Science
The Women’s Health Pioneer You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Very excited to welcome Women’s History month 2020 by posting my latest piece in Scientific American on a health pioneer (and author) you probably haven’t heard of… The 19th-century black “doctress” Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler should be on everyone’s radar.
Very excited to welcome Women’s History month 2020 by posting my latest piece in Scientific American on a health pioneer (and author) you probably haven’t heard of… The 19th-century black “doctress” Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler should be on everyone’s radar.
The Woman Who Founded Industrial Medicine
Pathologist Alice Hamilton was among the first to focus attention on the dangers of lead, explosives and noxious chemicals in the workplace. few people know that American national safety standards were pioneered by a 19th century female scientist, a pathologist who disliked conflict but used her fastidious research to challenge U.S. manufacturers on the issues of lead, explosives, coal and noxious dyes.
Pathologist Alice Hamilton was among the first to focus attention on the dangers of lead, explosives and noxious chemicals in the workplace. few people know that American national safety standards were pioneered by a 19th century female scientist, a pathologist who disliked conflict but used her fastidious research to challenge U.S. manufacturers on the issues of lead, explosives, coal and noxious dyes.
Moonlight Science: A Conversation with Molecular Biologist and Entrepreneur, Paul Schimmel The ubiquitous language and editing process that translates proteins into not just our eye and hair color, but allows for the translation between cell signaling and our bodily functions (like swallowing, walking and talking) allows little room for error.
“Life is on a razor’s edge,” says Schimmel, “we aren’t really aware of how much perfection is necessary to survive. It’s astonishing. For me, it creates a sense of reverence.”
“Life is on a razor’s edge,” says Schimmel, “we aren’t really aware of how much perfection is necessary to survive. It’s astonishing. For me, it creates a sense of reverence.”
Program Spotlight: The University of Texas Medical Branch. Experimental Pathology: Emerging and Tropical Infectious Diseases. Journal of Higher Education Strategists, Vol. 2, #2, pp. 173-179.
In recent years, infectious diseases have once again claimed international attention as the magnitude and scope of natural and manmade microbial threats, along with public perception about their dangers, increase around the world. Researching Lassa Fever virus and West Nile virus is all in a days’ work within the laboratories of the Experimental Pathology Program at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston.