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Legacy 2012

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Having just read poor Stephen’s “Year” I must admit that since Wed. I am not faring any better. My lymph nodes feel like coconuts, and my head feels as though someone keeps inflating balloons under my skin. I had hoped … Continue reading →

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More on creative self-promotion…

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Shameless. Simply shameless. But last chance for 2012…. Matter Over Mind and Welcome Home, Sir  

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Reverse genetics, ok, but reverse shoplifting?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Most of us in the biomedical sciences will be familiar with the term coined “reverse genetics-” namely the use of DNA sequences to understand the function of a gene by testing for phenotypes. But how about “reverse shoplifting?!” I recently … Continue reading →

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Frustrated, Flummoxed and (just plain) Fed-up

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Steve Caplan

I am sick of the middle-east–or more accurately, the middle-east is making me sick. I have spent a good deal of my adult life actively defending the State of Israel; both by bearing arms in the military, and by serving … Continue reading →

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Cold Turkey

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Why did the turkeys cross the road? How on earth would I know? They aren’t exactly the most brilliant species alive… Turkeys of course are a reminder of fall, although they abound in this area all through the year. We … Continue reading →

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Roots

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Steve Caplan

It’s back to work for me, with new students to orient, grants to review, papers to write, seminars to deliver–in short, back to what I enjoy doing. But “back from what?” My family and I have been living in Omaha, … Continue reading →

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Imaginings

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Steve Caplan

What happens to someone who is “swallowed up” by work commitments? You start to imagine–or think you do… The departmental hallway, recently

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The most important biomedical-science technology advance–do we have a consensus?

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Steve Caplan

I’ve blogged in the past about the changing nature of the life-sciences, and about how today’s graduate students need to be “jacks of all trades.” As I’ve noted, in the past, graduate students were required to use fewer experimental systems, … Continue reading →

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Art and Science–take 2

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Last evening I had a wonderfully unique opportunity to sample a complex mixture of art, science and creativity at the elegant Orpheum Theatre in Omaha (circa 1927)–in the form of modern dance! If you can spare just a few moments … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games: educational assessment

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Steve Caplan

It seems that these past few weeks have been insanely packed with travel, and some of it not particularly fun. As I await boarding of a flight to an editorial board meeting, I recall that a week ago I drove … Continue reading →

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