Noo S

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

We're celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

Let's look back on the life of Marie Skłodowska Curie: a Nobel Prize laureate who dedicated her life to science and became one of the world's greatest scientists.

#WomenInScience #NobelPrize

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"I will never forget, though, the marvelous time we had together speaking far into the night about anything and everything. Some of these friends are gone today but their memory is still vivid."

Edmond Fischer, awarded the 1992 medicine prize, has sadly passed away aged 101.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

#Didyouknow that blood groups were discovered 120 years ago?

In 1901, Karl Landsteiner explained that people have different types of blood cells, that is, there are different blood groups. The discovery led to blood transfusions between people with compatible blood groups.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"You learn the most from things you enjoy doing so much that you don’t even notice time passing. I am often so engrossed in my work that I forget to eat lunch."

Albert Einstein's advice to his son Albert. Physics Laureate Einstein passed away on 18 April 1955, aged 76.

[Noo S @NooshinS]

@CBR_UBC @UBCDoM @ubcpathology Thank you !!!

[World Diabetes Day @WDD]

14 Nov is #WorldDiabetesDay, the birthday of Frederick #Banting, who co-discovered #insulin nearly 100 years ago. A celebration of millions of lives saved & reminder that insulin & other essential #diabetes care remains unavailable to many who require it. https://t.co/iRzWGOWIGE

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

The 2020 Nobel Prize announcements will be revealed during 5-12 October. Over six days, six prizes will be awarded - who will become a Nobel Laureate this year?

See the full list of announcement dates: https://t.co/uKHe2lSm7B
#NobelPrize

[CTV News @CTVNews]

Sunday's Google Doodle pays tribute to famed Canadian athlete and cancer activist Terry Fox on the anniversary of his first tribute run https://t.co/iLFJOwkPsz

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Six days, six prizes: who will be awarded a Nobel Prize this year?

Only one month to go until announcements - we'll be breaking the news live on our Facebook page and on https://t.co/svd70wbHg8.

Full announcement dates and times for each prize: https://t.co/qHw1d4M47D

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Hans Krebs who identified the citric acid cycle - also known as the Krebs cycle - was born #OTD in 1900. The cycle is a series of reactions that convert nutrients in to other molecules with a large amount of chemical energy.

[UBC Life Sciences Institute @ubclifesciences]

The LSI community mourns the sudden passing of our colleague, Dr. Susanne Clee. Our condolences to her family, colleagues, mentors and trainees.

Dr. Clee was an extremely dedicated, rigorous and passionate scientist, and nurturer of scientific talent. She will be missed.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Charles Laveran (born #OTD 1945) showed that malaria is caused by a type of single-celled organism, a protozoan of the Plasmodium family, which attacks red blood cells. The discovery earned him the 1907 Medicine Prize.

Photo: Malaria-infected red blood cell.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

With an ingenious idea and years of subsequent work, @francesarnold turned bioengineering upside down. She pioneered the use of directed evolution to design enzymes, with applications as broad as they are essential, from drugs to renewable fuels.
https://t.co/mEcsOyHGXK

[ISTH @isth]

Registration for the #ISTH2020 Virtual Congress is open! Join us on July 12-14 for the leading global congress on #thrombosis and #hemostasis. Register today at https://t.co/BwQsUQTUB0

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"All those experiences made me who I am."

From being a taxi driver to becoming a Nobel Laureate - 2018 Chemistry Laureate Frances Arnold describes how a diversity of experiences shapes you as a human being.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The best diagram of the #SARSCoV2 virus sucker, with its protein components, that I've seen
Link to come later from accompanying @NEJM essay

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"When I draw a molecule in China or in Argentina, it is the same molecule. People understand immediately without knowing Spanish or Chinese. That is beautiful. Our common goal is not about power or borders of the country, it is about bringing forward human knowledge." Ben Feringa

[Dylan Burnette @MAG2ART]

Three mouse fibroblast cells photographed using structured illumination #microscopy. DNA, mitochondria and actin filaments are shown using multiple color schemes. #CellBiology

[nature @Nature]

Research begins to pick apart the mechanisms behind a deadly COVID-19 complication. https://t.co/NKMYMbQAzT

[nature @Nature]

Coronavirus research highlights:
👉Molecular snapshots of a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme in action.
👉 Immune system shows abnormal response to COVID-19.
👉Young children are not immune to COVID-19.
https://t.co/KhgHsAd4Xq