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Ḿanuscript reviewing by annotating PDFs

June 28, 2019 • 4 min read • Technology

Ḿanuscript reviewing by annotating PDFs

Manuscripts for scientific peer-review are delivered as PDF files.
Re-purposing the growth factor VEGF-C

June 22, 2019 • 1 min read • Vascular Biology

Re-purposing the growth factor VEGF-C

An eLIFE digest features our recent publication about VEGF-C (https://elifesciences.org/digests/44478/re-purposing-the-growth-factor-vegf-c ).

May 29, 2019 • 4 min read • Science

Lymphologische (Grundlagen-)Forschung: wie funktioniert das?

Vortrag für den 43.
KLK3/PSA and cathepsin D activate VEGF-C and VEGF-D

May 18, 2019 • 2 min read • Vascular Biology

KLK3/PSA and cathepsin D activate VEGF-C and VEGF-D

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is well known - at least among older males - as a prostate cancer marker, but few people know its physiological function: Sperm cells are trapped in fresh ejaculate, which has a jelly-like consistence.
1000+ citations

May 15, 2019 • 1 min read • Science

1000+ citations

The first among my publications to brake the 1000 citations-barrier was Gerhardt et al.
Apply successfully to the University of Helsinki

April 28, 2019 • 4 min read • Finland

Apply successfully to the University of Helsinki

What are my chances to be accepted into a Helsinki University Master's Program?
ChemBio Finland

March 28, 2019 • 1 min read • Technology

ChemBio Finland

The biyearly ChemBio Finland event at the Helsinki Fair Center is taking place on this week's Wednesday and Thursday.
Poor correlation of the Journal Impact Factor with scientific impact

March 13, 2019 • 4 min read • JIF

Poor correlation of the Journal Impact Factor with scientific impact

Definition of the Journal Impact FactorThe Journal Impact Factor (JIF or short IF) of Journal X is the number of citations found from all journals & proceedings (in the Web of Science core collection) published in 2017 to articles in Journal X, divided by the number of articles that were published in the two previous years (2016 and 2016).
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