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Shirin Bahmanyar named 2022 WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research

Shirin Bahmanyar, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University, has received the 2022 Women in Cell Biology (WICB) Junior Award for Excellence in Research. She will give the talk...
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George Langford Recognized for Service to ASCB, Science

The Public Policy Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology selected George Langford to receive the 2022 Public Service Award for his 50 years of service to the ASCB and science. A short video of the presentation will be shown on Saturday,...
30-Nov-2022 6:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Cell Bio 2022 kicks off December 3 in Washington, DC

Cell Bio 2022—the annual joint meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)—will convene at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, December 3-7. As the...
30-Nov-2022 2:25 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Needhi Bhalla chosen for 2022 ASCB Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity

Needhi Bhalla, Professor of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental (MCD) Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), will receive the 2022 American Society for Cell Biology Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity award. ASCB will recognize...
30-Nov-2022 2:20 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Rebecca Heald receives Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award

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 from the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)....
30-Nov-2022 2:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

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David Asai wins the 2022 Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education

The American Society for Cell Biology honors David J. Asai, Senior Director of Science Education for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), with the 2022 Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education. Asai will receive the award on...
30-Nov-2022 2:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Juan S. Bonifacino to present 2022 Keith Porter Lecture

Juan Salvador Bonifacino will present the Keith Porter Lecture Monday, December 5, at Cell Bio 2022 in Washington, DC.
30-Nov-2022 2:00 PM EST Add to Favorites


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