Press Releases
Ben T. Larson selected for Porter Prize for Research Excellence (Postdoctoral Fellow)
December 6, 2022
Ben T. Larson a postdoctoral scholar from the University of California, San Francisco, has been selected for the 2022 Porter Prize for Research Excellence for a postdoctoral fellow. He will…
Manuel Leonetti wins 2022 ASCB Innovation in Research Award
December 5, 2022
Manuel (Manu) Leonetti, a Group Leader II at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, has been chosen to receive the 2022 Innovation in Research Award from the American Society for Cell Biology.…
Dorothy Lerit to receive the 2022 Günter Blobel Early Career Award
December 5, 2022
Dorothy A. Lerit, associate professor in the Department of Cell Biology at the Emory University School of Medicine, has been named the winner of the American Society for Cell Biology’s…
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.