Search Results: SF declaration 2012

What's it all about? Organoids

…has been gradually gaining popularity in publications with a more recent spike in the term “organoids” since 2012 (Fig. 2). Thus far we have discussed the basis for using organoids…

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Creating Cell Biology Courses That Are Inclusive for People
Who Are Intersex and/or Have Queer Genders

The number of people whose gender does not match the sex they were assigned at birth is growing. Yet this increasing prevalence does not translate into higher integration of these…

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NIH Grants

…understand the grantsmanship Link Information about the SF424 (R&R) application and biosketches (kept up to date) Link Common Mistakes in NIH Applications – a concise list (from June 2011) Link…

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Managing a Lab

…article from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology link “Lab Management 101” (Sept 2012) – an interesting article from GenomeWeb with a broader approach to the topic link…

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Yogurt Shows the Way for a Revolution in Genome Editing

…Charpentier published their observation that CRISPR is an RNA-guided DNA-cutter that could be used for genome editing in June 2012. Zhang published a more precise and efficient CRISPR editing system…

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ASCB Task Force Spots Three Opportunities for the Next Stem Cell Revolution

…of a high-level ASCB strategic retreat in the spring of 2012 to identify key areas of cell science ripe for expansion. Besides Fuchs, Desai, and Goldstein, task force members included…

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Laptops or No Laptops in Class? It’s Complicated

Dear Education Committee, I’m considering a no-laptop policy in my class because I notice that students get distracted when they have their computers open. Is this a good idea? What…

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A fast-moving revolution: from Stonewall toward a more diverse scientific workforce

June 2019 is a special year for the LGBTQ+ community. The Stonewall riots started the fight for gay rights in the United States. It can be seen as a collective…

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The key ingredients for a successful science outreach event

Have you ever taken part in a science outreach event? Three years ago, I heard the expression “science outreach” for the first time. A friend of mine asked me to…

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Peer mentoring: colleagues as a resource for your career development

…Several years ago we developed peer mentoring groups at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to complement vertical mentoring and to address some of these challenges and risks.2 Though…

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