Jessie Zhang Selected as Fellow of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology today announced that Yan “Jessie” Zhang has been named among its newest class of fellows.  Designation as a fellow recognizes commitment to the ASBMB through a history of exceptional and sustained service to the society as well as outstanding accomplishments in research, education, mentorship and service to the scientific community.  This is the fifth year that ASBMB has named fellows. The society will recognize the 2025 class at its annual meeting, April 12–15, in Chicago.

Jessie Zhang is a professor of biochemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. Her lab studies the molecular mechanisms of the enzymes that govern the post-translational modification states of eukaryotic RNA polymerase II and their implication in transcription.

Her honors include the Margaret C. Etter Early Career Award from the American Crystallographic Association, the Professor of the Year from UT Austin and the Teaching Excellence Award from the National Science Foundation. Zhang is a member of the Meetings Committee and has served as a theme organizer for the ASBMB annual meeting multiple times.

She was nominated by ASBMB fellows Daniel Leahy and Matthew Gentry, 2025 fellow Kayunta Johnson–Winters and Zhong-Yin Zhang, Carl Wu, Wilfred van der Donk, Brian Strahl, Juan Mendoza, Philip A. Cole, Christian Whitman and others.