Pipettes & Politics: Episode 11

Episode 11 of the ASBMB science policy podcast “Pipettes and Politics” is now available. ASBMB public affairs staff members provide updates on the fiscal year 2019 Labor Health and Human Services appropriations. Staff members also discuss their August is for Advocacy annual campaign and recapped the ASBMB’s response to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences’ Request for Information for strategies to increase faculty diversity. Mary Woolley (@MaryWoolleyRA), president and chief executive officer for Research!America, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of science advocacy and ways to get involved. References: August is for Advocacy Campaign https://www.asbmb.org/augustadvocacy/ Appropriations https://www.aaas.org/page/fy-2019-rd-appropriations-dashboard ASBMB's response to RFI NOT-GM-18-034 http://policy.asbmb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ASBMB-Response-to-RFI-NOT-GM-18-034.pdf Follow your Pipettes & Politics hosts Twitter and share your thoughts on this episode using #PipettesAndPolitics: -Benjamin Corb | @bwcorb -Andre Porter | @anporter_ -Daniel Pham | @dpham20