Blog from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.noreply@blogger.com (ASBMB)Fri, 1 Nov 2024 04:17:12 -0400Blogger http://www.blogger.com8125http://chiralcomments.blogspot.com/en-usnoBlog from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.noreply@blogger.comhttp://chiralcomments.blogspot.com/2008/09/science-in-blogosphere.htmlASBMB Todayscience communicationnoreply@blogger.com (S Crespi)Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:16:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33718041816158422.post-102551290225535544In honor of this month’s political theme, I decided to survey the most political part of the world: the blogosphere. Blogging has been around for a while, it was the beginning of Web 2.0’s deluge of user-generated content. Anyone can start a blog but in my opinion, the best sites come from writers with specialized knowledge writing about their favorite topics. And when it comes to scientists, the0http://chiralcomments.blogspot.com/2008/09/science-funding-makes-headlines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (S Crespi)Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:28:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33718041816158422.post-6695088085261577452As the presidential race coverage rages on in the media, science funding may soon become a talking point. Some recent news reports indicate that the candidates are at odds over funding and news outlets are starting to notice.The Baltimore Sun has taken up the cause of increasing science funding. Full story.The Chronicle of Higher Education covered the report by the National Academy of Sciences, 0http://chiralcomments.blogspot.com/2008/09/time-to-submit-your-annual-meeting.htmlannual meetingnoreply@blogger.com (nkresge)Tue, 2 Sep 2008 15:29:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33718041816158422.post-970672236150191611The abstract submission site for the ASBMB Annual Meeting is now officially open. You can access it at HERE and submit your meeting abstracts any time between now and November 5, 2008.Some other meeting deadlines you'll want to keep in mind are:Travel Award Application Deadline: November 12, 2008. NOTE: an abstract must be successfully submitted to an ASBMB topic category by the November 5, 2008 0http://chiralcomments.blogspot.com/2008/08/mandatory-mentoring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ASBMB)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:52:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33718041816158422.post-4092465916308682495The 2007 America COMPETES Act, requires NSF-funded investigators to describe in their research grant applications how they would mentor postdocs funded on their grants, and it mandates that this information be evaluated under NSF’s broader impacts merit review criteria. Investigators are also required to describe their mentoring activities in their annual and final grant reports. The National 1http://chiralcomments.blogspot.com/2008/08/creationists-award-winners-and-dna.htmlASBMB Todaynoreply@blogger.com (nkresge)Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:31:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33718041816158422.post-9050366919408157285If you're an ASBMB member, the latest issue of ASBMB Today should be landing in your mailbox any day now. If you're not a member, or you would like a sneak-peek at what's in store in the print edition, you can check out the digital version of the magazine.The August issue of ASBMB Today is packed with interesting and exciting content, including: A lively column by ASBMB President Gregory Petsko 0http://chiralcomments.blogspot.com/2008/08/introduction.htmlintroducingnoreply@blogger.com (nkresge)Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:59:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33718041816158422.post-2726500838853461742Over the next several months you’ll see posts from a variety of people on Chiral Comments. Some posts will be from invited writers who will do a single article on a specific subject, while other posts will come from ASBMB staff members who will contribute regularly to the site.I’m one of those regular posters who you will become familiar with over the coming months. My main role at ASBMB is as 0http://chiralcomments.blogspot.com/2008/07/first-green-labs-post.htmlgreennoreply@blogger.com (S Crespi)Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:27:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33718041816158422.post-3376574662213698947This post is the first in a series (hopefully) of green-themed ideas. The video below really struck me since I've often thought about how to make labs (where throwing away gloves, metal, glass and gallons of chemicals is a daily habit) more eco-friendly. One can forget that the lab isn't a sealed environment. Below I've spelled out the 10 recommendations presented in the video.If you've got more 0http://chiralcomments.blogspot.com/2008/08/first-post-ever.htmlintroducingnoreply@blogger.com (S Crespi)Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:14:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33718041816158422.post-6042733728478965024Welcome to Chiral Comments, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's new blog. We want to increase community participation here at the Society and this will be another channel of communication with members and the public.I'm still working on my title here at ASBMB but it's something along the lines of platform-agnostic science communicator--but I'm pretty sure it will end up 0