PLOS has awarded the first batch of travel awards to 11 PLOS published early career researchers for sharing their vision of the…
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Early Career Research Community Introducing the winners of the first round of PLOS ECR Travel AwardsRead more
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Early Career Research Community Antibody dependent enhancement – a dark horse against a Zika virus vaccineRead more
With Zika virus causally associated with microcephaly and other birth defects, a vaccine is urgently needed. Fortunately, a recent study shows promise…
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Early Career Research Community Round-up of #FENS2016 Neurodegenerative Disease PLOS Science Wednesday AMARead more
Your brain is full of connections and pathways that run from one section to the next, buzzing with messages for one another…
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Early Career Research Community Can’t sleep? Here’s some science based adviceRead more
A few weeks ago, thousands of researchers gathered in Denver, Colorado for the SLEEP 2016 meeting. Skimming over the abstracts, one can find diverse research…
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Early Career Research Community The not-so-innocent LEGO brickRead more
When I think of the Danish company LEGO, the first image that comes to mind is their classical LEGO brick, and I…
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Early Career Research Community The REAL Perks of Graduate SchoolRead more
By Pinar Gurel and Ashley Rowland Source: The REAL Perks of Graduate School from ASCB Compass Blog Lately graduate students and postdocs…
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The Student Blog Agar Art: Creating Artwork With Microbial PaintRead more
The second annual Agar Art contest, sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology, fused science and design by encouraging entrants to “paint…
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Early Career Research Community A scientist’s attempt to help: Round-up of open access blogs and journal articles on gun violenceRead more
Updated March 8, 2018: On February 14, 2018, 17 people were killed and 16 more were wounded in an active shooting incident…
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Early Career Research Community Politics in academic publishing: past to presentRead more
“Academic publishers make Murdoch look like a socialist”. This is the title of a Guardian opinion piece from 2011– and it is…
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Early Career Research Community Keep On Movin’: Physical Activity In DementiaRead more
It has been recognised for over 60 years that regular physical activity provides health benefits. Our bodies are designed to be stimulated…
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Early Career Research Community Morality, Stereotypes, and Scientists: the Anatomy of Science DenialRead more
Though 87% of scientists believe that human activity causes climate change, only half of the general population shares this view, according to…
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Statistics Statistics: A particularly significant skill for ECRsRead more
I first encountered statistics in my AP Statistics class when I was 16 years old; I remember a particular lecture where we…