John Fleischman

Our People—Wendland Named Dean, Early-Career Funding for Miller, Pederson Gets Third Degree

February 19, 2015

Wendland Appointed Dean of Hopkins’ Krieger School of Arts and Sciences A member of ASCB’s Women in Cell Biology Committee…

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Complete Genome Sequencing of Cherry Pie Reveals Pits, Says Dr. Washington

February 16, 2015

February 16, 2015—In a statement timed to coincide with the federal holiday celebrating his birthday, Dr. Washington of the Dr.…

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Today is Darwin Day, a Time for Pistachios, Finches, and Metaphors

February 12, 2015

I love pistachios and Charles Darwin. Since today is Darwin’s birthday (or more accurately, the anniversary of his birth on…

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The Costume Designer and the Cell Biologist Who Fashioned Cancer into Something Beautiful

February 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Jacqueline Firkins, a costume designer in the Department of Theatre and Film at University of British Columbia (UBC),…

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Whimsy and Science Meet at the Institute for the Advancement of Odd Results

February 5, 2015

Scientific whimsy is a rare commodity but especially in the august and statistically scoured pages of sober scientific journals, Figure…

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NIH Director Collins Hails ASCB’s Celldance Video As “Microscopic Blockbuster”

January 29, 2015

In his “NIH Director’s Blog,” Francis Collins has singled out an ASCB 2014 Celldance video as a “microscopic blockbuster” and…

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Our People—Peter Walter’s Award-Winning Year

January 28, 2015

ASCB President Elect for 2016 Peter Walter is best known for his role in the discovery of the unfolded protein…

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Final Salami Slice Reveals the Elusive Ciliary Transition Zone

January 27, 2015

It has been a now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t piece of the ciliary apparatus. During cell division, the transition zone (TZ) between the…

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Our People—Biggins Wins Genetics Prize, Iwasa Wins NIH Director’s Praise

January 26, 2015

ASCB member Sue Biggins of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle has been awarded the Novitski Prize by…

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Nature Publishing Group Climbs Onto Another Giant’s Shoulders

January 22, 2015

Isaac Newton is famously said to have said, “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders…

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