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COMPASS Outreach Spotlight: Stories in Science
Science is driven by people who face frustrations, mistakes, failures, success, discovery, doubt, lack of motivation, confusion, disagreements, and so much more. However, there is a need to organize and store these diverse human stories in science. In response, we created the Journal of Stories in Science in 2016 in an effort to both organize…
Doing our part: How scientists can tackle the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other disparities in our profession
Science has risen to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying the SARS CoV-2 virus within a month and developing an effective vaccine within a year. While this pace of discovery, innovation, and collaboration is inspiring, the pandemic has jeopardized our entire research enterprise in ways that were unimaginable for most scientists. By mid-March of…
Holzbaur elected ASCB president for 2023
Erika L.F. Holzbaur was elected by ASCB members to serve as ASCB President in 2023. Holzbaur is the William Maul Measey Professor of Physiology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She will serve as President-Elect on the Executive Committee in 2022. Verónica Segarra, assistant professor and interim chair of Biology, High Point…
April 2021 Newsletter
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is at the top of the ASCB’s agenda and is the focus of this issue of the Newsletter. In her President’s Column Ruth Lehmann outlines the scope of the DEI effort, which touches all aspects of the Society’s activities. In Feature articles read about the ASCB’s DEI Taskforce, expansion of…
COMPASS Outreach Grant Spotlight: Science Advocacy for Youngsters Initiatives
In the words of Keith L. Moore, a renowned professor of Clinical Anatomy at the University of Toronto, “You will remember some of what you hear; much of what you read; more of what you see, and almost all of what you experience and understand fully.” This quote is one of our “anchor points/watchwords” at…
Early-Career Editors joining MBoC board
Introducing the 2021 MBoC Early-Career Editors The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is proud to announce the selection of 24 Early-Career Editors to join the board of Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC). This new group of pre-tenure faculty and postdocs will be responsible for highlighting preprints posted on bioRxiv. Their contributions will alert…
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)
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.
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