The Cell Bio Virtual 2020 Meeting Site is Now Live!
E.B. Wilson lecture to be presented by Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz has spent most of her career as a cell biologist devising live cell imaging techniques for studying how cells are organized and dynamically function. Most recently, at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus, she’s been studying how organelles communicate with each other through inter-organelle contacts and the role this plays in…
November 2020 Newsletter
Many of the articles and columns in the November 2020 issue focus on Cell Bio Virtual 2020–An Online ASCB|EMBO Meeting. Learn what to expect from the meeting and read about the 2020 ASCB awards. You can also read about mental health in academia; ASCB’s recent efforts on diversity, equity, and inclusion; how to create video…
Extreme Makeover of the Annual ASCB|EMBO Meeting
ASCB President Eva Nogales asked Buzz Baum and Rebecca Heald, co-chairs of the Program Committee for Cell Bio Virtual 2020–An ASCB|EMBO Meeting, to be guest authors for this issue’s President’s Column. Over a year ago, back when we agreed to help organize the 2020 ASCB|EMBO meeting, we had a vision. We thought back to the…
Four Ways to Submit a Paper to MBoC
The journey from submission to publication has never been easier. Check out these four ways to submit to MBoC that will increase efficiency and reduce the time until your work is published. Submit a Paper Traditional Submission Through MBoC MBoC is a not-for-profit journal run by The American Society for Cell Biology that allows…
JoAnn Trejo selected for 2020 ASCB Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity
JoAnn Trejo calls herself a problem solver. “I was born with a natural curiosity, always wondering how things work. I like to fix things—I like problem-solving. This is the essence of science, trying to solve problems,” Trejo said. These problem-solving skills have no doubt helped her become an accomplished and well-respected scientist, but they have…
ASCB receives grant to develop tools for curation of scientific literature
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) will experiment with innovative approaches to categorize the scientific significance of reported research without dependence on journal “name brands.” The Society was one of three organizations selected by the Wellcome Trust and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to receive the first Learned Society Curation Awards, which are designed…
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)
- 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 26 online issues per year include Special Issues in the important areas of Quantitative Cell Biology, and Forces on and within 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.