From Howard’s Desk

By Howard Young, Retired Principal Investigator, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA Having been retired for 10 months, I thought I would provide a bit of advice of what to expect in retirement for someone who had a scientific career. Drs. Sharon Wahl and Charlie Glinka contributed some thoughts to [READ MORE]

Howard Young has long been a proponent of employing treats to help maintain positive interactions among personnel in the laboratory. A Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake is an indulgent dessert that will promote the same level of harmony in the lab that is achieved in the rich chocolate and creamy peanut [READ MORE]

Lab offenses call for food Maintaining positive interactions among personnel is crucial to managing a laboratory. As laboratories become more crowded, personality conflicts inevitably arise and when they do, the entire staff may suffer from increased stress and tension. Here, I report on a unique method–the Food Offense — for [READ MORE]