Science Career Magazine
Issue for December 24, 1999
- Science Career Magazine
- Site Review: Scholarships Canada
- By
Charles Boulakia
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S cholarships Canada is what its name suggests: a scholarship database for Canadians. I'd call it a Canadian Grantsnet, but it's missing all of the useful supplementary information you'd find at grantsnet.org, and, well, a lot of
- Science Career Magazine
- The Drug Regulatory Affairs Professional
- By
Madeleine Pesant
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T he pharmaceutical research and development process of bringing a new drug to the market takes many years; it is therefore essential that the process be managed effectively from beginning to end in order to meet the Canadian regulatory requirements and permit a favorable evaluation
- Science Career Magazine
- Mentoring at NIH
- By
Vid Mohan-Ram
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T he National Institutes of Health (NIH) is placing new emphasis on mentoring. Researchers are now evaluated specifically on their mentoring skills when they come up for review. And the NIH's Ethics and Conduct Committee recently released a guide on mentoring--and the entire first run
- Science Career Magazine
- The Postdoctoral System Needs Reform
- By
Maziar Nekovee
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M ore than 30,000 scientists in the United Kingdom work in higher education institutions on postdocs and other short-term research contracts. Many postdocs take on a succession of short-term contracts, in the hope that a faculty post might eventually turn up--but only 20% succeed in
- Science Career Magazine
- Two Words: Classical Pharmacology
- By
Jim Kling
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F or the past few decades, biology advisors have been whispering one word in the ears of talented undergrads: genes. It's good advice--molecular biology and genetics have blossomed, creating new tools for research and identifying new targets for treatment of disease. But the new golden
