The forgotten concept of the "unfair advantages" - Issue #8

Interesting Article I read this week

Biologists have long held that a fetus needs a living uterus to develop. Maybe not anymore.

A new article is reporting promising results from a Phase 1 human trial testing a vaccine designed to help a patient's immune system better target brain tumors. The data suggests the vaccine is safe and stimulates a significant immune response.

COVID-19

It looks that people who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 might be immune against the new variants. A recent study showed that the T-cells resulting from COVID-19 infection work against the new variants as well.

A critical component of the immune system known as T cells that respond to fight infection from the original version of the novel coronavirus appear to also protect against three of the most concerning new virus variants, according to a U.S. laboratory study released on...

What I'm reading read this week

Nothing new

Best YouTube video I watched this week

I'm about to finish season #8 of Friends :D

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.How do creative people com...

The Course I'm teaching this weekend

I postponed this lecture last week.

Starts Apr 2, 2021 at 5:00 PM EET

In this lecture, Dr. Negida will explain:

1. Sources of clinical research ideas

2. Criteria of a good research topic

3. The mindset that you should have when considering a new research topic

Twitter Highlights

🔥Ahmed Negida, MD🔥 @NegidaMD

Insightful and interesting slide + authorship issues + decolonisation @keepark @ignatiusesene @HarvardPGSSC https://t.co/ZmO3105H5p

Mayte Bryce Alberti @MayteBryce

Kicking off Day 2 of #UGSS2021 with Dr. Nobhojit Roy's spot-on keynote presentation⚡️. #globalsurgery @gsurgstudents https://t.co/eHUsuzwbxi

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