By: Björn
PAASP member was invited to a meeting organised by NIH
June 25, 2017June 5, 2017 – Anton Bespalov took part in a meeting in Washington, DC (USA) hosted by Francis Collins, Director of…
Read MoreNewsletter April 2016
June 24, 2017Y47: PAASP partners with Y47 – Read more Decision-enabling studies: How robust are they – Read more Recent publications about Good Scientific Practice – Read more Case study: The Horizon homeopathic…
Read MoreThe impact factor of an open access journal does not contribute to an article’s citations
June 19, 2017In this article, SK Chua et al. analyze the phenomenon that citations of papers are positively influenced by the journal’s impact…
Read MoreThe reproducibility of research and the misinterpretation of P values
June 19, 2017Despite decades of warnings, many areas of science still insist on labelling a result of P < 0.05 as “significant”. In…
Read MoreThe ABCs of finding a good antibody: How to find a good antibody, validate it, and publish meaningful data
June 19, 2017Finding an antibody that works for a specific application can be a difficult task. Hundreds of vendors offer millions of antibodies,…
Read MoreA Guide for the Design of Pre-clinical Studies on Sex Differences in Metabolism
June 19, 2017In metabolic animal models, researchers often use male rodents because they show metabolic disease better than females. Thus, females are underrepresented…
Read MoreNature is making a step towards greater reproducibility for life-sciences research
June 7, 2017This month Nature started to publish, alongside every life-sciences manuscript, a new reporting-summary document, to which authors are now expected to add…
Read MoreMeeting report – PAASP at the 5th World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI)
June 7, 2017Björn Gerlach attended the 5th WCRI, which was held in Amsterdam from May 28th to May 31st. With over 800 participants,…
Read MoreMeeting Report – Washington, DC
June 7, 2017June 5, 2017 – Anton Bespalov took part in the meeting in Washington, DC (USA) hosted by Francis Collins, Director of…
Read MoreMeeting Report – St. Petersburg:
June 7, 2017June 1, 2016 – Anton Bespalov participated in the meeting “Current issues in the preclinical and clinical research on novel drugs,…
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