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A Bacterial Aphrodisiac and Zika’s Cellular Damager are Among Top ASCB 2016 Picks by Public Information Committee

December 3, 2016

A bacterial aphrodisiac, tissue origami, amyloid proteins protecting dormant eggs, and exactly how the Zika virus damages cells—these discoveries are…

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Doorstep Meeting—The Cell Biology of Cancer

December 3, 2016

A doorstep meeting is an arrival and a departure in one, so the name suits the ASCB’s first-ever “doorstep” meeting…

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JCB’s First Alan Hall Travel Award Sends Hopkins Grad Student to ASCB 2016

December 2, 2016
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The spirit of Alan Hall is sending grad student Bram Lambrus to San Francisco this week to present a poster…

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Effects of the Fair Labor Standards Act Implementation (or Lack Thereof) on the Postdoctoral Population

December 2, 2016

FLSA implementation ruling On December 1, 2016, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was meant to be updated by the…

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Rethinking Fat at the Movies: Simons Foundation Premieres Experiment in Scientific Storytelling at ASCB 2016

November 29, 2016

You can BYOP (bring your own popcorn) but you might change your mind about the butter after seeing a special…

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COMPASS Sessions at the Annual Meeting Target Career and Professional Development

November 29, 2016
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COMPASS is dedicated to serving postdoc and graduate student needs both throughout the year and at the ASCB annual meeting.…

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What’s Super Cold and Super Close? Grant Jensen Takes Cryo-EM to ASCB 2016

November 28, 2016
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A type IV pilus is a bacterial grappling hook and one of the snazziest pieces of bacterial cell machinery going.…

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Understanding the concerns of students and postdocs and a look to the future

November 25, 2016
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This is my final blog post as co-chair of COMPASS – it has been an honor to represent students and…

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Know When to Fold Them: Protein Quality Control Reaches Critical Mass at ASCB 2016

November 21, 2016

Protein folding is a problem that was born complex and shows few signs of getting simpler. Ever since Cyrus Levinthal…

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To Lead or Be Liked?

November 18, 2016
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As a woman, one of my biggest insecurities has always been being labeled as too domineering, bossy, or direct. Though…

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