2019 ASCB|EMBO meeting registration is now open
The 2019 joint meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) will focus on fundamentals of cell biology as well as emerging cross-disciplinary topics.
New ASCB toolkits help scientists with outreach
The term “science outreach” implies different things to different people. To some, it could mean creating a snazzy science video. To others, it could mean scientists engaging with the public at events like festivals or in museums. To science writers like me, it means explaining science in clear and simple terms in a written form…
The impact of green fluorescent protein after 25 years
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Martin Chalfie’s seminal paper on the use of Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) as a tagging tool for bioscience. GFP has become known by its many derivatives and uses to which it has been applied: EGFP, sfGFP, YFP, RFP, CFP, mCherry, tdTomato, Split GFP, GFP reporters, GFP-binding proteins, and…
Apply for funds to organize a scientific meeting
Early Career Meetings help foster a sense of a local scientific community, providing students and postdocs with additional opportunities to present their work. They are also great places to get people together for collaboration and new contacts. It’s not difficult to apply for an Early Career Meeting Grant. To apply for funding to host an…
COMPASS Outreach Grants bring science to the people
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) recognizes the importance of promoting science to the general community, but effective science outreach sometimes requires funding. Through the efforts of the Committee for Postdocs and Students (COMPASS), ASCB members can apply for COMPASS Outreach Grants of up to $1,000 to promote their creative science outreach projects. Funding…
MBoC solicits papers for second special issue on the Cell Biology of Stem Cells
Submit a Paper Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) Editor-in-Chief David Drubin has announced plans to publish a second Special Issue on an important emerging area of cell biology, the Cell Biology of Stem Cells. Yukiko Yamashita will again lead a team of Issue Editors that will oversee the evaluation and selection of manuscripts. While much…
Educator regional meeting allows networking opportunities in the Southeast
Do you ever have to miss ASCB’s annual meetings because they conflict with finals in December? We have a fix. ASCB is piloting regional meetings beginning in 2019. The first one, designed for a teaching-intensive audience, will be held on May 31, 2019, at the University of Georgia, Athens. For more details about the program…
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)
Volume 19, Number 17, August 15, 2018
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)
Volume 17, Fall 2018
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.
