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Cell Bio 2022-An ASCB|EMBO meeting is a unique, mid-size conference that focuses on cell biology as the fundamental basis of biology, while also offering sessions on emerging interdisciplinary topics.
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I’m Just in Conference
Devotees of Saturday morning cartoons in the 1970s and 1980s may recall Schoolhouse Rock, a series of short cartoons covering math, grammar, American history, and science. Included in the series was one called, I’m Just a Bill, which describes how a local concern becomes a bill in Congress and later, a law. For a 3-minute…
Women in Cell Biology Committee to host online panel discussions
The American Society for Cell Biology’s Women in Cell Biology Committee has created a collection of online panel discussions called “Navigating science, life, and careers in a (post) COVID world.” Each session will be two hours long, with the first hour featuring talks from panelists and a general discussion. The second hour will include breakout…
Sandra Murray elected ASCB President for 2024
Sandra A. Murray was elected by ASCB members to serve as ASCB President in 2024. Murray is a Professor in the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. She will serve as President-Elect on the Executive Committee in 2023. The four at-large candidates elected to Council include Derek Applewhite, Reed College; Elizabeth…
How you can help Ukrainian scientists and other refugees – UPDATED
I could not agree more with the members of ASCB’s International Affairs Committee (IAC) who wrote recently, “The shocking invasion and destruction of Ukraine is unbearable. The situation is worsening daily including targeting the innocent people of Ukraine. Consequently, the invasion brought too many unnecessary deaths and forced millions of Ukrainians to leave the country….
Burroughs Wellcome Fund awards additional funding to PAIR-UP network for Black imaging scientists
Recently, the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) launched Partnering to Advance Imaging Research for Underrepresented Minority Scientists Program (or PAIR-UP) to specifically help build and support five collaborative research teams of Black imaging scientists. The program started with a grant for more than $1.4 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Now PAIR-UP…
April 2022 Newsletter
ASCB’s science research journal, Molecular Biology of the Cell has launched the long-awaited Preprint Highlights article evaluation system, in addition to offering authors the option for open access publishing. You will also learn about PAIR-UP—a network for Black imaging scientists that matches scientists at R1 institutions to foster cutting-edge research using the latest technologies. Also,…
Recent Member Profiles
Member profile: Alissa Armstrong
Developmental biologist Alissa Armstrong says we can learn a lot from fat fruit flies. Armstrong, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina, uses obese Drosophila melanogaster to investigate the signaling pathways between their fat tissue and their ovaries. She…
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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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