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Maida Taylor
05.17.2012 | 68 | reply |
It’s the same old song---contaminated drugs from China. The news was reported by Laurie Burkitt in the Wall Street Journal on April 17, 2012. Chinese authorities halted the sale of 13 drugs, because the gelatin capsules used in manufacturing were found to have high levels of the heavy metal chromium. The affected products included two antibiotics and 11 herbal products. And as we hear over and over, cost pressures apparently provoked the producer to use industrial grade gelatin instead of food grade gelatin in the manufacture of these capsules.
There have been repeated episodes of food and drug disasters stemming...
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Lauren Celano
05.16.2012 | 91 | reply |
Have you ever been in the situation where you meet a person who you have never met before, and they ask you for a description about yourself or what you were looking for. They were in essence asking for your “elevator pitch,” that is, key information about yourself delivered...
Maida Taylor
05.15.2012 | 144 | reply |
In a prior post, I promised to relate my research findings on getting either a certificate or a degree in regulatory affairs. Here is what I have learned.
Regulatory affairs (RA) personnel function in pharma and device companies to insure compliance with all of the regulations and laws within their business.
Typically...
Christine Crumbley
05.14.2012 | 145 | reply |
I recently attended one of the largest conferences in my field, the Keystone meeting on NR in Whistler, British Columbia. The venue was gorgeous, there was even snowfall on the last night. In our group, the rule for conference attendance is that you can go if you have interesting data...
Clement Weinberger
05.11.2012 | 253 | reply |
Think about the last publication manuscript that you submitted on a journal website. You entered the type of article, title, author information, abstract and the manuscript files. Then there’s the other stuff that took longer than it should to figure out. I’m talking about the “names of four proposed referees”...
Maida Taylor
05.10.2012 | 317 | reply |
Mergers and acquisitions are rampant in the pharmaceutical industry. As companies consolidate and reorganize, downsizing is the norm and many talented people lose their jobs. Some will take early retirements. Some may take a break if they get severance. But most are thrown onto the job market.
In my area,...
Brendan Delaney
05.09.2012 | 401 | reply |
Many people have heard of the traditional method of obtaining permanent residence in the United States. From a somewhat simplistic standpoint, this is viewed as being ‘sponsored for a Green Card.’ During that process, a sponsoring employer files paperwork with the Department of Labor and, after that is certified, files...
Meghan Mott
05.08.2012 | 630 | reply |
Postdocs have few years to identify career goals, strengthen CVs, and construct a professional network, all while working full time in the lab. Given the current situation in academia, most of us will end up in what used to be considered alternative careers. There is a long list of non-academic...
Kate Michelle Sleeth
05.07.2012 | 632 | reply |
As I have previously mentioned, I am an individual member of the National Postdoctoral Association ( http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/ ), and I recently attended my third annual NPA meeting in San Francisco. This year marked the 10th annual meeting and was wonderful due to the attention to detail and efforts of the...
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