Register Now for Cell Bio 2022
Cell Bio 2022 kicks off Saturday in Washington, DC.
Cell Bio 2022—the annual joint meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)—will convene at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, December 3-7. As the world’s largest gathering of cell biologists, this unique meeting focuses on cell biology as the fundamental basis of biology…
MBoC Special Issue Call for Papers: Cell Biology of Bacteria and Archaea
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC), the respected research publication of ASCB, invites submissions for the new Special Issues: Cell Biology of Bacteria and Archaea, edited by Erin Goley from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Ethan Garner from Harvard University.
MBoC Special Issue Call for Papers: Cell Biology of the Nervous System
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC), the respected research publication of ASCB, invites submissions for the new Special Issues: Cell Biology of the Nervous System, edited by Avital Rodal from Brandeis University, and Stephanie Gupton from the University of North Carolina.
Mid-term Congressional Elections Have Impact on Science
The November 8, 2022, Congressional elections did not turn out to be the major defeat for President Biden and Congressional Democrats that both history and political pundits had predicted. The “Red Wave” predicted by many was anything but a wave. In the Senate, with the results from the Georgia race still to be determined, the…
COMPASS Outreach Grant 2022 Roundup
Three times a year, the Committee for Postdocs and Students (COMPASS) awards Outreach Grants of up to $1,000 to trainee-led events that communicate cell biology with the public. Below are summaries of the outreach projects we were proud to fund in 2022. We look forward to everyone’s applications in 2023! To learn more and apply,…
Tips to promote equitable, non-toxic scientific communities
“We are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some have yachts, some have canoes, and some are drowning. Just be kind and help whoever you can.” Variations of this quote (sometimes attributed to author Damian Barr) appeared in social media feeds in the past two years, mostly in the…
Recent Member Profiles
Member profile: Alissa Armstrong
Developmental biologist Alissa Armstrong says we can learn a lot from fat fruit flies. Armstrong, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina, uses obese Drosophila melanogaster to investigate the signaling pathways between their fat tissue and their ovaries. She…
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Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)
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