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In Memoriam: Winner of 2008 Nobel in Chemistry, ASCB Member Roger Tsien

September 1, 2016

  Nobel laureate and ASCB member Roger Y. Tsien died August 24 in Eugene, OR, according to an official statement…

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The Invasion of the Bioengineers and Vice Versa

August 31, 2016

When Valerie Weaver brought her first and, at that point, only graduate student to the 2000 ASCB Annual Meeting, her…

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Using Disease to Illuminate Basic Cell Biology at ASCB 2016

August 31, 2016

“Pointing cell biology toward disease has brought so many important insights into pathogenesis. It’s from the cell biology that the…

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Cell News—Taking better aim with CRISPR

August 31, 2016

CRISPR/Cas9 has rapidly become the wonder tool of cell biology, giving researchers the ability to slice and dice genomes with…

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Cell News—Super-resolution microscopy technique sees nuclear proteins flip

August 30, 2016

A number of rare diseases, including Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, are linked to the disruption of nuclear…

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Build Your Own Professional Development Program: Some Assembly Required

August 26, 2016
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A successful career after graduate school or a postdoctoral fellowship requires careful planning and training. The NIH recognizes the need…

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Robert Morton—Microbiologist in Industry

August 25, 2016

1. Please describe your current position. I am the lab manager and I supervise microbiology lab personnel and equipment. I…

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Cell News—Cytoskeleton regulator affects nucleus shape in migrating and invading cells

August 24, 2016

Metastasis is a worst-case scenario for someone with cancer, and certain cellular processes make cancer cells more likely to metastasize.…

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Young, Gifted, and First-Generation Minority Science Students Motivated by ‘Prosocial’ Values

August 22, 2016

There are as many motives as there are undergraduates taking introductory science courses, but if you look closely at groups…

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The Early Lab Rat Gets the Cheese: My Observations as a High School Lab Intern

August 19, 2016
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A year ago, I finished working on my International Baccalaureate personal project. It was a year-long culmination of research and…

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