true10/19/2023MSU's Orlando and Hamberger invested as James K. Billman Jr., M.D. Endowed Professors Michigan State University professors Ben Orlando and Bjoern Hamberger were honored as James K. Billman Jr., M.D. Endowed Professors at an investiture ceremony held Oct. 28. The Billman Professorships were established by MSU alumnus Dr. James Billman to support exceptional researchers in the College of Natural Science’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Professor Hamberger is a leading expert on plant-derived bioactive diterpenoids, while Professor Orlando utilizes cryoEM to examine the structure, dynamics, and function of membrane protein complexes.(L to R): Doug Gage, vice president of the Office of Research and Innovation; Seun Ogunwobi, BMB chair; James K. Billman, donor; Bjoern Hamberger, J.K. Billman, JR., M.D. Endowed Research Professor; Ben Orlando, James K. Billman Jr., M.D. Endowed Professor; and Phil Duxbury, NatSci dean, during the Oct. 12 investiture ceremony held at MSU’s Wharton Center. Photo Credit: Harley J. Seeley. Bjoern Hamberger (left) and Ben Orlando (right) pose with their investiture medallions after the ceremony. Harley J. Seeley. HambergerJK Billman Jr Endowed ProfessorshipsOrlando