Skip to main content Dr. Karen Lewis
- Associate Professor at Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science & Engineering
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Chair, Central Texas Local Section of the American Chemical Society.
January 1, 2025 - Present.
- Graduate Advisor, Integrated Molecular and Biophysical Chemistry.
May 2024 - Present.
- Treasurer, Gibbs Society for Biological Thermodynamics.
January 1, 2023 - Present.
- Member, Political Affairs Advisory Committee, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
July 2022 - Present.
- Director, Texas State U-RISE Program.
April 1, 2021 - Present.
- Co-Facilitator, CIMER Research Mentor Training Program.
2019 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, RNA Biology.
2019 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE).
2017 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Pathogens.
2017 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Experimental Zoology, Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution.
2016 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Molecules.
2016 - Present.
- Member, Undergraduate Biochemistry Curriculum Committee.
2014 - Present.
- Member, Graduate Biochemistry Curriculum Committee.
2014 - Present.
2024
- Chair-Elect, Central Texas Local Section of the American Chemical Society.
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024.
- Poster/Talk Judge, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS).
November 12, 2024 - November 19, 2024.
- Organizer, Nobel Prize Happy Hour with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
October 6, 2024.
- Chair, Scholarship Committee.
September 2020 - August 2024.
- Member, ZGM1_TWD-B(KR) (K99/R00 Fellowships) Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.
March 2024 - July 2024.
- Reviewer / Referee, Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
March 2024 - July 2024.
- Member, Department Chair Search Committee.
December 2023 - March 2024.
2023
- Witness, Probate Hearing.
2023.
- Treasurer-Elect, Gibbs Society for Biological Thermodynamics.
March 1, 2022 - December 2023.
- Poster/Talk Judge, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS).
November 15, 2023 - November 18, 2023.
- Organizer, Nobel Prize Happy Hour with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
October 5, 2023.
- Member, Evaluation Committee.
September 2020 - August 2023.
- Member, ZRG1 F05-Q(Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, and Bioengineering) Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.
January 2023 - March 2023.
2022
- Co-Chair, Saturday Night Thermo, Annual Gibbs Conference on Biological Thermodynamics.
January 2021 - December 2022.
- Mentor, Association for Women in Science/Society for Advancing Gender Equity in STEM Mentoring Program at the University of Texas at Austin.
January 2021 - November 2022.
- Poster/Talk Judge, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS).
November 16, 2022 - November 19, 2022.
- Reviewer / Referee, Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
August 2022 - October 2022.
- Institutional Coordinator, ASBMB Accreditation Examination.
2017 - October 2022.
- Organizer, Nobel Prize Happy Hour with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
October 6, 2022.
- Team Leader, CHEM 3375 Course Evaluation & Redesign Team.
January 2020 - September 2022.
- Faculty Advisor, Biochemistry Club/ASBMB Student Chapter.
September 1, 2016 - September 2022.
- Chair, Evaluation Committee.
September 2021 - August 2022.
- Ad Hoc Panel Member, ZRG1 F05-Q(20) Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.
February 23, 2022.
2021
- Presenter, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program.
2019 - 2021.
- Co-Chair, 2021 Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
November 2020 - December 2021.
- Member, Search Committee, IDEA Center Assistant Director.
September 2021 - November 2021.
- Organizer, Nobel Prize Happy Hour with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
October 6, 2021.
- Faculty Panelist, HSI 10th Anniversary Symposium.
September 17, 2021.
- Guide, University of Texas System Career Exploration Networking Event.
July 22, 2021.
- Ad Hoc Panel Member, MSFB Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.
March 19, 2021 - June 16, 2021.
- Member, Quality Enhancement Plan Task Force.
September 2020 - April 2021.
2020
- Member, Graduate Admissions Committee.
September 2016 - December 2020.
- Co-Chair, 34th Annual Meeting of the Gibbs Society for Biological Thermodynamics.
October 6, 2019 - October 13, 2020.
- Organizer, Nobel Prize Happy Hour with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
October 7, 2020.
- Tenure-Track Faculty Representative, University Leadership Assembly.
September 2017 - September 2020.
- Organizer, Annual Texas State/Hernandez Elementary Science Camp.
2017 - January 2020.
- Organizer, Annual Hernandez Elementary STEM Field Trip.
January 16, 2017 - January 2020.
2019
- Member, Departmental Equipment Committee.
2015 - 2019.
- Mentor, H-LSAMP Program.
October 1, 2014 - 2019.
- Member, Nominating Committee, Central Texas Local Section of the American Chemical Society.
September 15, 2018 - November 20, 2019.
- Mentor Training Facilitator, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research.
October 2019.
- Organizer, Nobel Prize Happy Hour with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
October 4, 2019.
- Temporary Panel Member, MSFB Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.
June 13, 2019 - June 14, 2019.
2018
- Poster/Talk Judge, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS).
November 11, 2018 - November 14, 2018.
- Organizer, Nobel Prize Happy Hour with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
October 3, 2018.
- Panelist, Flip My REP.
April 5, 2018.
- Member, Biochemistry Faculty Search Committee.
September 2017 - March 2018.
2017
- Organizer, Color Chemistry Workshop with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
December 3, 2017.
- Panelist, Program for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship, Undergraduate Research Discussion Panel.
October 27, 2017.
- Organizer, Nobel Prize Happy Hour with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
October 4, 2017.
- Speaker, Cpt. Thomas Moore Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
April 20, 2017.
- Speaker, Service Learning Fellows Seminar Program.
March 24, 2017.
- Facilitator, American Chemical Society Postdoc-to-PUI Professor Workshop.
March 2, 2017 - March 5, 2017.
- Panelist, NIH Grantwriting Workshop.
January 13, 2017.
2016
- Instructor, Poster Session Preparation and Practice Session, Bridges to Biomedicine Summer REU.
2016.
- Faculty Coordinator, CENT 409/Biochemistry Core Facility Renovation.
2015 - 2016.
- Organizer, Science and Art of Color Workshop with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
December 4, 2016.
- Organizer, Nobel Prize Happy Hour with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
October 5, 2016.
- Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America Capitol Area Council STEM Adventure Weekend.
September 25, 2016.
- Organizer, Color Chemistry Workshop with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
July 24, 2016.
- Organizer, Color Chemistry Workshop with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
January 17, 2016.
2015
- Member, 2015 Departmental Retreat Planning Committee.
2015.
- Poster Session Judge, Bridges to Biomedicine Summer REU.
2015.
- Organizer, Color Chemistry Lectures with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
November 17, 2015.
- Organizer, Nobel Prize Happy Hour with the Central Texas Section of the American Chemical Society.
October 7, 2015.
2014
- Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America Capitol Area Council STEM Adventure Weekend.
2014.
- Member, Search Committee, Biochemistry Lecturer.
2014.
- Participant, Bobcat Days.
2014.
