The most popular tweets on the @F1000 feed this week, as well as other interesting picks from Twitter.
Brendan Crabb, F1000 Section Head in Microbiology, has been awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) as part of the Australia day honours. The award recognises his contributions to medical research and global health. Crabb is the Director and CEO of the Burnet institute, and past president of the Association of Australian Medical…
The Vilcek Prize for biomedical science recognizes major contributions to science made by immigrants to America. We are pleased to be able to say that Cell Biology Section Head Peter Walter has received the 2015 prize! Prof. Walter is a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California San Francisco and has been…
With regret, we note the death of Ali Akoum, Faculty Member in Women’s Health since 2007 and Professor in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at Laval University, Quebec. Dr Akoum passed away suddenly whilst on vacation with his family in Lebanon. His colleagues and peers left heartfelt tributes for him on his obituary on the…
The most popular tweets on the @F1000 feed this week, as well as other interesting picks from Twitter.
We are very sad to note the passing of Professor Maurice Sabelis, Ecology Faculty Member from 2004. Dr Sabelis was a professor at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. He passed away on 7th January this year, after a two-year illness. IBED reports that he was “scientifically…
Here are this week’s most popular tweets on the @F1000 feed, as well as some other interesting picks from the rest of Twitter…
This week’s most popular tweets on the @F1000 feed this week, as well as other interesting picks from Twitter.
Last week, F1000Research’s managing director, Rebecca Lawrence, attended a meeting with the Nuffield Council on Bioethics to discuss the culture of science research and the drivers behind it. Rebecca represented science publishers, alongside Dame Nancy Rothwell (President and Vice-Chancellor, Uni of Manchester) who represented UK research institutions, and Steven Hill (Head of Research Policy, Higher…
Chilly mice: does it matter that rodents used as preclinical models for translational research are cold? https://t.co/Qk497pulvr — F1000 (@F1000) December 5, 2014 Save the museums! For taxonomy's sake, we need to preserve the relics of species in our "cathedrals of biodiversity" https://t.co/fL77lcQkHc — F1000 (@F1000) December 9, 2014 Always have a plan B: a…
