Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are graduate students employed by a university or college to undertake certain teaching responsibilities. These responsibilities may include…
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Early Career Research Community The Impact of Teaching AssistantshipsRead more
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Early Career Research Community Introducing the winners of the first round of PLOS ECR Travel AwardsRead more
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 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…