Focus
FOCUS newsletter
March 2011
Articles
on 2010 president's message for the annual report, future of stem cell research, a summary of the interface of physics and biology meeting and evaluations of the Fund's biomedical science and translational research programs. This issue's audiocast is with John York and profiled is Y. Joyce Liao.
October 2010
Articles on rare disease research, using mobile technology at scientific meetings, and an evaluation of the Fund's informal science education efforts. This issue's audiocast is on informal science education programs and was recorded at the annual meeting of the Student Science Enrichment Program directors..
July 2010
Articles on BWF's strategic planning outcome, the final installment of the Women in Science series, and profiles of Kenny Gibbs and Joseph Wu. This issue's audiocast is with Kerry Ressler who received a Clinical Scientist Award in Translation Research from BWF.
February 2010
Articles on CTSciNet, a resource for physcian scientists, Moving On, a resource for scientists in career transistions, and the third in a series of articles on women in science This issue's audiocast is with Blossom Damania, an Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease. There is also a profile on the Catawba Conservation Camp.
Articles on BWF's resource for scientists in developing science center and the second in a series of articles on women in science This issue's audiocast is with Laura Miller, a career awardee at the scientific interface. We also look at the first two years of the BWF Scholars program that hopes to increase the number of science and mathematics majors becoming licensed teachers.
Articles on giving a one-minute talk and the first of a series of articles on women in science Profiles include Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom (also as an audiocast) and Paul Roepe. This issue also names the recipients of the Career Awards for Medical Scientists, Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research, and the Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease.
Articles on the state of BWF's grant programs, the creation of the Career Award for Science and Mathematics Teachers. Profiles include Center for International Understanding and Adrienne Fairhall.
Articles on the translational research environment and offer letters. BWF profiles include Erica Ollman Saphire and Andrew Neish.
Articles on working with the university news office, NIH peer review, and learning from Singapore. BWF profiles include Kathleen Caron, Amy Wagers, and Robert Kaletja.
Articles recapping the career development meeting, the 10th anniversary of the Frontiers in Reproductive Science, and funding fundamentals. BWF profiles include Michael Gale and veterinarians working in infectious disease.
Articles on what it takes to be a great mentor and constructing a winning grant. BWF profiles include Louis Muglia, Monte Evans, and Mike McCune.
Articles on investing in the right staff for your lab and a collaboration that grew out of a chance encounter at a BWF infectious disease meeting. BWF profiles include Ticora Jones and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Articles on preparing for disasters, learning from India, and science outreach. BWF profiles include Maurizio Del Poeta and the Grassroot Science Museum Collaborative.
Articles on NIH's career development award, talking science, and DonorsChoose. BWF profiles include George Daley and the Program in Mathematical and Computational Neuroscience at Boston University.