The Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry is a learned society established to advance research and education in the field of biological inorganic

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

. It holds training courses, workshops and conferences to facilitate exchange of information between scientists involved in the research and teaching of biological inorganic chemistry. It has an official journal, the ''

Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry ''Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. It is an official publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry and published by Springer Science+Business Media. Subjects covered Areas of re ...

''. The society was founded in 1995, following discussions within the Steering Committee of the

European Science Foundation The European Science Foundation (ESF) is an association of 11 member organizations devoted to scientific research in 8 European countries. ESF is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation that promotes the highest quality science ...

program "The Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems". The first president was C. David Garner (1995–1998). Later presidents were

Elizabeth C. Theil Elizabeth C. Theil is an American biochemist who worked on iron biology. She became the first woman to be appointed to a chaired professorship at North Carolina State University, in 1988; in the same year she received the O. Max Gardner Award of t ...

(1998–2000), Alfred X. Trautwein (2000–2002),

Harry B. Gray Harry Barkus Gray (born November 14, 1935) is the Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology. Career Gray received his B.S. in chemistry from Western Kentucky University in 1957. He began his work in inorgan ...

(2002–2004), Fraser Armstrong (2004–2006), and Jose J. G. Moura (2010–2012).

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