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An expert in network dynamics and cell interactions describes her interdisciplinary background, creativity and building community in her lab during a pandemic.
The Open Institute of the African BioGenome Project empowers African scientists and institutions with the skill sets, capacity and infrastructure to advance scientific knowledge and innovation and drive economic growth.
With the increasing need for bioinformatics expertise in the life sciences, a coordinated effort is needed to proactively and critically reflect on the challenges of educating and training life scientists with the necessary skills and competencies.
The paradigm of developing a novel technology and applying it to a clinically relevant problem may be dominant in academic medicine, but more emphasis is needed in identifying important clinical problems before looking for solutions.
Establishing accountability by implementing measurable metrics to track and monitor DEI dynamics can ensure that it becomes central to an organization’s strategy.
A diversity of factors influence student mental health, arguing for the importance of longitudinal monitoring of, and accountability for, student mental health at graduate institutions.
Integration of an intensive innovation education bootcamp into a large international conference demonstrates statistically significant increases in participant understanding and knowledge of healthcare innovation.
Data from a postdoc salary and benefits survey may assist in retaining PhD holders interested in academia but considering alternate options owing to financial considerations.
Biotech startups benefit society by solving unmet scientific and medical needs, but more can be done to move their technologies to market more quickly.
A pilot program for synthetic biology education via a scalable distributed network model of distance-based laboratory learning can be accessible globally across disciplines and backgrounds.
Academia and the pharmaceutical industry must unite to offer more comprehensive opportunities for those wanting to stay in research in the field of drug development.
Developing a device development educational core will further enhance national, international and multidisciplinary innovation and collaboration in the biomedical device domain.
The sustainable protein sector, which promises to create a better food system for the planet, is part of a growing industry with a lot to offer to young researchers.
Hackathons not only advance science itself but also help to educate young biotechnologists and artificial intelligence enthusiasts and to build capacity in digital biotechnology in low-income settings.
