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Ushma S. Neill

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Ending one conversation, starting another

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By Ushma S. Neill
| The Journal of Clinical Investigation
With this entry, the Conversations with Giants in Medicine series comes to a close. The JCI is heading in a new direction with its video content, and I too will be heading in a different career direction that makes it hard to continue the series with the same care. As is often noted, “All good things must come to an end.” To watch a supercut of the last question I asked each subject, “What other vocation could have kept you as motivated?” see the JCI website at https://www.jci.org/videos/cgms.
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A conversation with Zhijian (James) Chen

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By Ushma S. Neill
| The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Zhijian (James) Chen (University of Texas Southwestern and HHMI) has had a storied research career focused on the molecular mechanisms of innate immunity, the body’s immediate response to pathogens. For his discovery of the cGAS enzyme that senses foreign and self-DNA, Chen was awarded the 2024 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. Hear more from Chen (Figure 1) on the JCI’s website: https://www.jci.org/videos/cgms. Figure 1 Zhijian James Chen on September 26, 2024 in NYC.
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Conversations with JCI editors in chief

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By Ushma S. Neill
| The Journal of Clinical Investigation
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the JCI, the living editors in chief of the Journal of Clinical Investigation (Table 1) were asked to reflect on their time as editors and their favorite memories. The full video is available on the JCI website at https://www.jci.org/videos/cgms, and the unedited entirety of the editors answering each question is available on the JCI YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@jclininvest.
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