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The Canada Gairdner International Award is an annual prize that recognises significant contributions by biomedical scientists to understanding, treating and curing human disease. Recipients are nominated and then selected by two panels of leading Canadian and international scientists, and many previous recipients have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. Congratulations to Stephen Elledge, Faculty…
This year marks 150 years since the founding of the National Academy of Sciences. On the 28th April, at their 150th annual meeting, the NAS will honour those who have made outstanding contributions to physical, biological, and social sciences. Our congratulations to David Karl, Section Head of Ecosystem Ecology at F1000, on being awarded the…
We will be publishing some interviews with authors of F1000Research papers on this blog. Today we hear from Jürgen Schnermann, Chief of the Kidney Disease Branch at NIDDK/NIH. His group recently published a paper in F1000Research “Nephron filtration rate and proximal tubular fluid reabsorption in the Akita mouse model of type I diabetes mellitus”. In…
Mark your diaries if you’re in the Boston area, and join us on April 22nd for an evening of provocative talks, followed by drinks, in celebration of Open Science Publishing. Coinciding with the Experimental Biology meeting in Boston, but open to delegates and non-delegates alike, F1000Research is hosting a discussion on the benefits of Open…
We would like to congratulate Joachim Messing, Faculty Member in Genomics & Genetics, on being awarded the 2013 Wolf Prize in Agriculture for his contributions to the field of genetic engineering. His work at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology, of which he is Director, Rutgers University, New Jersey, has earned him this accolade “for innovations…
Did you know that we have a Twitter account? We use it to notify people of new papers, to discuss the latest news in science publishing, and of course to keep up with the vibrant science community there. We’re curious to know who our authors, referees, and readers are on Twitter. Give us a shout-out…
I’ve recently returned from the Beyond the PDF2 unconference in Amsterdam and I’m really excited about the enthusiastic response we received to the proposals for new data review guidelines, which I presented on behalf of a project we have been co-organising with Geraldine Stoneham-Clement, Elizabeth Newbold and Jonathan Tedds. The purpose of the project At…
