December 15, 2014

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Farewell to “Molecules to Medicine” on SciAm

As has been announced earlier today, Scientific American blogs is "being reorganized." As part of that euphemism, many blogs, mine included, are being eliminated as of today, along with changes in their editorial policies.

By Judy Stone

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As has been announced earlier today, Scientific American blogs is “being reorganized.” As part of that euphemism, many blogs, mine included, are being eliminated as of today, along with changes in their editorial policies.

Writing for SciAm has been a very gratifying experience. I want to especially thank Bora Zivokvic for giving me my start, inviting me to join SciAm in 2011, and to Karyn Traphagen and the folks at ScienceOnline. As I reflect all the wonderful folks I’ve met as a result, I realize how my world has been enriched through their tireless efforts, and want to thank them again.

I might occasionally appear with a guest blog post for SciAm, but my new home will be at Forbes. I appreciate their warm welcome as a Pharma and Healthcare contributor. Devotees can follow me there at Forbes and at Twitter, @drjudystone, and can contact me through either site.

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Thanks, too, to the SciAm editors for having allowed me to post on topics that I was passionate about, including the problems of rural hospitals and research ethics and, in particular, having supported my series on the ethical lapses in psychiatric trials at the University of Minnesota, aka the Markingson case.

With thanks for these years at SciAm and to my ardent followers… hasta mañana.

Judy Stone, MD is an infectious disease specialist, experienced in conducting clinical research. She is the author of Conducting Clinical Research, the essential guide to the topic. She survived 25 years in solo practice in rural Cumberland, Maryland, and is now broadening her horizons. She particularly loves writing about ethical issues, and tilting at windmills in her advocacy for social justice. As part of her overall desire to save the world when she grows up, she has become especially interested in neglected tropical diseases. When not slaving over hot patients, she can be found playing with photography, friends' dogs, or in her garden. Follow on Twitter @drjudystone or on her website.

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