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Category Archives: research
The best experiment
It has been a long winter, but spring is finally here. It’s a beautiful day, starting from breakfast on the deck, watching the birds over the lake. And it’s time for someone who hasn’t done an experiment in a dozen … Continue reading
Run with Science, Dr. Julia Biggins!
Dr. Julia Biggins, Democratic candidate for Representative of Virginia’s 10th District One of the few positive outcomes of the Trump presidency, is that some people have become so fed up with the quality of those in elected office, that they … Continue reading
Posted in research, science
Tagged 2018 midterm elections, anti-science, CDC, Dr. Julia Biggins, EPA, evidence-based, no puppet, Pruitt, science, science-based, scientists, stable genius, truth, Virginia 10th District, war-on-science, war-on-truth
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A Sad Sign of the Times
This past week, my graduate student, my post-doctoral fellow, and I flew out to Philadelphia for the annual American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) meeting. This 2017 meeting was my 20th year as an ASCB member, and marks 20 years … Continue reading
Posted in research, science, Uncategorized
Tagged American Society for Cell Biology, ASCB, immigration, postdoc, posters, presentation, public policy committee, student
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Why we need to better educate the public about science–and stop bill “S. 1973, The Basic Research Act”
The 20th and 21st centuries have arguably been the “Golden Age” for science in the US and other developed countries. Within a generation we have gone from people routinely dying as a result of simple bacterial infections to the power … Continue reading
Posted in Education, research, science
Tagged bill S. 1973, biomedical research, CRISP/Cas9, Darwin, enzymes, funding, grant review, medical advances, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, NIH, NSF, peer review, Rand Paul, research, science, taxpayer advocate, The Basic research Act, vaccinations
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Thin slicing a thin-skinned president
A wonderful elementary school friend who I haven’t seen for over 40 years recently drew my attention to a Canadian journalist and author named Malcolm Gladwell. I first read his book “Outliers,” a book that examined how the very most … Continue reading
Posted in research, science, Uncategorized
Tagged Blink, Gladwell, Outliers, politics, president, thin slicing, Trump
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Diversity skips African Americans in science
On a recent grant review panel, I was struck at the degree of diversity among the reviewers at the table; with roughly twenty scientists in the group, I noted people who who hailed from at least nine different countries (not … Continue reading
Posted in Education, research, science
Tagged affirmative action, African American, diversity, education, grant review, minorities, panels, research, science
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Science in the Trump era
Shortly after the inauguration of Trump as president of the US, this country has entered a new “post-truth” era. The president, who undoubtedly has serious (and perhaps justifiable) feelings of inferiority and insecurity along with his narcissism–despite outward posturing–claimed that … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative facts, inauguration, kellyanne conway, liar, lies, m, mendacious, mitochondria, narcissistic personality disorder, president, president obama, science, sean spicer, Trump
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A student’s guide to finding and securing a desirable PhD mentor in the biomedical sciences
Several years ago I wrote a satirical article titled “How not to get a lab job.” In that piece, designed primarily for graduate students who were looking for post-doctoral positions, I tried to use real-life examples based on the types … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, career, career in science, faculty, graduate program, graduate student, how to find a mentor, laboratories, labs, large lab, mentor, mentors, mentorship, new investigator, PhD students, position, post-doc, postdoc, postdoctoral fellow, productivity, publications, research, rotations, scientific career, stress, success in the lab, university, vetting
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Even a blind squirrel sometimes finds a nut—or does he?!
The new Emperor, Dear Leader, or as he is known in this country, President of the United States of America, is on the verge of proving that even age-old sayings are no longer sacrosanct. Since inauguration in January, we have … Continue reading
The March for Science: Can and should politics be absent?
Since the crowning of the current US administration, the scientific community in the US has not only been reeling from the proposed cuts to almost every type of scientific research in this country, but also from the quandary of what … Continue reading
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Tagged #MarchforScience, March for Science, Occam, science, scientists, truth, US
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