The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) named two Washington University in St. Louis biologists as 2025 fellows of the society.
Designation as a fellow recognizes commitment to the ASBMB through a history of exceptional and sustained service to the society as well as accomplishments in research, education, mentorship, diversity and inclusion, advocacy and service to the scientific community.
Joseph Jez is the Spencer T. Olin Professor in Biology in Arts & Sciences. His lab studies how environmental changes remodel biochemical pathways in plants at the molecular, cellular and organism levels with the aim of engineering these systems to address agricultural and environmental problems. Jez is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a Howard Hughes Medical Institute professor and has received a Fulbright Senior Specialist Fellowship as well as the Arthur C. Neish Young Investigator Award. He has served on the ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee and is an associate editor of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Himadri Pakrasi is a George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor and a professor of biology in Arts & Sciences. His research uses systems and synthetic biology to explore bioenergy production in cyanobacteria. Pakrasi is a fellow of AAAS and the American Academy of Microbiology. He was also named an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Munich University and a Wiley Fellow by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Pakrasi also has served on the ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee.
Read more on the ASBMB website.
