Membership Committee

The Membership Committee provides metrics on the membership, develops and implements programs for member recruitment and retention, and provides membership outreach and support in conjunction with the ABRF Executive Board, the Executive Director and the ABRF Membership Staff.

Activities

New - 2021 Member-Get-A-Member Campaign - recruit your colleagues by January 31 and enter a drawing for complimentary registration for the 2022 Annual Meeting.

Call for ABRF Research Group/Committee Member of the Year Nominations - share your suggestions by January 31.


ABRF Member Resources & Testimonials 

New Member Orientation - an overview of the resources available through ABRF

      October 19, 2021 Orientation

COMPASS - a year-long series to introduce the features of ABRF membership to new members

Membership Matters - updates for continuing ABRF members

Member Get a Member Program.  Help educate your colleagues and encourage them to join the ABRF - and receive something back in return!

Questions or interest in joining an ABRF committee? Contact us! 

Current Membership

Sara Bowen Chair - Barrow Neurological Institute
Claudius Mundoma (EB Liaison) – University of Colorado, Boulder
Ron Niece – Research Resources & Technologies
Anoja Perera - Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Thayumanasamy Somasundaram - Florida State University
Andrea Stout - Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Sean Vargas - University of Texas at San Antonio
Frances Weis-Garcia - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Ken Schoppmann - ABRF Executive Director

Membership History

Member NameOrganizationDetails
Stephen A Bobin Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth Medical School  Chair: 02/08 - 02/09
Member: 02/09 - 02/11
Member: 06/06 - 02/08
Dr Sridar V Chittur SUNY Albany  Member: 02/09 - 03/12
Dr Michelle L. Cilia USDA-ARS  Member: 03/11 - 03/13
Seth Crosby WUStL Member: 04/18 -
David Darr UNC Lineberger Cancer Center Member: 04/18 -
Michelle M Detwiler Roswell Park Cancer Institute  Member: 08/11 - 03/12
EB liaison: 09/08 - 02/09
Lowell H Ericsson AAA Laboratory  Member: 01/00 - 01/01
Rebecca P. Ettling Medical Univ. of S. Carolina  Member: 07/02 - 09/03
Dr Audree V. Fowler UCLA  Member: 01/00 - 01/01
Dr. David B. Friedman ABRF  Member: 02/09 - 05/10
Ad hoc: 10/13 - 03/14
EB Liaison: 05/10 - 08/11
George S. Grills Cornell University  Member: 06/06 - 02/11
EB Liaison: 03/13 - 04/14
Ms. Rebecca A. Halpin J. Craig Venter Institute  Member: 11/03 - 02/06
Dr William G Hendrickson Univ. of Illinois, Chicago  Member: 04/12 - 01/14
Dr. Leslie M. Hicks Donald Danforth Plant Science Center  Chair: 02/11 - 03/12
Member: 03/12 - 03/13
Member: 02/09 - 02/11
Peter Hunziker University of Zurich  Member: 01/00 - 01/01
Hana Konecna Masaryk University, Czech Republic  Member: 07/02 - 02/08
Dr. Elke Kuster-Schock McGill University, CIAN  Chair: 03/12 - 10/13
Member: 03/10 - 03/12
Ad hoc: 05/15 - 
Mr Douglas J. Lamont University of Dundee  Member: 02/11 - 12/13
Dr Marc M Lemaitre Glen Research  Member: 01/00 - 01/01
Dr Kathryn S Lilley University of Cambridge  Member: 02/08 - 01/10
EB Liaison: 03/05 - 02/08
Tom McHugh University of Maryland School of Medicine Member: 07/18 - 
Dr. Ken I Mitchelhill Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute  Member: 01/00 - 01/01
Claudius Mundoma Florida State University Member: 04/14 - 06/15
Co-Chair: 06/15 - 04/18
EB Liaison: 04/18 -
Dr. Ronald L. Niece Research Resources & Technologies  Chair: 02/09 - 03/10
Chair: 04/02 - 12/04
Member: 12/04 - 02/09
Member: 03/10 - 10/13
Interim Chair: 10/13 - 04/14
Dr. Brett S Phinney Proteomics Core UC Davis Genome Center  EB Liaison: 09/11 - 03/13
Margaret Robertson   Member: 07/02 - 01/03
Member: 10/13 - 01/14
Dr. Kathleen M Schegg Univ of Nevada, Reno  Chair: 12/04 - 02/06
Member: 11/03 - 12/04
Member: 02/06 - 02/09
Peter A. Schweitzer Cornell University  Chair: 02/06 - 05/07
Member: 05/07 - 05/10
Member: 11/03 - 02/06
Jack Simpson US Pharmacopeia  EB Liaison: 02/09 - 04/10
Aaron Sin Sigma-Aldrich Corp  Member: 05/12 - 09/14
Dr. Daniel J Strydom Nebraska Wesleyan University  Member: 01/00 - 01/01
Dr Derrick J Swinton Lincoln University  Member: 03/10 - 03/13
Theodore W Thannhauser USDA/Agricultural Research Service  Chair: 03/10 - 02/11
Member: 03/05 - 02/06
Ad hoc: 02/06 - 03/10
EB Liaison: 04/02 - 03/05
Dr. Satya P. Yadav Cleveland Clinic Fndn Res Inst  Member: 01/00 - 01/01