Press Releases
MBoC solicits papers for Seventh Special Issue on Quantitative Cell Biology
August 4, 2020
Submit a Paper The American Society for Cell Biology announces that its journal, Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) is seeking submissions for the Seventh Annual Special Issue on Quantitative Cell Biology.…
ASCB awarded $1.3M NIH grant to enhance academic biomedical workforce diversity
August 3, 2020
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) was awarded a first-of-its-kind National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to enhance diversity in the academic biomedical workforce. The Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and…
ASCB Condemns Racial Violence; Demands Change
June 1, 2020
Over the last week, particularly this past weekend, we watched with heavy hearts the killing of George Floyd while in the custody of the Minneapolis police department and the resulting…
Policy Statements
ASCB has a strong reputation as a leader in life science policy and as a “go-to” group for state, national, and international policymakers in need of critical information or advice on life science policy issues.
White Papers and Position Papers
One way ASCB educates government officials is through publication of Position Papers outlining ASCB’s position on critical science-related issues. ASCB Public Policy Committee Taskforces also produce White papers on specific topics of interest to the cell biology community.
ASCB Letters and Official Policy Comments
The ASCB also sends official letters in response to official requests for comment from agencies like the NIH and the NSF and to policymakers in Congress and federal agencies.
To read recent letters and policy comments by the ASCB, go to Letters and Official Policy Comments.
Media Inquiries
Kevin Wilson
Director of Public Policy and Media Relations
301-347-9308
About ASCB
Rebecca Alvania, CEO
Erika Holzbaur, President
ASCB’s mission is to lead a diverse, global and multidisciplinary scientific community focused on the cell, the basic unit of all life. ASCB has 8,500 members and members in 57 countries around the world.