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Wolfgangseelauf 2023 - Lessons learned from Running
Der legendäre Wolfgangseelauf
Einmal den See umrunden: 27 km und 300 HM .. das stand schon länger auf meiner Liste und am Sonntag war es endlich so weit! Und ich habe es sogar in einer stolzen Zeit von 2:06 h ins Ziel geschafft🤩 (und Platz 4 in m...
Post · October 16, 2023
REDONNA - last quantitative paper - our intervention did not change prescribing behaviour and other reflections
Our REDONNA team in British Columbia used a personalized "audit and feedback letter", named Portrait, to see if we could reduce the number of first-time opioid prescriptions for pain. The study was a randomized trial involving all eligible family ...
Post · October 11, 2023
“I’m a big boy now, and big boys don’t cry!”: Peer reinforcement of gender stereotypes within pre-school settings
Blog post based on my ECSDN conference presentation.
A little boy was standing on the climbing frame in front of me and started to talk to me.
“I don’t cry” he said,
“what do you mean?” I asked him
“I’m a big boy now, and big boys don’t cry!” h...
Post · October 08, 2023
What is it like attending a conference as a PhD student?
Back in August, I attended the 31st EECERA conference held in Estoril, Portugal. This was my second in-person conference, but it was the first time I would present as part of a symposium group.
After registering at the conference front desk, m...
Post · October 08, 2023
Comment on my bioinformatics paper "The prognostic value of PI3K mutational status in breast cancer: A meta-analysis"
The article was published in the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry in January 2018. The authors of the manuscript are N. Sobhani, G. Roviello, S.P. Corona, M. Scaltriti, A. Ianza, M. Bortul, F. Zanconati, and D. Generali.
The article discusses the...
Post · October 07, 2023
Comment on my co-authored study "Epithelioid Mesothelioma Patients with Very Long Survival Display Defects in DNA Repair"
This article analyzes gene expression and DNA repair status in epithelioid mesothelioma patients to identify potential biomarkers associated with survival outcomes. The key findings were:
- A cohort of 54 epithelioid mesothelioma patients with he...
Post · October 07, 2023
Comment on my NPJ co-authored article "The co-delivery of adenovirus-based immune checkpoint vaccine elicits a potent anti-tumor effect in renal carcinoma"
Here is a comment on the research article:
This study developed an adenovirus-based vaccine co-encoding the renal cancer antigens CAIX and immune checkpoint PD-L1, and evaluated its therapeutic effects in mouse models of renal carcinoma. The main...
Post · October 07, 2023
Comment on my study "Analysis of PD-L1 and CD3 Expression in Glioblastoma Patients and Correlation with Outcome: A Single Center Report"
The study presented in the article "Analysis of PD-L1 and CD3 Expression in Glioblastoma Patients and Correlation with Outcome: A Single Center Report" explores the expression of PD-L1 and CD3 in glioblastoma patients and their correlation with pa...
Post · October 07, 2023