Using Social Media to Create an Online Academic Portfolio
The rise of the internet and subsequently, social media, has had many implications for society. The internet has changed the way academia works and how research is done. Social media specifically, has changed the way we interact and connect with people. It is important to understand exactly what social media is, so it is operationally […]
Laboratory Safety Rules and Guidelines
Need Lab Equipment for your research? Click here Preston Brown, a graduate student at Texas Tech University was working on the highly energetic nickel hydrazine perchlorate (NHP) in early January 2010 when an almost fatal accident that scarred him for life occurred. In a series of events that involved disregard for his supervisorās guidelines, failure […]
The Method Section: Decompression Sickness
The Method Section: Decompression Sickness 00:00 ā Intro 01:13 ā Apology 04:01 ā What is the bends? 07:47 ā The bends in breath hold divers 08:55 ā How are knowledge developed 12:27 ā Important literature 15:48 ā Why this is so important 19:48 ā Outro and ending You can listen to The Method Section by […]
Fundamentals of Lab Management
Need human resources for your project? Click here Running a lab is not so different from running a business. Like a business, a lab is made up of people with diverse skills who work as a team. A lab needs to be financed so that the required resources can be made available. Generally, a lab […]
Mastering the Microtome
Need Microtomes for your studies? Click here Description of Microtome Generally, microtomes are involved in the process of preparing samples of biological material to be examined under a microscope. Specifically, they slice material into extremely thin pieces so they can fit in a microscope slide and be studied by researchers. It holds the material in […]
Spectrophotometer
Need a Spectrophotometer for your Lab? Click here The spectrophotometer is a common optical device that measures the intensity of light relative to color (or wavelength). In the lab, they are used to determine how much light is absorbed by a colored chemical dissolved in the solution. This allows us to calculate the concentration or […]
Weight Drop Injury Model
Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common brain injuries caused by an external impact or pressure, such as rapid acceleration or deceleration, crushing, and projectile penetration. Following TBI, cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functions are impaired depending on the severity of the injury. To investigate TBI, several animal models of experimental traumatic […]
What Reviewers Want to See in Grant Applications
For every grant application for the National Institute of Health (NIH) funding award program, there are several review panels consisting of a group of reviewers with different expertise areas and experience. Grant application reviewers are often regarded as an academic power group. All the hardship and struggle that every applicant goes through is mostly to […]
6-OHDA rat models
Parkinsonās disease (PD) is the most common neurological disorder that is characterized by debilitating motor abnormalities, including muscle rigidity, resting tumor, stiffer voluntary movements, and postural instability. Primary neuropathological condition of PD includes progressive degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal area. Experimental models of PD are specifically designed to gain detailed insights into […]