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Venkatesan Raghavan—Associate Consultant with IMS Consulting Group

November 2, 2016

1. Please describe your current position. I am an Associate Consultant with IMS Consulting Group in New York City. IMSCG…

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Cell News—Kinetochore Can Swivel to Assemble the Mitotic Apparatus

October 31, 2016

Few things light up a cell biologist’s heart like the ingenious assembly of the mitotic spindle. Contemplating the intricacy of…

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In Memoriam: Susan Lindquist, 67, Pioneer in Protein Folding Research

October 28, 2016
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Susan L. Lindquist, a self-described scientific risk-taker who pioneered the field of protein folding died, aged 67, on Thursday, October…

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Mandatory non-academic internships: A solution to the problem of PhD surplus?

October 28, 2016
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The scientific community has been grappling with an over-supply of trained PhDs for some time now. The economic slow-down and…

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New Alan Hall Award Offers a Ride to ASCB 2016 for a Grad Student or Early Postdoc

October 24, 2016
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The unexpected death at 62 of Alan Hall sent a shockwave last May through the cell biology research community in the…

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The Early Career Meeting Grants: What’s New?

October 21, 2016
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SPREAD THE WORD! Applications are now being accepted for ASCB’s Early Career Meeting Grants (formerly known as Local Meeting Grants)…

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The Nuclear Organization Symposium at ASCB 2016: A Field Divided

October 19, 2016

Research in biology is driven by the constant tension between what we know (much) and what we don’t (much more). Take the…

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Changing Chairs: Lee Ligon To Lead ASCB’s Public Information Committee

October 18, 2016

ASCB’s Public Information Committee (PIC) will have a new Chair in 2017. The ASCB Council has chosen Lee Ligon of…

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Tips to Combat Research Blues

October 14, 2016
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Picture it: You’re in the throes of multiple experiments. Your lunch and dinner are often out of a paper sack…

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Near-Death Experiences Investigating Complex Signals Behind Basic Cell Behavior

October 13, 2016

Cells are often likened to computers, running an operating system that receives signals, processes their input, and responds, according to…

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