Houmam Araj, PhD
@houmam-araj.bsky.social
The truth is out there; just not well indexed.
Coming soon - double irony: Peer reviewers using ChatGPT to write their reviews - for applicants using ChatGPT to write their proposals. 😊
October 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Coming soon - double irony: Peer reviewers using ChatGPT to write their reviews - for applicants using ChatGPT to write their proposals. 😊
The post may be misleading for some:
“take on key aspects of the organ” - is not an organ. Much less an organism.
An animal model - despite its many limitations - has both.
“take on key aspects of the organ” - is not an organ. Much less an organism.
An animal model - despite its many limitations - has both.
September 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The post may be misleading for some:
“take on key aspects of the organ” - is not an organ. Much less an organism.
An animal model - despite its many limitations - has both.
“take on key aspects of the organ” - is not an organ. Much less an organism.
An animal model - despite its many limitations - has both.
We actually wrote a “Book” about this 😊 It’s a very important area!
BOOK X—Randomness and Peer Review
H. Araj, L. Worth, & D.T. Yeung, Elements of successful NIH grant applications, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 121 (15) e2315735121, doi.org/10.1073/pnas... (2024).
BOOK X—Randomness and Peer Review
H. Araj, L. Worth, & D.T. Yeung, Elements of successful NIH grant applications, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 121 (15) e2315735121, doi.org/10.1073/pnas... (2024).
Elements of successful NIH grant applications | PNAS
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September 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We actually wrote a “Book” about this 😊 It’s a very important area!
BOOK X—Randomness and Peer Review
H. Araj, L. Worth, & D.T. Yeung, Elements of successful NIH grant applications, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 121 (15) e2315735121, doi.org/10.1073/pnas... (2024).
BOOK X—Randomness and Peer Review
H. Araj, L. Worth, & D.T. Yeung, Elements of successful NIH grant applications, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 121 (15) e2315735121, doi.org/10.1073/pnas... (2024).
Interesting. But the key question is whether there’s a difference between the 2 modalities in *understanding* and not in a simple memory recall task.
I suspect there might be a difference afterall.
More studies needed 😊
I suspect there might be a difference afterall.
More studies needed 😊
September 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Interesting. But the key question is whether there’s a difference between the 2 modalities in *understanding* and not in a simple memory recall task.
I suspect there might be a difference afterall.
More studies needed 😊
I suspect there might be a difference afterall.
More studies needed 😊
In other words, “Ignorance is bliss”.
Oh the irony …
Oh the irony …
September 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In other words, “Ignorance is bliss”.
Oh the irony …
Oh the irony …
Could it be that there’s a structural/fundamental problem in the current economic/job market system that such advice, while well-intentioned, is powerless to alter?
Time will be the judge.
Time will be the judge.
August 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Could it be that there’s a structural/fundamental problem in the current economic/job market system that such advice, while well-intentioned, is powerless to alter?
Time will be the judge.
Time will be the judge.