NIH to PIs: In Current Funding Climate, Three R01s Is Enough
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Last week, NIH announced a new initiative to keep struggling early and midcareer labs viable by capping the number of R01's any one PI could hold.
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Summer Home Improvement? Try the NIH "All About Grants" Podcast
Julia Phillippi, PhD
Summer is a great time for home improvement projects. But they can get dull. Redeem the time with NIH ‘All About Grants’ podcasts. They're not flashy, but are USEFUL for …
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Vexing Issues for New PIs: Picking Corresponding Author, Potential Reviewers, Blacklisting and Other Angst
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Recommending fair and thoughtful reviewers and other quandaries of submitting your first independent manuscripts.
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NIH Wants to Pay Your Student Loans. Here's How to Make It Easier for Them to Do It.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
NIH's Loan Repayment Programs have some of the highest funding rates. Here's how you can make it easier to get your loans paid.
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An Unexpected Career in Sex and Gender Biology
Dawn Newcomb, PhD
I transitioned to studying how sex hormones drive inflammation. That’s unusual, but it shouldn’t be.
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Queer Science Stories Needed 🌈
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Are you an LGBTQI scientist and a great writer? We need you! In June we are hosting blogs to celebrate Pride Month and your story matters! The more personal we …
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A Quick Fix for Death by Powerpoint
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
The funny thing about this Death by Powerpoint condition is that while everyone has experienced this as an audience member, no one is guilty of giving a terrible presentation. Which …
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Looking for the Helpers in Academia
Allison Mayle, PhD
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who …
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Google Has a Powerful New Data Playground for PhDs and MDs to Target Patients, Individuals at Risk and Consumer Trends.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Google Trends provides a powerful new platform to look at regional data using their search term database. Use it to figure out if your patients are getting the information they …
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