Christina Szalinski

ASCB Member William Moerner Wins Nobel Along with Eric Betzig and Stefan Hell

October 8, 2014

The resolution of traditional light microscopy was long thought to be limited due to the maximum diffraction of light. But…

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Former ASCB President Bruce Alberts Receives the National Medal of Science

October 4, 2014

Bruce Alberts, professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), who served as ASCB president in 2007, was just…

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The Winners of the $5K, $3K, $1K Kaluza Prizes Are…

October 1, 2014

Eleanor (Josie) Clowney , a postdoc at Rockefeller University who did her graduate work at the University of California, San…

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Outreach Grants Will Promote Basic Science from Galway to San Quentin Prison

September 25, 2014

Inmate-college students at San Quentin Prison will soon have microscopes for their biology lab through an ASCB Outreach Grant, offered by…

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Nontraditional Careers: Science Policy

September 16, 2014

A doctorate in biology is preparation to do more than just bench work, said Lyric Jorgenson, a PhD who now…

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The Imperfect Mathematics: Grants + Publications = Academic Jobs = Individual Success + Broken System

September 12, 2014
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If you are a scientist, you know at least a little bit about the current crisis academia is suffering. The…

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Science, a Cause Worth Fightin’ for

August 22, 2014
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Although there may be quite a lot of science in the news lately (the Ebola scare, climate change, 2013 Merriam-Webster’s…

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Nontraditional Science Careers: Consultant

August 14, 2014

The secret is out. There is life beyond the lab or the classroom for someone with a PhD in molecular…

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Yogurt Shows the Way for a Revolution in Genome Editing

March 25, 2014

A yogurt producer with concerns, a puzzling aspect of bacterial genomes, a discussion over coffee, and a new MIT faculty…

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Science Highlights from ASCB 2013: Membranes, Nano-magnets, and the Errant Protein Behind a Cerebellar Disorder

January 9, 2014

Modeling membranes, nano-magnets to control cell activity, and a gain-of-function protein behind a severe progressive brainstem disorder were hot topics…

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