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My first month as a PhD student

When people say you’ll spend your first few months simply reading…they mean it! You’re not expected to be an expert in the field when you first start your PhD so take…
My first month as a PhD student

PhD matters: It's time to finish what I started

Last week, I finished the final data collection for my PhD. It’s now occurred to me that I might be stressed about this. I could be stressed because I’ve never done…
PhD matters: It's time to finish what I started

5 Ways a biostatistician can improve your grant application

The five key inputs from a biostatistician discussed in this post can help senior researchers in the biomedical sciences to craft a strong grant application.
5 Ways a biostatistician can improve your grant application

No more traffic blues for information transfer: decongesting wireless channels

The increasing number of devices connected over wireless networks is causing channels of information flow to be congested with heavy information traffic. In a new study,…
No more traffic blues for information transfer: decongesting wireless channels

NASA is ready to open a 50-year-old moon rock. Are you?

By the end of the six Apollo missions that took place from 1969-72, astronauts brought back a total of 842 pounds of rocks and dust from the moon. Of the 2,200 samples,…
NASA is ready to open a 50-year-old moon rock. Are you?

Reflections on the impact of Peer Review Week over the years

As we celebrate Peer Review Week 2022, we ask experts to reflect on how celebrating Peer Review Week has created an impact in scholarly communications or academia. 
Reflections on the impact of Peer Review Week over the years

Scientists unravel how the immune checkpoint protein PD-L2 is regulated

Various proteins expressed in cells of the immune system have shown to play an important role in various disorders, including cancer, allergy, and autoimmune disease. In…
Scientists unravel how the immune checkpoint protein PD-L2 is regulated

Surviving the first week of my PhD program with imposter syndrome

You don’t belong here. You aren’t this smart. You will flounder. You aren’t as good as your application says. Your advisor probably thinks they made a mistake. You’re…
Surviving the first week of my PhD program with imposter syndrome

Cross-validation: An essential tool for biomedical researchers

Performing cross-validation correctly can help ensure that you get robust and reliable results. Here we discuss the how's and why's of cross-validating your data. …
Cross-validation: An essential tool for biomedical researchers

Discovery of novel cancer signaling mechanism and anticancer compound design

Active mutations of KIT tyrosine kinase are found in several cancers, but the different locations in the cells where KIT induces cancer-specific signaling remain unclear…