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African countries set the tone in technological innovation to fight COVID-19
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Messenger of DNA, Therapeutics and Coronavirus: How are they all linked?
This blog was written by Ashley Chin, BSc, a PhD candidate in the Division of Experimental Medicine at McGill University and Montreal Clinical Research Institute. Her research areas of interest...
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Moving for science – from UK to Vietnam (via Singapore)
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View ArticleSynergizing the graduate and undergraduate research experiences in the lab
Author: Urmimala Basu, Post-doctoral research fellow, Harvard Medical School Excited, sobered, wandering, frustrated, grinding, cautiously optimistic, hopeful, survived, grateful. These words,...
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Antibody testing could lend a hand to global vaccine programs crippled by...
Authors: Simon Mutembo and Naor Bar-Zeev COVID-19, the most significant global pandemic since 1918, has overwhelmed the attention of most political and public health leaders over the past year. But...
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View ArticleLet’s welcome back onsite scientific conferences coupled with online...
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View ArticleBlurring Lines: Between Vaccine Urgency in a Pandemic and Research and...
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View ArticleVirtual Reality: A Route for Teaching Empathy to Medical Students?
A guest post from Daniel Palazuelos, M.D., MPH, global health implementer-educator at Harvard Medical School, the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and Partners In Health (PIH), Sean M. Noble, Ph.D....
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Treating Obesity in Primary Care: Lifting the Veil of Invisibility
Author: Elizabeth Ciemins, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A. The prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults more than doubled from less than 15% in 1985 to 34% in 2005-2008. In 2017-2018, that prevalence skyrocketed...
View ArticleEnding neglected tropical diseases to foster a more inclusive society
Authors: Kimberly Kamara, Associate Vice President, Programs; and Tegan Mosugu, Associate Director, Public Affairs A world free of parasitic, bacterial, and viral infections is within reach as long as...
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Women in STEM: stories of Resilience, Spirit and Success
Author: Dawn Heimer, Editor, Modern Women in STEM Note: to commemorate International Women’s Day we kick off our Women in STEM series. So many STEM books for young girls are history books, showcasing...
View ArticleCombating Parasitic Worms in Ethiopia
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