A virtual meeting series exploring new topics in structural cell biology and cellular regeneration
Using Motivational Interviewing Techniques To Help Your Second-career Scientists Thrive
In the dank and mysterious air of a new planet, a tiny creature with wizened face and elf-like ears appears in front of our hero. We know it is our hero because we have seen him commit acts of bravery before crashing his spaceship into this new place. And we know that this creature confronting…
Member Spotlight: Damaris N. Lorenzo, PhD
Institution:University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine How long have you worked in the cell biology field?20 years What is your field of research?I study how membrane adaptors and cytoskeletal proteins help localizing membrane proteins in functional microdomains to maintain homeostasis and how their dysregulation leads to disease. Why did you decide to become a…
Member Spotlight: Patricia Gama
Institution:University of Sao Paulo How long have you worked in the cell biology field?32 years What is your field of research?Cell biology of gastrointestinal populations – stem cells dynamics, cell cycle and differentiation during postnatal development What initially got you interested in becoming a scientist and then later specifically your field of research?I think I…
Cell Bio—A WICB Special SessionCell Bio
Shortly after publication of “The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT and the Fight for Women in Science” by Kate Zernike (Scribner, 2023), ASCB was asked by a member to consider convening a session on the book at the Cell Bio annual meeting, not only to salute the author and Dr. Hopkins, but to create an open…
ASCB Launches New Member Benefit—Meet the Funders
One of the most stressful parts of being a scientist is waiting for grant applications to be reviewed and, hopefully, approved for funding. Getting to know your program officer can provide you with valuable feedback and can even play an important role in determining your long-term research direction. To help you facilitate these important conversations,…
Navigating the Winds of Change: A Woman’s Odyssey in Science
“If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off…no matter what they say” –Barbara McClintock As the train departed from Worcester and took me towards Boston, I found myself surrounded by the serene beauty of a fall evening and the pages of Nancy…
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) is a premier journal for research in all areas of cell biology, from biophysics to genetics to neuroscience. Its 14 online issues per year include Special Issues in the important areas of Quantitative Cell Biology, and Forces on and within Cells. Readers and authors alike benefit from the journal’s review process, which offers authors constructive feedback by working scientists.
CBE—Life Sciences Education (LSE)
CBE—Life Sciences Education (LSE) is a peer-reviewed journal of life science education research and evidence-based practice published by the ASCB in editorial partnership with the Genetics Society of America and partially funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Online and completely free, LSE emphasizes teaching innovations and evidence of their effectiveness and is designed for educators at all levels and across all life science disciplines.
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