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COVID‐19 pandemic perspectives: A scientific silver lining?
Accounts of the numerous negative effects caused by COVID‐19 are pervasive, but few perspectives have identified any positive impacts of this massive societal shift. This forum examines potentially positive changes that have occurred within the scientific community amid the chaotic pandemic. Among t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7590274/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33134774 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12432 |
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description | Accounts of the numerous negative effects caused by COVID‐19 are pervasive, but few perspectives have identified any positive impacts of this massive societal shift. This forum examines potentially positive changes that have occurred within the scientific community amid the chaotic pandemic. Among these positives are the formation of virtual supergroups and an interdisciplinary brain trust. In forcing scientists away from their lab benches, COVID‐19 has created time and space for more conversations about science and experimental design. Being away from the lab in this time of social unrest has also given scientists time to directly address institutional racism and its suppression of diversity in science. Although COVID‐19 has been an unforeseen disaster of epic proportions, some of the resulting changes in our scientific community should remain in place after the pandemic is over. By leveraging these small wins, we will undoubtedly return to our laboratories stronger, smarter, and more efficient. |
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spelling | pubmed-75902742020-10-30 COVID‐19 pandemic perspectives: A scientific silver lining? Dobson, Dre'Von A. Wolberg, Alisa S. Res Pract Thromb Haemost Forum Accounts of the numerous negative effects caused by COVID‐19 are pervasive, but few perspectives have identified any positive impacts of this massive societal shift. This forum examines potentially positive changes that have occurred within the scientific community amid the chaotic pandemic. Among these positives are the formation of virtual supergroups and an interdisciplinary brain trust. In forcing scientists away from their lab benches, COVID‐19 has created time and space for more conversations about science and experimental design. Being away from the lab in this time of social unrest has also given scientists time to directly address institutional racism and its suppression of diversity in science. Although COVID‐19 has been an unforeseen disaster of epic proportions, some of the resulting changes in our scientific community should remain in place after the pandemic is over. By leveraging these small wins, we will undoubtedly return to our laboratories stronger, smarter, and more efficient. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7590274/ /pubmed/33134774 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12432 Text en © The Authors. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH). This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Forum Dobson, Dre'Von A. Wolberg, Alisa S. COVID‐19 pandemic perspectives: A scientific silver lining? |
title | COVID‐19 pandemic perspectives: A scientific silver lining? |
title_full | COVID‐19 pandemic perspectives: A scientific silver lining? |
title_fullStr | COVID‐19 pandemic perspectives: A scientific silver lining? |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID‐19 pandemic perspectives: A scientific silver lining? |
title_short | COVID‐19 pandemic perspectives: A scientific silver lining? |
title_sort | covid‐19 pandemic perspectives: a scientific silver lining? |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7590274/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33134774 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12432 |
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