http://www.asbmb.org The Latest News From ASBMB The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology en-us Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:15:34 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=48067 June 17 2013 — In the summer issue of ASBMB Today we explore the mysteries of spider pheromones with a Q&A with Stefan Schulz ASBMB President Jeremy Berg reviews the National Institutes of Health’s BRAIN initiative And contributor Lola Olufemi offers ideas for reducing laboratory expenses Meanwhile in this month’s installment of the special essay series “Derailed but Undeterred,” Bethany Brookshire a blogger for Scientific American more commonly known by the moniker Scicurious writes about... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:14:13 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=48067 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=48060 June 24 2013- Do you have a fledgling outreach program that needs help to get up and running? Check out our Outreach Seed Grant Program proudly sponsored by the ASBMB Public Outreach Committee Successful applicants can receive up to $2000/year to help their outreach programs become established in local communities Applications are due September 1 Details and instructions can be found on our website www.asbmb.org/publicoutreach    June 24 2013- ASBMB is proud to announce our Outreach Seed... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:39:14 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=48060 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=48004 June 13 2013 -- The ASBMB Undergraduate Affiliates Network is pleased to announce our 2013 Undergraduate Research Award recipients.  The annual UAN Undergraduate Research Award provides funding for reagents supplies and other consumable that are needed to support the work of an undergraduate member working in an ASBMB member lab.  Each of the following award recipient will be conducting independent research over the course of this summer.    Michael Banco University of Michigan... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:37:49 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=48004 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47984 June 10 2013- ASBMB is proud to announce the launching of our BRAND NEW Public Outreach website! The site contains information on how to get involved with outreach a state-by-state listing of outreach opportunities across the country and a wiki-based community that allows users to share ideas and experiences Check it out! www.asbmb.org/publicoutreach     June 10 2013- ASBMB is proud to announce the launching of our BRAND NEW Public Outreach website! Read more...     ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:48:44 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47984 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47979 June 5 2013- On Wednesday June 12 at 2 PM EDT we will host the first "ASBMB Journal Club" via Google+ Hangout On Air The discussion will feature authors Douglas Thomas and Jason Hickock from the University of Illinois at Chicago discussing their latest Paper of the Week from the Journal of Biological Chemistry Their work focuses on the effects of nitric oxide on epigenetic mechanisms.  Read the paper here.  Sign up to join the hangout here.   June 5 2013- On Wednesday June 12 a... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:04:27 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47979 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47969 Tell us about your current career position. I am an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Spelman College.  As chair daily administrative tasks include advising overseeing the budget and developing the course schedule within the department.  I also work as an advocate for faculty and students and work collaboratively with my colleagues to ensure that we continue to offer a rigorous curriculum that prepares future scientists.   As Associate Professor I serve as a t... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:10:19 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47969 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47886 ASBMB President Jeremy Berg sent a letter to Rep Lamar Smith R-Texas and the rest of the U.S House Science Space and Technology Committee voicing the society's opposition to the draft bill known as the High Quality Research Act We have also published a position statement defending the peer-review process May 22 2013 -- ASBMB President Jeremy Berg sent a letter to Rep Lamar Smith voicing the society's opposition to the draft bill known as the High Quality Research Act... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:19 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47886 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47825 May 21 2013 -- The society is now accepting applications for the 2013 Hands-on Opportunities to Promote Engagement in Sciences (HOPES) seed grants.  The goal of the HOPES seed grants is to incentivize and support the development of outreach programs and partnerships by teachers and researchers.  Ten grants of up to $2,000 each will be awarded to teams consisting of one or more Junior High/High School teacher(s) (or other K-12 educator) and one or more university college or institutional (e... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:18:44 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47825 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47693 May 10 2013 — In the latest JBC podcast we hear an interview with Gaofeng Wang at the University of Miami Wang talks about his Paper of the Week Ascorbate Induces Ten-Eleven Translocation Methylcytosine Dioxygenase-mediated Generation of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine The paper delves into how vitamin C may play a role in epigenetics Click here to listen to the podcast.  May 10 2013 — In the latest JBC podcast we hear an interview with Gaofeng Wang at the University of Miami Wang talks about hi... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:21:49 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47693 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47676 May 8 2013 -- The ASBMB is hosting a grant writing workshop for new and early career biochemistry and molecular biology faculty June 27 – 29 in Washington D.C.  This workshop specifically targets new tenure-track faculty who have not previously received NSF or NIH funding. Key features of the workshop will be:  Talks by NSF and NIH program officers about funding opportunities and strategies for successful proposal submission Presentations by participants on their ideas and appro... Wed, 08 May 2013 09:40:36 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47676 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47647 May 1 2013 — In the May issue of ASBMB Today we explore what we know — and what we need to know — about sperm and how it relates to male infertility The fourth and fifth installments of our personal essay series “Derailed but Undeterred,” are by Christine Guthrie who candidly tells how she prevailed through a particularly dark period when she was a young investigator and by Jonathan Gitlin who recalls the challenges he experienced as a noncitizen forging a career in U.S science policy You’... Wed, 01 May 2013 14:09:03 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47647 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47347 The 17th Annual ASBMB Undergraduate Student Research Poster competition was held in Boston this year during the Experimental Biology 2013 conference.  More than 260 undergraduates submitted abstracts to this year's competition.  The following are the winners and honorable mentions. Cell Signaling Best Poster Winner Kelly Biette, Seattle University Cell Signaling Honorable Mentions Wesley Cai, University of Arizona Tamara Escajadillo, CSU Dominguez Hills Allison McCague, Universit... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:24:55 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47347