About ASCB Fellows

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Election as a Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is an honor bestowed upon ASCB members by their peers. Fellows are recognized for their meritorious efforts to advance cell biology and its applications and for their service to the Society.

Successful nominees are scientists who have had a significant and sustained impact on one or more of ASCB’s mission areas: advancing scientific discovery, advocating sound research policies, improving education, promoting professional development, or increasing diversity in the scientific workforce.

Meet the Fellows

 

Fellow Eligibility

Fellow nominees must have been a Regular member of ASCB for at least 10 of the 15 years leading up to the year of nomination and must be a member in good standing. Click here to login and view ASCB members eligible to be nominated as Fellows.

Sponsor Eligibility Requirements

Current Regular and Emeritus ASCB members may nominate up to two Fellows per year. Eligible ASCB members may self-nominate.

Selection Criteria

  • Candidate’s contributions to and impact on the field of cell biology.
  • Candidate’s service to ASCB and demonstrated commitment to the Society’s values.

How to Apply

Candidates may either self-apply or be nominated.

Required Documentation

If nominating someone

  1. Letter describing the candidate’s background, contributions, and qualifications for Fellow that includes their service to ASCB and demonstrated commitment to ASCB’s values, no longer than 2 pages.
  2. Letter of support also describing the above, no longer than 2 pages.

If self-applying

  1. Narrative statement describing your background, contributions, and qualifications for Fellow, that includes your service to ASCB and demonstrated commitment to ASCB’s values, no longer than 2 pages.
  2. A letter of support endorsing your application, no longer than 2 pages.
  3. Biosketch (NIH format or similar) no longer than 5 pages.

Please Note

  1. ASCB wants to ensure that the pool of award candidates is as diverse and inclusive as possible. The demographic questions are for internal reporting only and are not viewable by award reviewers. The questions are not mandatory, however we would appreciate your responses so that we can assess our level of inclusivity.
  2. As a founder of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) ASCB does not use journal impact factors or other journal-based metrics in the evaluation process for its awards. ASCB looks at an individual’s research contributions and impact on the field, rather than the prestige of the journals where work is published.