ASBMB Education Special Interest Group

MISSION STATEMENT
The Education Special Interest Group (SIG) of the ASBMB was established to promote teaching, learning, research and its dissemination in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) Education. Specifically, the focus of the SIG is to:

• Explore and disseminate advances in BMB education, such as sharing ideas for engaging students and supporting diversity, alongside the development of innovative classes (including workshops, lectures and practicals), and authentic and robust assessment practices
• Build a network of educators and researchers who are passionate about advancing BMB education
• Support academics in all stages of their career in BMB teaching and learning activities, with a focus on early career academics
• Foster research collaborations in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in BMB. 

COMMITTEE
Please click on the committee member name to view their biography.

School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience
University of Wollongong

Deputy Chair: Dr Amber Willems-Jones
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology
University of Melbourne

School of Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Sydney

Clinical and Health Sciences Academic Unit
University of South Australia
Email: maurizio.costabile@unisa.edu.au

Dr James Tsatsaronis
Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry
La Trobe University
Email: j.tsatsaronis@latrobe.edu.au 

Dr Jessica Gibbons
Biomedical Discovery Institute
Monash University
Email: Jessica.gibbons@monash.edu

Dr Alyssa Van Dreumel
School of Molecular Sciences’ (SMS) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BCHMB) 
University of Western Australia
Email: alyssa.vandreumel@uwa.edu.au

Dr Nirma Samarawickrema
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Monash University
Email: nirma.samarawickrema@monash.edu

ASBMB Education Symposium 2021
The 2021 ASBMB Education Symposium ‘Sharing Practice: A Focus on Assessment and Academic Integrity’ was held on Tuesday 28 September 2021.

More information: ASBMB Education Symposium 2021 




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