Registration is now open for Cell Bio Virtual 2020-An Online ASCB|EMBO Meeting
MBoC solicits papers for Seventh Special Issue on Quantitative Cell Biology
Submit a Paper The American Society for Cell Biology announces that its journal, Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) is seeking submissions for the Seventh Annual Special Issue on Quantitative Cell Biology. This issue will build on the successes of five previous issues published in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020 and will provide an opportunity for researchers…
ASCB awarded $1.3M NIH grant to enhance academic biomedical workforce diversity
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) was awarded a first-of-its-kind National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to enhance diversity in the academic biomedical workforce. The Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) program is a new part of NIH’s efforts to enhance diversity within the academic biomedical research workforce and is designed to facilitate…
Public Engagement grant awardees bring science to diverse groups
Outreach programs to foster an appreciation for science are often part of afterschool programs or found at large public gatherings. But several of the seven winners of the American Society for Cell Biology’s 2020 Public Engagement Grant Awards have created programs that share the wonder of science with vulnerable populations, such as people experiencing homelessness,…
Annual cell bio meeting goes virtual
After careful consideration, the ASCB Council unanimously voted to cancel the in-person meeting scheduled to be held in Philadelphia in December and instead hold Cell Bio Virtual 2020-An Online ASCB|EMBO Meeting. The health and safety of our members remains paramount during this ongoing global pandemic. The abstract submission system for Cell Bio Virtual 2020 is…
ASCB calls visa freeze reprehensible
The decision by the Trump Administration to freeze through 2020 important U.S. visa programs that allow future scientists from around the world to come to the United States to learn is reprehensible. It goes against everything the United States stands for and violates the principle that scientific excellence requires collaboration, regardless of nationality. Contrary to…
ASCB to take action on diversity, equity, and inclusion
The last few weeks strongly brought into focus the longstanding issues of police violence toward the Black community, as well as broader concerns over the structural racism against Black people in all sectors of society, including science. ASCB condemns racist violence and stands in solidarity with the Black community now and in the future. We…
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)
- Meet the MBoC Editorial Board
- Submit a Paper to MBoC's Seventh Special Issue on Quantitative Cell Biology - Deadline Oct. 30
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.