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Living through art and science
A profile of Robert Schimke

Annual meeting coverage
See some of what went on
at the annual meeting.

Gifts for grads
Thoughtful and fun gifts
for the science student.


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Online Now: May 2012 issue of ASBMB Today

cover_news_itemMay 2, 2012 – In this month's issue of ASBMB Today, science writer Raj Mukhopadhyay profiles scientist-turned-artist Robert Schimke, who once served as president of ASBMB and as an editorial board member for the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Know a student who is graduating? ASBMB Today contributor Connor Bamford lists his top-10 picks for graduation gifts. Whether you made it to the annual meeting or not, we offer a wrap-up that includes tweets, blogs and a slideshow from our on-site tattoo-parlor booth. Also, check out the videos of our Hill Day participants and an essay by Deborah L. Neely–Fisher, who addresses the well-documented repercussions of transfer shock and writes openly about her own experience with it decades ago to persuade others to help create a culture of undergraduate research at community colleges. May issue here. All issues.

ASBMB Sponsored SW Regional Concept-Driven Teaching Strategies in BMB Workshop in Santa Barbara, CA

TransRegApril 18, 2012 -- Join ASBMB members and other biochemistry and molecular biology faculty from CA, NV, AZ and CO on Saturday, May 12, 2012 for a one day NSF funded workshop focusing on teaching biochemistry and molecular biology using concept inventory and assessments.  More...  

 


Journal News

Rutgers team discovers novel approach to stimulate immune cells

Dipak SarkarMay 14, 2012 — Researchers at Rutgers University have uncovered a new way to stimulate activity of immune cell opiate receptors, leading to efficient tumor cell clearance. This research, funded by the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholosm, is featured on the cover of the May 11 issue of The Journal of Biological Chemistry. More... 

JBC Podcast: single-stranded DNA scanning enzymes

201205Goodman_and_Rueda_DNA.jpgMay 4, 2012 — In this podcast, we hear an interview with Myron Goodman from the University of Southern California and David Rueda from Wayne State University, who talk about the collaboration which led to their JBC Paper of the Week, Singled-stranded DNA Scanning and Deamination by APOBEC3G at Single Molecular Resolution. The interview and paper focus on the immunogenic effects of single-stranded DNA scanning enzymes, in particular, with relation to HIV infectivity. Listen to the podcast here. 


Member News

Kornberg Appointed to the Advisory Board of Nonprofit Prize4Life

May 15, 2012 -- KornbergNobel laureate Roger Kornberg will join the scientific advisory board of Prize4Life, a nonprofit focused on accelerating the development of treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  More... 

 

ASBMB Member Mark Chance Appointed Vice Dean for Research at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

MarkChancerDec. 2, 2011-- Dean Davis recently announced that Mark Chance, PhD, has been appointed the SOM's Vice Dean for Research. Dr. Chance, who holds the Charles W. and Iona A. Mathias Professor of Cancer Research, has focused his work on proteomics and has research experience involving collaborations across multiple departments and disease areas. More... 

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