Christina Szalinski

To Improve Reproducibility, Do-It-Yourself, Daniel Klionsky Tells Researchers

February 25, 2016

In 2012, Daniel Klionsky pulled off the scientific equivalent of successfully herding cats. He convinced 2,400 of his colleagues in…

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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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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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From the Autism Spectrum to Australia, ASCB Outreach Grants Fund Innovative Science Outreach Programs

February 11, 2016
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  There were 12 high school students in all, half with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), at a three-day intensive science…

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Effective leadership in a research environment

February 4, 2016
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Leadership is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the power or ability to lead other people.” But what does that really mean,…

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

January 26, 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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Phages Patrol the Front Lines of Our Mucosal Innate Immune System

January 19, 2016

Bacteriophages, viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria, are being rebranded. Once tolerated as harmless inhabitants in the jungle of…

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Théry’s Bounceback Microtubules Dazzle ASCB Audience

January 12, 2016

Even at a molecular level, what doesn’t kill can strengthen. Microtubules, a key molecule in the makeup of the cell’s…

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Announcing COMPASS’s 2015 Comic Contest Winners

December 15, 2015
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Today at the 2015 ASCB meeting Pinar Gurel of the Committee for Postdocs and Students (COMPASS) announced the winners of…

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Prime Suspect—Susanne Rafelski Will Explore Latest Evidence Linking Mitochondria and Cancer Biology at ASCB 2015

December 14, 2015

For cancer biology detectives, mitochondria have not been on the “Most Wanted” list of cellular suspects. Now growing evidence and…

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