ASCB is an inclusive, international community of biologists studying the cell, the fundamental unit of life.
We are dedicated to advancing scientific discovery, advocating sound research policies, improving education, promoting professional development, and increasing diversity in the scientific workforce.
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Special Interest Subgroups
Apply to lead a Member-Organized Special Interest Subgroup to dive deeper into specialized scientific topics.
Deadline: May 1
Education and Professional Development Sessions
Plan a session bringing together experts in career development, leadership, and education for all career levels.
Deadline: May 15
Scientific Awards
The ASCB recognizes worthy scientists at various levels with a variety of prestigious awards that are presented at the annual meeting.
Deadlines Vary
ABSTRACTS
Call for Abstracts opens May 31
The ASCB and EMBO invite the submission of abstracts that report new scientific research developments in the areas of cell biology. Abstracts are welcome from scientists and students in all sectors, including academia, industry, government, and education.
2019 Keynote Lecture
Bruce Stillman
President and Chief Executive Officer, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Bruce Stillman is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. His research focuses on how chromosomes are duplicated in cells, a process that ensures accurate inheritance of genetic material from one generation to the next.
Program Co-Chairs
Sue Jaspersen
Associate Investigator
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Elly Tanaka
Senior Scientist
Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
2019 Doorstep Meeting
Cancer: From genome instability to therapy
December 7, 2019-Interactive One Day Workshop with top speakers in their field, poster presentations, and roundtable lunch discussions
2019 Symposia
21st Century Machinery: The structure, function, and evolution of protein machines
Andrea Musacchio
Max Plank Institute of Molecular Physiology, Germany
Pierre Gönczy
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Tatsuya Hirano
Chromosome Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan
Attack of the Killer Bugs: The cell biology of infectious disease
Sebastian Lourido
Whitehead Institute and MIT
Emily R. Troemel
University of California, San Diego
Beyond Figure 7: Integrating modeling and experiment in cell biology
Margaret Gardel
University of Chicago
Iva Tolic
RBI, Croatia
Petra Schwille
Max-Planck-Institute für Biochemie
D'Arcy Thompson at 100: Controlling Cell Shape and Function
Jennifer Zallen
HHMI/Sloan-Kettering Institute
Ethan Garner
Harvard University
Decisions, Decisions: How cells choose their fates
Alex Schier
Harvard University
Andrea H. Brand
The Gurdon Institute, UK
Getting from here to there: Individual and collective cell migrations
Ana Maria Lennon-Duménil
Institut Curie, France
Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez
University of Toronto
Carl-Philipp Heisenberg
IST Austria
Google Maps of the Cell: Controlling intracellular traffic flow and direction
Elina Ikonen
University of Helsinki, Finland
Daniel Colón-Ramos
Yale University
What Blueprints Tell Us: How genomics informs cell biology
Harmit S. Malik
HHMI & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Brenda Andrews
University of Toronto
2019 Biotech Mini-Course
Friday December 6, 2019
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) will offer a one-day course for graduate students and postdocs on Friday, December 6, 2019, the day before the ASCB/EMBO Meeting. The course will help basic scientists become more competitive for jobs in biotech, pharma, and industry. The course will be held in Washington, DC.
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Travel Awards- Postdoctoral Fellows