Press Releases
Coleen Murphy receives WICB Mid-Career Award for Excellence in Research
October 16, 2019
Coleen Murphy The WICB Mid-Career Award recipient is for 2019 Coleen Murphy, professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University. Her research group studies aging…
Rong Li chosen as 2019 Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership awardee
October 16, 2019
Rong Li Rong Li, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and the Director of the Center for Cell Dynamics at The Johns Hopkins University, was…
Sixteen new ASCB Fellows to be welcomed at annual meeting of cell biologists this December
October 11, 2019
Top Row: David Asai, Kerry Bloom, Anthony Bretscher, Mary Dasso; Second Row: Erin Dolan, Ian Macara, Erika Matunis, David Mitchell; Third Row: Denise Montell, Gregory Pazour, Birgit Satir, Susan Strome; Bottom Row: Vassie Ware, Susan Wente, Mark Winey, Xin Xiang The American Society for…
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.
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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.