American Society for Cell Biology
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Working for a diverse, global and multidisciplinary scientific community focused on the cell, the basic unit of all life.
From MBoC…
How do cancer cells build the invasive protrusions that drive metastasis?
Research from Kenneth Myers highlights the structured roles of cytoskeletal proteins and noncentrosomal microtubules in invadopodia formation and elongation.
Read more: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
How do cancer cells build the invasive protrusions that drive metastasis?
Research from Kenneth Myers highlights the structured roles of cytoskeletal proteins and noncentrosomal microtubules in invadopodia formation and elongation.
Read more: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
From MBoC…
How do cancer cells build the invasive protrusions that drive metastasis?
Research from Kenneth Myers highlights the structured roles of cytoskeletal proteins and noncentrosomal microtubules in invadopodia formation and elongation.
Read more: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
How do cancer cells build the invasive protrusions that drive metastasis?
Research from Kenneth Myers highlights the structured roles of cytoskeletal proteins and noncentrosomal microtubules in invadopodia formation and elongation.
Read more: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
From LSE... How do women from different racial and class backgrounds experience the culture of undergraduate biology?
Work by David R. Schaefer shows major differences — from meritocratic views to racialized, exclusionary interactions.
Read more: www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
Work by David R. Schaefer shows major differences — from meritocratic views to racialized, exclusionary interactions.
Read more: www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
From LSE... How do women from different racial and class backgrounds experience the culture of undergraduate biology?
Work by David R. Schaefer shows major differences — from meritocratic views to racialized, exclusionary interactions.
Read more: www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
Work by David R. Schaefer shows major differences — from meritocratic views to racialized, exclusionary interactions.
Read more: www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
From MBoC…
New work from Sidney Shaw shows that transverse cortical microtubules in Arabidopsis form persistent, nearly unipolar domains — distinct from longitudinal array organization.
Read more: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
New work from Sidney Shaw shows that transverse cortical microtubules in Arabidopsis form persistent, nearly unipolar domains — distinct from longitudinal array organization.
Read more: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
From MBoC…
New work from Sidney Shaw shows that transverse cortical microtubules in Arabidopsis form persistent, nearly unipolar domains — distinct from longitudinal array organization.
Read more: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
New work from Sidney Shaw shows that transverse cortical microtubules in Arabidopsis form persistent, nearly unipolar domains — distinct from longitudinal array organization.
Read more: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
🎥 Now On Demand! Catch MBoC Presents: The Next Generation of Cell Biology (Part 2)—featuring a keynote from Xuebiao Yao and lightning talks from early-career scientists whose award-winning work appeared in MBoC.
👉 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuU...
👉 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuU...
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🎥 Now On Demand! Catch MBoC Presents: The Next Generation of Cell Biology (Part 2)—featuring a keynote from Xuebiao Yao and lightning talks from early-career scientists whose award-winning work appeared in MBoC.
👉 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuU...
👉 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuU...
🧠 MBoC study from Benjamin Bartelle (ASU) shows that after neural injury, microglia—not invading macrophages—express Tie2. MRI + Ts-Biotag imaging reveal microglial activity over time. 🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🧠 MBoC study from Benjamin Bartelle (ASU) shows that after neural injury, microglia—not invading macrophages—express Tie2. MRI + Ts-Biotag imaging reveal microglial activity over time. 🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
👩🏫 From LSE: A departmental replication led by Heather Bergan-Roller (Northern Illinois University) found that a brief AntiBias statement had inconsistent effects on SETs—showing that simple fixes aren’t enough to address systemic evaluation bias.
www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
👩🏫 From LSE: A departmental replication led by Heather Bergan-Roller (Northern Illinois University) found that a brief AntiBias statement had inconsistent effects on SETs—showing that simple fixes aren’t enough to address systemic evaluation bias.
www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
Free ASCB session Dec 2, 12 p.m. ET: Exploring Cellular Dynamics with Advanced Microscopy with Suliana Manley, Ben Loos & Lindy O’Claire.
🎓 Live attendees get a Certificate.
Register: www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting...
🎓 Live attendees get a Certificate.
Register: www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting...
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Free ASCB session Dec 2, 12 p.m. ET: Exploring Cellular Dynamics with Advanced Microscopy with Suliana Manley, Ben Loos & Lindy O’Claire.
🎓 Live attendees get a Certificate.
Register: www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting...
🎓 Live attendees get a Certificate.
Register: www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting...
From MBoC… Dorothy Lerit (Emory University) shows how cells choreograph RNA delivery to their division centers—keeping the process of cell division precise and on time.
🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
From MBoC… Dorothy Lerit (Emory University) shows how cells choreograph RNA delivery to their division centers—keeping the process of cell division precise and on time.
🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
From LSE... 20 years, 650 lesson plans: after Vision & Change, publications ↑4×, 7/11 core concepts/competencies show up more, and teaching is more student-centered. Scoping review by Kira Treibergs et al. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
From LSE... 20 years, 650 lesson plans: after Vision & Change, publications ↑4×, 7/11 core concepts/competencies show up more, and teaching is more student-centered. Scoping review by Kira Treibergs et al. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
Explore real-time event-driven microscopy with Suliana Manley, Ben Loos & Lindy O’Claire! ➡️ Dec 2 | 12 p.m. ET | Free + Certificate ➡️ Learn how advanced imaging captures mitochondrial + neuronal dynamics. 🔗 www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting...
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Explore real-time event-driven microscopy with Suliana Manley, Ben Loos & Lindy O’Claire! ➡️ Dec 2 | 12 p.m. ET | Free + Certificate ➡️ Learn how advanced imaging captures mitochondrial + neuronal dynamics. 🔗 www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting...
From MBoC... TB’s surface lipid SL-1 hits the TRPV4 sensor on immune cells, boosting their cleanup system and reshaping how they respond to infection. By Varadharajan Sundaramurthy — read: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
From MBoC... TB’s surface lipid SL-1 hits the TRPV4 sensor on immune cells, boosting their cleanup system and reshaping how they respond to infection. By Varadharajan Sundaramurthy — read: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
From LSE... Want students to lean in? Connect biology to purpose and real-life relevance.
Teaching guide by Dustin Thoman et al. with evidence-based strategies for intro courses.
🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
Teaching guide by Dustin Thoman et al. with evidence-based strategies for intro courses.
🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
From LSE... Want students to lean in? Connect biology to purpose and real-life relevance.
Teaching guide by Dustin Thoman et al. with evidence-based strategies for intro courses.
🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
Teaching guide by Dustin Thoman et al. with evidence-based strategies for intro courses.
🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
“I always make new friends.” — Martin Chalfie, Columbia professor & Nobel Laureate
Make meaningful connections at #CellBio2025 → www.ascb.org/cellbio2025/ #ASCB #CellBiology
Make meaningful connections at #CellBio2025 → www.ascb.org/cellbio2025/ #ASCB #CellBiology
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“I always make new friends.” — Martin Chalfie, Columbia professor & Nobel Laureate
Make meaningful connections at #CellBio2025 → www.ascb.org/cellbio2025/ #ASCB #CellBiology
Make meaningful connections at #CellBio2025 → www.ascb.org/cellbio2025/ #ASCB #CellBiology
From MBoC... Lois Weisman ( @umichnews.bsky.social ) reveals how one protein’s teamwork — or lack of it — could hold clues to treating childhood neurodegenerative disease.
🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
From MBoC... Lois Weisman ( @umichnews.bsky.social ) reveals how one protein’s teamwork — or lack of it — could hold clues to treating childhood neurodegenerative disease.
🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
CBE—Life Sciences Education is evolving! Under new Editor-in-Chief Miriam Segura, LSE is expanding its reach, introducing fresh article types, and welcoming new Senior Editors. Learn more 👉 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
CBE—Life Sciences Education is evolving! Under new Editor-in-Chief Miriam Segura, LSE is expanding its reach, introducing fresh article types, and welcoming new Senior Editors. Learn more 👉 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
From LSE... Peer idea-sharing in bio labs boosts motivation, which predicts performance—with extra impact for first-gen students in collaborative courses. Study by Brittney Wyatt et al. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
From LSE... Peer idea-sharing in bio labs boosts motivation, which predicts performance—with extra impact for first-gen students in collaborative courses. Study by Brittney Wyatt et al. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
From MBoC... The liver breaks the rules of cell biology—it regenerates using differentiated, polyploid cells instead of stem cells.
Insightful essay by Kristin Knouse (MIT) ➡️ www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
Insightful essay by Kristin Knouse (MIT) ➡️ www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
From MBoC... The liver breaks the rules of cell biology—it regenerates using differentiated, polyploid cells instead of stem cells.
Insightful essay by Kristin Knouse (MIT) ➡️ www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
Insightful essay by Kristin Knouse (MIT) ➡️ www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
From LSE... A brief anti-bias note on course evals showed variable impact across a biology department—sometimes boosting women’s scores, often not. Study by Heather Bergan-Roller et al. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
From LSE... A brief anti-bias note on course evals showed variable impact across a biology department—sometimes boosting women’s scores, often not. Study by Heather Bergan-Roller et al. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
🧬 We applaud Mikael Garabedian, University of Pennsylvania, as the recipient of the 2025 Merton Bernfield Memorial Award! #ASCB #CellBiology
November 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🧬 We applaud Mikael Garabedian, University of Pennsylvania, as the recipient of the 2025 Merton Bernfield Memorial Award! #ASCB #CellBiology
Scaling back DEI isn’t just a moral setback—it’s a loss of innovation.
Bhalla, Trejo & @marymunson4.bsky.social in Nature Cell Biology: limiting who can participate in science “weakens research capacity and stifles discovery.”
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Bhalla, Trejo & @marymunson4.bsky.social in Nature Cell Biology: limiting who can participate in science “weakens research capacity and stifles discovery.”
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Scaling back DEI isn’t just a moral setback—it’s a loss of innovation.
Bhalla, Trejo & @marymunson4.bsky.social in Nature Cell Biology: limiting who can participate in science “weakens research capacity and stifles discovery.”
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Bhalla, Trejo & @marymunson4.bsky.social in Nature Cell Biology: limiting who can participate in science “weakens research capacity and stifles discovery.”
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
How does spindle architecture differ across species? Romain Gibeaux and colleagues use optimized expansion microscopy to reveal distinct microtubule organization in Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis spindles. ➡️ www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
How does spindle architecture differ across species? Romain Gibeaux and colleagues use optimized expansion microscopy to reveal distinct microtubule organization in Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis spindles. ➡️ www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
Meet LSE Senior Editor Stephanie Gardner (Purdue University)!
Professor Gardner will help oversee the review process, maintain the journal’s high standards, and support communication among editors and contributors.
Learn more ➡️ www.lifescied.org/journal/lse
Professor Gardner will help oversee the review process, maintain the journal’s high standards, and support communication among editors and contributors.
Learn more ➡️ www.lifescied.org/journal/lse
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Meet LSE Senior Editor Stephanie Gardner (Purdue University)!
Professor Gardner will help oversee the review process, maintain the journal’s high standards, and support communication among editors and contributors.
Learn more ➡️ www.lifescied.org/journal/lse
Professor Gardner will help oversee the review process, maintain the journal’s high standards, and support communication among editors and contributors.
Learn more ➡️ www.lifescied.org/journal/lse
How do Kinesin-14 motors organize microtubules during spindle assembly?
Claire E. Walczak and colleagues reveal how two microtubule-binding domains balance sliding and cross-linking to drive spindle morphogenesis. ➡️ www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
Claire E. Walczak and colleagues reveal how two microtubule-binding domains balance sliding and cross-linking to drive spindle morphogenesis. ➡️ www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
How do Kinesin-14 motors organize microtubules during spindle assembly?
Claire E. Walczak and colleagues reveal how two microtubule-binding domains balance sliding and cross-linking to drive spindle morphogenesis. ➡️ www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
Claire E. Walczak and colleagues reveal how two microtubule-binding domains balance sliding and cross-linking to drive spindle morphogenesis. ➡️ www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
From LSE... How do biology faculty of color integrate their social identities into teaching and mentoring? This study highlights inclusive, race-conscious practices that support marginalized students and challenge cultural norms in STEM. ➡️ www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
October 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
From LSE... How do biology faculty of color integrate their social identities into teaching and mentoring? This study highlights inclusive, race-conscious practices that support marginalized students and challenge cultural norms in STEM. ➡️ www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...
🏆 Kudos to Jimmy Ly, Whitehead Institute, recipient of the 2025 Porter Prize for Research Excellence—Graduate Student! Jimmy’s work reflects the innovation and dedication celebrated by this award. #ASCB #CellBiology
October 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🏆 Kudos to Jimmy Ly, Whitehead Institute, recipient of the 2025 Porter Prize for Research Excellence—Graduate Student! Jimmy’s work reflects the innovation and dedication celebrated by this award. #ASCB #CellBiology