Tag: EACR Science Communication Prize 2024
From Chimera to Cure: A Journey Through Blood Cancer Research
I was watching as my dad received an hematopoietic stem cell transplant to treat his disease, an aggressive blood cancer called acute myeloid leukemia,...
Can the ‘What if’ Curiosity Unlock Scientific Surprises?
Research is serious business - except when it's not! While most people imagine scientists wearing white lab coats and peering into microscopes with stern...
Relentless Curiosity Drives Progress
As a child, I was the one who never stopped asking questions. "Why is the grass green?" "Why is the moon sometimes out during...
The Charisma of Curiosity in Knowledge Translation
In the context of healthcare, translating knowledge generated through research into clinical applications is essential. Knowledge translation (KT) encompasses a collection of strategies, including...
The Power of Curiosity: How Persistence and Exploration Drive Scientific Discovery
If there is a universal virtue that researchers need to have, then it is this one: persistence. Probably because failure is very present in...
Between the Bench and the Lab Book: the Syndrome of Curiosity...
The Syndrome of Curiosity Loss has neither been discovered nor diagnosed, but it is certainly a widespread and shameful truth in medical research. Since...
Keeping Research Curious: The Fuel for Breakthroughs in Cancer Research
Curiosity is often hailed as the driving force behind scientific discoveries, but in the intricate world of cancer research, it’s more than just a...
“Just out-of-curiosity…” is not pointless; it will shine in due course
It was just after starting my PhD. As a class, we were tasked with a mock grant application. Around the same time, I was...
Playing the game of “What If?” with AI
I still remember being a college student in 2018, completely stunned by a viral Facebook video. It showcased BioMind, an artificial intelligence (AI) system...
Curiosity Rescued: How Patient Partners Reignited my Research Spark
Halfway through my PhD, I hit the dreaded “Valley of Despair”. I was left feeling frustrated, exhausted and uninterested, wondering if I’d ever rekindle...
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Interview with EACR Emeritus member Professor Ulrich Schneeweiss
We recently received an email from a longstanding EACR member, 97 year-old Professor Ulrich Schneeweiss. Professor Schneeweiss, who has been an EACR member for...
