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Akorfa Dagadu is a winner of the fourth annual Rising Black Scientists Awards for a scholar in the physical, data, earth, and environmental sciences. We asked emerging Black scientists to tell us about their scientific vision and goals, experiences that sparked their interest in science, how they want to contribute to a more inclusive scientific community, and how these all fit together on their journey. This is her story.
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Distinções e Prêmios , Polímeros , Humanos , Feminino , População NegraRESUMO
Jaye Antoinette Wilson is a winner of the fourth annual Rising Black Scientists Award for a scholar in the physical, data, earth, and environmental sciences. We asked emerging Black scientists to tell us about their scientific vision and goals, experiences that sparked their interest in science, how they want to contribute to a more inclusive scientific community, and how these all fit together on their journey. This is her story.
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Distinções e Prêmios , Ciência Ambiental , Animais , Pesquisadores , BorboletasRESUMO
Kevin Christopher Brown Jr. is a winner of the fourth annual Rising Black Scientists Awards for a scholar in the life and health sciences. We asked emerging Black scientists to tell us about their scientific vision and goals, experiences that sparked their interest in science, how they want to contribute to a more inclusive scientific community, and how these all fit together on their journey. This is his story.
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Distinções e Prêmios , Medicina Regenerativa , Humanos , População Negra , PesquisadoresRESUMO
Senegal Alfred Mabry is a winner of the fourth annual Rising Black Scientists Awards for a scholar in the life and health sciences. We asked emerging Black scientists to tell us about their scientific vision and goals, experiences that sparked their interest in science, how they want to contribute to a more inclusive scientific community, and how these all fit together on their journey. This is his story.
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Distinções e Prêmios , Doença de Parkinson , Humanos , População Negra , PesquisadoresRESUMO
Camryn Carter is the winner of the third annual Rising Black Scientists Award for an undergraduate scholar in the physical, data, earth, and environmental sciences. For this award, we asked emerging Black scientists to tell us about their scientific vision and goals, experiences that sparked their interest in science, how they want to contribute to a more inclusive scientific community, and how these all fit together on their journey. This is her story.
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Distinções e Prêmios , Estudantes , CiênciaRESUMO
Admirabilis Kalolella Jr. is the winner of the third annual Rising Black Scientists Award for an undergraduate scholar in the life and health sciences. For this award, we asked emerging Black scientists to tell us about their scientific vision and goals, experiences that sparked their interest in science, how they want to contribute to a more inclusive scientific community, and how these all fit together on their journey. This is his story.
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Distinções e Prêmios , População Negra , Estudantes , CiênciaRESUMO
Elijah Malik Persad-Paisley is the winner of the third annual Rising Black Scientists Award for a graduate/postdoctoral scholar in the life and health sciences. For this award, we asked emerging Black scientists to tell us about their scientific vision and goals, experiences that sparked their interest in science, how they want to contribute to a more inclusive scientific community, and how these all fit together on their journey. This is his story.
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Distinções e Prêmios , Disciplinas das Ciências Biológicas , Humanos , Pesquisadores , Diversidade, Equidade, InclusãoRESUMO
The creative process in art and science involves two phases-generating and exploring new and wild ideas (building castles in the sky) and then narrowing down and focusing on the most tractable and useful ones (building houses of cards that don't topple over).
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Distinções e Prêmios , Criatividade , Ciência , Arte , HumanosRESUMO
From mRNA vaccines to community interventions in global child health, the 2022 Canada Gairdner awards demonstrate the importance of fundamental science and its translation into improved human health and well-being.
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Distinções e Prêmios , Pesquisa Biomédica , Canadá , Criança , Família , Saúde Global , HumanosRESUMO
Maternal and childhood mortality are health indicators that show very wide gaps between rich and poor, and between countries. The 2022 John Dirks Global Health Award recognizes Zulfiqar Bhutta "for the development and evaluation of evidenced-based interventions in child and maternal health for marginalized populations, focusing on outcomes for the 'first thousand days' of life." Cell editor Nicole Neuman caught up with Zulfiqar to discuss how he became passionate about maternal and child health, how mentors have shaped his career, and the lessons of his work for high-income countries. Excerpts of the conversation are presented below and have been edited for clarity and conciseness.
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Distinções e Prêmios , Criança , Comunicação , Saúde Global , Humanos , Masculino , MentoresRESUMO
The 2022 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award is presented to Yuk Ming Dennis Lo of the Chinese University of Hong Kong for the discovery of fetal DNA in maternal blood, leading to development of noninvasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome.
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Distinções e Prêmios , Pesquisa Biomédica , Tocologia , DNA , Feminino , Feto , Humanos , GravidezRESUMO
The lack of racial diversity among the winners of United States biomedical research prizes reflects a chronic problem of the underappreciation of certain groups of biomedical scientists. Asians continue to be severely underrepresented as awardees of United States biomedical research prizes, a trend that shows no obvious recent improvement.
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Povo Asiático , Distinções e Prêmios , Pesquisa Biomédica , Grupos Minoritários , Diversidade Cultural , Humanos , National Institutes of Health (U.S.) , Pesquisadores , Estados Unidos , MulheresRESUMO
Charleese Williams is the winner of the 2021 Rising Black Scientists Award for an undergraduate scholar. For this award, we asked emerging Black scientists to tell us about the experiences that sparked their interest in the life sciences, their vision and goals, and how they want to contribute to a more inclusive scientific community. This is her story.
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População Negra/psicologia , Pessoal de Laboratório Médico/psicologia , Neurônios , Neurociências , Estudantes/psicologia , Distinções e Prêmios , Feminino , Objetivos , HumanosRESUMO
This year's Gairdner Foundation Award for Biomedical Research is awarded to John Dick for the discovery of leukemic stem cells and the hierarchical organization of acute myeloid leukemias. His work laid the foundation for the cancer stem cell model with numerous clinical implications for hematopoietic malignancies and solid tumors.
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Distinções e Prêmios , Pesquisa Biomédica , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda , Células-Tronco Neoplásicas , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patologia , Células-Tronco Neoplásicas/patologiaRESUMO
Dr. Deborah J. Cook's contributions in the field of critical care have not only impacted the intensive care unit (ICU) patients she treats and countless others worldwide but have also helped establish research programs and clinical trials as integral components of improving care and outcomes for the most seriously ill. Lara Szewczak spoke with Dr. Cook, recipient of the 2022 Canada Gairdner Wightman award, about critical care research, her reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, and her views on mentorship. An edited version of this conversation is presented below.
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Distinções e Prêmios , COVID-19 , Cuidados Críticos , Humanos , Mentores , PandemiasRESUMO
Through studies in mice and in humans, Stuart Orkin showed that GATA-1 is a master transcriptional regulator of hematopoiesis. He has highlighted the role of BCL11A in the fetal-adult hemoglobin switch. The Gairdner Foundation Award recognizes Orkin's contribution to the development of gene therapy of sickle cell disease.
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Anemia Falciforme , Distinções e Prêmios , Terapia Genética , Anemia Falciforme/genética , Anemia Falciforme/terapia , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Hemoglobina Fetal/genética , Hematopoese/genética , Humanos , Camundongos , Proteínas Repressoras/genéticaRESUMO
Elle Lett is the winner of the 2021 Rising Black Scientists Award for a post-graduate scholar. For this award, we asked emerging Black scientists to tell us about the experiences that sparked their interest in the life sciences, their vision and goals, and how they want to contribute to a more inclusive scientific community. This is her story.
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Disciplinas das Ciências Biológicas , Bioestatística , População Negra/psicologia , Pessoal de Laboratório Médico/psicologia , Justiça Social , Pessoas Transgênero/psicologia , Distinções e Prêmios , Educação de Pós-Graduação , Feminino , Objetivos , Humanos , Racismo/psicologiaRESUMO
The foundational research recognized by this year's Lasker Basic Science Research Award "for discoveries concerning the integrins-key mediators of cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion in physiology and disease" reaches back to the 1970s.
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Distinções e Prêmios , IntegrinasRESUMO
Truly creative works of science and art produce unexpected and surprising results-just like the punch line of a good joke that generates an unfamiliar twist on a familiar idea. Surprise stimulates curiosity, which triggers a search to reveal the mystery of things unknown.
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Arte , Criatividade , Ciência , Senso de Humor e Humor como Assunto , Distinções e Prêmios , Humanos , Pinturas , EsculturaRESUMO
Olufolakemi "Fola" Olusanya is the winner of the first Rising Black Scientist Award for an undergraduate scholar. For this award, we asked emerging Black scientists to tell us about the experiences that sparked their journey in the life sciences. This is her story.