The thing that ties each of the following links together is a discussion of the need to incorporate equity, affirmation, and continued learning into social, scientific, and political spheres. And to recognize that the lines between these spaces is a social construct. This article offers an explanation of how sexism affects both the oppressed and […]
Friday, September 19, 2014
A Cognitive Defense of Stimming (or Why “Quiet Hands” Makes Math Harder) In the last decade or so, autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have been in the forefront of the news and research. Originally, the people thought autism was a psychological disorder and that it was similar to schitzophrenia. There was a complete lack of understanding about […]
Thursday, November 17, 2011
I just come across with this article in Slate Magazine “The Mouse Trap – The dangers of using one lab animal to study every disease.” that talks in great details about the limitation of using animal model to look for new drugs to treat human diseases. For example, the control healthy mouse can actually be […]
Saturday, November 12, 2011
The other day I shared the story of Douglas Prasher‘s with the medical students in my class. Dr. Prasher’s contribution to the study of Green Fluorescent Protein had ultimately led to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008; however he was not one of the laureates because of life circumstances. During my preparation, I read some […]
The other day we talked about the historical moment when Matt Meselson and Frank Stahl elucidated the semi-conservative mechanism of DNA replication. We briefly discussed the challenges that they faced at that time as a graduate student and a postdoc, which I think would give us insights to face our own challenges. I am still […]