The devolution of conservatism
Rejection of some elements of science by some conservative factions is readily explainable. Creationists cling to a pre-scientific belief system. Climate change deniers (apart from those who have a personal financial stake in fossil fuels and put greed ahead of their granchildren ' s lives) are committed to the Free Market ™ religion, which is inconsistent with anthropogenic climate change, therefore climate change must be a hoax.However, rejection of medical science does not have such a ready explanation. The Director of the National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins, is retiring.He has given an exit interview to CB...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 17, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Career Conversations: Q & A with Biological Engineer Brian Munsky
Dr. Brian Munsky. Credit: Colorado State University.
“I think having a career in science is really the best way to rechannel the inner child, to remain forever curious about the world,” says Brian Munsky, Ph.D., an associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Check out the highlights of our interview with Dr. Munsky below to learn how his childhood practical jokes led to him running a research group that uses computational and experimental methods to study complex processes inside cells.
Q: How did you become interested in science and math?
A: I reall...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 8, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Bioinformatics Computational Biology Profiles Source Type: blogs
National and Regional Resources for the Scientific Community
We’re pleased to share that the NIGMS National and Regional Resource Program (R24) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) has been reissued (PAR-22-065). This program began in 2019 to provide access to state-of-the-art facilities, equipment, technologies, research tools, and software that aren’t generally available to a large number of researchers. To date, the program has established 12 resources that serve the scientific community on a national or multistate regional basis and offer a breadth of technologies. Below, we highlight just a few. We encourage you to explore all of the resources made available through this ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 7, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Research Resources Source Type: blogs
An Important work in Clinical cardiology : The hidden gem of “ Diamond & Forrester ” !
If anyone asks to shortlist the best papers that were, ever published in clinical cardiology, I am sure, this one will reach the top ten. It was 1979, the field of cardiology is just waiting to explode. CAD was managed primarily with drugs and occasional CABGs. Coronary angiograms were an academic luxury. Both thrombolysis and PCI were unknown. Fortunately, Clinical cardiology was still alive and kicking. Dr. George Diamond and Dr. James Forrester from Cedars Sinai, New York worked together to bring this masterpiece. How and when to suspect CAD in the general population? For the first time probability was app...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - December 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 29th 2021
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Longevity Industry Consulting Services
Reason, the founder of Fight Aging! and Repair Biotechnologies, offers strategic consulting services to investors, entrepreneurs, and others interested in the longevity industry and its complexities. To find out m...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 28, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Notes on the Recent Longevity Week in London
The yearly Longevity Week events in London are organized by Jim Mellon's network of allies, to promote the longevity industry and the concept of working towards therapies to treat aging as a medical condition. Sadly I could not attend this year, a combination of conflicting events in the US and it being too soon after conferences started up again post-COVID-19 to commit to international travel. Fortunately, one can still find a few notes on the proceedings online, and video of presentations will usually follow.
This week was "Longevity Week" with numerous events organised in the UK on what we now call "geroscience...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 23, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Webinar for G-RISE and IMSD Research Training Program (T32) Applicants
Are you preparing a grant application for the Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE) or the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) predoctoral institutional research training program? If so, please join our informational webinar to learn about the programs and application components. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask us questions:
Friday, December 3, 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET
During the webinar, we’ll provide a broad overview of the programs and share our expectations for applications and the required data tables for the upcoming January 28, 2022,&nbs...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 18, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs
Teaching People The Value Of Scientific Consensus Can Help To Correct False Beliefs
By Emma Young
How do we change beliefs that are contrary to the scientific consensus? Given that such misperceptions can be harmful to the believers, their families, and even to broader society, research in this area is vital. Now Aart van Stekelenburg at Radboud University and colleagues report preliminary but promising work finding that a brief training exercise on the value of scientific consensus, and how to look for it, can help. Their paper in Psychological Science suggests that this could be a more effective approach than just communicating what the scientific consensus is — at least, for some false beliefs.
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Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - November 18, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Decision making Media Source Type: blogs
Webinar for Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) Applicants
We’re hosting a webinar for Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (PAR-20-066) applicants:
Tuesday, November 30, 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
PREP’s goal is to develop a diverse pool of well-trained postbaccalaureates who transition into and complete rigorous biomedical, research-focused doctoral degree programs (e.g., Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.) in biomedical fields relevant to the NIGMS mission.
During the webinar, we’ll provide a broad overview of the program and share our expectations for applications and the required data tables for the January 27, 2022, receipt date. You can se...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 16, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs
Two simple papers that will fetch you a Nobel prize in Medicine/Economics instantly for sure !
This article from Mr. Arun Maira,(The Pakistan-born British Indian ex-planning commission member) is a real eye-opener on the way we have understood science. All socially conscious scientists must-read. (If properly appreciated, the 15 minutes you are going to spend on this is worth the time of one full semester in a top-notch university)
Nowadays, Noble prizes are given for some soul-searching simple researches.It is heartening to note the shift, Complex research methodology is looked down on, especially in economics. Contributors of simple observational studies bordering on forgotten common sense are rewarded. (In...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - October 19, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: bio ethics comparative research cost effectiveness in medical research Epistemology health economics medicial education noble prize in medicine economics Source Type: blogs
Two simple papers that will fetch you a Nobel prize in Medicine or Economics instantly for sure !
This article from Mr. Arun Maira,(The Pakistan-born British Indian ex-planning commission member) is a real eye-opener on the way we have understood science. All socially conscious scientists must-read. (If properly appreciated, the 15 minutes you are going to spend on this is worth the time of one full semester in a top-notch university)
Nowadays, Noble prizes are given for some soul-searching simple researches.It is heartening to note the shift, Complex research methodology is looked down on, especially in economics. Contributors of simple observational studies bordering on forgotten common sense are rewar...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - October 19, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: bio ethics comparative research cost effectiveness in medical research Epistemology health economics medicial education noble prize in medicine economics Source Type: blogs
Dorit Zuk Selected as NIGMS Deputy Director
I’m pleased to share that Dorit Zuk has been selected as NIGMS’ new deputy director.
Dorit has been a vital member of the NIGMS leadership team for many years, including serving as acting deputy director for the past year, and as director of our Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology since January 2016. During her tenure at NIGMS, she’s made valuable contributions to our 2021-2025 strategic plan [PDF] and reorganization of the Institute’s divisions in 2018, and has led efforts to build a stronger, more diverse, and collaborative workforce—both within NIGMS and beyond.
Please join ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 18, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages Job Announcements News NIGMS Staff News Source Type: blogs
IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development Funding Announcement and Upcoming Webinar
We’re pleased to announce that the IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Program (STTR) funding announcement (RFA-GM-22-001) has been issued. The purpose of this initiative is to provide support for eligible small business concerns in each of the IDeA regions (Central, Northeast, Southeast, and West) to develop educational products promoting biomedical entrepreneurship in IDeA-eligible states. These products are expected to help academic institutions in these states translate scientific discoveries and technologies from research laboratories into commercial products.The application due date is January 5, 202...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 14, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Institutional Development Award Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs
Pathways: The Anesthesia Issue
Cover of Pathways student magazine.
NIGMS and Scholastic bring you Pathways: The Anesthesia Issue, which explores pain and the science behind anesthesia—the medical treatment that prevents patients from feeling pain during surgery and other procedures. Without anesthesia, many life-saving medical procedures would be impossible.
Pathways, designed for students in grades 6 through 12, aims to build awareness of basic biomedical science and its importance to health, while inspiring careers in research. All materials in the collection are available online and are free for parents, educators, and students nationwide.
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Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 14, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Injury and Illness Anesthesiology Pain Source Type: blogs
A major breakthrough in biomedical science?
Maybe. For some reason this has flown under the radar and I haven ' t seen it reported in the lay media. Basically,the claim is that Google AI has solved the protein folding problem, at least well enough to be useful. Before I explain what this means, to put it in context, a central fact about medicine is that it is continually advancing technically. You may think this is an unalloyed good but the reality over pretty much the past century is that there ' s a downside. Social factors are still more important than medical intervention in determining population health -- clean air and water, access to high quality ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 12, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
