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Meet some of the people featured in the August 2021 issue of The Scientist.
Contributors
Contributors

Meet some of the people featured in the August 2021 issue of The Scientist.

Meet some of the people featured in the August 2021 issue of The Scientist.

careers, disease & medicine

Rotonya Carr, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, underrepresented minority researchers, funding, academic medical centers, COVID-19, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2
Q&A: Unique Circumstances for Minority Scientists During COVID-19
Asher Jones | Mar 10, 2021 | 7 min read
Investigators from underrepresented groups have borne the brunt of the disruption to science from the pandemic, according to an opinion piece that outlines ways in which institutions can lessen the damage.
Conference Linked to as Many as 300,000 COVID-19 Cases: Study
Lisa Winter | Dec 14, 2020 | 2 min read
Around 100 people were infected at a scientific meeting hosted by Biogen in Boston in February. Then they went back home, taking the virus with them.
Researchers Who Discovered Hepatitis C Earn Nobel Prize
Max Kozlov | Oct 5, 2020 | 3 min read
Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles Rice share the Physiology or Medicine award for their contributions to identifying the virus and demonstrating that it was responsible for hepatitis among blood transfusion recipients.
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, pandemic, University of Michigan, testing, students, strike, student union, graduate, undergraduate, residential advisers
University of Michigan Grad Students Strike over COVID-19 Policy
Amanda Heidt | Sep 16, 2020 | 4 min read
Student workers have cited a lack of transparency and a failure to implement rapid and widespread testing among their many concerns regarding the school’s response to the pandemic.
Molecular Imaging Pioneer, Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, Dies at 57
Lisa Winter | Jul 28, 2020 | 3 min read
The Stanford Medical School professor’s research aided the development of positron emission tomography (PET) reporters to identify disease.
Opinion: Scientists in the US and China Collaborating on COVID-19
Jenny J. Lee and John P. Haupt | Jun 22, 2020 | 4 min read
Despite high-profile political tensions between the two countries, researchers in the US and China are working together now more than ever, according to our bibliometric study.
Cal State University to Conduct Most Classes Online this Fall
Catherine Offord | May 13, 2020 | 2 min read
The public university system in California joins a number of colleges planning a virtual semester to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Neuroscientist Phil Haydon Sets Sail to Talk About Epilepsy
Ashley Yeager | Feb 19, 2020 | 6 min read
After an accident as a teenager, he developed the disorder. He then studied the brain to better understand his own seizures, and now plans to sail around the world to show others with the condition how to push their limits.
Senior Doctor in Wuhan Outbreak Dies from Coronavirus
Lisa Winter | Feb 18, 2020 | 2 min read
Liu Zhiming is the eighth frontline health-care worker to die from COVID-19, and hundreds more have been infected.
Exploring the Matrix: A Profile of Zena Werb
Diana Kwon | Dec 1, 2019 | 7 min read
The cell and molecular biologist unveiled a role for the breakdown of proteins in the extracellular matrix in both healthy and pathogenic cells.
Study Topic Influences Funding Disparity for Black Scientists
Ashley Yeager | Oct 10, 2019 | 2 min read
A new analysis finds that black scientists tend to propose projects that have lower rates of funding from the National Institutes of Health than other fields.
Laskers Go to Immunologists, Developers of Breast Cancer Therapy
Jef Akst | Sep 10, 2019 | 1 min read
The 2019 Lasker medical and research awards celebrate advances in scientists’ understanding of T and B cells, Herceptin antibodies for treating breast cancer, and vaccine coverage around the globe.
Defining Rare Disorders: A Profile of Judith Hall
Anna Azvolinsky | Sep 1, 2019 | 8 min read
By bringing genetics into clinical medicine, the University of British Columbia medical geneticist helped to identify the gene mutations responsible for many rare diseases.
Opinion: No, AI Will Not Replace Radiologists
Phil Shaffer | Jul 17, 2018 | 4 min read
The adoption of machine-learning techniques to aid in diagnosis should be done with radiologists’ guidance.
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