For the last several years, my primary professional organization, the American Association of Anatomists (AAA), has sent a leadership delegation to connect…
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post ABRCMS: A conference model that brings together key members of the biomedical science pipelineRead more
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Education It is unethical to teach evolution without confronting racism and sexismRead more
On November 19, 2018, Holly Dunsworth wrote the essay below and posted it on her blog, The Mermaid’s Tale. This piece was…
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Community Engagement An objective-driven long-term initiative to communicate fundamental science to various target audiences – a case study in fruit fliesRead more
Communicating scientific research to the public including relevant decision makers is important in order to build trust and to sustain a political…
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Community Engagement Peter Hotez: Defending VaccinesRead more
Back in the 1980s, when I was an MD/PhD student in New York, I learned a lot about biochemistry and molecular…
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Community Engagement The Art of Service Design in ScienceRead more
To whom are you accountable? This deceptively simple question is one worth asking if you’re a researcher. This week we share the…
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Mentorship Is It Time for Pre-Publication Peer Review to Die?Read more
Pre-publication peer review seems to be as old as science communication itself. The idea is simple: qualified experts will examine your…
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Community Engagement The Nexus of Data and Community: How Partnership Can Close Achievement GapsRead more
States across the U.S. (like our home state of Indiana) are making strides to better understand and close the racial achievement gaps…
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Community Engagement How to communicate basic research in schools – a case study using DrosophilaRead more
The Manchester Fly Facility maintains an objective-driven, long-term science communication initiative which started in 2011 and promotes the importance of fundamental biomedical…
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Community Engagement Power to the Patients: Co-design of Community-based ResearchRead more
According to a 2015 statistic, the leading causes of death among adolescents in the US are unintentional accidents, suicide, and homicide. However…
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Community Engagement Finding Lost Emotions after Brain InjuryRead more
This week, a study published by scientists at the University of Rochester indicates that a new blood test may make it easier to more…
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Collaboration between scientists How To Get The Most Out Of A Scientific ConferenceRead more
On July 21, 2018, Joshua Hall (@jdhallphd), Director of @UNCPREP @UNC School of Medicine and creator and host of the @hellophd…
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Collaboration between scientists Running Laboratory MeetingsRead more
When I started my research group, I realized that I had to have lab meetings and that there were many approaches…