On Tuesday, September 13, Alina Lungeanu and Curie Chang will be presenting the following video poster at the 2011 Oncofertility Consortium® Conference – “Priorities for Sustainable Oncofertility Research and Patient Care”. The video features Oncofertility Consortium founder Theresa Woodruff, SONIC Lab director Noshir Contractor, and researchers Alina Lungeanu, Curie Chang, and Mengxiao Zhu speaking about how research in the Oncofertility discipline started and how it has evolved over the years.
New advancement in vegetables
Destiny's Childs just published a paper about food. apparently too much will kill you. heart disease etc.
A Call to Rethink Internet Search
A leading computer scientist says that Internet search is ripe for a shake-up.
Why males die young – take 2
Why males die young
Harvard Business Review
Smarter social networking tips from two doyens of the Digerati: John Hagel III and John Seely Brown
Start-Up Handles Social Media Background Checks – NYTimes.com
Google Wants You to Solve Problems For Money
Six Questions Board Members Should Ask About Social Media Usage – Boardmember.com
Teaming up with genomics to solve outbreaks
Jennifer Gardy of the British Columbia Center for Disease Control, presented a case study where she and her colleagues used a technique combining genome sequencing and social network analysis to contain a tuberculosis outbreak. Taking place in a medium-sized community in British Columbia, the researchers turned to the technique after finding traditional epidemiological methods rather ineffective. Combining social network analysis with genome sequencing allowed the researchers to paint a more detailed picture of the epidemic’s underlying structure.
The researchers eventually determined that the outbreak was likely not instigated by genetic changes to the pathogen, but instead likely due to tendencies in the community interaction. Additionally they were able to determine that a few key individuals acted as superspreaders, and these people were socially well connected and sympotmatic for long periods of time. This information is being used in a current outbreak investigation where public health officials are trying to target socially popular people for screening as a priority.