Homer William Smith (1895–1962) was best known for his work as a renal physiologist. His extensive research on the mammalian kidney greatly enhanced our understanding of the functional properties of the glomeruli, tubules and renal vascular bed, and his examination and comprehension of functional alterations in renal disease garnered him a great deal of respect from clinical physicians and physiologists alike (Pitts, 1967). While the majority of his time was focused on clinical studies in mammals, Smith spent his summers at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) in Salisbury Cove (ME, USA) ‘dabbling’ in comparative physiology (Evans, 2008). Dabbling should be a term used lightly as Smith's early experiments in comparative physiology built the foundation for our current knowledge of nitrogen excretion in fish. In his seminal 1929 paper in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Smith became the first researcher to report that the...
Using the reactive scope model to redefine social stress in fishes
In their Review, Katie Gilmour and colleagues redefine the ambiguous concept of social stress by using the reactive scope model as a framework to explain the divergent physiological phenotypes of dominant and subordinate fishes.
JEB grants to support junior faculty
Learn about the grants that we launched in 2023 to support junior faculty from two of our awardees: Erin Leonard, Early-Career Researcher (ECR) Visiting Fellowship recipient, and Pauline Fleischmann, Research Partnership Kickstart Travel Grant recipient. The next deadline to apply is 6 June 2025.
Thirteen-lined ground squirrels survive extraordinarily low blood oxygen
Brynne Duffy and colleagues reveal that thirteen-lined ground squirrels are true hypoxia champions surviving extreme low blood oxygen, down to just 34% oxygen, when they emerge briefly from hibernation.
The Company of Biologists Workshops
For the last 15 years, our publisher, The Company of Biologists, has provided an apt environment to inspire biology and support biologists through our Workshops series. Read about the evolution of the Workshop series and revisit JEB's experience with hosting the first Global South Workshop.
Fast & Fair peer review
Our sister journal Biology Open has recently launched the next phase of their Fast & Fair peer review initiative: offering high-quality peer review within 7 working days. To learn more about BiO’s progress and future plans, read the Editorial by Daniel Gorelick, or visit the Fast & Fair peer review page.
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