Tony Pawson

With regret, we mark the death of Dr Tony Pawson. Tony was a research leader at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada. He joined us as a Head of Faculty in Cell Biology in 2001, right from the beginning of the Faculty of 1000 project. Many have paid tribute, not…

In search of article-level impact with PLOS

All articles published in Public Library of Science (PLOS) journals that have been recommended in F1000Prime – more than 3000 articles – now include the F1000Prime recommended badge and score. PLOS have added F1000Prime scores to their sophisticated suite of article-level metrics (ALMs), which helps give authors of important articles more information on the impact…

And the award for best poster goes to…

Organising a conference is no mean feat. In order to make a conference a success, an organising committee must invest a great deal of time and dedication to nurture the ‘perfect’ conference. The conference must be logistically sound, have an attractive and interactive itinerary whilst still allowing for socialising to encourage the exchanging of ideas.…

F1000Trials: a new gateway to clinical trials

Faculty of 1000 today launches the beta version of a new service, F1000Trials, which is currently freely available to all registered users. In this post we explain the need for this new publishing service, what the key features are, and who should use it. Read the press release here. Are we at tipping point for…