Understanding H. pylori: Meira Epplein
Rebecca Helton, MA
Meira Epplein, PhD, came to epidemiology by a more scenic route than most. She has always been fascinated by China, from Chinese art to culture and modern history. After getting …
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Nature: The Plight of Young Scientists
Rebecca Helton, MA
A recent news feature in Nature highlighted challenges facing early career scientists, from pressure to publish to shrinking funding and the increasing length of time before reaching research independence. Early …
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Open Season: NIH Loan Repayment Program
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NIH wants to pay your medical or grad school debt. 1,500 awards are active each year, and each awardee receives up to $70,000 in debt repayment. Awards are available in several broad …
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Nifty Things from Open Mike
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NIH’s Rock Talk is now Open Mike, a blog by Dr. Michael Lauer, the Deputy Director for Extramural Research. He and his team have been posting some cool stuff …
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Heart to Heart: Anna Hemnes
Rebecca Helton, MA
Every day, Anna Hemnes, MD, treats patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Every day, she works to find a cure. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare disease that narrows and stiffens …
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Finding Signals in the Noise: Todd Edwards
Rebecca Helton, MA
Discovering meaning in a massive amount of random-seeming data is nothing new to Todd Edwards, PhD, a genetic epidemiologist. His career has made meaning out of many disparate parts, beginning …
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The Five Stages of Grief: Saying Goodbye to the Old Biosketch
Rebecca Helton, MA
Confused about the NIH’s new biosketch format? Wondering how to present your work in the best light? Download slides from a presentation by Dr. Katherine Hartmann, Associate Dean for …
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Rock Talk: Recent Data on R21 and R01-Equivalent Grants
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While many think that R21’s are easier to get than R01’s, since fewer researchers compete for them and they require no preliminary data, in fact R21’s are …
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Marathon Running, Marathon Research: Dawn Newcomb
Rebecca Helton, MA
For Dawn Newcomb, PhD, writing a grant is like running a marathon. As a veteran of six marathons since she moved to Nashville in 2007, she should know. “You have to …
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The Dirty Truth: Passion Isn't the Only Ingredient for Success
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Although passion is often thought to be a necessary ingredient for success, we all know it’s not the only one. If you’re passionate about handwritten letters, but everyone …
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