Harwinder Sidhu

United States Research

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Commented on Evaluating the co‐design of a program to supporting living well with dementia
DELIGHT program is mentioned here. The process of evaluation is through and the study size is decent.

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Commented on microRNAs and the immune response
miRNA's are crucial for studying both the acquired and innate immune response.

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Commented on Research Grants
Great opportunity to research pancreatic cancer!

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Commented on Patient characteristics and utilization of an online patient portal in a rural academic general internal medicine practice
Sounds like a great idea in a rural setting. More clinicians should employ this.

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Commented on NeuroNEXT Small Business Innovation in Clinical Trials (U44 Clinical Trial Optional)
$1,000,000 NIH grant for small businesses for innovation in clinical trials.

Funding

Commented on Fellows Award
Another Purdue and Wisconsin University joint initiative that will provide funding of up to £225,000 (GBP) over a period of three years to all MQ fellows. PhD, DPhil, DClinPsy, MBBS, MD or equivalent degree is required.

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Commented on The Neurobiology of Social Distance
This article discusses the importance of having a circle of friends and family and the effect it has on one's health and well being.

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Commented on Recommendations on prevention and screening for colorectal cancer in Hong Kong
Colonoscopy is mentioned as a useful preventative tool for detecting colorectal cancer early on.

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Commented on Altered miRNA expression in sputum for diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer
Interesting article on the detection of altered miRNA in sputum for diagnosis of lung cancer. Non-invasive approach.

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Commented on Transforming Microbial Genotyping: A Robotic Pipeline for Genotyping Bacterial Strains
Many labs are using robotics for microbial genotyping. This is much more efficient and have less chance of manual error.

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Commented on Site-directed Mutagenesis by Novel Inverse PCR Strategy*
Novel inverse colony PCR for point mutations. Inverse PCR is a three step cloning method.

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Commented on A new method for multi-site-directed mutagenesis
This method discusses multi site directed mutagenesis procedure. It uses only methylated plasmids.

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Commented on Pyramidal neurons
These are the most populous members of the excitatory family of neurons. These are crucial in studying certain neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers.

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Commented on The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 15th Edition Edited by M.J.O'Neil, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK ISBN 9781849736701; 2708 pages. April 2013, $150 with 1-year free access to The Merck Index Online.
The Merck index is an excellent platform to get chemicals, biologics and drug information online. It is available online by the Royal Society of Chemistry and is owned by Merck and Co.

Funding

Commented on Awards for Engineering Achievement and Innovation
Excellent opportunity for engineers in the field of Bioengineering, biomedical, science and technology, planning funded by National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and medicine. Deadline to apply os April 01, 2022.