Michigan State University’s Beronda Montgomery is the recipient of a 2022 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Fellow Award.
Montgomery is an MSU Foundation Professor in the College of Natural Science who holds joint appointments in the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) and is an MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory (PRL) faculty member. She also serves as interim assistant vice president in the Office of Research & Innovation at MSU.
Designation as an ASBMB Fellow recognizes outstanding commitment to the organization through participation in the society in addition to accomplishments in research, education, mentorship, diversity and inclusion, advocacy, and service to the scientific community. This is the second year the society has selected fellows. The program began in 2021 with an inaugural cohort of 30 people. Twenty-eight members have been recognized with the designation this year.
MSU's Beronda Montgomery, MSU Foundation Professor in the College of Natural Science and Assistant Vice President for Research and Innovation. Credit: Jeff Mason
Beronda has made outstanding contributions to the science of light perception by plants and cyanobacteria and has devoted herself to the science of mentorship. Through her service, she has extensively contributed to the core mission of ASBMB. I congratulate her on behalf of all at the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory to being named an ASBMB Fellow.Christoph Benning - MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory Director