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Pfizer, Inc. May 19, 2012

NSF: The AlloSphere: one of the largest immersive scientific instruments in the world http://t.co/JJiXHtaD

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

AmerMedicalAssn: #AMAwire: Senate committee explores future of #Medicare physician payment. http://t.co/RqlG9M7S

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

SUMedicine: Stanford's John Ioannidis discusses journal editorial policies & bias in scientific research: http://t.co/UaZWf9xI

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

NSF: Event: CISE CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop: May 18 2012 8:30AM toMay 18 2012 5:00PMTempeThe goal of the work... http://t.co/YfbmnDfR

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

NSF: Event: Center for Optical Wireless Applications (COWA) IAB Meeting: May 20 2012 9:00AM toMay 22 2012 5:00PMSta... http://t.co/85mChrJW

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

NSF: Event: Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program Panel Meeting: May 21 2012 8:30AM toMay 22 ... http://t.co/riNqbigs

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

NSF: Event: 2nd BIGDATA webinar: May 21 2012 11:00AM toMay 21 2012 12:00PMNSFThe National Science Foundation and the ... http://t.co/OvcqrxWr

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

NSF: Event: Creating Economic Value From University Science: What is the Role of Faculty?: May 21 2012 2:00PM toMay ... http://t.co/zLQTz8jf

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

NIHforHealth: Podcast: NIH Research Radio - May 18, 2012 http://t.co/azvlrm43

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

wiredscience: @ghost_one20 @MarsdenPhil We are looking into the problem....

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

wiredscience: Watch some spectacular space events this weekend live with us: SpaceX launch and solar eclipse http://t.co/Y4jRnnrB

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

sciencemagazine: Coalition begins push for U.S. schools to adopt new science standards--Q&A w/ Stephen Pruitt http://t.co/Na7zddhz

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

sciencemagazine: Rare #genetic variants may help predict disease risk http://t.co/rVGHdIrm & http://t.co/rVGHdIrm

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

sciencemagazine: High-res tunneling miscroscopy reveals presence of water enhances proton diffusion http://t.co/sN7kEw2l

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

sciencemagazine: Structural analysis reveals how DKK1 inhibits Wnt signaling #SciSig http://t.co/xRR44r1C

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

sciencemagazine: This week's special #humconflict #podcast: evolution of conflict, roots of racism, & peace systems http://t.co/DzxJKxvg

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

sciencemagazine: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in blast-exposed military veterans #SciTM http://t.co/Dx8Y86Wj

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

sciencemagazine: #Humconflict: in ancient societies, ritual human sacrifice was more reality than myth http://t.co/ekxv0THm

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

sciencemagazine: Novel sequencing technique can detect #DNA methylation markers http://t.co/mXR8g2Il

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

sciencemagazine: At last: plutonium nuclear magnetic resonance detected http://t.co/kQXCGW93 #physics

Pfizer, Inc. May 18, 2012

Pfizer Nigeria colleagues participated in the recent Health Walk for Sight event, which promoted the early detection of glaucoma.

Pfizer, Inc. May 17, 2012

Meet Roger Rice, a 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellow who will assist Save the Children — an international organization focused on assisting children in developing countries — to increase public awareness and involvement in the organization’s efforts to reduce child and infant mortality in East Africa.Roger Rice — 2012 Global Health Fellowwww.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. May 16, 2012

From the Pfizer Photo Archives: Dressed in sterile garments, lab technicians conduct a quality control inspection at a Pfizer facility. (1972)

Pfizer, Inc. May 15, 2012

Pfizer Nigeria, in collaboration with the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria, has established the Glaucoma Patients Association for Lagos State, Nigeria, to encourage the prevention and treatment of glaucoma by supporting early detection of the disease. Pfizer Supports Early Detection of Glaucoma in Nigeriawww.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. May 14, 2012

Meet Kerin Conway, a 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellow who will work in Population Service International, a global health organization focused on malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health, in Tanzania for four months to help increase the organization’s efficiency in distributing family planning and maternal health products. Kerin Conway — 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellow www.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. May 11, 2012

From the Pfizer Photo Archives: A Pfizer researcher in the lab (1967)

Pfizer, Inc. May 10, 2012

Meet Connie Lieu, a 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellow who will work with Project Hope, a health care-focused nonprofit, for three months in Shanghai to strengthen the organization’s ability to deliver health education on chronic disease management and care for patients with risk factors.

Pfizer, Inc. May 9, 2012

Think Science Now blogger Vera Rulon discusses the connection between health care and cloaking devices, a staple accessory for heroes and villains of science fiction and fantasy tales. Star Trek Cloaking Devices, Harry Potter’s Invisibility Cloak and Healthcarewww.thinksciencenow.com“One might wonder what science fiction, magic and health care have in common?” she writes. “Making things invisible, that’s what.”

Pfizer, Inc. May 8, 2012

Looking to reconnect with what she describes as “what’s really important in life — people and service,” Pfizer colleague Maureen Dowds recently found both in Haiti.Pfizer Colleague Reconnects With People, Service in Haitiwww.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. May 7, 2012

Pfizer colleagues from the company’s Worldwide Research and Development division recently volunteered their time at the annual Cambridge Science Festival in Massachusetts to educate and inspire future generations of scientists.

Pfizer, Inc. May 4, 2012

Meet Albert Dunne, a 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellow who will work in Kenya for four months with IntraHealth — a nonprofit organization that aims to mobilize health care practitioners around the world — to support efforts to strengthen the financial capacity of local nonprofit health care providers.

Pfizer, Inc. May 3, 2012

From the Pfizer Photo Archives: Pfizer’s penicillin research team (1944)

Pfizer, Inc. May 2, 2012

Pfizer colleagues recently volunteered their time at the Bright Horizons child care center in Groton, Conn., to connect with children affected by autism by making “slime.” The activity uses "slime kits" developed as part of Pfizer’s SMART (Science and Math Are Really Terrific) program, which the company launched in 1988 to provide science and math outreach to local schools. Researchers Connect With Autistic Children By Making Slimewww.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. May 1, 2012

Following Thailand’s worst flood in 50 years, Pfizer Thailand colleagues volunteered their time to support recovery efforts by delivering aid to victims in the country's worst-hit provinces.

Pfizer, Inc. April 30, 2012

Counterfeit pharmaceuticals manufactured at this site in China were dispensed to patients throughout the U.S. and Europe by rogue online pharmacies, who concealed their true location and source of the “medicines” they sold. Pfizer investigations assisted authorities in shutting down the site.

Pfizer, Inc. April 27, 2012

April 28 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in the U.S. Community take-back days, supported by local law enforcement, provide patients with ways of discarding unused pharmaceuticals in a safe and eco-friendly manner. Think Science Now blogger Frank Mastrocco shares more.April 28th Is U.S. National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day — Think Science Now blog postwww.thinksciencenow.com

Pfizer, Inc. April 27, 2012

Meet Lingfeng Yang, a 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellow who will work for five months with GBCHealth, a coalition of more than 200 member companies that invests resources to improve world health, in Beijing to design and implement a new initiative to engage businesses in diabetes prevention and care efforts across China. Lingfeng Yang — 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellowwww.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. April 26, 2012

Interested in a career at Pfizer? Opportunities with us involve every area of our business. Discover your Path Now. Pfizer Careerswww.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. April 25, 2012

Health Volunteers Overseas, a health education network, recently honored 14 Pfizer Global Health Fellows — including Mark Tibbetts, on the right in the image below — with the organization’s 2012 Golden Apple Award in recognition of the Fellows' work to develop new organizational systems at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India.Global Health Fellows Alumni Honoredwww.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. April 24, 2012

Think Science Now blogger Adam Gilbert shares how a recent experience at a local car wash made him feel proud to be a scientist. Revenge of the Nerds (Robotics Team) — Think Science Now www.thinksciencenow.com“Maybe what I witnessed today indicates that the tide has turned and it’s cool to be into science,” Gilbert writes.

Pfizer, Inc. April 23, 2012

From the Pfizer Photo Archives: A new computer located at Pfizer's Groton, Conn. facility simultaneously collects and analyzes data on laboratory and clinical investigations, pharmaceutical production quality control, and other operations. (1971)

Pfizer, Inc. April 20, 2012

Pfizer colleagues in Algeria donated toys to children in several children’s hospitals to mark the Islamic holiday of El-Mawlid El-Nabawi. Gifts were donated to 350 children.

Pfizer, Inc. April 19, 2012

Vera Rulon reflects on the relationship between health care and the arts on Think Science Now, the blogging community of Pfizer scientists, physicians and researchers.How the Arts Help Us Learn Better, Live Better and Age Better — Think Science Nowwww.thinksciencenow.com“From early childhood through old age, the arts play an important part to enrich our lives, give hope, and enhance health care outcomes,” Rulon writes.

Pfizer, Inc. April 18, 2012

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) recently recognized Pfizer’s Richmond Sherwood Consumer Healthcare Research and Development site for its contributions to DGIF’s Corporate Habitat Program.Environmental Efforts Recognized at Richmond Sherwood Sitewww.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. April 17, 2012

Meet Sean Rapson, a 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellow who will work with Save the Children for a three-month assignment to increase public awareness and involvement in the organization’s campaign to reduce child and maternal mortality in East Africa. Sean Rapson — 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellowwww.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. April 16, 2012

From the Pfizer Photo Archives: Shareholders tour Pfizer laboratories after the company’s annual meeting. (1956)

Pfizer, Inc. April 13, 2012

Meet Brandford Giddings, a 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellow who will work for six months in Rwanda assisting Population Service International, a health organization focused on increasing family planning and maternal health in developing nations. Brandford Giddings — 2012 Pfizer Global Health Fellowwww.pfizer.com

Pfizer, Inc. April 12, 2012

Pfizer colleagues volunteered their time during a recent weekend to share the magic of science with attendees at the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering Expo Day.

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