Topic: Providing Palliative Care For Children with Cancer: Perspective from the Largest Lower-Middle Income Country, India
May
15
Doing research in a developing country
Hi all! My name is Liliana and I work as a pediatric oncologist in Lima, Peru. Today, I would like to post about doing research as a young investigator from a developing country.
May
08
Balancing clinical work with academia
Hi everyone, my name’s Jess and I’m writing today’s blog balancing clinical work with academia. This is an important issue for many SIOP young investigators, as many of us have clinical backgrounds and have then developed an academic interest which we try to balance alongside our work with patients. These challenges often vary based on the demands of your clinical role and on whether your research is lab-based or more clinical.
May
01
My Experience with Lecturing
Hi everybody!
This is Rene again. I’m a PhD student in the Netherlands focusing on chemotherapy resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. I would like to share some thoughts I have on teaching.
Apr
25
Young Investigators in the Spotlight
There are some inspiring young investigators worldwide focusing on a variety of different targeted therapies for pediatric cancer. I had the chance to discuss the personal experience of one of our own, Dr. Rayne Rouce, an oncology physician and researcher at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas, who has devoted her time so far to teaching and to collaborative work in the field. She is an avid volunteer and has volunteered for several years for many volunteer organizations in the field. Below is a summary of our conversation
Mar
20
First time at a conference
Hi everyone. Today I would like to give some advice for attending your first conference a.k.a how to manage 2-3 very intense days
Mar
13
My First Peer Review
Submitting a research paper to a well-respected journal is not an easy task and all of us know about that. Getting published is a tough process.
Feb
13
Erasmus+: Not just for Students!
I am Gemma, I’m a YI NET member from London, UK. I’m currently a post-doctoral researcher in Children’s Palliative Care, working mainly on a study looking at decision making in high risk brain tumours. In March 2015 I spent 4 days in Oslo, Norway at the Centre for Shared Decision Making and Collaborative Care Research [...]
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