Big Picture, Small Things: 4S Annual Meeting Open Session

Please submit to the following open session for the 2013 4S Annual Meeting: Big Picture, Small Things The “big picture” is becoming an important framework for how scientists look at microbiological processes. Increasingly, in turn, social scientists are studying the growing significance of this perspective. Epigenetics, metagenomics, microbial ecology, systems biology, reproductive toxicology, metabolomics and … Read More

Two Important Messages from the SMA

Hi SMA members, 1. Please read the following message for important information regarding upcoming deadlines for the next AAA Meeting in Chicago, November 20-24, 2013.  This information can also be accessed on the Society for Medical Anthropology’s website, using the following link:  SMA_AAA_announcement_2013. Here is summary of deadlines for the various proposal types: February 6- … Read More

SMA/EASA Conference Offers Global Network Travel Grants (Deadline: March 1)

The aim of the joint SMA/EASA conference in Tarragona, Spain is for these two networks to meet, but also to engage colleagues from areas of the world where professional medical anthropology networks and societies are not well formed, especially in Africa, South America, Asia and the Pacific. We have been awarded funds from the Wenner-Gren … Read More