Thursday, February 26, 2004

best places for Postdocs to work

Best Places to Work for Postdocs 2004@the scientist

KEEPING POSTDOCS HAPPY: TOP TEN WAYS
1. Comprehensive collections of journals and books
2. Scientific career preparation
3. High quality research tools
4. Smooth communication in the lab
5. Quality research
6. Supportive colleagues
7. Well-maintained buildings
8. Scientific mentoring from PIs
9. Lab technical support
10.

how to get faculty positions?

Faculty Positions 1: Finding The Right Fit@Science Career

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

work experience@sports academy

i have started work experience at the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).

QAS provides elite athletes with expert coaching and cutting-edge support services.
The academy will also be the only state-sponsored Centre of Excellence for Applied Sport Science Research.

QAS has now re-located from South Brisbance to Nathan (old ANZ [QEII] stadium) with bigger and better facilities.

i look forward to

Monday, February 16, 2004

gene doping is possible!!

said Dr Lee Sweeney from Penn Muscle Institute@Uni Penn

the following is the related articles:

gene therapy could lead to super athletes@yahoo

gene doping is 'new frontier' for sports cheat@times

the GM 'super-athletes'@this is london

muscle buiding gene therapy might build super athletes, scientist warns@sfgate.com

Sunday, February 15, 2004

HR rhythm monitoring

Dr. Ary Goldberger, a heart researcher in Harvard Uni, who has found
a way to turn heartbeats into music and then use this music as an aid to diagnosing the person's heart.

the idea may be used to monitor athletes' HR leading to diagnose overtraining.

Thursday, February 12, 2004

advice for postdoc

Science careers

Postdoctoral Opportunities I ? Academic Initiation

• broader tr = grant writing, laboratory management, communication and presentation skills, and ethics and the responsible conduct of research
• cross-disciplinary process = interdisciplinary, collaboration
• criteria for selection = management + communication + personality
• finding the right location = key is to follow your

number of students@UK = sports sci > physics + chemistry

Daily Telegraph

universities fear science courses will disappear

Wednesday, February 11, 2004

the science of winning

UKSI news

London's science museum is organizing the science of sport exhibition from 13 Feb.

AIS has similar functions.

Monday, February 9, 2004

biological markers for overtraining

Pathol Biol

nothing special in this review and similar to review papers such as this and this.

we need a breakthrough paper which can lead to a new paradigm in the field of overtraining.

Thursday, February 5, 2004

film "Miracle": a true story about US Olympic hockey team

the new Disney movie "Miracle" may blatantly manipulate your emotions -- but it's still inspirational and completely compelling@CNN