Your blogger from #China is back! The Marine Silk Road is steeped in wealth, wonder and ideas.
I learned today that Guangzhou is in fact an ancient seat of knowledge exchange, being China’s window to the world as its prime port city. For a significant portion of China’s history it held the monopoly upon foreign trade. Exchanging goods and culture with the Swedish, Dutch, Persians and the East India Company. It was […]
Guangzhou and workarounds
The biggest difficulty while working in China has been internet access. Once you are dependent upon a high speed connection for every day communication, data storage, analysis, it’s a shock to be cut off from your usual tools. I’ve had trouble with blogging using WordPress and am now trying this workaround. Perhaps if I […]
Science and culture in Guangzhou #nanobubble technology is popping
Science Day 1 at the Sun Yat Sen university went well. We discussed the lab’s expertise in nanobubble formation for drug delivery and I expressed the need for this work in atherosclerosis treatment and vulnerable plaque. We seem to be on track to putting together a proposal- a few more ideas to crystallize. The […]
During the early collaborative stage of research, the ultimate goal is unknowable #serendipity is #creativity
Science: Yesterday I met my host Dr Zhou- and he was as gracious as I had hoped- prompt, friendly and relaxed. On the taxi over to my hotel we had a good talk about where we could help each other on this scientific exchange. What I find interesting is his tissue phantom work using optical […]
1st Ontario China young scientist exchange program
The program Began this week in Beijing. I and 4 other Ontario scientists were selected to participate- I missed the first week due to clinical duties but will travel to China for the last 2 weeks. Hmmm… I feel a bit older than the above crowd but as a clinician scientist I’ve had to be […]