The Society's highest honor for public service, selected by the ASCB Public Policy Committee. The ASCB Public Service Award recognizes outstanding national leadership in support of biomedical research. The nominator must be an ASCB member, but the award winner need not be an ASCB member or a scientist.

Any member may submit a nomination to the ASCB Public Policy Committee by March 31.

Awardees:
2009 - Larry Goldstein
2008 - Maxine Singer - See her interview video on the right
2007 - Representative Michael N. Castle (R-DE)
2006 - Barbara Forrest and Ken Miller
2005 - Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA)
2004 - Elizabeth Blackburn
2003 - Paul Berg
2002 - Matthew Meselson
2001 - Christopher Reeve
2000 - Donna Shalala, US Health & Human Services Secretary
1999 - Harold Varmus
1998 - J. Michael Bishop
1997 - Representative George Gekas (R-PA)
1996 - Marc Kirschner
1995 - Representative John Porter (R-IL)
1994 - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)