Fresh from surviving the slings and arrows of co-chairing the 42nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference, your intrepid authors step into a new field of cow patties to offer 10 hints on how to nurture a scientific conference. Hint #1. It's not all about the Big Shots. Meetings should be all about inclusiveness. Although it is undeniable that in some fields a small number of laboratories make disp...
Since its inception in June 2000, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research ( CIHR), a sponsor of Next Wave Canada, has established itself as a model for the world. Health agencies from more half a dozen countries are considering emulating the novel approach taken by Canada's primary federal funding agency for health research. This attention appears to be well deserved. In fewer than two and a ...
BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX Disability centres can vastly facilitate an individual's efforts to overcome the great obstacles disabled scientists usually face when trying to follow their passion for science and research. In addition to workshops and counselling, such centres offer several technical aids. Services exist for students with sundry disabilities, such as learning disabilities, attention d...
