Rebecca Lawrence appointed F1000’s Managing Director
We at F1000 are pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Lawrence as Managing Director. Rebecca was previously Managing Director of F1000Research, the open science publishing platform of F1000. During the 6 years Rebecca has worked at F1000, she has … Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - November 19, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Adie Chan Tags: Behind the scenes Open Science Press Releases Source Type: blogs

2016 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry
Nadrian ‘Ned’ Seeman, professor of chemistry at New York University and Section Head of F1000’s Biomimetic Chemistry Section has won the 2016 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry. The Franklin Institutue has the aim of preserving Benjamin Franklin’s legacy by recognizing … Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - November 18, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Adie Chan Tags: Awards/honors Source Type: blogs

Featured F1000 Specialist – November 2015
Shang Su is the F1000 Specialist Contact at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He has found a number of ways to reach out to the research community there, which you can read about in the interview below. If you’d like to … Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - November 17, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Eva Amsen Tags: Community F1000 Specialists Source Type: blogs

Flame on, safety in numbers and the traitor within… our social media round up
The trending article recommendations on the @F1000 social media feeds this week, as well as interesting picks from the science Twittersphere. Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - November 13, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Adie Chan Tags: Tweet stuff Source Type: blogs

Harold Varmus appointed Chairman of International Advisory Board
We’re pleased to announce that Nobel Laureate and former NIH Director Harold Varmus has been appointed as Chairman of F1000’s International Advisory Board. The International Advisory Board advises F1000 on broad policy issues and on our development of new products … Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - November 10, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Eva Amsen Tags: Behind the scenes F1000 Faculty Faculty Members New Members Source Type: blogs

Sleep and exercise in humans, and sex-specific behavior in worms: social media roundup
How much sleep do we really need? Analysis of 3 pre-industrial hunter-gatherer societies may provide some answers https://t.co/BtFweCj56i — F1000 (@F1000) November 3, 2015 Exercise at a molecular level: human skeletal muscle phosphoproteome reveals an extensive exercise signaling network https://t.co/TeW4DfygQt … Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - November 6, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Eva Amsen Tags: Tweet stuff Source Type: blogs

Sweet deception, the eternal nature vs nurture debate, and feeling your age: social media round up
The trending article recommendations on the @F1000 social media feeds this week, as well as interesting picks from the science Twittersphere. Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - October 30, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Adie Chan Tags: Tweet stuff Source Type: blogs

David Karl wins 2015 Balzan Prize in Oceanography
Many congratulations to Ecology Section Head David Karl, who recently a Balzan prize in Oceanography. Prof. Karl is the Professor of Oceanography at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii, and Head of F1000’S Ecosystem … Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - October 29, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Adie Chan Tags: Awards/honors Faculty Members Source Type: blogs

Nigel Clarke
We are sad to mark the passing of Nigel Clarke, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney and F1000 Faculty Member in the Neurological Disorders Faculty. Nigel was diagnosed with a brain tumour in June 2014 and, sadly, passed away … Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - October 28, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Adie Chan Tags: Faculty Members Obituary Source Type: blogs

Michael Kilby
With regret, we mark the death of Michael Kilby, Faculty Member in the Infectious Diseases Faculty. Kilby was the chief of the Division for Infectious Diseases at the Medical University of South Carolina, and a renowned clinician in the field … Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - October 28, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Adie Chan Tags: Faculty Members Obituary Source Type: blogs

Fish fingers, walk of shame and conscious uncoupling: social media round up
The trending article recommendations on the @F1000 social media feeds this week, as well as interesting picks from the science Twittersphere. Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - October 23, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Adie Chan Tags: Tweet stuff Source Type: blogs

An itch for all seasons, the harmonious human and clone wars
The trending article recommendations on the @F1000 social media feeds this week, as well as interesting picks from the science Twittersphere. Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - October 16, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Adie Chan Tags: Tweet stuff Source Type: blogs

An itch for all season, the harmonious human and clone wars
The trending article recommendations on the @F1000 social media feeds this week, as well as interesting picks from the science Twittersphere. Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - October 16, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Adie Chan Tags: Tweet stuff Source Type: blogs

Featured F1000 Specialist – October 2015
Rachel Moore is a postdoc at King’s College London. Being local to our London office, where most of F1000’s developers work, Rachel had the unique opportunity to help us test and develop F1000Workspace from the very early stages. This interview … Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - October 15, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Eva Amsen Tags: F1000 Specialists F1000Workspace Source Type: blogs

Toxin sensing by C. difficile, tRNA precursors and the illusion of the Internet
The toxic avenger? Inhibition of C. difficile quorum sensing may provide a new non-antibiotic treatment avenue http://t.co/zZdL7YLEyn — F1000 (@F1000) October 7, 2015 Cinderella story: tRNA precursor believed rubbish is actually irreplaceable component of gene regulation machinery http://t.co/9dFrtzYCaL — F1000 … Continue reading → (Source: Naturally Selected)
Source: Naturally Selected - October 9, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Eva Amsen Tags: Tweet stuff Source Type: blogs