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In Memoriam: Donald D. Brown (Dec. 1931 – May 2023)

September 25, 2023
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A trail-blazer in the study of genes Don Brown who served as the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) President…

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Preprint Highlight: Competition and Synergy of Arp2/3 and Formins in Nucleating Actin Waves

September 18, 2023
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While it is known that two classes of actin nucleators, Arp2/3 and formins, regulate F-actin assembly, it remains unclear how…

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Political Pressure Puts Longstanding Science Agreement in Jeopardy

September 18, 2023
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Anti-China political rhetoric along with increased examples of Chinese theft of scientific information are calling into question a science and…

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Emerging, Uncommon, and Non-model Organisms

September 8, 2023

Blog series organized by Eric Peterman, Michael Onken, Kristen Verhey, and Daniel M. Suter Lillian Fritz-Laylin, Professor of Biology, University…

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Long September To-Do List for Congress

August 31, 2023

The House of Representatives and the Senate will face an extensive To-Do List when return to Washington, DC in the…

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August 2023 Newsletter

August 29, 2023

Read our August issue with career and mentoring tips, teaching primary literature, and the latest policy updates on university admissions

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Mentoring With Pride

August 29, 2023
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Pride month 2023 has come and gone. Corporate rainbow pride campaigns are now back to their traditional colors, fewer pride…

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Preprint Highlight: Cell free expression in proteinosomes prepared from native protein-PNIPAAm conjugates

August 29, 2023
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Developing cell-free transcription and translation systems is a key challenge in engineering synthetic cells. While lipid-derived compartmentalization of such systems…

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Brain Borders – A COMPASS Outreach Grant Spotlight

August 25, 2023
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The BrainBorders neuroscience outreach program held its inaugural event at Calexico High School in June 2023 thanks to the generosity…

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Preprint Highlight: The pore-forming apolipoprotein APOL7C drives phagosomal rupture and antigen cross-presentation by dendritic cells

August 20, 2023
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Conventional dendritic cells type 1 (cDC1s) specialize in antigen “cross-presentation”, a mechanism that involves the presentation of exogenous antigens on…

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