2012 ASCB Annual Meeting

New in 2012: Postdoc or Senior Graduate Student-Initiated Minisymposium

In 2012 ASCB will pick a Minisymposium topic proposed by a pair of young scientists (eligible senior graduate students or postdocs). So find a fellow young scientist and jointly submit your proposal to organize and co-chair a Minisymposium. Take advantage of the resources and networking from Denver to create your proposal for San Francisco. Deadline for Minisymposium applications is Wednesday, March 21, 2012.

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Save the Date

Plan to attend the 2012 ASCB Annual Meeting on December 15-19, 2012, in San Francisco, CA, USA.

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The Cell: An Image Library™

CIL: 39475 Decription: Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a lavender leaf. Lavender (Lavandula) yields an essential oil with sweet overtones, and can be used in balms, salves, perfumes, cosmetics, and topical applications. Essential oil of lavender has antiseptic properties and was used in hospitals during World War I to disinfect floors and walls. These extracts are also used as fragrances for bath products. Also, note the numerous stoma openings on the leaf surface. Stoma are used for gas and water exchange. Author: Annie Cavanagh Licensing: Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 UK: England & Wales (CC BY-NC 2.0) Visit The Cell: An Image Library and learn how to submit your images.

iBioSeminars and iBioMagazine: See the Best of Biology

• Shinya Inoue: The Dynamic Mitotic Spindle
• Hugh Huxley: How Muscle Contracts
• Ed Taylor: The Discovery of Tubulin
• Michael Eisen and James Fraser: Baseball meets Biology
• Kenneth Miller: Evolution, Why it Matters
• Eugenie Scott: The Right to Teach Evolution
• Jo Handelsman: The Practice of Mentoring

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• Roger Hanlon: Rapid Adaptive Camouflage and Signaling in Cephalopods
• J. Michael Bishop: Cancer: The Rise of the Genetic Paradigm
• Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa: Brain Tumors and Stem Cells

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Recognize Someone Who’s Made a Difference in Science?

Submit an ASCB Award Nomination.

ASCB has a long history of recognizing outstanding scientific and educational achievements. Here’s your chance to participate. Nominate worthy scientists for the awards listed below. The submission deadline for this set of awards is March 30, 2012. Learn more…

• Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Education
• Early Career Life Scientist
• E. B. Wilson Medal
• E. E. Just Lecturer
• WICB Junior and Senior Awards

Call for Applications: 2012 Funding to Support Diversity in Science

These two programs from the ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee (MAC) provide funding to support diversity in science and have just opened for 2012 applications: 

The ASCB MAC Visiting Professors program ($18,200) funds collaborations between ASCB members and underrepresented minorities in the sciences as well as faculty from minority-serving institutions, regardless of ethnicity. 

ASCB MAC Linkage Fellows (up to $10,000/year) facilitate activities that promote careers and research in cell biology at minority-serving institutions. 

Help strengthen diversity in cell biology: Apply for a grant, or encourage others to apply (not limited to ASCB members).

Learn more: Visiting Professor and Linkage Fellows

New Videos! Leading-edge Science, Inspirational Talks, and Career Advice

See the newly posted videos from the 2011 ASCB Annual Meeting including the Keynote by Marc Kirschner discussing the Quest for a Physiology of the Cell. Get inspired by E.B. Wilson Medal awardees Gary Borisy, Dick McIntosh, and James Spudich as they discuss their research, and tap into career advice about writing for successful publication, biotechnology careers, and much more.

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Job Hunting? Hiring? Find the Perfect Match...

• Systems Biologist, Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA, USA
• Biology Department Chair, Colorado College - Colorado, USA
• Program Director, National Science Foundation - Arlington, VA, USA
• Postdoctoral Position, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Bethesda, MD, USA

See more jobs and learn more about these. 

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ASCB members posting jobs receive a 50% discount.

2011 ASCB Annual Meeting Photos Now Online

As the old tune goes, “You Ought to Be in Pictures.” Perhaps you (or a friend or colleague) already are! See the collection of photos from the 2011 Annual Meeting. All photos are available for purchase.

See Annual Meeting photo collection.