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News & Press http://my.aspb.org/news/default.asp Sat, 25 May 2013 18:32:09 GMT Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:54:17 GMT Copyright © 2013 American Society of Plant Biologists Plant Scientists Gather to Prioritize Future Research Efforts http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=119324 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=119324

Plant Scientists Gather to Prioritize Future Research Efforts
The Plant Science Research Summit Reconvenes

How will plant science research contribute to addressing the societal challenges of today and tomorrow? What areas of research will facilitate solutions to these challenges? And how will we train the next generation of plant scientists to most effectively meet the needs of the future? These are just a few of the questions tackled at the second phase of the Plant Science Research Summit in January at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland. >Read More

]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:54:17 GMT National Science Foundation Releases Program Solicitations http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=107786 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=107786

National Science Foundation Releases Program Solicitations
The National Science Foundation has recently released program solicitations for the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS), the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB), and the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB). Information for each solicitation is linked to below:

Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs Solicitation
Frequently Asked Questions
Preliminary Proposal: January 18, 2013
Full Proposal: August 2, 2013

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences – Investigator-initiated Research Projects
Letters of intent and preliminary proposals: not applicable
Full Proposal: January 30, 2013

Division of Environmental Biology – Core Programs
Preliminary proposal: January 23, 2013
Full Proposal: August 2, 2013 – full proposals by invitation only

Reminder:
NSF has released a New Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide that goes into effect January 14, 2013. For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/T1CcVQ

]]> Tue, 6 Nov 2012 21:00:06 GMT Stand with European Scientists in Their Efforts to Secure the EU Research and Innovation Budget http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=107463 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=107463

Stand with European Scientists in Their Efforts to Secure the EU Research and Innovation Budget

Discussions at the next summit of the European Union (EU) heads of state or government, scheduled for late November, will determine the EU research budget for the next seven years. Several Member States are demanding severe cuts on the total EU budget and research will have to compete with other policy priorities.

An online petition to secure the EU research and innovation budget has been launched reflecting the mobilization of research communities, including younger scientists, the members of learned societies and of concerned citizens. It complements the open letter of 44 European Nobel Laureates and 6 Fields Medallists recently published in major European newspapers.

To sign on, please visit: http://www.no-cuts-on-research.eu/index.php?file=petition.htm.

]]> Fri, 2 Nov 2012 18:29:44 GMT NSF Releases New Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=105558 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=105558 Funding Announcement Blog post.]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:20:42 GMT ASPB Does Not Endorse the Research Works Act http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=82355 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=82355 The American Society of Plant Biologists wishes to inform its membership; individuals and institutions subscribing to its two journals, Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell; and the scholarly community at large that it does not endorse the Research Works Act (RWA; H.R. 3699), which was introduced into the U.S. Congress late last year. If the RWA were to become law, it would essentially repeal the NIH public access mandate, via which articles derived from NIH funding must be publicly released on the PubMed Central website within 12 months of publication, and forbid future implementation of any similar mandates at other agencies. Read More

]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT NSF launches Career-Life Balance Initiative http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=74341 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=74341 Career-Life Balance Initiative, at a White House event last week. This 10-year plan willexpand best practices NSF-wide, including one that will allow researchers to delay or suspend their grants for up to one year in order to care for a newborn or newly adopted child or fulfill other family obligations.

"Too many young women scientists and engineers get sidetracked or drop their promising careers because they find it too difficult to balance the needs of those careers and the needs of their families,” said NSF Director Subra Suresh in a White House release. "This new initiative aims to change that, so that the country can benefit from the full range and diversity of its talent.”

]]> Fri, 7 Oct 2011 14:09:11 GMT ASPB member Carole Dabney-Smith receives presidential honor http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=73726 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=73726

Sixteen federal departments and agencies join together annually to nominate the most meritorious scientists and engineers whose early accomplishments show the greatest promise for assuring America's preeminence in science and engineering and contributing to the awarding agencies' missions.

]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:58:20 GMT ASPB Convenes Leaders to Chart Future of Plant Science Research http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=73169 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=73169 Later this week, the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) will convene more than 75 scientists from across plant science to chart the future of the field. The Plant Science Research Summit is designed to engage the broad plant science research community in a process that will develop a consensus plan to invigorate and guide plant science research over the next decade. Read More

]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:13:50 GMT NSF Graduate Research Fellowships provide support for graduate study http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=72361 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=72361 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).

The program is designed to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce in the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in fields within NSF's mission. The GRFP provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant achievements in science and engineering research. The ranks of NSF Fellows include numerous individuals who have made transformative breakthroughs in science and engineering research, many who have become leaders in their chosen careers, and some who have been honored as Nobel laureates. Read More

]]> Wed, 7 Sep 2011 18:23:04 GMT Life Sciences Research Foundation postdoctoral fellowships http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=72359 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=72359 Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF) administers an international program of postdoctoral fellowships in all areas of the life sciences.

The LSRF solicits monies from industry, foundations, and individuals to support postdoctoral fellowships across the spectrum of the life sciences: biochemistry; cell, developmental, molecular, plant, structural, organismic population and evolutionary biology; endocrinology; immunology; microbiology; neurobiology; physiology; virology. Read More

]]> Wed, 7 Sep 2011 18:20:36 GMT Plant Biologists Named as Jefferson Science Fellows at State Department/USAID http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=71862 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=71862 Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF): Peter J. Davies and Alan McHughen. Established by the Secretary of State in October 2003, the JSF program provides a new model for engaging the American academic science, technology, engineering, and medical communities in the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy. Read More]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:05:02 GMT Salk Institute publicizes top research institutions in plant sciences http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=71554 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=71554 publicized the results from an analysis of the top research institutions in plant science and mycology. The data, compiled by Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators, lists institutions worldwide based on the numberof highly cited papers, citations tohighly cited papers, and citations perhighly cited papers.

Read More]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:12:20 GMT NIH Director’s Pioneer and New Innovator Award programs http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=71553 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=71553 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program, which complements NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs.

The Pioneer Award is a unique aspect of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, a high-risk research initiative ofResearch Teams of the Future. Pioneer Awards are designed to support individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering – and possibly transforming approaches – to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research. The term "pioneering” is used to describe highly innovative approaches that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact on a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research, and the term "award” is used to mean a grant for conducting research, rather than a reward for past achievements. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect ideas substantially different from those already being pursued in the investigator's laboratory or elsewhere. Biomedical and behavioral research is defined broadly in this announcement as encompassing scientific investigations in the biological, behavioral, clinical, social, physical, chemical, computational, engineering, and mathematical sciences.

]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:05:35 GMT ASPB member Gonzalo Estavillo wins Australia Young Tall Poppy Science Award http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=71552 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=71552 Gonzalo Estavillohas received one of four ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards from the Australian Institute of Policy & Science (AIPS) for the Australian Capital Territory (link).

Estavillo is a research associate in the laboratory of ASPB member Barry Pogson at Australian National University (ANU).

]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:03:33 GMT Two ASPB Members receive awards from Botanical Society of America http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=68467 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=68467 ASPB member Susan Singer wins Botanical Society education award

ASPB member Susan Singer has been named the 2011 recipient of the Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award from the Botanical Society of America (BSA) in recognition of her teaching and commitment to education. Read More

ASPB member Ann Hirsch wins Botanical Society's highest honor

ASPB member Ann Hirsch has been named the 2011recipientof the Botanical Society of America (BSA) Merit Award, BSA's highest honor!

Merit awardees are chosen based on their outstanding contributions to the BSA mission, including those who have demonstrated excellence in basic research, education, public policy, or who have provided exceptional service to the professional botanical community, or who may have made contributions to a combination of these categories. Read More

]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:15:28 GMT NSF: National Plant Genome Initiative Postdoctoral Research Fellowships http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=67720 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=67720 funding opportunity for postdoctoral associates under the auspices of the NPGI (National Plant Genome Initiative) and co-sponsored by the NSF, USDA Agriculture Research Service and Department of Energy. The focus will be plant genomics with an emphasis on interdisciplinary training in quantitative genetics, modern breeding approaches, and bioinformatics. The purpose of these fellowships is to provide postdoctoral training opportunities that target basic research in plant improvement and associated sciences such as plant physiology and pathology, quantitative genetics, and computational biology. Read More]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:41:09 GMT ASPB member Susan Wessler wins FASEB 2012 Excellence in Science Award http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=67719 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=67719 Susan R. Wesslerhas been named the recipient of the FASEB 2012 Excellence in Science Award from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). Read More]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:37:58 GMT ASPB members receive Agricultural Research Service awards http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=67717 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=67717 ASPB members receive Agricultural Research Service awards

Several ASPB members are among those honored by awards from USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Read More

]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:32:03 GMT HHMI and GBMF Name 15 ASPB Members as Investigators http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=66999 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=66999 HHMI and GBMF Name 15 ASPB Members as Investigators

Recipients will share $75 million in flexible support for plant science research

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Two of the nation's largest private sponsors of research have taken a giant leap into plant science. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) have named 15 of the country's most innovative plant scientists as HHMI-GBMF Investigators. These 15 plant scientists—all of whom are members of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)—will share $75 million in flexible support from HHMI and GBMF over the next five years.

]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:01:08 GMT State Department: Building Opportunity Out of Science and Technology (BOOST) http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=66136 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=66136 Building Opportunity Out of Science and Technology (BOOST).

BOOST is seeking to engageuniversities, non-government organizations,and other non-profit organizations to create programs that will engage and energize young scientists in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by creating educational projects to help develop and boost science capacity. These projects might include grant writing, accessing and sharing data, science communication for both technical and public audiences, and the conduct of science. Read More

]]> Thu, 2 Jun 2011 19:29:31 GMT ASPB member Joanne Chory elected to the Royal Society http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=65688 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=65688 ASPB member Joanne Chory has been elected as a Foreign Member of The Royal Society, joining the world's most eminent scientists in the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 15:07:36 GMT ASPB Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=64378 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=64378 Plant biologists join select group of top scientists

Several members of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) have been elected as members or foreign associates of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Read More

]]> Wed, 4 May 2011 16:27:26 GMT ASPB helps kids make their own garden at White House Easter Egg Roll http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=63600 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=63600

American Society of Plant Biologists Partners with the National Park Foundation to Support the 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll

ASPB helps children dig into science fun and learn about plants and nutrition with "Make Your Own Garden: Eggs-Seeding Expectations"

]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:39:12 GMT DOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=61245 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=61245 The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Postdoctoral Fellowships support EERE's mission in energy efficiency and renewable energy by offering recent Ph.D. recipients the opportunity to conduct applied research at universities, national laboratories, and other research facilities.

View the full announcement...

]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:11:08 GMT ASPB Member Testifies in Support of National Science Foundation http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=60793 http://my.aspb.org/news/news.asp?id=60793 Plant biologist Elizabeth Hood, PhD, testified on behalf of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. Hood, who is a member of ASPB's Public Affairs Committee, spoke in support of funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the $7.767 billion requested for fiscal year 2012. While recognizing the difficult fiscal environment faced by the nation, Hood's testimony emphasized that investments in scientific research will be a critical step toward sustained economic recovery.

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