Today we introduce you to ChemSource, a new Android and iPhone app launched in March this year. ChemSource was developed by P212121 to save you time searching for research chemicals and supplies.

I have interviewed Sean Seaver, founder of P212121, and the person behind ChemSource. Read the interview with Sean here. Read More…

How did you first become interested in the science field?

My interest in science started early in my childhood.  As the son of a family practitioner, I was exposed to medical science at a young age.  I can remember, when I was around 6 years old, asking my father how the body worked and what caused people to become ill.  My parents encouraged my interest in science by subscribing to educational magazines (e.g., Zoobooks) and taking me to the library where I loved to read books on dinosaurs, geology (which led to a rock and mineral collection), and astronomy (I even went to NASA’s Space Camp)....

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Bioinformatician Abdullah Kahraman is our Featured Scientist of the Month. Read on to find out more about his research and experiences in the field....

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This month’s Featured Scientist of the month is PI Raz Zarivach. Dr. Zarivach was interviewed by grad student Chen Guttman who blogs at Benchwise. Read on to learn more about Raz’s experience working with Nobel Prize winner Ada Yonath as well as his advice to future postdocs....

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Principal Investigator, Brent Stockwell, is our Featured Scientist of the Month. Brent, author of the recently published The Quest for the Cure is currently an Early Career Scientist of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and an Associate Professor at Columbia University with joint appointments in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Chemistry. Visit his lab page and follow Brent on twitter....

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In this post, Dr. Rachel Ruhlen examines the roles of the postdoc and RIO in the interactive video for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training, called “The Lab” that was put out by the Office of Research Integrity. Make sure to also catch up on Part 1 and Part 2....

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