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Books & software | Bookstores | Dictionaries & quick reference | Education & certifications | Grants | Humor | Jobs & networking
Laboratory methods | Medical journals & references | Related organizations | Style | Writing & grammar
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Books & software
The Bedford Murder: An Evidence-Based Clinical Mystery: Evidence-based medicine is illustrated through a murder mystery.
Chicago Manual of Style: Style guide
Copyeditor's Handbook: An excellent resource on grammar and punctuation. Contains exercises.
Dramatica: Software for writers (primarily fiction)
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: On the importance of correct punctuation
Editorium: Software and Microsoft Word add-ins
Elements of Style (Strunk): Style guide
Merck Manuals: Medical reference books
Molecular Biology Made Simple and Fun: A simple guide to molecular biology
Writers Store: Sells books and software on writing (primarily fiction)
Z-Write: A non-linear text editor for Macintosh
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Bookstores
Alibris: Hard-to-find books
Amazon: Major online bookstore
Bartleby: Online books
Majors Books: Medical & scientific books
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Dictionaries & quick reference
Acronym Finder: A quick search tool
Copyright Clearance Center: For copyright permissions
Dictionary.com: Online dictionary
Dorland's Medical Dictionary: Online medical dictionary
HUGO: Gene nomenclature
Merriam-Webster: Online dictionary
MeSH headings: PubMed MeSH headings
Online Medical Dictionary: Online medical dictionary
YourDictionary.com: Online dictionary
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Education & certifications
AMWA's professional education program: Core and advanced certifications in medical communications
Board of Editors in the Life Sciences: Offers ELS certification
James Madison University: Technical and Scientific Communication program
Miami University: Masters in Technical Communication program
University of Houston-Downtown: Master of Science in Professional Writing and Technical Communication program
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Grants
Books on grant writing: Through AMWA's affiliation with Amazon
Grant sources and writing links: From the Texas Medical Center library
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Humor
Binge-Drinking. Promiscuous Sex Good For You, Says New Orleans Journal Of Medicine (The Onion)
The Colon in Medicine: nothing to do with the intestinal tract (BMJ)
Comparing apples and oranges: a randomised prospective study (BMJ)
FDA Approves Sale of Prescription Placebo (The Onion)
Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn’t Stand Up to Peer Review (The Onion)
Get Peered! (Board game) (BMJ)
Medical writing: inadvertent humor and other anomalies (PubMed abstract) (Int Angiol)
Pharmaceutical Company Says Its New Anti-Depressant Is “Worthless and Dumb” (The Onion)
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Jobs & networking
AMWA's job market: Job listings (AMWA members only)
BioHouston: Bringing biotechnology to Houston
Toolkit for New Writers: Courtesy of the Delaware chapter
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Laboratory methods
Acrylamide gel procedure
Cell biology laboratory manual
Cell cycle (animated)
DNA and protein synthesis
Gel electrophoresis of DNA
Immunohistochemistry
Laboratory techniques (ATCC)
MAPK signal transduction
Multiplex fluorescent mRNA in situ hybridization
Peptide and protein structure tutorial
Polymerase chain reaction
Proteins and proteomics
Pulsed-field electrophoresis for separation of large DNA
Real-time polymerase chain reaction
Restriction maps
Southern blot
Southern blot: gel transfer
"Southwestern" blot
Western blot
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Medical journals & references
Free medical journals: Open-access medical journals
Genamics: Journal information
Mayo Clinic: Health information for the public
Medbioworld: Links to journals, associations, and databases
MedlinePlus: Health information for the public
Medscape: Health information for professionals (registration required)
Online reference shelf: Links to various reference sources, medical and general
Publist: Searchable database of publications
PubMed: NLM database of medical publications
WelchWeb: List of electronic resources
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Related organizations
Authors & Publishers Association
Board of Editors in the Life Sciences
Council of Science Editors
Drug Information Association
European Medical Writers Association
National Association of Science Writers
Plain Language Association
The Organization for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Affairs Professionals
Society for Technical Communication
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Style
AMA style examples
Council of Science Editors style examples
Instructions to Authors in Health Sciences
Manuscript style & format (fiction)
Psychology with Style
Reference citation styles
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Medical Journals
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Writing & grammar
Advice on Academic Writing
Apostrophe Protection Society
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Syntaxis Grammar Quiz
University of Maine Writing Center
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