Who’s New at OHSU? Selva Baltan, M.D., Ph.D.
Selva Baltan, M.D., Ph.D., vice chair of research and professor of anesthesiology, accepted the National Institutes of Health’s invitation to serve as chairperson of the Brain Injury and...
Tag: Library
Python, SQL and pandas: Oh my! June 21
SQL is the most popular programming language for generating and interacting with relational databases and is, therefore, an extremely useful language to learn. This OHSU Library BioData Club...
Workshops: Scientific posters and oral presentations 101
OHSU Research Week 2019 is May 13 to 15 — it's coming up fast! Are you presenting a poster or giving a scientific talk? The OHSU Library is hosting workshops to help OHSU community members prepare...
A Gentle Introduction to the Command Line, March 6
What is the command line and why would you want to use it? Command line interfaces (CLIs) offer more control, speed, precision, and efficiency than graphical user interfaces (GUIs) can provide....
Abstract Writing 101, March 8
A good scientific abstract communicates complex research in a succinct and clear form. Though highly formulaic, it can be hard to get it right! In this OHSU Library workshop, attendees will learn...
Better biodata with ontologies and linked data workshop
Have you ever wondered… What an ontology is and why anyone would use one? Who's using ontologies and how are they using them? How ontologies are created and maintained? How to use an...
OHSU Impact Challenge: “Show, don’t tell: Tips and tricks for public speaking, better slide decks and posters,” Dec. 12
Public speaking is an important type of scientific communication, but it can be scary. Developing public speaking confidence and the skillful use of visual presentation materials is important to a...
Github pages workshop: Create a personal website, Nov. 16
A personal website can serve as a flexible hub for presenting your best professional self, but where do you start? Github Pages Workshop Friday, Nov 16 4 to 6 p.m. (optional troubleshooting from...
Rules of research: Ten things you should be doing with your data, Nov. 7
In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn about practices and considerations for making your data maximally valuable and reusable by you, your collaborators and other scientists. Join...
Preprints: The changing scholarly communication landscape
Guest post by Robin Champieux, OHSU’s research engagement and open science librarian. Have you shared your first preprint? For the uninitiated, a preprint is a complete scientific manuscript...
Neuroscience doctoral candidate and preprint advocate awarded Mozilla Fellowship for Science
Daniela Saderi co-founded a project that is increasing awareness of preprints — versions of scientific papers that are made available before publication in a peer-reviewed journal — and the...