Tag: #KeepResearchCurious
Defending Curiosity Against the Dark Arts of Academics
Have you ever wondered how things in the universe work? If there is magic around us? Guess what- there is something very similar to...
Nobel prize-winning technology in cancer care
When Katalin Karikó was forced to leave her position at the University of Pennsylvania for being “unsuccessful” in her work, she had no inkling...
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...
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“EACR Travel Fellowships are an invaluable opportunity” – Experiences from 5...
EACR Travel Fellowships are co-sponsored by Worldwide Cancer Research and provide funds up to €3,000 to early-career cancer researchers. For more information on how...
