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MAC Poster Competition Winners

February 16, 2016

Postdoc 1st Place (tied) Honorable Mention Graduate 1st Place Honorable Mentions Undergraduate 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mentions…

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Dr. Washington’s Joint Impact Factor (JIF)

February 15, 2016

Once again it is my official birthday (Thanks, Congress) and, as usual, I am celebrating by taking a day off…

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Darwin Day and the Birth Certificate of Cell Biology

February 12, 2016

Today, February 12th, was Charles Darwin’s birthday. On the very same day in 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in a…

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Training for a marathon while running a mental marathon

February 12, 2016
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Running. Everyone has an opinion on the topic—some in favor and others in strong opposition. It’s understandable, I get it.…

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From the Autism Spectrum to Australia, ASCB Outreach Grants Fund Innovative Science Outreach Programs

February 11, 2016
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  There were 12 high school students in all, half with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), at a three-day intensive science…

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Cell News—Remember Where You’re Going?

February 10, 2016

In bloodhounds and neutrophils, getting the scent is not enough. Dogs and immune cells have to remember the chemoattractant they…

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Cell News—Proteasome phosphorylation essential for cell proliferation

February 9, 2016

The proteasome destroys damaged and unnecessary proteins in cells, but how it was regulated during cell growth and division was…

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Cell News—Rab1 in actin-mediated membrane remodeling

February 8, 2016

To reorganize the cell’s skeleton, small G-proteins activate proteins involved in actin nucleation. However, in trafficking processes when actin is…

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Increasing Diversity in a Changing Research Landscape: A Special Subgroup at the ASCB Annual Meeting

February 5, 2016
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The last year has seen an increase in the number of meetings, summits, and papers calling for changes in the…

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NIH Director Hails Celldance “Bio-Action Flick” as Cancer Espionage Thriller

February 4, 2016

A new ASCB Celldance video has taken NIH Director Francis Collins back to the movies. It’s an espionage thriller, Collins…

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