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Covid-19 vaccination

May 23, 2021 • 2 min read • Science

Covid-19 vaccination

I got my first Biotech/Pfizer shot on May 15, 2021. The injection site hurt for two days. This means that my body was reacting, which is exactly what you want from a vaccine.
Master's Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety

April 12, 2021 • 2 min read • Finland

Master’s Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety

The University of Helsinki is expanding its repertoire by offering a new International Master's Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety.
Scholarly Community Encyclopedia

March 30, 2021 • 2 min read • MDPI

Scholarly Community Encyclopedia

We have added an entry for VEGFs to the Scholarly Community Encyclopedia.
Martin Jeltsch (1933-2021)

March 3, 2021 • 1 min read • Science

Martin Jeltsch (1933-2021)

This morning, my father, Martin Jeltsch, died from Covid-19 at age 88.
MDPI peer review reviewed

February 24, 2021 • 5 min read • Vascular Biology

MDPI peer review reviewed

Finally, our most recent review got published in the journal Biology.
Our first OER (Open Educational Resource)

February 3, 2021 • 3 min read • Science

Our first OER (Open Educational Resource)

When I started my new position at the Faculty of Pharmacy, it was clear that I would be going to do more formal teaching than before.
Preprint and Open Review

January 18, 2021 • 2 min read • Vascular Biology

Preprint and Open Review

In February 2020, Henry Kwok from the University of Macau asked me whether I want to contribute to an upcoming special issue in the journal Biology.
Low-budget PCR-based mutagenesis kit

November 26, 2020 • 3 min read • PCR

Low-budget PCR-based mutagenesis kit

If you need to modify your DNA construct, one frequently used method is the PCR-based mutagenesis, where you incorporate the mutation into the middle of two complementary primers.
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