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Physician scientist Jennifer Grandis details the challenges women face in medical research in her new book Harsh Medicine, calling for reform in academic medicine.

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Q&A: A Randomized Approach to Awarding Grants

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NIH Changes Extension Policy to Better Support Women PIs

Push to Address Long-Standing Challenges for Parents in STEMM

Opinion: Can Prizes Help Women Shatter Science’s Glass Ceiling?

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Gender Inequity Persists in STEM

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Faculty Value Diversity, Though Time and Funding Are Barriers

More than 8,000 Have Joined “Request a Woman Scientist” Database

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Study Finds Gender Imbalances in First-Time NIH Awards

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Salk Gender-Discrimination Lawsuit to Go to Trial

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How the Gut Differentiates Artificial Sweeteners from Sugars

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Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

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Lawnmower-like Enzyme Rewinds Decades of Molecular Aging in Human Tissue

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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What Dictates PCR Success Before Amplification Begins?

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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