Apply to Co-Chair a Minisymposium
Be a content leader at Cell Bio 2020-An ASCB|EMBO Meeting. Regular ASCB members, EMBO members, and EMBO Young Investigators are invited to apply.
Deadline has been extended to April 30
Votes now being accepted for 2020 ASCB elections
ASCB’s Election opened Wednesday, April 1, with a phenomenal slate of individuals on the ballot. In the case of the president, the elected candidate will serve on the Society’s Executive Committee as president-elect in 2021, president in 2022, and past president in 2023. This year the Council, as empowered by the ASCB Bylaws, has segmented…
Changes to bylaws on the ballot for spring
Note: ASCB is offering a webinar to discuss bylaws changes on April 1, 2020, at 1:00 pm ET. During this webinar Gary Gorbsky, ASCB Treasurer and Chair of the Governance Taskforce, and Erika Shugart, ASCB CEO, will review the major changes, provide background on the reasons for the changes, and answer your questions. This webinar…
Managing social distancing as a scientist in training
Ed. Note: Scott Wilkinson is the current co-chair of the ASCB Committee for Postdocs and Students (COMPASS). Social distancing. By now we all know the term that emerged in the American lexicon within the past 10 days. You know the rules… Stay at home unless it’s essential to leave, telework if at all possible, and…
Honorific awards acknowledge established scientists in the cell biology community
Honorific awards acknowledge established scientists who have made significant contributions to the discipline and community of cell biology. The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) created several honorific awards to recognize established life scientists who, over their careers, have made significant contributions to the discipline of cell biology and to the community of cell biologists….
ASCB offers awards for life scientists just starting out
The American Society for Cell Biology wants to encourage scientists who have exhibited great promise early in their professional journeys with a variety of honorific awards. Below are several awards available to life scientists who are just beginning their careers—from graduate school through the first few years as a new investigator. Applications for all these…
Shifting your biology class online? These resources can help
Dear Office Hours, I just learned from my university that I should adapt my biology course, including labs, to a distance learning format in response to the coronavirus SARS-CoV2 . Help! Where do I start? Peptalk: We are important points of contact for our students. As educators and scientists, we can dispel fear and can connect students…
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)
Now accepting papers - Fourth Special Issue on Forces On and Within Cells
Click here to learn more/submit to the Special Issue
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 27 online issues per year include Special Issues in the important areas of Quantitative Cell Biology, Forces on and within Cells, and the Cell Biology of Stem 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.