Perspectives

A cellular jigsaw puzzle
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A cellular jigsaw puzzle

May 22, 2024

Fatahiya Kashif created a 3D model to show immune–tumor interactions in the microenvironment.

Learning to listen
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Learning to listen

May 9, 2024

In her talk at DiscoverBMB, ASBMB Sustained Leadership Award recipient Adele Wolfson reflected on the increased inclusiveness of science in recent decades.

Getting to know scientists half a world away
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Getting to know scientists half a world away

April 24, 2024

In a program at Wellesley College, students interview and write about researchers at a university in Ghana.

Let’s make ASBMB awardees look more like BMB scientists
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Let’s make ASBMB awardees look more like BMB scientists

April 23, 2024

Think about nominating someone outside your immediate network.

A paleolithic peer review
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A paleolithic peer review

April 18, 2024

You might think review panels have only been around for the last century or so. You would be mistaken.

Early COVID-19 research is riddled with poor methods and low-quality results
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Early COVID-19 research is riddled with poor methods and low-quality results

April 13, 2024

The pandemic worsened, but didn’t create, this problem for science.

My guitar companion
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My guitar companion

April 11, 2024

A scientist takes a musical journey through time and around the world.

Catalyzing change and redefining purpose
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Catalyzing change and redefining purpose

March 28, 2024

To mark Women’s History Month, Sudha Sharma writes about her journey from focusing on her own research program to being part of a collaborative COVID-19 project.

The power of sabbaticals
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The power of sabbaticals

March 28, 2024

To mark Women’s History Month, Nicholas Rhind writes about learning techniques in other researchers’ labs that empower the work in his own.