ASCB is excited to announce a new webinar partnership with Bio-protocol, a collaboration designed to bring cutting-edge cell biology methods directly to our community—year-round.
As part of ASCB’s ongoing commitment to supporting scientists at every career stage and to providing high-quality scientific content throughout the year, this new webinar series will spotlight innovative, rigorously developed experimental approaches that researchers can apply immediately in their own work.
What to Expect from the Series
Titled From Bench to Breakthrough: Cutting-Edge Tools for Cell Biology, this webinar series will feature in-depth presentations from scientists who have developed and refined impactful experimental methods. Each session will include:
- A 30–40 minute step-by-step presentation covering the background, development, and applications of a specific method
- Live Q&A with the method’s developers, offering a rare opportunity for direct discussion and troubleshooting
- On-demand access to recordings through a webinar archive for continued learning
By creating space for detailed methodological discussion and direct researcher-to-researcher interaction, this series supports improved rigor and reproducibility—values shared by both ASCB and Bio-protocol.
Why This Partnership Matters
ASCB members consistently tell us they want more opportunities to engage with high-quality science throughout the year. This partnership helps meet that need by:
- Expanding access to practical, methods-focused scientific content
- Supporting reproducibility and transparency in cell biology research
- Creating new avenues for community engagement beyond conferences
For nonmembers, the series offers a glimpse into ASCB’s broader mission: fostering an inclusive, international community dedicated to advancing cell biology through science, education, and collaboration.
Get Involved
Researchers at all career stages are invited to take part in this collaboration:
- Get notified about upcoming webinars
- Submit questions in advance for webinar presenters
- Attend live or watch sessions on demand
- Propose topics you’d like to see covered in future webinars
Whether you’re refining a technique or exploring a new experimental approach, this series is designed to help move your research from bench to breakthrough.
About Bio-protocol
Bio-protocol is a free-access resource and community platform dedicated to improving research reproducibility. Founded in 2011 by researchers at Stanford University, Bio-protocol began with its flagship open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishing detailed, step-by-step experimental protocols. Today, the platform also includes educational webinars, a preprint repository, and an interactive methods database that enables scientists worldwide to discover, share, and discuss protocols that accelerate discovery. If you have any questions, please contact us at webinar@ed.bio-protocol.org.
About the Author:
This post was collaboratively written by several ASCB staff members.
