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Abel Pharmboy is the nom de plume of David J Kroll, a US state university educator and cancer researcher who holds a PhD in Pharmacology and Therapeutics and BS in Toxicology. He writes on natural product drugs and dietary supplements, issues of under-represented groups in the STEMM disciplines, science and medical journalism, the science and culture of North Carolina, Florida, and Colorado, making and listening to music and, with the help of his colleague, Erleichda, wine appreciation.
"Why Terra Sigillata?" will tell you more about the origin of the blog name.
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For the record, this is a personal blog and any content or opinions expressed are solely the author's and do not reflect those of his university employer or funding agencies. He does get a bit ornery from time to time.
January 23, 2010
Category: Music
With all the technopop, hip-hop, sampling, and all kind of nonsense in music today, it's always refreshing to see an incredible songwriter kick total and complete ass with just a glorified wooden box, some steel strings, and her/his own voice.
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January 22, 2010
Category: Academia
Here's a great, last-minute opportunity to interact one-on-one with a major player in the field of environmental and dietary influences on gene expression.
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 10:41 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 21, 2010
Category: Career development
The myopic drilldown in the experimental sciences is absolutely essential but how much effort should be spent on one's breadth of knowledge?
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January 19, 2010
Category: ScienceOnline2010
"Skloot's book is so much more than a medical history text ... she became immersed in black Southern culture, slowly earned the trust of the Lacks family, and shared in the joys, frustrations, and pain still shared by black families across the South today. What is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks really about? Science, African American culture and religion, intellectual property of human tissues, Southern history, medical ethics, civil rights, the overselling of medical advances? The difficulty in defining the book is also what makes so appealing to academics in both the arts and sciences."
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Category: Non-herbal supplements
Once again, a reason why some dietary supplements may seem to work: they contain undeclared, pharmacologically-active compounds.
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 9:02 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 18, 2010
Category: Religion
"Science keeps religion from sinking into the valley of crippling irrationalism and paralyzing obscurantism. Religion prevents science from falling into the marsh of obsolete materialism and moral nihilism."
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 8:42 AM • 25 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 14, 2010
Category: Academia
The Presidential Award for Early Career Scientists and Engineers was established in 1996 and is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.
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January 13, 2010
Category: Personal
I've tried to get about three different posts started today. But they all seem meaningless and trite in light of the devastation and suffering being experienced in Haiti since yesterday. We've done some work with anticancer compounds from plants in...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 8:10 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 12, 2010
Category: ScienceOnline2010
For those concerned about the Morehead City, NC, explosive situation, be aware that the port is 181 mi/291 km from the site of the ScienceOnline2010 conference to be held later this week. However, good friends and bloggers Kevin Zelnio and Southern Fried Scientist have had to evacuate their laboratories in Beaufort, a few miles away from the port.
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January 10, 2010
Category: Academia
How can we best offer the benefit of online networking and communication to underrepresented minority groups, first-generation college students, and low-income familes? More broadly, can social media and online communication be used to enhance diversity in the biomedical sciences?
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 9:10 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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