Join us for Cell Bio 2024, the joint meeting of ASCB and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This is your opportunity to network with scientists, present your research, explore the exhibit hall, and learn the latest cell biology science and technology.
ASCB Awards Now Open For Submissions
ASCB’s Call for Awards Nominations is now open with a variety of honorific awards that recognize members for their excellence in research, education, mentoring, and service to the Society. This is our opportunity to celebrate the contributions of our colleagues and be inspired by their work. It’s easy to nominate yourself, or a colleague, for…
Annual Leadership Ballot Update
The ASCB annual leadership ballot is now open. We encourage all ASCB members—Current Regular, Postdoc, Grad, Educator, and Emeritus members—to submit their ballots and let their voices be heard in the future direction of the organization. All current members should have received an email with a personalized link to access the ballot. If you are a…
President Biden Releases Mediocre Science Budget Proposal
Each spring, American presidents publish their proposals for the funding of the various federal departments and programs for the next fiscal year. Because the Constitution gives Congress the responsibility of developing annual federal budgets, the president’s proposal is nothing more than a suggestion. It can also indicate to Congress and the public the priorities of…
Anti-Science Bills Appear in Mid-West Legislatures
At the same time public attention was focused on international balloons, anti-science bills were floating over the mid-west of the United States. Questionable legislation has been introduced in both the Montana and Iowa legislatures. In Montana, Senate bill 235, which was ultimately tabled, would have required schools in Montana to “know the difference between scientific…
In Memorium: Paul Berg (1926 – 2023) Nobel Laureate and Policy Leader
My dear friend and colleague, Dr. Paul Berg, passed away peacefully at his home on February 15, 2023. Four months shy of his 97th birthday, his mind was as sharp as ever. Much will be written about Paul’s 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on recombinant DNA. Paul was also well known for…
I am ASCB – Heather Tinsley
Heather Tinsley is a professor of Biology at the University of Montevallo. She values her ASCB membership.
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) is a premier journal for research in all areas of cell biology, from biophysics to genetics to neuroscience. Its 14 online issues per year include Special Issues in the important areas of Quantitative Cell Biology, and Forces on and within Cells. Readers and authors alike benefit from the journal’s review process, which offers authors constructive feedback by working scientists.
CBE—Life Sciences Education (LSE)
CBE—Life Sciences Education (LSE) is a peer-reviewed journal of life science education research and evidence-based practice published by the ASCB in editorial partnership with the Genetics Society of America and partially funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Online and completely free, LSE emphasizes teaching innovations and evidence of their effectiveness and is designed for educators at all levels and across all life science disciplines.
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