Press Releases
Mentoring Keynote to be presented by John Matsui at Cell Bio 2022
December 2, 2022
John T. Matsui, the Director of the Biology Scholars Program and Assistant Dean of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, will present the Mentoring Keynote address on Saturday,…
Rebecca Heald receives Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award
November 8, 2022
Rebecca Heald, Professor, and Co-chair in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded the 2022 Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award…
Jaye Gardiner Receives Merton Bernfield Memorial Award
November 1, 2022
Jaye Gardiner Jaye Gardiner, a postdoctoral fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, was awarded the 2022 Merton Bernfield Memorial Award from the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB),…
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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About ASCB
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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.