- Finding Signals in the Noise: Todd Edwards
Discovering meaning in a massive amount of random-seeming data is nothing new to Todd Edwards, PhD, a genetic epidemiologist. His career has made meaning out of many disparate parts, beginning with six years in the US Army as a Print Journalist, pre-med and biology classes in co...
- Marathon Running, Marathon Research: Dawn Newcomb
For Dawn Newcomb, PhD, writing a grant is like running a marathon. As a veteran of six marathons since she moved to Nashville in 2007, she should know. “You have to be in it for the long haul and pace yourself well,” she says. She found the CTSD grant pacing workshops, whi...
- Working Backwards: Digna Velez Edwards
Digna Velez Edwards, PhD, can’t remember never doing science. Whether through research initiatives or attending science programs as a child, she always sought to feed her love of nature and observational science. After working in a zebrafish lab as an undergraduate student, she h...
- Understanding Asthma: Kecia Carroll
As the most common chronic diseases of childhood, asthma and other allergic diseases represent a “substantial burden on children in terms of quality of life, missed school days, and impact on the family in terms of financial costs as well as having to miss work,” according to Kec...
- Big Numbers, Big Ideas: Pingsheng Wu
Pingsheng Wu, PhD, likes playing with numbers. She combs through large amounts of data, such as hospital records and surveys, seeking the causes of disease. Although she has worked with data related to several diseases, her current research centers on asthma. No primary preven...
- Why You Should Work from a Coffee Shop, Even When You Have an Office
It sounds counter-intuitive, but working at a bustling coffee shop can be less distracting than working in a quiet office. The change in environment also stimulates creativity, and chance encounters spark new ideas and connections.
In the following article from FastCompan...
- Putting It All Together: Kevin C. Ess
On a recent Monday, Kevin Ess found himself in the operating room helping guide a brain resection procedure for one of his patients with epilepsy. Earlier that day, he collected skin samples from two other children with a genetic form of epilepsy, then took them back to his lab ...
- Productivity Tip #1: Have More Meetings (But Keep Them Short)
Do your meetings take an hour to do what could've been accomplished in fifteen minutes? Do you look with dread at the colorful blocks on your Outlook calendar telling you your time is about to be wasted? Here are some ways to trim the fat and make meetings shorter and smart...
- Preparation Makes Perfect: Rizwan Hamid
"Why?” is Rizwan Hamid’s favorite question. Why does one sibling get high blood pressure while another with the same genetic background doesn’t? Why do people respond so differently to the same treatment for leukemia?
As a clinical geneticist, Dr. Hamid asks his why question...
- Do More Great Work
Ever wish you had a map to show you how to avoid unnecessary busywork and focus on the work you know you were meant to do? In this jam-packed little volume, Michael Bungay Stanier gives you just such a map--fifteen of them, in fact. His starting premise, that "busy" is not a me...
