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Just Lecture Women in Cell Biology Awards Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education Günter Blobel Early Career Award MBoC Paper of the Year Merton Bernfield Memorial Award (Past) ASCB-Gibco Emerging Leader Prizes (Past) ASCB Kaluza Prizes for Excellence in Graduate Student Research Policy & Outreach Advocacy & Policy Advocacy Toolkit White Papers & Position Papers Letters & Official Policy Comments Science Outreach ASCB Communication Toolkits ASCB Public Engagement Grants COMPASS Outreach Grants ASCB Image Gallery Elevator Speech Contest The Cell Image Library Coalition for the Life Sciences (CLS) Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) Membership Membership Join or Renew Membership Member Benefits Membership Categories Membership Directory Member Exclusive Content ASCB Committees & Taskforces Ambassadors Committee for Postdocs and Students (COMPASS) Council Education Finance & Audit International Affairs LGBTQ+ Task Force Membership Minorities Affairs Nominating Public Information Public Policy Women in Cell Biology ASCB is an inclusive, international community of biologists studying the cell, the fundamental unit of life. Learn More Join Now COVID-19 Update Apply to Co-Chair a Minisymposium Be a content leader at Cell Bio 2020-An ASCB|EMBO Meeting. Regular ASCB members, EMBO members, and EMBO Young Investigators are invited to apply. Deadline has been extended to April 30 Apply Now Featured Articles Co-editors chosen for CBE—Life Sciences Education journal Kimberly Tanner and Jeffrey Schinske will become co-Editors-in-Chief of CBE—Life Sciences Education (LSE) on August 1, 2020. The two will succeed Erin Dolan after her second term as Editor-in-Chief. Tanner, professor of biology at San Francisco State University (SFSU), joined the editorial board when LSE was founded in 2002. She served as guest editor for… Read More Votes now being accepted for 2020 ASCB elections ASCB’s Election opened Wednesday, April 1, with a phenomenal slate of individuals on the ballot. In the case of the president, the elected candidate will serve on the Society’s Executive Committee as president-elect in 2021, president in 2022, and past president in 2023. This year the Council, as empowered by the ASCB Bylaws, has segmented… Read More Changes to bylaws on the ballot for spring Note: ASCB is offering a webinar to discuss bylaws changes on April 1, 2020, at 1:00 pm ET. During this webinar Gary Gorbsky, ASCB Treasurer and Chair of the Governance Taskforce, and Erika Shugart, ASCB CEO, will review the major changes, provide background on the reasons for the changes, and answer your questions. This webinar… Read More Managing social distancing as a scientist in training Ed. Note: Scott Wilkinson is the current co-chair of the ASCB Committee for Postdocs and Students (COMPASS). Social distancing. By now we all know the term that emerged in the American lexicon within the past 10 days. You know the rules… Stay at home unless it’s essential to leave, telework if at all possible, and… Read More Honorific awards acknowledge established scientists in the cell biology community Honorific awards acknowledge established scientists who have made significant contributions to the discipline and community of cell biology. (ASCB) created several honorific awards to recognize established life scientists who, over their careers, have made significant contributions to the discipline of cell biology and to the community of cell biologists…. Read More ASCB offers awards for life scientists just starting out wants to encourage scientists who have exhibited great promise early in their professional journeys with a variety of honorific awards. Below are several awards available to life scientists who are just beginning their careers—from graduate school through the first few years as a new investigator. Applications for all these… Read More More Featured Articles Latest Articles from the ASCB Post How Cell Biologists Work ‘at Home’ featuring Caroline Bartman April 22, 2020 Careers , Early Career , Faculty , Graduate Student Science in a socially distanced world April 21, 2020 Careers , Graduate Student Barriers to Expanding the Ranks of Staff Scientists April 20, 2020 “Tune up Your Career” Video Series Four essential elements that improve graduate training April 17, 2020 Careers , Committee for Postdocs and Students (COMPASS) , Professional Developm...