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Dr Efevretis's avatar

Following along with these briefs is becoming a weekly habit. The curation of practical laboratory knowledge alongside current research developments is a format more science newsletters should adopt. Thank you for such a great read.

Madhuri Manohar, PhD's avatar

Thank you so much Dr. Efevretis. I am glad you like them.

Claire | You Only Age Once's avatar

Thank you for introducing me to a new word avidity.

Madhuri Manohar, PhD's avatar

Glad to help! It was always a confusion one for me when I was a student.

Annicka Evans, PhD's avatar

Enjoy your time off and the holiday!

Madhuri Manohar, PhD's avatar

Thanks Annicka. It was a fun short vacation. Felt so good to be in the pool instead of on my laptop after a few busy work weeks.

Patrick J. Biancur's avatar

I liked that you framed AI as something to be tested rather than believed in. That feels much closer to the scientific mindset than either the excitement or the fear that often dominates these conversations.

Madhuri Manohar, PhD's avatar

Oh yes. AI may output a lot but it's still a black box on how it works for many. As scientists who use it as a support tool, it's key we question everything and test and validate it. I guess that's how trust will be built and we'd know the constraints. Thanks for stopping by.

Patrick J. Biancur's avatar

I think that's what resonated with me most. A lot of the public conversation seems to jump straight to either optimism or skepticism, but the scientific approach sits somewhere in the middle. The willingness to test, question, and revise based on evidence is what makes the process so valuable.

Saurabh Dalvi's avatar

Thanks for In silico part and now in going to read those research papers!!

JMirrer MD's avatar

So cool! I really loved my immunology days back in medical school!

Also really wonderful how you handled the situation on LinkedIn!

Thank you for sharing and I look forward to reading more!

Madhuri Manohar, PhD's avatar

The funny thing is Immunology was always me least favourite subject. Haha. I got the lowest grades in Immunology. But, life has its way with me... whatever I hate reading in school is what I enjoy doing in real life.

JMirrer MD's avatar

😂 if it worked that way for me I’d be a computer programmer!

Madhuri Manohar, PhD's avatar

Haha. Plastic surgery is way cooler!