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Ellis JT, Reichel MP. Twitter trends in #Parasitology determined by text mining and topic modelling. CURRENT RESEARCH IN PARASITOLOGY & VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES 2023; 4:100138. [PMID: 37670843 PMCID: PMC10475476 DOI: 10.1016/j.crpvbd.2023.100138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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This study investigated the emergence and use of Twitter, as of July 2023 being rebranded as X, as the main forum for social media communication in parasitology. A dataset of tweets was constructed using a keyword search of Twitter with the search terms 'malaria', 'Plasmodium', 'Leishmania', 'Trypanosoma', 'Toxoplasma' and 'Schistosoma' for the period from 2011 to 2020. Exploratory data analyses of tweet content were conducted, including language, usernames and hashtags. To identify parasitology topics of discussion, keywords and phrases were extracted using KeyBert and biterm topic modelling. The sentiment of tweets was analysed using VADER. The results show that the number of tweets including the keywords increased from 2011 (for malaria) and 2013 (for the others) to 2020, with the highest number of tweets being recorded in 2020. The maximum number of yearly tweets for Plasmodium, Leishmania, Toxoplasma, Trypanosoma and Schistosoma was recorded in 2020 (2804, 2161, 1570, 680 and 360 tweets, respectively). English was the most commonly used language for tweeting, although the percentage varied across the searches. In tweets mentioning Leishmania, only ∼37% were in English, with Spanish being more common. Across all the searches, Portuguese was another common language found. Popular tweets on Toxoplasma contained keywords relating to mental health including depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. The Trypanosoma tweets referenced drugs (benznidazole, nifurtimox) and vectors (bugs, triatomines, tsetse), while the Schistosoma tweets referenced areas of biology including pathology, eggs and snails. A wide variety of individuals and organisations were shown to be associated with Twitter activity. Many journals in the parasitology arena regularly tweet about publications from their journal, and professional societies promote activity and events that are important to them. These represent examples of trusted sources of information, often by experts in their fields. Social media activity of influencers, however, who have large numbers of followers, might have little or no training in science. The existence of such tweeters does raise cause for concern to parasitology, as one may start to question the quality of information being disseminated.
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- John T. Ellis
- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Population Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Olmo R, Wetzels SU, Berg G, Cocolin L, Hartmann M, Hugas M, Kostic T, Rattei T, Ruthsatz M, Rybakova D, Sessitsch A, Shortt C, Timmis K, Selberherr E, Wagner M. Food systems microbiome-related educational needs. Microb Biotechnol 2023; 16:1412-1422. [PMID: 37338855 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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Within the European-funded Coordination and Support Action MicrobiomeSupport (https://www.microbiomesupport.eu/), the Workshop 'Education in Food Systems Microbiome Related Sciences: Needs for Universities, Industry and Public Health Systems' brought together over 70 researchers, public health and industry partners from all over the world to work on elaborating microbiome-related educational needs in food systems. This publication provides a summary of discussions held during and after the workshop and the resulting recommendations.
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- Rocío Olmo
- FFoQSI GmbH - Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation, Tulln, Austria
- Unit of Food Microbiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- FFoQSI GmbH - Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation, Tulln, Austria
- Unit of Food Microbiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Potsdam, Germany
- Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Food Microbiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), EU, Parma, Italy
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- Bioresouces Unit, Center for Health & Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Tulln, Austria
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- Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Bioresouces Unit, Center for Health & Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Tulln, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology, Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- FFoQSI GmbH - Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation, Tulln, Austria
- Unit of Food Microbiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- FFoQSI GmbH - Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation, Tulln, Austria
- Unit of Food Microbiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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Saeed N, Zeeshan M, Farooqi J, Shakoor S, Jabeen K, Malik FR, Rao J, Hasan R. Open Online Courses for Strengthening Laboratory-Based Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance in Pakistan. Front Public Health 2022; 10:773704. [PMID: 35372207 PMCID: PMC8965000 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.773704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Introduction Quality-assured antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) depends upon the knowledge and skills of laboratory staff. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Pakistan, such types of knowledge and skills are limited. Therefore, the objective of this study was to use openaccess online courses to improve the knowledge of laboratory staff involved in the detection and reporting of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Methodology Seven online modules comprising 22 courses aimed at strengthening the laboratory detection of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) were developed. The courses were uploaded onto the website www.parn.org.pk. Participants had an option of selecting courses of their interest. Online registration and completion of a pre-course assessment (pre-test) were essential for enrolment. However, participation in post-course assessment (post-test) was optional. The number of registered participants and the proportion of participants who completed each course were computed. A paired t-test was used to assess the increase between mean pre- and post-test scores. The association between the participants working in public vs. private laboratories and course completion rates were determined using the chi-square test. Results A total of 227 participants from Pakistan (March 2018 to June 2020) were registered. The largest number of registered participants and the highest completion rate were noted for AST and biosafety courses, while quality-related courses attracted a lower interest. A comparison of pre- and post-test performance using the paired mean score for the individual courses showed a statistically significant (the value of p < 0.05) improvement in 13/20 assessed courses. A higher course completion rate was observed in participants from public vs. private sector laboratories (56.8 vs. 30.8%, the value of p = 0.005). Conclusions Our study suggests a promising potential for open online courses (OOCs) toward addressing knowledge gaps in laboratory practice in resource limited settings.
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- Noureen Saeed
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Health Security Partners, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Sánchez-Angulo M, López-Goñi I, Cid VJ. Teaching microbiology in times of plague. Int Microbiol 2021; 24:665-670. [PMID: 33942184 PMCID: PMC8092966 DOI: 10.1007/s10123-021-00179-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed several challenges and strains at all levels of the educational system, especially as a consequence of lockdown and social distance measures. After a period of exclusive use of the online educational environment, educators have adapted to the new circumstances and, by a combination of different strategies, have fought to overcome the limitations and deficiencies of virtual learning. Student motivation, productivity, and creativity continue to be the main pedagogical issues that have to be reached with the new didactic tools developed during the pandemic. At the same time, this pandemic has shown the importance of the inclusion of microbiology as a core element of the educational curriculum and the opportunity to raise public awareness of the importance of microbes to everyday life.
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- Manuel Sánchez-Angulo
- Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Microbiología, Edificio Torrepinet, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202, Elche, Spain.
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad de Navarra, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, & Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRyCIS), Pza. Ramón y Cajal s/n 28040, Madrid, Spain
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McGenity TJ, Gessesse A, Hallsworth JE, Garcia Cela E, Verheecke‐Vaessen C, Wang F, Chavarría M, Haggblom MM, Molin S, Danchin A, Smid EJ, Lood C, Cockell CS, Whitby C, Liu S, Keller NP, Stein LY, Bordenstein SR, Lal R, Nunes OC, Gram L, Singh BK, Webster NS, Morris C, Sivinski S, Bindschedler S, Junier P, Antunes A, Baxter BK, Scavone P, Timmis K. Visualizing the invisible: class excursions to ignite children's enthusiasm for microbes. Microb Biotechnol 2020; 13:844-887. [PMID: 32406115 PMCID: PMC7264897 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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We have recently argued that, because microbes have pervasive - often vital - influences on our lives, and that therefore their roles must be taken into account in many of the decisions we face, society must become microbiology-literate, through the introduction of relevant microbiology topics in school curricula (Timmis et al. 2019. Environ Microbiol 21: 1513-1528). The current coronavirus pandemic is a stark example of why microbiology literacy is such a crucial enabler of informed policy decisions, particularly those involving preparedness of public-health systems for disease outbreaks and pandemics. However, a significant barrier to attaining widespread appreciation of microbial contributions to our well-being and that of the planet is the fact that microbes are seldom visible: most people are only peripherally aware of them, except when they fall ill with an infection. And it is disease, rather than all of the positive activities mediated by microbes, that colours public perception of 'germs' and endows them with their poor image. It is imperative to render microbes visible, to give them life and form for children (and adults), and to counter prevalent misconceptions, through exposure to imagination-capturing images of microbes and examples of their beneficial outputs, accompanied by a balanced narrative. This will engender automatic mental associations between everyday information inputs, as well as visual, olfactory and tactile experiences, on the one hand, and the responsible microbes/microbial communities, on the other hand. Such associations, in turn, will promote awareness of microbes and of the many positive and vital consequences of their actions, and facilitate and encourage incorporation of such consequences into relevant decision-making processes. While teaching microbiology topics in primary and secondary school is key to this objective, a strategic programme to expose children directly and personally to natural and managed microbial processes, and the results of their actions, through carefully planned class excursions to local venues, can be instrumental in bringing microbes to life for children and, collaterally, their families. In order to encourage the embedding of microbiology-centric class excursions in current curricula, we suggest and illustrate here some possibilities relating to the topics of food (a favourite pre-occupation of most children), agriculture (together with horticulture and aquaculture), health and medicine, the environment and biotechnology. And, although not all of the microbially relevant infrastructure will be within reach of schools, there is usually access to a market, local food store, wastewater treatment plant, farm, surface water body, etc., all of which can provide opportunities to explore microbiology in action. If children sometimes consider the present to be mundane, even boring, they are usually excited with both the past and the future so, where possible, visits to local museums (the past) and research institutions advancing knowledge frontiers (the future) are strongly recommended, as is a tapping into the natural enthusiasm of local researchers to leverage the educational value of excursions and virtual excursions. Children are also fascinated by the unknown, so, paradoxically, the invisibility of microbes makes them especially fascinating objects for visualization and exploration. In outlining some of the options for microbiology excursions, providing suggestions for discussion topics and considering their educational value, we strive to extend the vistas of current class excursions and to: (i) inspire teachers and school managers to incorporate more microbiology excursions into curricula; (ii) encourage microbiologists to support school excursions and generally get involved in bringing microbes to life for children; (iii) urge leaders of organizations (biopharma, food industries, universities, etc.) to give school outreach activities a more prominent place in their mission portfolios, and (iv) convey to policymakers the benefits of providing schools with funds, materials and flexibility for educational endeavours beyond the classroom.
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- Department of Biological Sciences and BiotechnologyBotswana International University of Science and TechnologyPalapyeBotswana
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- Institute for Global Food SecuritySchool of Biological SciencesQueen’s University BelfastBelfastUK
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- School of Life Sciences and BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai200240China
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- Escuela de QuímicaCentro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPRONA)Universidad de Costa RicaSan JoséCosta Rica
- Centro Nacional de Innovaciones Biotecnológicas (CENIBiot)CeNAT-CONARESan JoséCosta Rica
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- Department of Biochemistry and MicrobiologyRutgers UniversityNew BrunswickNJUSA
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for BiosustainabilityTechnical University of DenmarkLyngbyDenmark
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- Institut Cochin24 rue du Faubourg Saint‐Jacques75014ParisFrance
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- Food MicrobiologyWageningen University and ResearchWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial and Molecular SystemsCentre of Microbial and Plant GeneticsLaboratory of Computational Systems BiologyKU Leuven3001LeuvenBelgium
- Department of BiosystemsLaboratory of Gene TechnologyKU Leuven3001LeuvenBelgium
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of WisconsinMadisonWIUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonABCanada
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- Department of Biological SciencesVanderbilt Microbiome InitiativeVanderbilt UniversityNashvilleTNUSA
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- The Energy and Resources InstituteLodhi RoadNew Delhi110003India
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Porto4200‐465PortoPortugal
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- Department of Biotechnology and BiomedicineTechnical University of DenmarkLyngbyDenmark
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the EnvironmentUniversity of Western SydneyPenrithAustralia
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- Australian Institute of Marine ScienceTownsvilleQLDAustralia
- Australian Centre for EcogenomicsUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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- Institute of BiologyUniversity of NeuchâtelNeuchâtelSwitzerland
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- State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary SciencesMacau University of Science and Technology (MUST)Taipa, Macau SARChina
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- Great Salt Lake InstituteWestminster CollegeSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Department of MicrobiologyInstituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente EstableMontevideoUruguay
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- Institute of MicrobiologyTechnical University of BraunschweigBraunschweigGermany
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Cillóniz C, Greenslade L, Dominedò C, Garcia-Vidal C. Promoting the use of social networks in pneumonia. Pneumonia (Nathan) 2020; 12:3. [PMID: 32489770 PMCID: PMC7247122 DOI: 10.1186/s41479-020-00066-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pneumonia is a serious health concern, but it does not attract the attention it warrants. Perhaps this is due to a lack of understanding of the real extent of this infectious disease in the general population. METHODS A literature review was performed to assess the role of social networks as a means to raise awareness over pneumonia worldwide and increase its visibility. RESULTS In 2017, approximately 800,000 children under 5 years and approximately one million older people died of pneumonia. The importance of this pathology remains underestimated, despite the publication of many articles, comments, and editorials dedicated to rectifying the imbalance and to reduce its impact and associated mortality. Current misperceptions about pneumonia are alarming. Education and awareness are essential in the fight against this major public health threat; in this endeavor, social networks can be used to distribute science-based information about the disease and thus raise awareness among the general public about the dangers it poses. Approximately 3.8 billion people were using social media at the beginning of 2020, representing more than half of the world's population. CONCLUSION Social networks offer a valuable tool for disseminating scientific information about pneumonia, increasing its visibility, and in general raising awareness about this preventable disease.
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- Catia Cillóniz
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute – IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, C/ Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centers in Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), the Association of Support and Information for Family members and Patients with Pneumonia (NEUMOAI), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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López-Goñi I, Sánchez-Angulo M. Social networks as a tool for science communication and public engagement: focus on Twitter. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 365:4643175. [PMID: 29165564 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Social networks have been used to teach and engage people about the importance of science. The integration of social networks in the daily routines of faculties and scientists is strongly recommended to increase their personal brand, improve their skills, enhance their visibility, share and communicate science to society, promote scientific culture, and even as a tool for teaching and learning. Here we review the use of Twitter in science and comment on our previous experience of using this social network as a platform for a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) in Spain and Latin America. We propose to extend this strategy to a pan-European Microbiology MOOC in the near future.
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- Ignacio López-Goñi
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad de Navarra, 31008-Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Microbiología, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202-Elche, Spain
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López-Goñi I, Giner-Lamia J, Álvarez-Ordoñez A, Benitez-Páez A, Claessen D, Cortesao M, de Toro M, García-Ruano D, Granato ET, Kovács ÁT, Romalde JL, Sana TG, Sánchez-Angulo M, Sangari FJ, Smits WK, Sturm T, Thomassin JL, Valdehuesa KNG, Zapotoczna M. #EUROmicroMOOC: using Twitter to share trends in Microbiology worldwide. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 366:5521206. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnz141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Twitter is one of the most popular social media networks that, in recent years, has been increasingly used by researchers as a platform to share science and discuss ongoing work. Despite its popularity, Twitter is not commonly used as a medium to teach science. Here, we summarize the results of #EUROmicroMOOC: the first worldwide Microbiology Massive Open Online Course taught in English using Twitter. Content analytics indicated that more than 3 million users saw posts with the hashtag #EUROmicroMOOC, which resulted in over 42 million Twitter impressions worldwide. These analyses demonstrate that free Microbiology MOOCs shared on Twitter are valuable educational tools that reach broad audiences throughout the world. We also describe our experience teaching an entire Microbiology course using Twitter and provide recommendations when using social media to communicate science to a broad audience.
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- I López-Goñi
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad de Navarra, E-31080 Pamplona, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP, UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Campus Montegancedo-UPM, E-28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid,Spain
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, ETSIAAB, UPM, Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Higiene y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de León, E-24071 León, Spain
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- Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology IATA-CSIC. C/Catedràtic Agustín Escardino Benlloch, 7, E-46980 Paterna-Valencia, Spain
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- Intitute of Biology, Leiden University, NL-2333 Leiden, the Netherlands
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), D-51147 Cologne, Germany
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- Fundacion Rioja Salud, E-26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics, USAL–CSIC, University of Salamanca, E-37002 Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, OX1 3SZ Oxford, United Kingdom
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- DTU Bioengineering, Bacterial Interactions and Evolution group,1 Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, CIBUS-Facultad de Biología, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Microbiología, University of Miguel Hernández, E-03202 Elche, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC) CSIC-University of Cantabria and Department of Molecular Biology, University of Cantabria, E-39011 Santander, Spain
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, NL-2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA 95003, USA
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- Biochemistry of Macromolecular Interactions Unit, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Dr. Roux, Paris F-75724 France
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology, Myongji University, 03674 South Korea
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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Wolf JM. The Multipurpose Tool of Social Media: Applications for Scientists, Science Communicators, and Educators. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 39:75-79. [PMID: 32287686 PMCID: PMC7132423 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Social media has become the fastest way to disseminate new information, share personal experiences, and discuss scientific reports in an open-access setting. It acts as an aggregator of news and reports, a platform for education, a means of public outreach, and a tool for scientific research. Each social media service offers unique communication benefits. This review discusses how scientists are using social media to inform and learn from social media communities, concentrating on microbiology and infectious disease.
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- Julie M Wolf
- American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C
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