Register for the ASCB/EMBO Meeting by Oct. 3 for discounted rates
The 2019 joint meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) will focus on cell biology as the fundamental basis of biology, and will offer sessions on emerging topics.
Scholarship of Diversity abstracts sought for annual meeting
A new general poster session topic called “Scholarship of Diversity” has been added to the 2019 ASCB|EMBO meeting in Washington, DC. This new topic is sure to foster conversations around diversity and inclusion in the life sciences. According to the National Institutes of Health, four key areas have been identified as “ripe for scientific exploration…
One-day biotech mini-course offers behind-the-scenes look at industry
A one-day biotechnology mini-course, presented by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), offers a quick peek into this burgeoning industry for those seeking new career pathways. The course will be held Friday, December 6 (the day before the 2019 ASCB|EMBO Meeting) at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, 1201 Maryland Ave….
UPDATED: Important new regulations on foreign financial connections
Recent media attention has focused on reported espionage by foreign nations in research laboratories in the United States. U.S. intelligence agencies and Congress are addressing the matter. It has also highlighted important issues that researchers funded by U.S. science agencies, including the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), need…
Help grow your professional society’s membership
Members of the American Society for Cell Biology are our greatest strength. What better way to bolster your Society than by growing its membership? From July 1 to September 30, ASCB will host our first-ever Member-Get-A-Member Program. Here’s how it works: Tell your colleagues why ASCB—the preeminent international community for cell biologists—is your professional home….
Doorstep meeting explores cancer from genome instability to therapy
ASCB’s 2019 Doorstep meeting convenes Saturday, December 7, in Washington, DC, and focuses on “Cancer: from genome instability to therapy.” This full-day meeting is being organized by Karlene Cimprich from Stanford University and David Pellman from Harvard Medical School and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Limited to just 200 attendees, ASCB’s Doorstep seeks to provide an…
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…
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)
Now online - Third Special Issue on Forces on and Within Cells
Volume 30, Number 16, July 15, 2019
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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.
