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The ABRF Award for Outstanding Contributions to Biomolecular Technologies

The ABRF Award for Outstanding Contributions to Biomolecular Technologies

Technology is a driving force behind scientific advancements. As new approaches to investigating the natural world are conceived, developed, and implemented, new possibilities emerge -- opening doors that otherwise would have remained locked. The ABRF Award recognizes those pioneers responsible for developing powerful new tools that form the foundation upon which the modern biomolecular research enterprise thrives, or who have significantly improved/advanced the impact of Shared Research Facilities.

Nominations Welcome for the ABRF Award

The ABRF Award Committee welcomes nominations for the ABRF Award for Outstanding Contributions to Biomolecular Technologies. This award recognizes scientists who have made outstanding contributions to technologies and methodologies that have significantly advanced biomolecular research.

Please complete this brief form to submit your nominations to the ABRF Award Committee.

The ABRF Award is presented at the ABRF Annual Meeting.

2025 Awardee

John R. Yates, PhD, Ernest W. Hahn Professor in the Departments of Molecular Medicine and Neurobiology at The Scripps Research Institute, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 ABRF Award.

Dr. John R. Yates, Ernest W. Hahn Professor at The Scripps Research Institute, is a globally recognized leader in proteomics and analytical chemistry. He is best known for developing the SEQUEST algorithm, which revolutionized protein identification from mass spectrometry data, and for pioneering the shotgun proteomics technique that transformed the analysis of complex protein mixtures. His innovations have enabled countless advances in biomedical research and are widely used in shared research facilities around the world.

Dr. Yates will accept the Award at the ABRF 2026 Annual Meeting, March 28-31, in Pittsburgh, PA.

Press Release

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John R. Yates, PhD

Ernest W. Hahn Professor in the Departments of Molecular Medicine and Neurobiology at The Scripps Research Institute

2024 Awardee

Deamer was presented the ABRF Award on Monday, March 24, at the ABRF Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Deamer received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Duke University in 1961, and PhD in Physiological Chemistry at the Ohio State University School of Medicine, 1965. Over his scientific career, Deamer has focused on biological and synthetic membranes.

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Interview

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Dave Deamer

David Deamer, PhD

Research Professor of Biomolecular Engineering University of California, Santa Cruz

2023 Awardee

The ABRF Award was presented on April 23, 2024 to Barbara Alving, former director of the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Research Resources.  Her presentation, The Ongoing Evolution of Biomedical Resource Facilities:  Building Networks from Patchworks, highlighted the rich collaborations among universities with respect to sharing core resources, both within and across university structures.

ABRF Award Winner

Barbara Alving, M.D.

Professor of Medicine , USUHS

2022 Awardees

The ABRF Award was presented to Drs. Christie Enke and Richard Yost in recognition of their development of the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer and the tremendous impact triple quads have made for a wide range of biomedical research applications.

Christie G. Enke Headshot

Christie G. Enke, PhD

Professor Emeritus Professor
The University of New Mexico
Richard A. Yost Headshot

Richard A. Yost, PhD

Professor University of Florida

ABRF Award Recipients