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 name changed to the Biochemical Society in 1913.[citation needed]
The society makes a number of merit awards, four annually and others either biennially or triennially, to acknowledge excellence and achievement in both specific and general fields of science. The annual awards comprise the Morton Lecture, the Colworth Medal, the Centenary Award and the Novartis Medal and Prize.[2]
Publishingedit
The Society's wholly owned publishing subsidiary, Portland Press, publishes books, a magazine, The Biochemist, and several print and 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 readingedit
Goodwin, T. W. (1987). History of the Biochemical Society, 1911-1986. London: Biochemical Society. ISBN9780904498219.
Morton, Richard Alan (1969). The Biochemical Society: its history and activities, 1911-1969. London (7 Warwick Court, W.C.1): Biochemical Society. ISBN9780950197203.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
Referencesedit
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^. Biochemical Society. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
External linksedit
Biochemical Society
Portland Press
Biochemical Journal Centenary
February 15, 2024
biochemical, society, learned, society, united, kingdom, field, biochemistry, including, cellular, molecular, biosciences, formation1911legal, statusnot, profit, organisationpurposebiochemistry, uklocationcharles, darwin, house, roger, street, london, wc1n, 2j. The Biochemical Society is a learned society in the United Kingdom in the field of biochemistry including all the cellular and molecular biosciences Biochemical SocietyFormation1911Legal statusNot for profit organisationPurposeBiochemistry in the UKLocationCharles Darwin House 12 Roger Street London WC1N 2JLRegion servedUKMembership7000 biochemists and molecular biologistsChief ExecutiveKate BaillieMain organBiochemical Society CouncilAffiliationsFEBSWebsiteBiochemical Society Contents 1 Structure 2 History 3 Awards 4 Publishing 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External linksStructure editIt currently has around 7000 members two thirds in the UK It is affiliated with the European body Federation of European Biochemical Societies FEBS The Society s current President 2016 is Sir David Baulcombe 1 The Society s headquarters are in London History editThe 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 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 editThe society makes a number of merit awards four annually and others either biennially or triennially to acknowledge excellence and achievement in both specific and general fields of science The annual awards comprise the Morton Lecture the Colworth Medal the Centenary Award and the Novartis Medal and Prize 2 Publishing editThe Society s wholly owned publishing subsidiary Portland Press publishes books a magazine The Biochemist and several print and online academic journals Biochemical Journal Biochemical Society Symposium online only Biochemical Society Transactions Cell Signalling Biology Clinical Science Essays in Biochemistry Bioscience ReportsThe 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 editGoodwin 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 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link References edit Sir David Baulcombe named as new Biochemical Society President Biochemical Society Archived from the original on 2014 07 14 Retrieved 2014 07 11 Biochemical Society Awards Biochemical Society Archived from the original on 20 May 2023 Retrieved 7 December 2014 External links editBiochemical Society Portland Press Biochemical Journal Centenary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Biochemical Society amp oldid 1179880295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
