Q&A with Daniel S. Katz, Lucy Montgomery, Olivia Guest on their views on open scholarship and how universities can take the best advantage of opportunities brought about by current changes in scholarship and society.
Leprosy may sound like an archaic disease but unfortunately it is not confined to the history books. For World Leprosy Day we have rounded up some of most recommended articles on the subject. Also our usual top three articles for the month; and our Hidden Jewels. Click on the images for full access to the recommendations.
We were sad to learn that Stephen Katz, Head of the Dermatology Faculty at F1000Prime and Director of National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), NIH, passed away on the 20th of December. We will miss him greatly.
‘Know your status’ was this year’s theme for World AIDs Day. There are an estimated 36.7 million people living with the HIV virus. 1st December 2018 marked the 30th anniversary of this day dedicated to raising awareness and improving education about the virus, and to end the stigma associated with it. Nicholas Funderburg is December’s Faculty Member…
This October we are proud to present Martine Extermann as our Faculty Member of the month. She is Associate Professor of Oncology and Medicine, University of South Florida, US, and Attending Physician in the Senior Oncology Program at H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, US. In this Q&A, Martine shares the highlights of working as clinical…
Just 10 minutes of exercise could improve your memory. Thinking about the neurological benefits of physical exercise we share the top recommended articles on the affect of exercise on cognition; our usual top three articles for the month; and our Hidden Jewels. Click on the images for full access to the recommendations.
For Peer Review week, we set our Faculty Members the challenge of suggesting solutions to improve peer review and how it can better support diversity and inclusivity.
Our Faculty Member of the month is Wafik El-Deiry, a Professor of Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, who specialises in the care of patients with colorectal cancer and those with rare genetic drivers of other tumour types. In this Q&A he talks to us about his preclinical and clinical therapeutics research.
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest colour and it might not be what you think, as it’s bright pink! The bright pink pigments are molecular fossils of chlorophyll produced by tiny ancient cyanobacteria. Given this finding on cyanobacteria and evolution we share the top three articles related to the evolution of marine microbes; our usual top three articles for the month; and our Hidden Jewels.
July’s faculty member of the month is Nobel laureate Joachim Frank. In this Q&A, we go back to October 2017 to talk about the day the Nobel prize winners were announced. Among the celebrating and the press engagements, Joachim still found the time to write a Prime recommendation for an article about the very technique for which he was awarded.
