Mums in ScienceThis site has been designed as a portal for busy mums who work or have worked in any aspect of science. Too many women leave science altogether due to the constraints of motherhood. Many others struggle to work part time, at the expense of advancing their career. More still change their career to fit in with their children whilst still working within some area of science. Our aims are :- - to create a community to provide mutual support, - to provide information to those who have the...New book for mums in science- July 9, 2008 An excellent book called 'Motherhood: The elephant in the laboratory' is published this month. It contains essays from 34 female scientists in the US who combined their careers with motherhoodhttp://www.mumsinscience.net/blog/_archives/2008/7/9/3780208.html Users Symposium for Laser Microdissection- July 8, 2008 This Users Symposium is designed as a small informal meeting for anyone with questions about Laser Microdissection. It is being held on 13th March 2009 at The BioPark Hertfordshire.http://www.mumsinscience.net/blog/_archives/2008/7/8/3782097.html T cell meeting report published- July 7, 2008 EuroSciCon are delighted to announce that a report from their 'Analysing the Phenotype & Function of Regulatory T cells' meeting has been published in Immunology Newshttp://www.mumsinscience.net/blog/_archives/2008/7/7/3780176.html Real time RT-PCR for the diagnosis of foot and mouth disease- July 4, 2008 Scott Reid PhD (Institute for Animal Health, UK) will describe the practical steps taken to use real-time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR) as a front-line laboratory diagnostic tool for foot and mouth disease at EuroSciCon's 'PCR Perfection: Insider Tricks' meeting.http://www.mumsinscience.net/blog/_archives/2008/7/4/3771213.html The 2008 AAAS Science Journalism Awards : Call for Entries- July 2, 2008 Entries for the 2008 AAAS Science Journalism Awards are due August 1, 2008. The international category for Children's Science News is open to journalists worldwide across all news media. Each category winner will receive $3,000, to be presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting in February 2009 in Chicago.http://www.mumsinscience.net/blog/_archives/2008/7/2/3771490.html |