Genetic research in the midst of a pandemic
Hanawalt, Nagata and Regev named AACR fellows
News and Ideas
In memoriam: Robert Baldwin
“His research sped a shift in many biologists’ attention from organismic biology, the study of creatures great and small, to molecular biology"
Scientists unmask a virus that mimicked human RNA and hit on a potential vaccine
Human metapneumovirus is a molecular mimic, sneaking past immune systems to cause cold symptoms
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Happening this week: Free webinars on building relationships, telling your science story and biological aging.
Synthesis of potent antibiotic follows unusual chemical pathway
Images of a protein involved in creating a potent antibiotic reveal the unusual first steps of the antibiotic's synthesis.
Hidden talents
Witty drawings by ASBMB staff member Vic De Luz are a bonus feature of our April focus on science and art.
Picture this: The 2nd annual JBC Methods Madness tournament
In this version, instead of basketball teams we bring you competing scientific methods and a chance to sway the outcome with votes (and maybe some trash talk) on Twitter.
A tiny ‘kiss’ with mega consequences
To mark the second iteration of this health observance, let’s learn a bit about the disease and the strides researchers are making.
Two years of the DOJ’s China Initiative
Despite the agency’s intense scrutiny of scientists at academic institutions, few have been convicted, and none has been accused of economic espionage.
Seeing is believing
Three science illustrators discuss how they have merged their academic training in research with a lifelong interest in the visual arts.
Meet Our Contributors
Beronda L. Montgomery
Peter Kennelly
Rajini Rao
Bill Sullivan
To support or to deny: mentoring or gatekeeping?
Beronda L. Montgomery
MSU Foundation Professor
Beronda Montgomery posted on Twitter: “What’s a thing that you were ‘mentored’ not to do, but you pursued it & it’s worked out well?” She shares what she learned from the responses. Read More
What would Julia Child do?
Peter Kennelly
Professor
Pete Kennelly proposes that online labs should be designed with an eye to enhancing student participation and maintaining causal connections. Read More
Use the mic!
Rajini Rao
Professor
Rajini Rao writes that up to 20% of the population has some hearing loss, so when you don’t use the microphone at a meeting, you are projecting your ableism, not your voice. Read More
Grant-writing tips for beginners
Bill Sullivan
Showalter Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Bill Sullivan, a study section veteran, shares eight important lessons he’s learned for writing a winning grant application. Read More
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