ASCB Staff
My earliest encounter with cell biology occurred when I was in medical school during the early 1970s. The beauty and…
Read MoreScientists and Patients Benefit from a Novel Approach to Legislating
Congress gets criticized for many things, but sometimes it gets things right and should be complimented. One of the times…
Read MoreASCB Ensures Access to Conferences for Federal Scientists
Otto von Bismarck is reported to have said, “Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being…
Read MoreEffects of the Fair Labor Standards Act Update (or Lack Thereof) on the Postdoctoral Population
On December 1, 2016, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was meant to be updated by the U.S. Department of…
Read MoreWhile the scores of sessions conducted over the course of the 2016 ASCB Annual Meeting resonated with the meeting’s theme,…
Read MoreAmong the myriad phenomena discussed at ASCB 2016, cell signaling and bacterial enzymes that set off eukaryote mating swarms were…
Read MoreHow to Manage a “Hard Ask”: Negotiating Up and Down the Hierarchy
You love being a scientist. Let’s re-state that: You love doing science but not some of the non-science activities that…
Read MoreIt’s supposed to be simple: The federal budget year ends on September 30 each year. By that time, Congress is…
Read MorePicture it: You’re in the throes of multiple experiments. Your lunch and dinner are often out of a paper sack…
Read MoreSelf-Advocacy: Why It’s Uncomfortable, Especially for Women, and What to Do About It
Self-advocacy—speaking or acting on our own behalf—is an increasingly important skill (for a primer on how to do it, see…
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