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Networking, postdoc issues and career advances are happening at NPA 2016

February 19, 2016
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“Network, network, network” is the clichéd battle cry sung from the rooftops at every career development seminar you can set…

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Reassessing postdoctoral needs—an NPA Advocacy Committee Survey

February 19, 2016
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NIH and NSF define a postdoc as “an individual who has received a doctoral degree (or equivalent) and is engaged…

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Thinking about Celldance 2016?

February 18, 2016

Edison Leung and colleagues at Albert Einstein made a Celldance video last year. Here are his tips for thinking in…

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Cell News—New tool to predict off-target sites for CRISPR/Cas9 sgRNA design

February 17, 2016

CRISPR/Cas9 is a powerful tool for gene editing, and it can also be used for genetic screens. However, the single-guide…

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In Memoriam—Howard Green, Alfred Gilman, & Jeff Schatz

February 16, 2016

ASCB notes the deaths late last year of three cell biology pioneers—Howard Green, Alfred Gilman, and Gottfried “Jeff” Schatz. All…

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Membership Committee Strives to Meet the Needs of ASCB Members

February 16, 2016
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Membership Committee’s charge is to consider, review, and recommend programs and services that will best serve the needs of the…

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ASCB 2015—Exploring the Frontiers of Cell Biology in San Diego

February 16, 2016

Cajal bodies, snurposomes, Balbiani bodies, magnetoreception—terms both familiar and obscure and the new science behind them were flying fast and…

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Preserving Data: Who’s Got Your Back(up)?

February 16, 2016
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Data management has become an essential part of research. Scientists need to be able to rely on their data infrastructures…

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On Cell Biology and Awesomeness – By Peter Walter

February 16, 2016

What is cell biology? I get this question frequently when I speak about my profession with people outside the inner circles of…

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Your Donation to ASCB Goes a Long Way

February 16, 2016

In 2015 your generous, tax-deductible donations helped provide Postdoctoral Travel Awards, Graduate Student Travel Awards, Junior Faculty Travel Awards, Minority…

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