“We must be the agents of change.” A personal essay on identity, science & advocacy by Ori Avinoam. Read: www.ascb.org/careers/beco... #LGBTQInSTEM #DiversityInScience #ASCB

Ever wondered how cellular “trains” know when to turn around? 🚂 In MBoC, Wouter Mul (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) shows that DYF-5 keeps intraflagellar transport running smoothly—without it, traffic jams form at the ciliary tip. Read more: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology

#ASCB is pleased to announce that Francis Collins has received the 2025 Public Service Award, recognizing his enduring commitment to science and leadership in advancing biomedical research. Learn more: www.ascb.org/society-news... #CellBiology

Who’s shaping the future of cell biology? 🌟 Find out at the MBoC 2025 Early Career Award Webinar (Part 1) → Oct 7, 12–1 pm ET. Free registration 👉 www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting... #ASCB #CellBiology

“Will I be Safe Applying for a Job at Your School?” — an LGBTQ+ postdoc reflects on what safety & belonging mean in academia and why inclusive policies matter. Read: www.ascb.org/diversity-eq... #ASCB #LGBTQ #InclusiveAcademia #DEI #AcademicJobs

From MBoC: James B. Moseley (Dartmouth) shows PP2A-B56 preserves Mid1 to keep the division plane centered in fission yeast. B56 loss → rings slide & divisions become asymmetric; restoring Mid1 rescues. Paper: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology

🌟 Congratulations to Itay Budin (@ibudin) (@UCSanDiego) on receiving ASCB’s 2025 Günter Blobel Early Career Award! This honor celebrates outstanding achievements by an early career life scientist within seven years of becoming an independent investigator. #ASCB #CellBiology

According to news reports, NIH is on track to award nearly all of its FY25 budget. Program officers—working long hours despite staff losses—made it possible. Take a moment to thank your PO for their dedication.

👏 Pleased to share that Dennis Discher, University of Pennsylvania (directory.seas.upenn.edu/dennis-e-dis...) has been named a 2025 #ASCB Fellow! His research & leadership continue to advance #CellBiology. Fellows will be honored at #CellBio2025 this December in Philadelphia.

From MBoC: Guofa Liu (University of Toledo) shows MYC → miR-92 → Robo1 controls Slit2/Robo1 repulsion, enabling commissural axon midline crossing in the developing spinal cord. Paper: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #CellBiology

From LSE: Kyle Frantz (Georgia State University) examines faculty dynamics in building transdisciplinary “wicked problems” curricula (sustainability). Identifies affordances, tensions, and leadership levers using a cultural–historical activity lens. Read: www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...

MBoC has launched an Early Career Board to enhance peer review & include diverse early-career voices in publishing. Members will evaluate manuscripts, review, & do outreach. Learn more: www.ascb.org/publishing/m... #ASCB #MBoC #CellBiology

From MBoC: Masayuki Onishi (Duke University) screens natural products in Chlamydomonas—70 hits found. Curcumin selectively disrupts the chloroplast FtsZ ring but spares furrow microtubules, delaying completion of furrowing. Paper: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #CellBiology

Live on Oct 7, the MBoC 2025 Early Career Award Webinar (Part 1) runs 12–1 pm ET. > Keynote: Margaret Gardel (UChicago) > lightning talks from UCSF, UVM, ETH Zurich, Cambridge & Harvard > moderation by John Aitchison Free to attend → www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting... #ASCB #CellBiology

From LSE: In a longitudinal study of Tiny Earth (antibiotic-discovery CURE), Sarah Miller (University of Wisconsin–Madison) reports equitable gains in students’ scientific self-efficacy & identity. Gains in TIMSI factors track with intentions to persist in STEM. www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...

🔬 Congratulations to Sarah Cohen (@cohenlaboratory) (@UNC) on receiving ASCB’s 2025 WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research! This honor celebrates exceptional early-career contributions to cell biology and strong potential for continued leadership. #ASCB #CellBiology

🗓️ Sept 24, 12–1 pm ET | Free webinar! Prof. Hyungsoon Im (Harvard/MGH) presents how nanoplasmonic sensing of extracellular vesicles could transform cancer diagnosis & treatment monitoring. Certificate available. 🔗 www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting... #ASCB #CellBiology

🗓️ Sept 24, 12–1 pm ET | Free webinar! Prof. Hyungsoon Im (Harvard/MGH) presents how nanoplasmonic sensing of extracellular vesicles could transform cancer diagnosis & treatment monitoring. Certificate available. 🔗 www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting... #ASCB #CellBiology

🎉 Congratulations to Needhi Bhalla, UC Santa Cruz (www.bhallalab.com ), named a 2025 #ASCB Fellow! This honor celebrates her outstanding contributions to cell biology, leadership, & service. Fellows will be recognized at #CellBio2025 in Philadelphia this December. #CellBiology

From MBoC: Wallace F. Marshall (UCSF) and team profile the giant ciliate Stentor pyriformis—symbiotic algae in microtubule baskets, symbiont-dependent phototaxis, and a standard genetic code. Paper: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #CellBiology

From LSE: Tess Killpack (Salem State Univ.) argues faculty can be “foundation species” in STEM ecosystems—interrogating exclusionary norms and building niches that better support marginalized students. Essay: www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...

“The meeting lets me reconnect with friends who are as interested in science as I am.” — Martin Chalfie, Columbia professor & 2008 Nobel Laureate Find your people: www.ascb.org/cellbio2025/... #ASCB #CellBiology

From MBoC: Yulia Artemenko (SUNY Oswego) shows in Dictyostelium that Rap1 → KrsB, and KrsB feeds back to rein in Rap1—fine-tuning adhesion for fast migration. Paper: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #CellBiology

From LSE: Elise Walck-Shannon (Washington University in St. Louis) and team capture students’ in-the-moment reasoning with anomalous data. Explanations shape choices to keep/remove/recollect/mitigate. Paper: www.lifescied.org/doi/full/10....

🌍 Congratulations to Bruno da Rocha Azevedo (@brunodra) (@EikonTX) on receiving ASCB’s 2025 David Burgess Award for Excellence in Inclusivity! This honor celebrates research excellence and leadership in fostering diversity in science. #ASCB #CellBiology

🗓️ Sept 24, 12–1 pm ET | Free webinar! Prof. Hyungsoon Im (Harvard/MGH) presents how nanoplasmonic sensing of extracellular vesicles could transform cancer diagnosis & treatment monitoring. Certificate available. 🔗 www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting... #ASCB #CellBiology

Don’t miss the MBoC 2025 Early Career Award Webinar (Part 1)—Oct 7, 12–1 pm ET. Free & online! Keynote: Margaret Gardel Talks from rising stars at UCSF, UVM, ETH Zurich, Cambridge & Harvard. 🔗 Register: www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting... #ASCB #CellBiology #MBoCWebinar

FEATURED MBoC ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Dennis Discher, University of Pennsylvania "Mechanobiology at the cell and molecular levels is a topic that both ASCB and MBoC have embraced." www.ascb.org/mboc-profile... #ASCB #CellBiology

From MBoC... Dr. Mark Winey (UC Davis) shows RIB22 forms a ternary complex with RIB72A & FAM166A inside Tetrahymena cilia. Loss of RIB22 or the RIB72A EF-hand disrupts MIPs & impairs cilia function—revealing how MIPs stabilize microtubules. 🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #CellBiology

ICE and DHS have proposed capping F and J visas at 4 years, threatening international students and postdocs who drive U.S. research. Share your comments to oppose this harmful policy: www.ascb.org/science-poli...

🗓️ Sept 24, 12–1 pm ET | Free webinar! Prof. Hyungsoon Im (Harvard/MGH) presents how nanoplasmonic sensing of extracellular vesicles could transform cancer diagnosis & treatment monitoring. Certificate available. 🔗 www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting... #ASCB #CellBiology

From MBoC... Dr. Francesco Scavone (Stanford) shows ATG9A has an unexpected role in trafficking K63-polyubiquitin–modified membrane proteins. Blocking the signal traps cargos in vesicle clusters; once released, they rapidly reach lysosomes. 🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology

LSE study from Dr. Elizabeth Barnes (MTSU) provides the first randomized controlled evidence that conflict-reducing practices in evolution education lower conflict, boost compatibility with religion, & increase acceptance of human evolution. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/... #ScienceEducation

🎤 Congratulations to Valerie Weaver (@UCSF) on receiving ASCB’s Keith R. Porter Lecture Award, presented to an outstanding and innovative leader at the forefront of cell biology—someone actively contributing fundamental new knowledge to our understanding of how cells work. #ASCB #CellBiology

From MBoC... Dr. Jonathan Scholey (UC Davis) highlights the reciprocal roles of membranes & the microtubule cytoskeleton in the mitotic spindle—regulating spindle mechanics, partitioning organelles, & supporting cell division. 🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #CellBiology

FEATURED MBoC ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Lisa Dennison, UT Southwestern Medical Center "...I believe that MBoC will help researchers in all subject areas disseminate their work more widely." www.ascb.org/mboc-profile...

From MBoC... Dr. Ramanujan Hegde (MRC-LMB, UK) shows how Hsc70 & Hsp90 chaperones protect mitochondrial precursors. The mitochondrial targeting signal (MTS) plays an unexpected role in retaining chaperones & preserving protein stability. www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology

New LSE study from Dr. Cynthia Brame (Vanderbilt) shows Learning Assistants boost STEM student belonging & confidence. Group time reduced isolation, while lecture roles emphasized feedback, shaping more inclusive classrooms. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/... #ScienceEducation

New MBoC study from Dr. Sébastien Besteiro (INSERM, France) identifies TgGloL, an apicoplast protein essential for Toxoplasma gondii growth. TgGloL helps maintain organelle homeostasis, revealing a new layer of parasite fitness. 🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #CellBiology

New LSE study from Dr. Elizabeth Barnes (MTSU) finds biology undergrads often discuss climate change but lack confidence in proposing solutions. Most avoid talking with skeptics—pointing to the need for more training in science communication. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/... #ScienceEducation

New study reveals the kinesin Kar3 is critical for ER protein quality control. Loss of Kar3 impairs ERAD, leading to stress from misfolded proteins—highlighting an unexpected link between microtubule motors & degradation. 🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology

📚 Congrats to Janet Iwasa, University of Utah — winner of ASCB’s Bruce Alberts Award for innovative, impactful science education! #ASCB #CellBiology

Texas scientists—mark your calendars for #VirtualHillDay, Oct 1, 2025! Join #ASCB and meet with policymakers to amplify the call for sustained federal research funding. Your advocacy matters! 👉 www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting... #CellBiology

When GRASP55 is gone, lysosomal enzymes don’t reach their destination. Dr. Yanzhuang Wang (Shenzhen Bay Laboratory) reveals how GRASP55 controls sorting of β-Hexosaminidase A by regulating M6P tagging and trafficking. www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology

Dying cells don't always follow a clear molecular script—especially during viral infection. Dr. Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv (Harvard Medical School) used deep learning image analysis to uncover diverse cell death fates in HSV-1–infected cells. www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology

Technical skills matter—but so does the ability to understand where others are coming from. Dr. Sarah McLean (Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University) explores how perspective-taking can strengthen STEM education—and how to teach it. www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...

👏 Kudos to @kjverhey1, @umich, for earning ASCB’s Sandra Masur Senior Leadership Award for excellence in science & mentorship. #ASCB #CellBiology

In intro bio, confidence may matter more than motivation. Dr. Bailey Von der Mehden (University of Tennessee) found that self-efficacy—students’ belief in their ability—was a stronger predictor of final grades than motivation, especially after early assessments. www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...

ASM, ASBMB, ASCB & FASEB are deeply disappointed in the Supreme Court ruling allowing cancellation of $800M in NIH grants, threatening labs, jobs, and early-career scientists. Stable funding is vital for U.S. science. Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...

Dr. Ann Miller (University of Michigan) finds that Anillin controls RhoA activity and contractility, playing a key role in barrier repair and protection. www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology