The Biemann Medal is awarded to an individual early in his or her career in recognition of significant achievement in basic or applied mass spectrometry. The Biemann Medal was established by contributions from students, postdoctoral associates and friends to honor Professor Klaus Biemann. The medal is conferred at the ASMS Annual Conference with the presentation of a $5,000 cash award, the Biemann Medal, and the award lecture. Nomination deadline is November 30.
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin is the recipient of the ASMS Biemann Medal for her groundbreaking scientific ideas that have advanced mass spectrometry in biomedical research in unprecedented ways. Her key contributions include the early development and application of mass spectrometry imaging for tissue analysis and cancer diagnosis.
Dr. Eberlin has authored over 95 scientific manuscripts and has received numerous prestigious honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship. Her innovative research has been supported by the NIH, CPRIT, and a range of industry and foundation grants.
A standout achievement from her independent career is the development of the MasSpec Pen (MSPen)—a handheld device designed for real-time, in vivo tissue analysis during surgery, with transformative potential for medical diagnostics and cancer treatment.
Livia served as the ASMS Board Member-at-Large for Education 2022-2024.
Dr. Eberlin is Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
Eligibility & How To Submit a Nomination
GO TO ONLINE AWARDS PLATFORM to start your nomination [platform will reopen in June 2025]. You will register (create) an account with our special awards platform and then get started by selecting 'Biemann Medal' from the dropdown list of awards.
Pro-Tip: Start your nomination as soon as possible so that you can invite your letter writers to upload now via the online platform (you may also gather the letters and upload for them). You can jump directly to the support letters sections once you get started. Letters should be uploaded by the November 30 deadline. You do not need to complete your nomination in one session. You can return as many times as needed to complete/upload all required items.
Eligibility
Nominee must be a current ASMS member and within the first 15 years of receiving the Ph.D. at the time the nomination is received. Consistent with the award’s goal of recognizing a recipient early in his or her career, no exceptions to the 15-year post-Ph.D. eligibility requirement will be considered. For example, eligible nominees for the November 30, 2024 nomination should have received their Ph.D.in 2009 or later.
Elements & Information needed for nomination:
- Nominee name, affiliation, position title, email, year in which Ph.D. was received, and ASMS member status.
- 1-2 concise sentence(s) to the nominee's significant achievement in basic or applied mass spectrometry (50 words max). This may be excerpted from the fuller description document.
- Fuller description of the nominee's significant achievement in basic or applied mass spectrometry (1-page max). PDF only. This may be excerpted from the fuller description document.
- List of the nominee’s publications pertaining to the significant achievement. PDF only.
- Specific publications relevant to the achievement. Up to two articles, one is required. PDF only.
- Two support letters. Gather and upload the two letters OR choose to send a special upload link via the awards platform.
NOVEMBER 30 DEADLINE
Nominations are held for three years so long as the date of PhD is still within the eligible range.