Tag: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Coming Together (Virtually) for a Healthier Africa
Scaling a 350-person meeting to 1600+ participants required inventing new virtual networking tools and interactive experiences One thing we love about working with scientists is that they are motivated by trying to make the world a better place. They see problems, such as the need to apply the latest in data science to improve public…
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Next-Level Bioelectric Medicine
How the first all-virtual Ideas Lab brought experimentalists and computational modelers together to accelerate bioelectronic device development In recent months, some scientists have found themselves asking: “Do we let this pandemic slow down the science that could help people live healthier lives?” Last month, organizers, mentors and 29 researchers decided the answer was ‘no’ and…
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Big Single-Cell Science
Creating a molecular map of the human body requires unprecedented coordination—and virtual meetings proved they could deliver It sounds like science fiction: a searchable Google Maps-like app of the 30 trillion cells of the human body. But, that’s exactly what teams of scientists around the world are working together to create. Their efforts have been…