 About
Bruce Alberts
Bruce Alberts, a respected biochemist with a strong commitment
to the improvement of science and mathematics education, has
returned to the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
at the University of California, San Francisco, after serving
two six-year terms as the president of the National Academy
of Sciences (NAS).
During his tenure at the NAS, Alberts was instrumental in
developing the landmark National Science Education standards
that have been implemented in school systems nationwide. The
type of “science as inquiry” teaching we need, says Alberts,
emphasizes “logical, hands-on problem solving, and it insists
on having evidence for claims that can be confirmed by others.
It requires work in cooperative groups, where those with different
types of talents can discover them – developing self confidence
and an ability to communicate effectively with others.”
Alberts is also noted as one of the original authors of
The Molecular Biology of the Cell, a preeminent textbook in
the field now in its fifth edition. For the period 2000 to
2009, he serves as the co-chair of the InterAcademy Council,
a new organization in Amsterdam governed by the presidents
of 15 national academies of sciences and established to provide
scientific advice to the world.
Committed in his international work to the promotion of the
“creativity, openness and tolerance that are inherent to science,”
Alberts believes that “scientists all around the world must
now band together to help create more rational, scientifically-based
societies that find dogmatism intolerable.”
Widely recognized for his work in the fields of biochemistry
and molecular biology, Alberts has earned many honors and
awards, including 15 honorary degrees. He currently serves
on the advisory boards of more than 15 non-profit institutions.
He is a Trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a
Trustee of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the
immediate past president of the American Society of Cell Biology.
Dr. Alberts has been appointed as the Editor-in-chief of
Science, beginning March of 2008.
More about Dr. Alberts:
Bruce Alberts on Charlie
Rose Science Series: The Imperative of Science on April
7, 2008:
Bruce
Albert's Wikipedia Page
UCSF Home Page
National
Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting Speeches
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