DrugMonkey is an NIH-funded biomedical research scientist.
PhysioProf is an NIH-funded basic science faculty member at a private medical school.
May 10, 2008
Category: Conduct of Science
I have some brilliant and enthusiastic friends in the science blogosphere who are putting substantial effort into building on-line venues where working scientists will create scholarly communities to engage in vibrant scientific discussion and commentary, as well as disseminate novel...
Posted by PhysioProf at 9:50 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 9, 2008
Abel Pharmboy pointed to a piece in The Scientist entitled "Losing Your Lab" which discusses the plight of the soft-money researcher who has run out of funding. Actually, the plight of one researcher in particular. The commentary is, however, getting...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 10:15 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 8, 2008
Category: Drug Abuse Science
Members of San Diego State University are expressing an interesting attitude in the aftermath of the drug sweep which arrested 75 students of SDSU. According to the initial reporting it is clear that members of an organized drug marketing organization...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 2:55 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 7, 2008
Category: Cocaine
Perennial Playboy Magazine Top-Ten Party School San Diego State University is in the news following the arrest of some of its students on allegations of illicit drug dealing and drug possession. The San Diego Union Tribune is reporting: Federal agents...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 4:24 PM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
DrugMonkey posted yesterday about the "A2 bump" and other study section behaviors that are designed to create a "holding pattern" for grants that will ultimately almost-certainly be funded, but only as a subsequent resubmission. Although he alluded to the fact...
Posted by PhysioProf at 2:05 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 6, 2008
Category: Peer Review
The NIH grant applications which will be reviewed Jun/Jul are going out to reviewers right about now. Poking through my pile of assignments I find that I have three R01 applications at the A2 stage (the second and "final" amendment...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 2:22 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 5, 2008
Category: Day in the life of DrugMonkey
The workaday high points of bioscience careers are fairly obvious. Getting that publishable result finalized, analyzed and figure-ified. Getting a paper accepted. Getting a fabulous score on that grant proposal. But these moments are as much celebrational as motivational. Perhaps...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 3:40 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Careerism
I have been receiving some thankful e-mails regarding a comment I left recently concerning dissatisfaction and malaise in the later stages of a PhD program to a post at Green Gabbro (Hi, Maria!), and I have been implored to lift...
Posted by PhysioProf at 1:25 PM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 2, 2008
Category: Opiates
Salvia divinorum smoking is apparently popular with the kids these days. Drug Law Blog had a recent note on progress of a California Assembly bill AB 259 which: Provides that any person who sells, dispenses, distributes, furnishes, administers, gives, or...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 3:00 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Public Health
The Centers for Disease Control reported a higher number of measles cases in the US for first quarter 2008 in a recent report [h/t: occasional commenter ddt]. However, during January 1--April 25, 2008, a total of 64 confirmed measles cases...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 12:28 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
