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.
Eligibility & How To Submit a Nomination
GO TO ONLINE AWARDS PLATFORM to start your nomination. 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.
Gary J. Patti, 2024 Recipient
Gary J. Patti is the recipient of the 2024 ASMS Biemann Medal for his pioneering work in the field of metabolomics. Specifically, Gary has developed innovative experimental strategies and computational algorithms that leverage stable isotope labels to understand the dynamic role of metabolism in biology.
The resources that Gary has created are gold standards in the field, and his work is exemplary of how metabolomics should be applied to study biology. Three of Gary’s major contributions to metabolomics include 1. “credentialing” mass spectrometry ions of biological relevance; 2. mapping the comprehensive fate of labeled nutrients; and 3. tracing metabolites exchanged between neighboring cells and tissues in vivo.
Dr. Patti is the Michael and Tana Powell Professor of Chemistry at Washington University in St Louis.
Download full 2024 ASMS Awards Announcement