This is very far from my personal experience. Science IS a creative endeavor. It requires a very specific set of technical skills (as other creative professions), but the main activity of a scientist (especially after becoming a PI) is mostly creative work, and having an artistic background helps.

I’ve had a couple of paper rejections lately that have stung quite a bit…

Peor es el sinsentido de ciertas agencias de financiación que tienen una plataforma equivalente, y solo valen el “CVN” obtenido en su plataforma y no en la de FECYT…

Muchas gracias!
Siento lo de tu propuesta este año, pero hay que seguir insistiendo y seguro que hay más suerte la próxima!

And this is exactly why civil servant positions have to be associated with absolute job stability and immune to being fired by politicians (as it’s the case in much of Europe)

Got the same email… I am really looking forward to reading this!
Babel is one of my favorite books from the last few years

Se introduce la figura del personal estatutario investigador y se regula la carrera investigadora dentro del Sistema Nacional de Salud.

Creo que puede haber cambios importantes según el área, pero creo que aproximaciones multi-parámetro en el que la posición de autoría sea uno de ellos tienen sentido. Un poco la idea de cómo se supone que evalúa ahora las convocatorias el ISCIII (pero sin entrar a defender exactamente cómo lo hacen)

In fact, depending on how medical training works in different countries, “people mechanics” constitute the vast majority of physicians in many (most) places.

I have been on the receiving end of similar emails and I was not very happy about it… but on the other hand, I’ve had a paper “under review” for 4 months and I have not received the first round of comments or first decision yet… so some kind of compromise need to be reached.

I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal to me. What’s happening at the NIH is devastating. Here’s my editorial in my hometown newspaper.

www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...

I have already read Babel twice (and I will surely do so again and again) and I recommend it to everyone. I have read her other books, but this is my favorite.
The story and worldbuilding are extraordinary. Such a wonderful (though heartbreaking) thing R. F. Kuang managed to bring into this world.

Estoy en exactamente el mismo proceso y es indignante. Recuerdo cuando yo solicité la postdoc de la FCT portuguesa (la cual no conseguí, pero bueno) y la diferencia es abismal.

#Nanomedicine #Immunotherapy

Does it count if I am a Pharmacist working on immune-related stuff? (Now mainly nanoparticles for allergen specific immunotherapy)