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Abel Pharmboy is the nom de plume of an academic researcher and educator who took his PhD in Pharmacology and Therapeutics and BS in Toxicology. He writes on natural product drugs and dietary supplements, academic career development, medical journalism and, occasionally, making and listening to music and, with the help of his colleague, Erleichda, wine appreciation.
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January 31, 2009
Category: Academia
I've been terribly behind on a billion things lately, most importantly spending time with my family and calling PharmSis and PharmMom. However, DrugMonkey's post on Mentoring 101: Let's Talk About the Money drew from me a comment I feel I...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 6:20 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 30, 2009
Category: The Friday Fermentable
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, is a place that many have told me I must visit (although perhaps not now as they are experiencing record heat). In fact, a twist of science and friendships nearly brought me there for my sabbatical...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 11:32 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 28, 2009
Category: Quackery
This article yesterday in the Wall Street Journal has led me to revisit and repost an old essay I had at the old place on 6 January 2006. The article addresses Oscillococcinum, an extract of the liver and heart of...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 11:02 AM • 52 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 27, 2009
Category: Stuff I don't know about
I'm stuck in the US East Coast ice and snow trying to get home after some science work for our nation's health agency (that is my rationale for posting this on my Sb blog). My four-hour equipment and weather delay...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 6:35 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 23, 2009
Category: Politics
I'm trying to drink some wine and PharmGirl gets all serious on me. I was blown away by this op-ed.
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 7:55 PM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 21, 2009
Category: Academia
Megaprops to Karl Leif Bates, editor of the online magazine, Duke Research, for some publicity on our recent working vacation.
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January 20, 2009
Category: Politics
The other Zimmer on today's oops.
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 4:51 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogging community
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, played an essential role in Anton and Bora - and you - working the magic of this past weekend.
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 9:02 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 18, 2009
Category: Blogging community
Just as I was starting to put together a few posts about my experiences at this weekend's ScienceOnline'09 soirée, I get a Tweet from Pam Spaulding that openly gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson didn't appear on HBO's inaugural coverage today...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 8:02 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 16, 2009
Category: Physics
The best coverage of the science behind the apparent "bird-strike" cause of yesterday's USAirways miracle on the Hudson can be found at Scientific American online: It basically comes down to the physics equation for kinetic energy: Energy is proportional to...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 10:40 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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