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Newswise: Shirin Bahmanyar named 2022 WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research
Released: 30-Nov-2022 11:05 PM EST
Shirin Bahmanyar named 2022 WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

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 Research. She will give the talk “Regulation of lipid metabolism from the nuclear envelope” on Sunday, December 4, at Cell Bio 2022 in Washington, DC.

Newswise: George Langford Recognized for Service to ASCB, Science
Released: 30-Nov-2022 6:00 PM EST
George Langford Recognized for Service to ASCB, Science
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The Public Policy Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology selected George Langford to receive the 2022 Public Service Award for his 50 years of service to the ASCB and science. A short video of the presentation will be shown on Saturday, December 3, during the Cell Bio 2022 Keynote in Washington, DC.

Newswise: Cell Bio 2022 kicks off December 3 in Washington, DC
Released: 30-Nov-2022 2:25 PM EST
Cell Bio 2022 kicks off December 3 in Washington, DC
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Cell Bio 2022—the annual joint meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)—will convene at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, December 3-7. As the world's largest gathering of cell biologists, this unique meeting focuses on cell biology as the fundamental basis of biology and sessions on emerging interdisciplinary topics.

Newswise: Needhi Bhalla chosen for 2022 ASCB Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity
Released: 30-Nov-2022 2:20 PM EST
Needhi Bhalla chosen for 2022 ASCB Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Needhi Bhalla, Professor of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental (MCD) Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), will receive the 2022 American Society for Cell Biology Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity award. ASCB will recognize Bhalla on Saturday, December 3, before the keynote of the Cell Bio 2022 meeting in Washington, DC.

Newswise: Rebecca Heald receives Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award
Released: 30-Nov-2022 2:10 PM EST
Rebecca Heald receives Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Rebecca Heald, Professor, and Co-chair in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded the 2022 Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award from the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). Heald will present the talk “Molecular conflicts disrupting centromere maintenance contribute to Xenopus hybrid inviability” during the Centromere Structure and Function Special Interest Subgroup Wednesday, December 7, at Cell Bio 2022. The Masur Award is presented on Tuesday, December 6.

Newswise: David Asai wins the 2022 Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education
Released: 30-Nov-2022 2:00 PM EST
David Asai wins the 2022 Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology honors David J. Asai, Senior Director of Science Education for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), with the 2022 Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education. Asai will receive the award on Monday, December 5, during Cell Bio 2022 in Washington, DC, where he will present the talk “Lessons from the Little Red Hen.”

Newswise: Juan S. Bonifacino to present 2022 Keith Porter Lecture
Released: 30-Nov-2022 2:00 PM EST
Juan S. Bonifacino to present 2022 Keith Porter Lecture
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Juan Salvador Bonifacino will present the Keith Porter Lecture Monday, December 5, at Cell Bio 2022 in Washington, DC.

Newswise: Don Cleveland presents E.B. Wilson lecture at Cell Bio 2022
Released: 30-Nov-2022 1:55 PM EST
Don Cleveland presents E.B. Wilson lecture at Cell Bio 2022
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is excited to honor Don Cleveland with the 2022 E. B. Wilson Medal. Cleveland will present the E.B. Wilson lecture, “Genome instability in cancer: chromothripsis and extrachromosomal DNA,” during Cell Bio 2022 in Washington, DC.

Newswise: Renato Aguilera to present E.E. Just award lecture
Released: 30-Nov-2022 1:55 PM EST
Renato Aguilera to present E.E. Just award lecture
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is pleased to announce that Renato J. Aguilera of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will present the 2022 E.E. Just Lectureship Award. On Sunday, December 4, during Cell Bio 2022 in Washington, DC, he will present the talk “From the Study of DNases to Cancer Research: an Unexpected Scientific Journey.”

Released: 24-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
ASCB Partners with Multiview to Grow Communication with Cell Biology Community
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is pleased to announce that it has begun a partnership with Multiview, the largest digital publisher and marketing provider for associations, to enhance the content and reach of Pathways, ASCB’s email newsbrief.

Newswise: Eighteen distinguished scientists recognized as 2022 ASCB Fellows
Released: 1-Sep-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Eighteen distinguished scientists recognized as 2022 ASCB Fellows
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is pleased to present its cohort of 18 new Fellows for 2022.

   
Newswise: American Society for Cell Biology announces 2022 honorific awards and recognition
Released: 1-Sep-2022 11:45 AM EDT
American Society for Cell Biology announces 2022 honorific awards and recognition
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) recognizes 18 remarkable individuals for their various achievements in the realm of life sciences.

   
Newswise: Murray to preside over ASCB in 2024
Released: 12-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Murray to preside over ASCB in 2024
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Sandra A. Murray was elected by members of the American Society for Cell Biology to serve as President in 2024. Murray is a Professor in the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. She will serve as President-Elect on the Executive Committee in 2023.

Newswise: Burroughs Wellcome Fund awards additional funding to PAIR-UP network for Black imaging scientists
Released: 25-Apr-2022 9:15 AM EDT
Burroughs Wellcome Fund awards additional funding to PAIR-UP network for Black imaging scientists
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

PAIR-UP has received additional funding of $675,000 over three years from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to include dedicated postdoctoral fellows to guide three of the five research teams, also known as Peer Imaging Clusters (PICs).

Newswise: MBoC to offer authors an open access option
Released: 28-Mar-2022 10:30 AM EDT
MBoC to offer authors an open access option
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) now offers authors the option of having their Article or Brief Report made open access immediately upon publication. The new option offers greater flexibility to authors, many of who are required by their funders to make their work open access.

   
Released: 24-Mar-2022 9:00 AM EDT
MBoC introduces Preprint Highlights to recognize selected papers
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) has begun publishing MBoC Preprint Highlights, a new type of editorial content that provides brief summaries and structured recognition of selected preprints. This effort leverages the expertise of MBoC and the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) to promote the curation of the preprint literature for the benefit of the scientific community.

Newswise: ASCB launches Emerging Researcher Talk series
Released: 19-Jan-2022 12:00 PM EST
ASCB launches Emerging Researcher Talk series
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Beginning in February 2022, the American Society for Cell Biology launches the inaugural edition of the Emerging Researcher Talk Series. Speakers were selected from a review of the high-ranking abstracts that were submitted for the Cell Bio Virtual 2021 meeting.

Newswise: ASCB receives grant to foster collaborative network of Black imaging scientists
Released: 1-Dec-2021 12:05 PM EST
ASCB receives grant to foster collaborative network of Black imaging scientists
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) has received a grant for more than $1.4 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to implement a new inclusivity model and develop a more diverse scientific workforce. The grant title—Partnering to Advance Imaging Research for Underrepresented Minority Scientists Program (or PAIR-UP)—will specifically help to build and support collaborative research teams of Black imaging scientists.

Newswise: Cell bio images and videos stun contest judges
Released: 1-Dec-2021 10:05 AM EST
Cell bio images and videos stun contest judges
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is pleased to announce the winners of its third image and video contest. ASCB’s Public Information Committee (PIC) had the daunting task of choosing the winning entries.

   
Newswise: Omar A. Quintero-Carmona Named Winner of 2021 Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity
Released: 1-Dec-2021 7:05 AM EST
Omar A. Quintero-Carmona Named Winner of 2021 Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Omar A. Quintero-Carmona, associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond, has been named the recipient of the 2021 ASCB Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity. The prize is an annual award recognizing a scientist who has a strong track record in research or serves a critical role in fostering cell biology research and has demonstrated the importance of inclusion and diversity in science through mentoring, cultural change, outreach, or community service. It is made possible by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Newswise: Pietro De Camilli Selected for 2021 E.B. Wilson Medal
Released: 1-Dec-2021 7:05 AM EST
Pietro De Camilli Selected for 2021 E.B. Wilson Medal
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Pietro De Camilli, professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Yale University and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been chosen by ASCB to receive the 2021 E.B. Wilson Medal. De Camilli is also the director of the Kavli Institute of Neuroscience at the Yale University School of Medicine.

Newswise: Kizzmekia Corbett Named 2021 E.E. Just Award Winner and Lecturer
Released: 1-Dec-2021 7:05 AM EST
Kizzmekia Corbett Named 2021 E.E. Just Award Winner and Lecturer
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Kizzmekia S. Corbett, well known for her work on the mRNA vaccines used to protect against Covid-19, has been named the recipient of the 2021 E.E. Just Award by the ASCB.

Newswise: Rebecca Heald to Deliver 2021 Keith R. Porter Lecture
Released: 1-Dec-2021 7:05 AM EST
Rebecca Heald to Deliver 2021 Keith R. Porter Lecture
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Cell and developmental biologist Rebecca W. Heald has been selected to deliver the Keith R. Porter Lecture at Cell Bio Virtual 2021. This lecture, presented annually since 1982, honors an outstanding and innovative leader at the forefront of cell biology who is actively contributing fundamental new knowledge to our understanding of cell biology.

Newswise: Ananthanarayanan Chosen for 2021 WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research
Released: 1-Dec-2021 7:05 AM EST
Ananthanarayanan Chosen for 2021 WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The Women in Cell Biology (WICB) Junior Award for Excellence in Research for 2021 goes to Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan from the University of New South Wales, Australia, where she is an EMBL Australia group leader for the Node in Single Molecule Science. This award is given to a woman or non-binary person in an early stage of their career (i.e., within seven years of appointment to an independent position at the nomination deadline) who is making exceptional scientific contributions to cell biology, is developing a strong independent research program, and who exhibits the potential for continuing at a high level of scientific endeavor and leadership.

Newswise: Perera Named 2021 Günter Blobel Early Career Awardee
Released: 1-Dec-2021 7:05 AM EST
Perera Named 2021 Günter Blobel Early Career Awardee
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Rushika M. Perera, associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, has been awarded the 2021 Günter Blobel Early Career Award. This award is given to an outstanding life scientist who has served as an independent investigator for no more than seven years as of the annual nomination deadline. It was previously called the Early Career Life Scientist Award but was renamed in 2020 to honor Günter Blobel.

Newswise: Innovation in Education Award Goes to Nathan S. Reyna
Released: 1-Dec-2021 7:05 AM EST
Innovation in Education Award Goes to Nathan S. Reyna
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Nathan S. Reyna, an associate professor and the principal investigator of the Cell Biology Education Consortium (CBEC) at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, AR, has won the 2021 Innovation in Education Award.

Newswise: Termini and Cook Win 2021 ASCB Porter Prizes for Research Excellence
Released: 1-Dec-2021 7:05 AM EST
Termini and Cook Win 2021 ASCB Porter Prizes for Research Excellence
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Postdoctoral fellow Christina Marie Termini and doctoral candidate Katelyn Camille Cook have been named as the recipients of the 2021 Porter Prizes in Research Excellence by ASCB. Each year ASCB selects one postdoctoral researcher and one graduate student based on scientific excellence and “individual contributions to the advancement of science and on the novelty and creativity of their findings.” The prizes are named for Keith Porter, a founding member of ASCB.

Newswise: Diversity Keynote Given by Michelle Estrada
Released: 1-Dec-2021 7:00 AM EST
Diversity Keynote Given by Michelle Estrada
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Michelle (Mica) Estrada, an associate professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Institute for Health and Aging at the University of California, San Francisco, presented the 2021 Diversity Keynote address at Cell Bio Virtual 2021.

Newswise: David A. Micklos Honored with 2021 Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education
Released: 1-Dec-2021 7:00 AM EST
David A. Micklos Honored with 2021 Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The popularity of products that provide detailed insight into your personal DNA is proof that even folks who are not particularly science literate are still interested in their genetics—what makes them who they are. But basic, first-hand experiments with DNA are not something even most high school students across the nation, let alone the world, are able to experience in their classrooms.

Released: 30-Nov-2021 7:05 PM EST
Nance Delivers LGBTQ+ Keynote
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Jeremy F. Nance, professor from the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, was chosen by ASCB to deliver the LGBTQ+ Keynote at Cell Bio Virtual 2021. The speaker is chosen by ASCB’s LGBTQ+ Committee and the talk includes an overview of the speaker’s research as well as a question and answer session with participants.

Released: 30-Nov-2021 7:05 PM EST
Blair Benham-Pyle Wins 2021 Merton Bernfield Memorial Award
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Blair Benham-Pyle, the Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Associate at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, MO, has received the 2021 Merton Bernfield Memorial Award from ASCB. This award for postdocs and graduate students was established with member donations in memory of pediatrician and cell biologist Merton Bernfield.

Released: 30-Nov-2021 7:05 PM EST
Birsoy Selected for ASCB’s 2021 Innovation in Research Award
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Kivanç Birsoy of The Rockefeller University will be honored as the inaugural recipient of the Innovation in Research Award from the ASCB. The ASCB Innovation in Research Award recognizes early and mid-career scientists for their new and innovative research in cell biology. For this award, innovation is defined as an accomplishment that has significantly impacted progress in advancing the field of cell biology that is based on work done within three years prior to the nomination.

Released: 30-Nov-2021 6:30 PM EST
Beronda Montgomery to Present Mentoring Keynote
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Beronda Montgomery will present the Mentoring Keynote at Cell Bio Virtual 2021 on December 1 at 12:15 PM EST. Montgomery is the Michigan State University Foundation Professor and Assistant Vice President for Research & Innovation at Michigan State University (MSU). She is a member of the faculty of the MSU Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics.

Released: 30-Nov-2021 6:05 PM EST
Wolin Named 2021 Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award Winner
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Sandra Lynn Wolin was chosen by the Women in Cell Biology Committee (WICB) as the recipient of the 2021 Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award for her dedication to mentorship, leadership, and science. Wolin is the chief of the RNA Biology Laboratory and senior investigator at the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Released: 18-Nov-2021 12:20 PM EST
ASCB leads network to address persistent challenges to enhance inclusivity in scientific societies
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of more than $701K to establish a collaborative network of experts to identify evidence-based inclusion strategies that can be employed by scientific societies to address persistent cultural challenges that prevent inclusive practices from taking root.

   
Newswise: Cell biology society names Rebecca Alvania as incoming CEO
Released: 3-Nov-2021 10:05 AM EDT
Cell biology society names Rebecca Alvania as incoming CEO
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) welcomes Rebecca Alvania as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective January 3, 2022. Alvania comes to ASCB from the American Society for Microbiology, where she served as the Assistant Director of Journals.

Newswise: Kington, Ginther to receive Public Service Award for reports on racial inequities in federal funding
Released: 2-Nov-2021 3:25 PM EDT
Kington, Ginther to receive Public Service Award for reports on racial inequities in federal funding
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is pleased to announce that Donna Ginther and Raynard Kington have been selected by the society’s Public Policy Committee to be the recipients of the 2021 ASCB Public Service Award. Ginther and Kington were the lead authors on two important research papers that highlighted the lack of racial equity within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) research community. The two are receiving their awards “for leadership in alerting the scientific community to significant racial disparities in research funding at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).”

Released: 1-Sep-2021 12:05 PM EDT
American Society for Cell Biology announces 2021 honorific awards and recognition
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The following people were recognized by either receiving an honorific award and/or being invited to present a keynote speech or lecture. Congratulations to all. ASCB will feature longer profiles of some of these award winners on its website and in its newsletter in the coming months.

Released: 1-Sep-2021 12:00 PM EDT
Fourteen scientists elected to the 2021 cohort of ASCB Fellows
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is pleased to present its cohort of 14 new Fellows for 2021.

Released: 11-Aug-2021 7:05 AM EDT
Neurodegeneration forms focus of 2021 ASCB Doorstep Meeting
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Neurodegeneration and repair are the topics of the American Society for Cell Biology’s 2021 Doorstep Meeting. This highly interactive event will focus on new developments of the mechanistic basis for neurodegeneration, highlighting progress on trafficking pathways, including lipid trafficking, lysosomal pathways, autophagy, cytoskeletal dynamics and RNA biology, and novel approaches to repair damaged neurons. The meeting happens virtually on November 30 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm EST. The deadline to register is November 15. The abstract application deadline is October 1.

   
Released: 13-Jul-2021 8:00 AM EDT
DORA receives $1.2M grant from Arcadia to accelerate research assessment reform
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), an initiative that operates under the sponsorship of the American Society for Cell Biology, has been awarded a 3-year, $1.2M grant from Arcadia – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.

   
Released: 21-Jun-2021 9:30 AM EDT
ASCB Grant Funds Five New Innovative Public Engagement Projects
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology is pleased to announce the five 2021 recipients of ASCB Public Engagement Grants, which are funded by Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation. This round of grantees features STEM outreach and training opportunities for children through adults, focusing on marginalized and underserved communities, as well as fragile natural resources across the nation.

13-Jun-2021 5:00 AM EDT
DORA Announces SPACE Rubric for Analyzing Institutional Conditions and Progress Indicators
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is proud to announce “SPACE to Evolve Academic Assessment: A rubric for analyzing institutional conditions and progress indicators.” The SPACE rubric is the latest resource from DORA designed to support the development of fair and responsible academic assessment practices.

Released: 1-Apr-2021 11:30 AM EDT
Early-Career Editors join the board of Molecular Biology of the Cell journal
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is proud to announce the selection of 24 Early-Career Editors to join the board of Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC). This new group of pre-tenure faculty and postdocs will be responsible for highlighting preprints posted on bioRxiv.

Released: 15-Mar-2021 3:05 PM EDT
ASCB opts for a virtual annual meeting once again
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Cell Bio 2021 – an ASCB|EMBO Meeting will be held online once again. Meeting dates are set for December 1-10.

   
Released: 29-Jan-2021 9:55 AM EST
ASCB announces its inaugural cohort of NIH MOSAIC Scholars
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is pleased to announce its first cohort of scholars for the Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) K99/R00 program, an initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 13-Jan-2021 9:15 AM EST
ASCB offers grants of up to $35K for science outreach projects
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is delighted to be able to offer its members up to $35,000 to fund bold ideas that engage local communities with the process of science and increase public scientific literacy.

   

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