We are very pleased to announce the winner of the 2010 BSCB Science Writing Prize is Susan Turrell for her essay “Inducing Apoptosis- Countdown to Self-Destruction” BSCB Image Competition: Judging underway. Thanks to all those that entered BSCB Supports the Campaign for Libel Reform

Committee News Many thanks to the outgoing members of the committee (David, Jordan, Margarete, Vania, Richard, Steven and last but not least Veronika, our outgoing PhD rep) for their numerous valued contributions...and welcome to the new members: Kate Nobes our new Newsletter Editor, Jay Stone our new PhD rep and also Grant Wheeler and Patrick Hussey. Ewald Hettema is now the New Honor Fell/CoB Travel Award Secretary.

Latest News The BSCB Spring 2010 Newsletter is now available for viewing. BSCB now administering Abercrombie Conference Fund. The BSCB / The Company of Biologists new Honor Fell Travel application form.

Special Offers BSCB members gain access to a range of great offers on books and journal subscriptions - more details here

BSCB Mission Statement The British Society for Cell Biology (founded 1965; registered charity no. 265816) is dedicated to the advancement of research in all branches of cell biology and to fostering the interchange of information between cell biologists and with the public. The BSCB is run on a voluntary basis by a committee of scientists drawn from a wide range of institutions within the UK. The BSCB organises and supports meetings and conferences relevant to cell biology, disseminates information of interest to cell biologists via its bi-annual newsletter and more widely via its website, and plays an increasing role in raising awareness of science policy issues in the UK.  It is particularly committed to nurturing scientists at early stages in their careers (undergraduates, PhD students and postdoctoral workers) by providing generous travel grants for attendance at meetings, undergraduate bursaries and vacation studentships.  In addition, the committee has PhD and postdoctoral representatives who organize networking events and workshops relevant to students and postdocs at our annual Spring Meeting. The BSCB is also committed to engaging with schools and the general public by provision of freely available authoritative cell biological knowledge online. Funding for the BSCB comes mostly from membership fees and a generous grant from the Company of Biologists.

Recent and Future BSCB Meetings Date Title Venue Website Spring 2011 26-30 April Joint BSCB-BSDB Spring Meeting Cell-Cell Contacts/Cell Structures/Cell Dynamics University of Kent TBA Autumn 2011 11-13 Sept Cell Biology of Protein Degradation Pathways Liverpool TBA Cell Biology-related Meetings Date Title Venue Website 13-15 Sept 22nd UK Adhesion meeting Faculty of Life Sciences, Manchester More info... 15-18 Sept Actin Dynamics - German Society for Cell Biology Jena More info... 17 Sept North of England Cell Biology Forum 2010 University of Hull More info... 22-25 Sept One RNAP2010 - Structure, function and evolution of RNA polymerases. A joint Biochemical Society / Wellcome Trust conference Wellcome Trust, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK More info... see the full calendar of related meetings