Patient advocacy: access to scientific information and expert advice

Our latest #F1000talks live chat discussed how patient advocates find scientific information and expert advice. We had a great turnout of patients, patient advocates, research scientists and clinicians, and we were delighted to hear their ideas and questions. We have summed up the discussion with a Storify. We hope you enjoy our monthly tweet chats,…

Mark Millan wins Ariens Prize

Pharmacology Faculty Member Mark Millan has won the 2014 Ariens Prize. The award is an annual prize organized by the Dutch Pharmacological Society in memory of the Dutch pharmacologist, Everhardus Jacobus Ariens, who made important contributions to understanding of the function of receptors in the field of pharmacology. Prize-winners are invited to present the Ariens…

Joep Lange

It is with great sadness that we note the tragic death of Professor Joep Lange, F1000Prime Section Head for HIV Infection & AIDS: Clinical, in the Malaysian Airline flight MH17 disaster yesterday. Professor Lange was Professor of Internal Medicine at the Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, and held a number of prestigious positions, including…

#F1000Talks: patient advocacy & accurate scientific information

Our next #F1000Talks tweet chat will discuss how patient advocates gather scientific information and expert advice, and will take place on July 24th at 1 PM EST/6 PM GMT. Our guests will be AnneMarie Ciccarella (@chemobrainfog), Lori Marx-Rubiner (@regrounding), Amy Price (@AmyPricePhD) and David Gilbert (@DavidGilbert43). Most patients need help to understand information about their…