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Back to EpisodesTWiV 446: Old sins die hard
Published 8 years, 6 months ago
Description
The TWiV hosts review an analysis of gender parity trends at virology conferences, and the origin and unusual pathogenesis of the 1918 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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Links for this episode
- ASM grant writing online course
- Gender parity trends at virology meetings (J Virol)
- Professor gender perpetuates gender gap (NBER)
- Next generation researchers initiative (NIH)
- NIH abandons grant cap (Science)
- Genesis and pathogenesis of 1918 H1N1 influenza virus (PNAS)
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiV 446
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