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ASAPbio newsletter vol 4 – Technical workshop, new website features, ambassadors

Oct 06, 2016
Dear ASAPbio subscriber, Here’s what’s new: Please let us know if you hear of any exciting developments in preprints in life sciences! Jessica Jessica Polka, PhD Director, ASAPbio
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ASAPbio newsletter vol 3 – REQUESTING FEEDBACK on a central preprint service for biology

Aug 15, 2016
Dear ASAPbio subscriber, It’s been an exciting few months at ASAPbio! Here’s what’s happened: Finally, effective 8/1, I’m now serving as full-time director of ASAPbio!
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Four foundations announce support for ASAPbio

Jun 20, 2016
This announcement was originally posted on the Simons Foundation website. On June 20, four foundations announced their support for ASAPbio (Accelerating Science and Publication in Biology), a scientist-driven effort with a mission to promote the use of preprints in the life sciences.
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Vale & Hyman publish eLife article on preprints & priority

Jun 17, 2016
Tony Hyman and ASAPbio founder Ron Vale have just published a Point of View in eLife building on their earlier blog post. ABSTRACT: The job of a scientist is to make a discovery and then communicate this new knowledge to others.
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Summary of the ASAPbio Funders’ Workshop

Jun 13, 2016
The following is a message from funding agency representatives who attended our recent Funders’ Workshop. As research funders who attended the ASAPbio Funder’s Workshop for Preprints held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on May 23-24, 2016, we wish to provide a brief summary of the meeting.
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ASAPbio attendees’ commentary in Science

May 20, 2016
A group of attendees of ASAPbio have published a commentary in the “Policy Forum” section of the journal Science on May 20, 2016. Written by scientists and representatives from journals and funding agencies, the paper serves as a meeting report and summary of opinions on the use of preprints in the life sciences.
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