Press Releases
Vilma Jimenez Sabinina wins MBoC Paper of the Year
December 12, 2022
The Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) Editorial Board named Vilma Jimenez Sabinina the winner of the 2022 MBoC Paper of the Year Award for your article “Three-dimensional superresolution fluorescence…
Shirin Bahmanyar named 2022 WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research
December 12, 2022
Shirin Bahmanyar, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University, has received the 2022 Women in Cell Biology (WICB) Junior Award for Excellence in…
Ben T. Larson selected for Porter Prize for Research Excellence (Postdoctoral Fellow)
December 6, 2022
Ben T. Larson a postdoctoral scholar from the University of California, San Francisco, has been selected for the 2022 Porter Prize for Research Excellence for a postdoctoral fellow. He will…
Policy Statements
ASCB has a strong reputation as a leader in life science policy and as a “go-to” group for state, national, and international policymakers in need of critical information or advice on life science policy issues.
White Papers and Position Papers
One way ASCB educates government officials is through publication of Position Papers outlining ASCB’s position on critical science-related issues. ASCB Public Policy Committee Taskforces also produce White papers on specific topics of interest to the cell biology community.
ASCB Letters and Official Policy Comments
The ASCB also sends official letters in response to official requests for comment from agencies like the NIH and the NSF and to policymakers in Congress and federal agencies.
To read recent letters and policy comments by the ASCB, go to Letters and Official Policy Comments.
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About ASCB
Rebecca Alvania, CEO
Martin Chalfie, President
ASCB is an inclusive, international community of biologists studying the cell, the fundamental unit of life. We are dedicated to advancing scientific discovery, advocating sound research policies, improving education, promoting professional development, and increasing diversity in the scientific workforce. ASCB has 8,500 members and members in 57 countries around the world.