Parag Chitnis, director of the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences at the National Science Foundation, talked with ASBMB Today Editor Angela Hopp and the society’s science policy fellow, Julie McClure, about what kinds of research projects the NSF is looking to fund.

The collaboration between the National Institutes of Health and AWS to store the data will let any researcher obtain and study them at a fraction of the cost that it would be for his or her institution to host the information.

Graduation season is upon us, which means it’s time get on with gift buying. Here are 10 recommendations for thoughtful and fun gifts for the science student in your life.

Spurred by various challenges in getting an experimental candidate approved and to the clinic, those heading up this public–private partnership say they hope the results will help in the development of novel treatments for some of our most common diseases.

Robert Schimke has ditched the pipettes and gels for paintbrushes and canvases. An emeritus professor from Stanford University’s department of biological sciences, Schimke’s scientific portfolio is tremendous.

Need a break? Here's ASBMB Today contributor Danielle Gutierrez’s list of top TEDTalks about biochemistry and molecular biology.