Cancer and the cell cycle

Philipp Kaldis, Principal Investigator at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore, is a member of the Cell Biology Faculty of F1000Prime. In this video, Dr Kaldis describes his research into the cell cycle and its effect on cancer. Using liver cancer as a model, Dr Kaldis’ team are looking into the mechanics…

Rescuing research: a call to action

On 22nd April this year, four distinguished experts — F1000Prime International Advisory Board Member Bruce Alberts of the University of California, San Francisco, Marc W. Kirschner of Harvard Medical School, Shirley Tilghman of Princeton University, and Harold Varmus of the National Cancer Institute — issued a call to action. Their perspective article, ‘Rescuing US biomedical…

Video tips: F1000Prime SmartSearch

If you’re finding that keyword searches alone aren’t giving you accurate enough results in your literature searches, an F1000 SmartSearch might be what you need. Use the SmartSearch button, which appears on any article recommendation in F1000Prime, to create an intelligent search. A SmartSearch will provide you with highly accurate results matching your area of…

New Members of the National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences is the foremost society of distinguished scholars in the United States, providing “independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology”. Each year, the academy elects new members and foreign associates on the basis of their contributions to science and achievements in original research. The scientists…

FEBS-EMBO Women in Science Award 2014

We are delighted to congratulate Pascale Cossart, Faculty Member in the Microbiology Faculty, on winning the FEBS-EMBO Women in Science Award 2014. Based at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, Pascale is world renowned for her work in infectious diseases, particularly in the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes and how it causes disease. After her success last…

Royal Society Fellowship 2014

The Royal Society Fellowship is made up of eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK and the Commonwealth. Past Fellows have included Newton, Darwin and Einstein. Today, the Royal Society has announced their new Fellows, among which are four F1000Prime members, whom we would like to heartily congratulate: Philippe Sansonetti – Microbiology Head of…