Press Releases
Your summer vacation may help you get a biotech job
April 12, 2019
Spend a week this summer training for a biotech career. Join a week-long, hands-on course to help you transition to a job in biotechnology or the pharmaceutical industry, offered by…
MBoC solicits papers for second special issue on the Cell Biology of Stem Cells
April 1, 2019
Submit a Paper Submission deadline extended to August 15 Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) Editor-in-Chief David Drubin has announced plans to publish a second Special Issue on an important…
Professional societies unveil consortium on sexual harassment in STEMM
February 15, 2019
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and 52 other leading academic and professional societies announced the creation the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM at a panel discussion…
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.