Being queer in the jungle: The unique challenges of LGBTQ scientists working in the field
The Stonewall Riots occurred on June 28, 1969. It was this summer evening that sparked the Gay Rights Movement. Now, forty-eight years later, the world celebrates Pride Month every June to celebrate, honor, support, and fight for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.
The queer community is resilient. No matter what obstacles they encounter, their battle to live, pursue their passions, and contribute to society endures. For many queer people that passion is science. Queer scientists such as Alan Turing who was crucial in ending World War II, and Sara Josephine Baker who made unprecedented br...
Source: BioMed Central Blog - June 28, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ben Ragen Tags: Uncategorized field research LGBTQ Source Type: blogs
Human Altitude Evolution
An interesting comment on quirks and quarks this week inspired me to do a little research on the adaptations to high altitude in different human populations. The evolution of human traits in response to high altitude environments differs between different populations. There are the legendary Tibetan highlanders of the Himalayas but there are also physiological adaptations of human populations in the Andes and in the Amhara of Ethiopia. Interestingly we also know the genetic basis for these adaptations through comparative genomics.High altitude environments present many challenges for human physiology. These challenges are ...
Source: Bayblab - November 7, 2014 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rob Source Type: blogs
A Mission to One of the Most Devastated Places in the World
By Josh Skaggs, MD
I went on a medical mission to East Africa’s South Sudan this past January and February. The country is one of the most undeveloped, isolated, and devastated places in the world, and it was an amazing experience even though being there was incredibly tough.
South Sudan and Sudan used to be under the control of Egypt, and were overseen by Great Britain. Great Britain withdrew from Sudan, its former colony, in 1956. Sudan had two regions at that time, the Arab north and the tribal south. War broke out after the northern Sudanese government began killing all non-Arabs in the south who would not ...
Source: Going Global - July 15, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
