Note: Starting in April 2020, newsletter issues will be offered in digital flipbook format to members and the article PDFs will not be posted online. The WICB Career columns can be found in online format here.
2020
How to Convene a Panel: Think of a Jazz Performance
2/1/2020
2019
How and Why to Form a Female Leadership Group
12/1/2019
Navigating Toward Your Next Career Transition
10/1/2019
Synergy of Science and Career Development
8/1/2019
Overcoming Challenges: How to Be a Positive Advocate for Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive STEMM
6/1/2019
Self-Knowledge on the Science Career Journey
4/1/2019
Grantsmanship 2.0--Introduction to Multi-Investigator Proposals
2/1/2019
2018
Collaboration with Biostatisticians: Why, How, When, and Where
12/18/2018
Women in Cell Biology (WICB) Events and Awards at the ASCB|EMBO Meeting
10/1/2018
The Science and Art of Mentoring
8/1/2018
Conflict in the Lab: A Problem and an Opportunity
6/1/2018
Insights for STEM Researchers on Going Global: A Voice from the Social Sciences
4/1/2018
Biotech Has a Woman Problem
2/1/2018
2017
Learning the Art of Leading a Lab
11/1/2017
Peer Mentoring—Colleagues as a Resource for Your Career Development
10/1/2017
Celebrating Outstanding Cell Biologists at Distinct Career Stages: The WICB Recognition Awards, Past and Present9/1/2017
IWISE: The New York Stem Cell Foundation’s Strategies for Advancing Women in Science
7/1/2017
The Perfect Poster: Let Your Objective, Message, and Audience Shape Your Presentation
6/1/2017
Niche Mentoring: How to Give Advice and Offer Help from Your Areas of Strength
5/1/2017
Resiliency and the Impact of Self-Efficacy
4/1/17
How to Manage a “Hard Ask”: Negotiating Up and Down the Hierarchy
2/1/17
2016
Self-Advocacy: Why It’s Uncomfortable, Especially for Women, and What to Do About It
11/8/16
The National Research Mentoring Network: A Great Resource to Improve Mentoring Relationships
9/29/16
Gender Bias: How to Break the Habit
9/2/16
Leadership ABCs—The Little Things Make a Big Difference
7/7/16
Who Me? I’m Not Biased: Embracing Diversity to Improve Creativity
6/7/2016
How to Write a Shared Instrumentation Grant–and Get it Funded!
4/8/2016
Preserving Data: Who’s Got Your Back(up)?
2/16/2016
2015
Great Meetings Require Great Speakers: Finding the Women Speakers You Need
– Page 10 12/01/2015
Science as a Jigsaw Puzzle: A Story of Sex and Blood Pressure
– Page 24 11/01/2015
How the Impostor Syndrome Hinders Career Advancement
Page 16 10/01/2015
Jumpstart your Academic Research Career with Your Own Postdoctoral Fellowship
– Page 25 09/01/2015
Role Models and Peers as a Social Vaccine to Enhance Women’s Self Concept in STEM
– Page 8 08/01/2015
Scientists Beyond Stereotypes —The Importance of Communal Opportunities in Science
– Page 10 07/01/2015
Wise Guys — Programs That Acknowledge the Wisdom of Retired Faculty and Allow Them to Contribute to the Academic Community
06/01/2015
To Further Your Career, Help the Public Understand Evolution
– Page 8 05/01/2015
The Critical Importance of Networking in Advancing Careers
– Page 6 04/01/2015
Lessons for Trainees and Faculty in the Art of Evaluation
– Page 12 03/01/2015
Women at the Top: The Risks of Leading from a Glass Cliff
– Page – 42 01-02/01/2015
2014
A Course That Empowers Graduate Students to Shape Their Careers
– Page – 9 12/01/2014
Work–Life Integration: NIH Policies Help Keep Grantees on Scientific Career Path
– Page 9 11/01/2014
Building Groups to Help Women Survive and Succeed
– Page 10 10/01/2014
Creating Opportunities for Women in and outside the Workplace: Making Progress at GE
– Page 29 09/01/2014
I Wish I’d Read These Sooner: Career Advice Books
– Page 15 08/01/2014
Looking for a New Career Path? First, Articulate Your Professional Story
– Page 10 07/01/2014
Juggling on the Ladder: Institutional Awards Help Faculty Overcome Early–Mid Career Obstacles
– Page 9 06/01/2014
Self-Regulated Risk-Taking: A Cornerstone of Success in Academia and Research-Related Careers
– Page 9 05/01/2014
Perfect Pitch: Getting Your Message Out In Two Minutes
– Page 7 04/01/2014
The Job Interview: Understanding Its Rules and Roles
– Page 14 03/01/2014
Packaging Yourself as a Teacher
– Page 46 02/01/2014
2013
True and/or False: Biomedical Publishing Standars Need Upscaling
– Page 17 12/01/2013
Science and Self in Wikipedia
– Page 16 11/01/2013
Taking Control of Your Career with an Individual Development Plan
– Page 14 10/01/2013
Who You Know: Establishing Critical Professional Relationships
– Page 32 09/01/2013
We’ve Made It Easier for ASCB Members Who Are Parents to Attend the Annual Meeting
– Page 10 08/01/2013
The Search for a Faculty Job Revisited with the Benefit of Hindsight
– Page 12 07/01/2013
How to Succeed in Business: Giving Postdocs the Tools and Versatility to Chart Their Own Career Paths
– Page 8 06/01/2013
So You Want to Organize a Local Meeting? Here’s How
– Page 9 05/01/2013
Maximal Mentoring: Take Turns Leading
– Page 11 04/01/2013
When and How to Communicate with Journal Editors
– Page 9 03/01/2013
The Art of the Buy-In: Obtaining Incidental Support from Your Institution for Unexpected Needs and Opportunities
Page 53 02/01/2013
2012
Spotlight on WICB
– Page 17 12/01/2012
LinkedIn: Time to Explore Its Potential
Beth Schachter – Page 15 11/01/2012
So You’re Interested in Teaching…
Erin Dolan – Page 9 10/01/2012
Got Talent? Genentech’s Commitment to Creating a Great Workplace for Women Scientists
Paula S. Jones – Page 23 09/01/2012
Are Women Bioscientists Avoiding Medical Schools?
Phoebe S. Leboy & Sandra K. Masur – Page 7 08/01/2012
Dual-Career Support: A Viable Solution
Angela McNerney 07/01/2012
The Give and Take between Two Careers and a Family
Wendie and Jeremy Berg 06/01/2012
Job Hunting in the World of Biotech/Pharma
Navi Mehra 05/01/2012
Retirement: Rocking Chair and Rocking On
Caroline Kane 04/01/2012
Creative Responses to the Current Funding Climate
Beverly Wendland and Triscia Hendrickson 03/01/2012
Fixing the Leaky Pipeline: How to Increase the Number of Women Scientists and Physicians in Leadership PositionsSandra K. Masur 02/01/2012
2011
The OpEd Project: Giving Women a Voice in the Media
-Becca Frucht
12/01/2011
A Shared Vision of Mentoring from Different Perspectives
-Christopher M. Hines and Angela Wandinger-Ness
11/01/2011
The RAISE Project: Do Women Get Their Fair Share of Scientific Awards and Prizes -Stephanie Pincus
10/01/2011
Why Your Website Matters and What to Do about It
-Susan L. Forsburg
09/01/2011
The IRADCA Program Helps Launch Careers in Research and Teaching
-Olivia George, Triscia Hendrickson, Gloriana Trukillo, Angela Wandinger-Ness
08/01/2011
The Emerging Imperative to Patent Academic Discoveries
-Leslie R. Gold
07/01/2011
Overwhelmed? -Lynne Quarmby, and Martha Cyert
06/01/2011
Get the Mentoring You Deserve
-Donna J. Dean
05/01/2011
Notes on Leadership: Running a Good Meeting
-Suzanne R. Pfeffer for the Women in Cell Biology Committee
04/01/2011
One Title, Many Jobs: How to Prepare for the Academic Career That Best Suits Your Interests – Michael J. Wolyniak, Hampden-Sydney College
03/01/2011
Strategies and Tactics of Grantsmanship
– Beth Schachter, Beth Schachter Consulting and Still Point Coaching & Consulting
01/01/2011
2010
50 Years of ASCB Women in Four Cameos – Ursula Goodenough for the Women in Cell Biology Committee
12/01/2010
Improving Work-Life Satisfaction for Women Scientists – Phoebe Leboy, University of Pennsylvania
11/01/2010
When You Need a Résumé – Eric Vieira, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
10/01/2010
Getting the Most out of the ASCB Annual Meeting – Lynne Quarmby
09/01/2010
Dealing Effectively with the Media – Lynne Quarmby
08/01/2010
Have Young Children? You Can Still Attend the ASCB Annual Meeting – Elizabeth Marincola
07/01/2010
Thinking about Retirement: The Sunrise before the Sunset – Caroline Kane and Andre S. Porter
06/01/2010
Transitioning to a Career outside of Academic Research – Amy Greenwood
05/01/2010
Momentous Mentoring of Women Scientists – Alice S. Huang
04/01/2010
NIH Efforts to Promote and Sustain the Careers of Women in Science – Vivian W. Pinn and Joslyn Yudenfreund Kravitz
03/01/2010
Some Reflections on the Occasion of Passing the WICB Torch – Ursula Goodenough
02/01/2010
2009
How to Ask Your Chair for a Promotion- Martin E. Feder
12/01/2009
Science and Engineering Professions and Underrepresented Minority Women: We’re Not Remotely There Yet- Anthony DePass,
11/01/2009
The Art of Science, the Science of Art- Caroline Kane and Inke Näthke,
10/01/2009
How to Get the Most out of the ASCB Annual Meeting- Lynne Quarmby
09/01/2009
Why Females Remain Underrepresented in Mathematics at the Highest Level- Janet E. Mertz
08/01/2009
Beyond the Bench: UK Programs That Teach Generic Skills – Inke Näthke
07/01/2009
Owning Your Own Career – Caroline Kane
06/01/2009
Uncle Sam (and Specifically the NSF) Wants You! – Elizabeth Sztul
05/01/2009
The Internet Never Forgets – Susan L. Forsburg
04/01/2009
Self-Awareness and Cultural Identity:A Medical School Course of Exploration into Personal Unconscious Bias – Daniel A. Goodenough
03/01/2009
Diversity in Science: The Importance of Mentoring – JoAnn Trejo
02/01/2009
Women and Men Together in the Academy: Institutional Implications- Joan S. Girgus
01/01/2009
2008
Their Future in Your Hands: Inspiring Undergrads to Pursue Ph.D.s – Martha J. Grossel and Jennifer Roecklein-Canfield
12/01/2008
Sustaining Women through Critical Career Transitions – Joan R. Goldberg
11/01/2008
The Wisdom of Athena: A Model Scheme for Achieving Gender Equity in Science and Engineering in the UK – Inke Näthke
10/01/2008
How to Get the Most out of the ASCB Annual Meeting – Lynne Quarmby
09/01/2008
The Science-Mentoring Paradox:Teaching and Learning to Experiment: Frances M. Brodsky
08/01/2008
Seize the Time! Better Time Management for MoreProductivity: Sandra K. Masur and Sandra L. Schmid
07/01/2008
Moving from Pond Scum to Human Diseases and Back: Susan K. Dutcher
06/01/2008
Publish and Perish? Protecting YourCopyrights from Your Publisher: Jonathan Band
05/01/2008
Addressing the Major Challenge for Women in Academia: “It’s Proximate Childcare, Stupid!”: Ajit P. Varki
04/01/2008
Paying for Baby: Me or We?: Maxine Singer
03/01/2008
On Supporting Female Postdoctoral Fellows with Children: Harvey F. Lodish
02/01/2008
Improving the Climate for Women in Academia: W. Sue Shafer
01/01/2008
2007
Postponement of Parenthood: Implications for Women Scientists: Ursula Goodenough
12/01/2007
Postponement of Parenthood—The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Kelle H. Moley
11/01/2007
Succeeding in Science at a Liberal Arts College: Jennifer Roecklein-Canfield
10/01/2007
How to Have a Successful Postdoc Experience and Get a Good Job: Sandra Schmid and Sandra Masur
09/01/2007
How to Apply for a Postdoctoral: Suzanne Pfeffer
08/01/2007
An Elite University in Populist Times: Ursula Goodenough
07/01/2007
Female Behavior Is Often Unrecognized as Leader Behavior: Kristyn A. Scott
06/01/2007
A Network of Our Own: Susan L. Forsburg
05/01/2007
Creative Approaches in the Current Funding Environment: Caroline Kane
04/01/2007
Your Career Plan … : Bill Lindstaedt
03/01/2007
Dual-Career Academic Couples: Andrea Henderson
02/01/2007
Revising Your NIH Grant Application: Lakshmi A. Devi and Lloyd D. Fricker
01/01/2007
2006
Reaching Girls: Ursula Goodenough
12/01/2006
Science Libraries Want You!: Cindy Boeke
11/01/2006
Take the Time to Smell the Roses?: Caroline Kane and Sue Shafer
10/01/2006
Approaching the Critical Task of Peer Review: Sandra Schmid
09/01/2006
The Science of Diversifying Science: John Matsui
08/01/2006
How to Ask Your Chair for a Raise: Victor L. Schuster and Sandra K. Masur
07/01/2006
Becoming Visible: Effective Self-Promotion: Caroline Kane
06/01/2006
Exploring a Career at the NIH Center for Scientific Review: Charles Dearolf
05/01/2006
Announcing the WICB Network: Ursula Goodenough
04/01/2006
Careers at Biotech Companies: Linda Cahill and Wendy Fantl
03/01/2006
Delivering an Effective Scientific Lecture: Randy Schekman
02/01/2006
Science Education in America: What to Do?: Ursula Goodenough
01/01/2006
2005
Do We Still Need a Women in Cell Biology Committee?: Elizabeth Marincola
12/01/2005
Strategies for the Shy: Vivian Siegel
11/01/2005
Position(s) Wanted: Joan S. Girgus
10/01/2005
From Lab to Law: Amanda T. Barry
09/01/2005
Dolls or Trucks?: Ursula Goodenough
08/01/2005
How to Read a Letter of Recommendation: Ira Mellman
07/01/2005
Online Communities: Susan Forsburg
06/01/2005
How to Write an Effective Letter of Recommendation: Ira Mellman
05/01/2005
Science through Words: Pamela J. Hines
04/01/2005
Advice on Choosing a Successful Post-doctoral Position: Gráinne Whitman, Brian Guzik and Larry Goldstein
03/01/2005
Email Etiquette: Elizabeth Marincola
02/01/2005
“Late Career Opportunities and Challenges for Cell Biologists”: J. Richard McIntosh
01/01/2005
2004
“Analysis of NIH Grants to Women Scientists”: Peter C. Preusch
12/01/2004
“On Being a Scientist and Parent”: Ursula Goodenough
11/01/2004
“What Else Can I Do?: Exploring Opportunities in Business and Management”: Kathleen Gwynn
10/01/2004
“How to “Get a Life” in the Life Sciences”: William Wickner
09/01/2004
“What Happened to My Figures?!”: Liana Holmberg
08/01/2004
“Women Serious About Science”: Sending Scientists Back to School; Marnie Halpern
07/01/2004
How to Write an Effective Review; Ryoko Kuriyama
06/01/2004
Me Write Pretty One Day: How to Write a Good Scientific Paper; William A. Wells
05/01/2004
Election to the National Academy of Sciences: Multiple Paths to Membership; Bruce Alberts and Ken Fulton
04/01/2004
Academic Careers Without Tenure; Caroline M. Kane
03/01/2004
Ensuring Diversity at the Podium; Susan L. Forsburg
02/01/2004