In this blog, we discuss a paper recommended by the F1000Prime Faculty and published in Functional Ecology, where the authors discuss the idea that social interaction may not just increase the length of an individual’s life, but also impact the evolutionary success of an entire species.
Patrice Forget is our Faculty Member of the Month. He is a Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia and a Professor at the University of Aberdeen. Over the past 10 years, he has published more than 100 articles, letters and editorials. In this blog, he gives us an insight into a day in his life and what he likes about being a member of the F1000Prime Faculty.
In the spirit of Halloween, this month we’re bringing you a very spooky story from the natural world. Research published in BMC Evolutionary Biology and recommended by the F1000Prime Faculty tells the horrifying tale of a fungus capable of controlling not only an ants mind, but it’s entire body, leading to the creature’s ultimate gruesome demise.
Brian Stramer is our Faculty Member of the Month. He is the group leader at the Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics and lecturer in the department of Anatomy and Human Sciences at King’s College London. In this blog, he talks us through a day in his life and what he likes about being a member of the F1000Prime Faculty.
Using open research to develop a high-quality network of laboratories to survey, control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases. Laura Dean and Imelda Bates, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, discuss their work on the first critical step to developing this important network and the benefit of open access for its accessibility and transparency.
In this Q&A, we chat with Rubén de Alarcón Gómez, the lead author on a systematic review into online porn addiction which has been recommended by the F1000Prime Faculty, to find out more about the nature of the condition, where we stand on treatment and how official recognition could change the scope of research into this area.
Cory Cleveland is our Faculty Member of the Month. He is a professor in the Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana, Missoula, Montana.
June Round is our Faculty Member of the Month. June is an Associate Professor and Principal Investigator at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. In this blog post she gives us an insight into the workings of her lab and what initially inspired her interest in immunology.
In this blog, we discuss and highlight the results of our recent author survey. In this survey, we asked our authors to describe their experiences publishing with F1000Research; including, how they would rate the service and editorial process and provide an insight into their overall thoughts publishing on F1000Research.
Marina Wolf is our Faculty Member of the Month. She is a Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at Oregon Health & Science University. In this blog, she talks about what inspired her to pursue a career in neuroscience and what career advice she would give to her younger self.
