Press Releases
“Interactomes” for Cell Biologists—Building Your Professional Network
October 24, 2023
The word “networking” may have stuffy connotations, but it concisely describes building relationships with peers and colleagues. Having a network of friends and mentors to provide advice and support has…
MBoC Call for Papers: Cell Biology of Organelles in Unicellular Parasites
October 13, 2023
Lead editors Dominique Soldati-Favre (University of Geneva), Isabelle Coppens(Johns Hopkins University),and Ke Hu(Arizona State University), we invite you to submit your manuscript to Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)’s new Special Issue on the Cell Biology of Organelles in Unicellular Parasites. MBoC welcomes…
MBoC Call for Papers: Biomolecular Condensates
October 13, 2023
Lead editors Amy Gladfelter (University of North Carolina), Jeffrey B. Woodruff (UT Southwestern Medical Center), Huaiying Zhang (Carnegie Mellon University) invite you to submit your manuscript to Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)’s new Special Issue on the Biomolecular…
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
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ASCB’s mission is to lead a diverse, global and multidisciplinary scientific community focused on the cell, the basic unit of all life. ASCB has 8,500 members and members in 57 countries around the world.