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Gopalan
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A Chemical biologist, dabbling in neuro-glycobiology, glyco-immunology, and glycoproteomics; Viveka (86-91)→IISc (91-98)→ETHZ (98-99)→NIH (2000-2003)→JHU (2003-2007)→NII (2007----). Opinionated, one way or the other.
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MS protein analysis—I’m one of many to follow in his footsteps. Great NIH program officers are the backbone of the extramural system. I owe much to several of them over the years.
January 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Just because a paper is highly cited, it doesn’t mean it is correct or truthful. This paper (www.nature.com/articles/nat...) was cited 4504 times and yet it was retracted.

There is no penalty for non-compliance. It’s just that someone someday will probably report it to the editors. 1/2
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Pluripotency of mesenchymal stem cells derived from adult marrow - Nature
Nature - RETRACTED ARTICLE: Pluripotency of mesenchymal stem cells derived from adult marrow
www.nature.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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It reminds me to point out that Pauling’s PhD Thesis (PDF linked at the bottom of this page: thesis.library.caltech.edu/1791/) is literally a cover page followed by reprints of 5 JACS papers…
a man in a suit and tie is saying " boom easy as that "
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is saying “boom easy as that”
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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I remain impressed that this got published in a high-profile journal. Most med chemists have a visceral, well-founded negative reaction to those structures. I wish we could teach our bio colleagues the structural spidey sense. Tip of the iceberg here when it comes to setting the record straight.
December 4, 2024 at 1:00 AM