if the pot of money for grants is not increasing. Specifically, NIH leaders are concerned about how to ensure that the… → Read More
News from the Hill | It’s official — the president has a science problem
It’s official — the president has a science problem Published October 01 2017 By Benjamin Corb President Donald Trump’s first week in office gave us hints that his administration would view science differently than we were used to. It started with reports of gag orders restricting government scientists from speaking to the press and included a travel ban that trapped foreign-born scientists in… → Read More
Congress must act on funding
Congress must act on funding Published September 01 2017 By Benjamin Corb The unfortunate reality of partisan politics and Congress’ inability to perform its usual duties has made the budget and appropriations process little more than the legislative version of a Rube Goldberg machine, where even the simplest and least contentious points are complicated by unnecessarily complex hurdles. Congress… → Read More
News from the Hill | Washington is listening — and we’ve got a story to tell
Washington is listening — and we’ve got a story to tell Published August 01 2017 By Benjamin Corb Politics in 2017 has become a full-contact sport. Whether it’s the debate surrounding the future of health care, an ever-evolving policy on immigration or a never-ending stream of analyses related to the 2016 election, there is no lack of story lines spurring partisan political activities and… → Read More
Grassroots advocacy starts with you
Grassroots advocacy starts with you Published July 01 2017 By Benjamin Corb During the Public Affairs Advisory Committee’s town hall event at Experimental Biology 2017, the committee announced the launch of the Grassroots Advocacy Network. The network is intended to provide a host of advocacy options for American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology members across the country as well… → Read More
ASBMB rejects President Trump’s FY18 budget
President Donald Trump released his fiscal year 18 budget proposal on Tuesday. Included in that proposal is a $7.4 billion cut in funding for the National Institutes of Health. Benjamin Corb, director of public affairs for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has provided the following statement in response to the proposal: President… → Read More
Standing up for science
Standing up for science Published May 01 2017 By Benjamin Corb Last month, scientists from across this country and around the world marched in support of science. For many, it was their first time to advocate and make the case for the critical role that science plays in everyone’s lives. It was exciting to see such an impressive turnout. Those of us involved in advocacy work at professional… → Read More
ASBMB partners with March for Science
Today, we are proud to announce that the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is an official partner with the March for Science. On April 22, in cities and towns all across America, scientists – and science enthusiasts – will participate in marches raising awareness for the important role that science and scientists play… → Read More
2017 ASBMB Annual Meeting: Advocacy town hall
Advocacy town hall Published April 03 2017 By Benjamin Corb This year, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Public Affairs Advisory Committee is trying something new at the 2017 ASBMB Annual Meeting in Chicago — an advocacy town hall. The past 12 months have seen many upheavals, mainly in the form of the 2016 election and its aftermath. The scientific enterprise has been… → Read More
ASBMB responds to Trump budget proposal that threatens funding for 2,000 research projects
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night released his budget-reduction request for fiscal year 2017, and the National Institutes of Health did not escape the chopping block. Given that Congress failed to complete FY17 spending bills, much of the federal government has been operating under a continuing resolution that keeps federal spending at FY16 levels until… → Read More