Peer Review: an Editor-in-Chief’s perspective
By Anastasia Stefanidou, Communications Officer, Biochemical Society
In the spirit of this year’s Peer Review Week (11–17 September 2017), the Editors-in-Chief of Portland Press journals, give us their thoughts on the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining scientific quality.
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Fibrosis: an overlooked companion of inflammation
By Conor Sugden, University of Liverpool
Inflammatory mechanisms and processes contribute to the pathogenesis of a number of conditions – one of which is fibrosis. Inflammation and fibrosis are intrinsically linked, and much about their complex relationship is still unknown. Whereas a healthy inflammatory response is necessary for successful wound healing, a prolonged response often precedes tissue fibrosis.
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3 ways I battled imposter syndrome
By Brittany Maule, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, USA
About halfway through my graduate degree, I reached a point where I’d accomplished a few things. My new video was done on my research, I’d been selected to attend a competitive conference on science communication, and I had finished up a summer collecting data on algae in streams. Pausing, I should have hung my hat on a productive first year. But I didn’t feel this way – not at all.
What is a muscle protein doing in the brain?
By Karen Anthony, University of Northampton, UK
Brain involvement in Duchenne muscular dystrophy was described by Duchenne de Boulogne himself in 1886. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal genetic disorder that predominantly affects male children.
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