E.E. Just Lecture: Host Cell Cholesterol Homeostasis and HIV Replication
James Earl King Hildreth, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine

Sponsored by the ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee.

2008 ASCB Annual Meeting Keynote - Cell Biology in the Genomic Era
Francis Collins, Former Director, National Human Genome Research Institute

2008 ASCB Annual Meeting Keynote presented by Francis Collins, Former Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH titled "Cell Biology in the Genomic Era"

E.B. Wilson Medal Presentation and Address
Martin Chalfie, Columbia UniversityRoger Tsien, University of California, San Diego/HHMIProteins

E.B. Wilson Medal Presentation and Address, Presented by Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien

2008 ASCB Keith R. Porter Lecture: Through the Looking Glass

The lecture will focus on progress in our understanding of chromosome structure and function during the 48 years since the founding of the ASCB.

ASCB Public Service Award Presentation and Address

Maxine Singer, from the Carnegie Institution of Washington presents at the 2008 ASCB Annual Meeting. Maxine Singer is being recognized for more than 30 years of service as a leading public citizen of science. Singer was one of the organizers of the pioneering 1975 Asilomar Conference that established a framework for the conduct of recombinant DNA research. She has also been a national leader in eff orts to improve graduate education, postdoctoral training, scientific conduct, and the status of women in science.

ASCB CellSlam

Sponsored by the ASCB Public Information Committee, Supported by Nikon Instruments, Inc.
The experimental question is simple: Can cell biologists be funny? That question will be put to the test once more at the annual stand-up, juried science “slam” competition. Last year’s CellSlam in Washington, DC, attracted a judging panel of distinguished science journalists from the New York Times, the Washington Post, Science, and Nature. The judges watched open-mouthed as cell biologists rapped, sang, recited poetry, and waved cheerleading pom-poms. The journalists’ verdict? CellSlam has to be seen to be believed.