January 11, 2008

Brian Haab, Ph.D., appointed to Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Proteome Research

Grand Rapids, MI (January 11, 2008) –   Brian Haab, Ph.D., senior scientific investigator in the Laboratory of Cancer Immunodiagnostics at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), has been named to the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Proteome Research for a three-year period beginning January 1, 2008.

The Journal of Proteome Research integrates the fields of chemistry, mathematics, applied physics, biology and medicine in order to better understand the function of proteins in biological systems. The term “proteome” refers to the entire set of protein found in a genome, cell, tissue or organism at a given time under a particular set of environmental conditions. Proteome research is often focused on the impact of genetic mutation on an organism’s proteins.

“This is an important recognition of Dr. Haab’s contributions to the field of proteome research,” said VARI Director George Vande Woude, Ph.D. “His research has significantly advanced the state-of-the-art in high throughput molecular profiling of proteins.”

“The Journal of Proteome Research has been a major outlet of papers shaping the field of proteomics,” said Haab. “I’m looking forward to the chance to contribute to the editorial policies of this publication.”

Dr. Haab was also elected in May 2007, to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the US Human Proteome Organization (US HUPO). US HUPO is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the use of proteomics technologies and disseminating information related to the human proteome and the proteomes of model organisms.  Members of US HUPO are among the leaders in the field of proteomics research. 

Dr. Haab obtained his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1998. He then served as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Patrick Brown in the Department of Biochemistry at Stanford University. Dr. Haab joined VARI as a special program investigator in May 2000 and became a scientific investigator in 2004. He was promoted to the rank of senior scientific investigator in 2007.

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