Nisha Nair

Vancouver Style Made Easy: 5 Tips to Get Your Reference Format Right

What if after you’ve spent months writing up your research and hit “Submit” on the journal website, but a tiny formatting slip in your reference list or in-text citations returns your manuscript for corrections? That’s now several frustrating hours of revisions, which is time researchers often don’t have to spare. In the field of health […]

The Power of Framing in Medical Research Communication: Why It Matters

There was a viral medical research story going around in 2018, with the title “Federal study finds marijuana 100X less toxic than alcohol, safer than tobacco.” While the headline successfully triggered conversations,  scientists who took a closer look found that it may have been misleading. This is just an example of the power (and responsibility) […]

Publishing in Med School? Med Students, Here’s Why It Can Be a Smart Move

Between rounds, exams, and trying to remember what sleep feels like, publishing might sound like one more impossible task on an already full plate. But for med students, it’s not as out of reach as it seems, and it might just be one of the most rewarding things you do during your training. Whether you’re […]

From lab to narrative: Telling better stories in biomedical research

In 2012, when seven-year-old Emily Whitehead, who had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, was out of options after multiple rounds of chemotherapy failed, she and her family made the brave decision to try an experimental treatment: CAR-T cell therapy. She became the first child in the world to receive it. And against the odds, it worked. Her […]