Patterning of the urinary collecting duct tree
Glandular organs, such as the liver, pancreas and kidney, contain systems of branched epithelial tubes that resemble trees. The development of these tree… Read more »
Philippa is an Editor for the BMC-Series. Before joining BioMed Central in 2010, she did a PhD at the National Institute of Medical Research, UK and a post-doc at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA.
Latest posts by Philippa Harris (see all)
- World Refugee Day - 20th June 2017
- Excellence at ECCMID - 15th May 2017
- Tuberculosis meningitis in Vietnamese children - 14th December 2016
The Tef genome: deciphering one of Ethiopia’s key crops
Sequencing of the genomes of agriculturally important grasses such as maize (Zea mays) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) has allowed us to gain important insights… Read more »
Open access and the role of the librarian
The University of Nairobi is the oldest university in Kenya and is a keen supporter of open access. Alongside its open access policy it is a BioMed Central… Read more »
Why I study malaria: Dr Francis Ndungu on research, working in Kenya and open access
To mark World Malaria Day we spoke with Dr Francis Ndungu about his research into malaria immunity. Dr Ndungu completed his PhD at the National Institute for… Read more »
New research sheds light on the development of a rare disease
Rare diseases are notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat. There are a number of reasons for this, but chief among them is the very fact of their rarity.… Read more »
Understanding physiological responses at IUPS
July signaled the 37th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, organized in conjunction with the Physiological Society and many other society… Read more »
IUPS 2013 signals its arrival
The International Congress of Physiological Sciences only arrives every 4 years so BMC Physiology leapt at the chance to attend. The conference, running from… Read more »
Semmelweis' Seminal Study (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Hand Hygiene)
Today is the 195th anniversary of the birth of Ignaz Semmelweis and BMC Infectious Diseases is celebrating the achievements of this pioneer of infection… Read more »
Auf Wiedersehen ECCMID 2013
Caravaggio is not an artist traditionally associated with Berlin, but discussion of potential causes of his death–postulated to be due to sepsis– at… Read more »
BMC Infectious Diseases ist ein Berliner
Berlin has seen more than its fair share of microbiology pioneers, including Robert Koch and Paul Ehrlich. In light of this it is only fitting that Berlin will… Read more »