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A microscopic image of a mouse's trachea

March 15, 2024

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    Jacobs Made ‘Career Out of Curiosity’

    By Carla Garnett

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  • Dr. Shawn Drew Gaillard

    Gaillard Relishes Her Role Supporting Science

    By Dana Talesnik

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    Kriegel Suggests Strong Organizational Culture Drives Results

    By Eric Bock

    Workplace culture is more than ping-pong tables in the lobby, happy hours after work, leadership retreats and other office perks, said Dr. Jessica Kriegel. “Culture is the way that people think and act to get results,” said Kriegel, chief scientist of workplace culture at Culture Partners.
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    Resnick Discusses Data-Sharing Platforms for Precision Care

    By Dana Talesnik

    An NIH-funded investigator is developing data-sharing platforms for pediatric patients. His model connects layers of medical data into an interoperable framework toward improving collaborative research and patient care.
A microscopic image of a mouse's trachea

On the Cover

A small section of the trachea, or windpipe, of a developing mouse. Although it’s only about the diameter of a pinhead at this stage of development, the mouse trachea has a lot in common structurally with the much wider and longer human trachea.

RANDEE YOUNG AND XIN SUN, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

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