When she suffered a massive brain hemorrhage in 1996, Harvard-trained neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor became her own experimental subject. The mystical experience she describes as her brain’s language center “went offline” has become the subject of a best-selling book and one of the most watched TED Talks ever. On the Thursday webcast of Crosstalks, she … Continue reading “Brain scientist studies herself after stroke”
Watch this video in which Mathias Uhlén takes us through the progress of genomics and proteomics toward an understanding of human biology. The Human Genome Project was an extraordinary milestone for science, but there’s a lot more work to be done in order to understand how the body works. Mathias Uhlén, professor of microbiology and … Continue reading “Unlocking the secrets of disease”
There are a lot of great reasons for working in Sweden, and the international researchers whom KTH is now recruiting globally will likely find even more. But here are some of my favorites. There are 13 assistant professorships open at KTH for international researchers. Moving to Stockholm to do research at KTH offers a lot of specific … Continue reading “Sun, playlots and professor’s privilege”
When the Human Protein Atlas was unveiled in November, the worldwide media focused on the news that the testicles have the most proteins in the human body. But for researchers seeking treatments for deadly diseases, the Atlas offers a whole lot more. The extensive database offers a tool for researchers worldwide in the hunt for … Continue reading “Four ways the map of the human proteome is paying off”
She’s a kick-ass performer, and great songwriter. But that’s not all. Robin Mariam Carlsson—aka Robyn—is becoming a fantastic ambassador for technology. It would be fair to speculate that technology has for a long time been an inspiration to the Swedish pop star, if not one of her muses. Robyn has sung about it. She uses … Continue reading “Robyn wants to get more women into technology”
