Pipettes & Politics: Episode 9

Pipettes and Politics

Episode 9 of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology science policy podcast, “Pipettes and Politics,” is available. The ASBMB public affairs staff provides an update on the fiscal year 2019 appropriations, the ASBMB August is for Advocacy campaign, and the progress of the ASBMB Advocacy Training Program. Staff also analyze the recent National Academies report on graduate STEM education for the 21st century. References: Request for Information (RFI): Strategies for Enhancing Postdoctoral Career Transitions to Promote Faculty Diversity NOT-GM-18-034 Due: 7/20/18 https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-GM-18-034.html "For Comment" Draft Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 19-1) https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/papp/pappg19_1/draftpappg_may2018.pdf Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25038/graduate-stem-education-for-the-21st-century Follow your Pipettes & Politics hosts Twitter and share your thoughts on this episode using #PipettesAndPolitics: -Benjamin Corb | @bwcorb -Andre Porter | @anporter_ -Daniel Pham | @dpham20