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Biochemical Society

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Biochemical Society
Formation1911
Legal statusNot-for-profit organisation
PurposeAdvancing molecular bioscience
Location
  • London, UK
Membership
Over 4,600
Chief Executive
Kate Baillie
Main organ
Biochemical Society Council
AffiliationsFEBS
WebsiteBiochemical Society

The Biochemical Society is a learned society in the United Kingdom in the field of biochemistry, including all the cellular and molecular biosciences.


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Structure

It currently has over 4,600 members, 80% of which are in the UK. It is affiliated with the European body, Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS). The Society's current President (2023) is Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow. [1]

The Society's headquarters are in London.

History

The Society was founded in 1911 by Benjamin Moore, W.D. Halliburton and others, under the name of the Biochemical Club. It acquired the existing Biochemical Journal in 1912.

The Society's name changed to the Biochemical Society in 1913.[citation needed]

In 2005, the headquarters of the society moved from Portland Place to purpose-built offices in Holborn.[citation needed]

In 2009, the headquarters moved again to Charles Darwin House, near Gray's Inn Road.[citation needed]

Past presidents include Professor Ron Laskey, Sir Philip Cohen, and Sir Tom Blundell.

Awards

The Society makes a number of awards, nine annually and others either biennially or triennially, to acknowledge excellence and achievement in both specific and general fields of science. The awards comprise of the Morton Lecture, the Colworth Medal, and the Centenary Award. [2]

Publishing

The Society's wholly owned publishing subsidiary, Portland Press, publishes a magazine, The Biochemist, and several online academic journals:

The Society's flagship publication, the Biochemical Journal, celebrated its centenary in 2006 with the launch of a free online archive back to its first issue in 1906.

Further reading

  • Goodwin, T. W. (1987). History of the Biochemical Society, 1911-1986. London: Biochemical Society. ISBN 9780904498219.
  • Morton, Richard Alan (1969). The Biochemical Society: its history and activities, 1911-1969. London (7 Warwick Court, W.C.1): Biochemical Society. ISBN 9780950197203.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

References

  1. ^ Society, Biochemical. "Biochemical Society". Biochemical Society.
  2. ^ Society, Biochemical. "Biochemical Society". Biochemical Society.

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