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I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist turned tenured biotech faculty turned bioinformatics scientist turned entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Digital World Biology).
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May 30, 2008
Category: Science careers
For aspiring technicians, who live in the right parts of the country, biotech jobs are out there and waiting. But what if you don't want to be a technician? Or...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 9:15 AM • 12 Comments •
Category: books
I got my copy of "A short guide to the human genome" by Stewart Scherer today from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (2008, ISBN 978-087969791-4). Usually, I would wait until...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 12:30 AM • 3 Comments •
May 29, 2008
Category: Genetics & Molecular Biology
RFLP is an acronym that stands for "Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism." That's quite a mouthful and once you've said this phrase a few times, you realize why we use the...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 6:52 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Science careers
"Why won't biotech companies hire people with Ph.D.s to be technicians?" "I already have a Ph.D., how do I find a job?" These were some of the questions that commenters...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 11:32 AM • 16 Comments •
May 28, 2008
Category: Genomics
After leading the Human Genome Project and the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH for many years, Francis Collins is retiring. No matter what you think of Francis...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 3:31 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: teaching
On-line courses were a still a new phenomenon when I was teaching full-time. Our school was pretty gung-ho about on-line education but many instructors were skeptical, some were still lamenting...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 2:00 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Science careers
If you left the science pipeline, where did you go?
Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:49 AM • 14 Comments •
May 27, 2008
Category: Science careers
In part I, I wrote about the shortage of technicians in the biotechnology industry and the general awareness that this problem is getting worse. This part will address the challenge...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 4:44 PM • 10 Comments •
Category: Science education
Students, teachers and scientists converge tommorrow morning from all around the Puget Sound region and elsewhere in Washington to share their experiences and talk about science. The students will present...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 3:59 PM • 0 Comments •
May 22, 2008
Category: Science culture
On June 1st, I'll be hosting the next edition of Medicine 2.0, a carnival devoted to exploring the impacts of web 2.0 technologies on medicine and medical practice. All topics...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 3:18 PM • 0 Comments •
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