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Momtazmanesh S, Saghazadeh A, Becerra JCA, Aramesh K, Barba FJ, Bella F, Blakney A, Capaccioli M, Castagna R, Crisanti U, Davtyan T, Dorigo T, Ealy J, Farokhnia M, Grancini G, Gupta M, Harbi A, Krysztofiak W, Kulasinghe A, Lam CM, Leemans A, Lighthill B, Limongelli V, Lopreiato P, Luongo L, Maboloc CR, Malekzadeh R, Gomes OC, Milosevic M, Nouwen J, Ortega-Sánchez D, Pawelek J, Pramanik S, Ramakrishna S, Renn O, Sanseviero S, Sauter D, Schreiber M, Sellke FW, Shahbazi MA, Shelkovaya N, Slater WH, Snoeck D, Sztajer S, Uddin LQ, Veramendi-Espinoza L, Vinuesa R, Willett WC, Wu D, Żyniewicz K, Rezaei N. International Scientific Collaboration Is Needed to Bridge Science to Society: USERN2020 Consensus Statement. SN Compr Clin Med 2021. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-021-00896-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Momtazmanesh S, Saghazadeh A, Becerra JCA, Aramesh K, Barba FJ, Bella F, Blakney A, Capaccioli M, Castagna R, Crisanti U, Davtyan T, Dorigo T, Ealy J, Farokhnia M, Grancini G, Gupta M, Harbi A, Krysztofiak W, Kulasinghe A, Lam CM, Leemans A, Lighthill B, Limongelli V, Lopreiato P, Luongo L, Maboloc CR, Malekzadeh R, Gomes OC, Milosevic M, Nouwen J, Ortega-Sánchez D, Pawelek J, Pramanik S, Ramakrishna S, Renn O, Sanseviero S, Sauter D, Schreiber M, Sellke FW, Shahbazi MA, Shelkovaya N, Slater WH, Snoeck D, Sztajer S, Uddin LQ, Veramendi-Espinoza L, Vinuesa R, Willett WC, Wu D, Żyniewicz K, Rezaei N. International Scientific Collaboration Is Needed to Bridge Science to Society: USERN2020 Consensus Statement. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 3:1699-1703. [PMID: 33997623 PMCID: PMC8111052 DOI: 10.1007/s42399-021-00896-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Scientific collaboration has been a critical aspect of the development of all fields of science, particularly clinical medicine. It is well understood that myriads of benefits can be yielded by interdisciplinary and international collaboration. For instance, our rapidly growing knowledge on COVID-19 and vaccine development could not be attained without expanded collaborative activities. However, achieving fruitful results requires mastering specific tactics in collaborative efforts. These activities can enhance our knowledge, which ultimately benefits society. In addition to tackling the issue of the invisible border between different countries, institutes, and disciplines, the border between the scientific community and society needs to be addressed as well. International and transdisciplinary approaches can potentially be the best solution for bridging science and society. The Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization and network to promote professional, scientific research and education worldwide. The fifth annual congress of USERN was held in Tehran, Iran, in a hybrid manner on November 7–10, 2020, with key aims of bridging science to society and facilitating borderless science. Among speakers of the congress, a group of top scientists unanimously agreed on The USERN 2020 consensus, which is drafted with the goal of connecting society with scientific scholars and facilitating international and interdisciplinary scientific activities in all fields, including clinical medicine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sara Momtazmanesh
- http://usern.org
- School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- http://usern.org
- School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
| | - Juan Carlos Aldave Becerra
- http://usern.org
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Lima, Lima, Peru
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- http://usern.org
- Department of Biology and Health Sciences, College of Science and Health Professions, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, USA
| | - Francisco J Barba
- http://usern.org
- Nutrition and Food Science Area, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Avda. Vicent Andrés Estellés, S/n, València 46100 Burjassot, Spain
| | - Federico Bella
- http://usern.org
- Department of Applied Science and Technology - DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
| | - Anna Blakney
- http://usern.org
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG UK
| | - Massimo Capaccioli
- http://usern.org
- Physics Department "Ettore Pancini", University of Naples Federico II Monte Sant'Angelo Campus, via Cinthia 21, 80121 Naples, Italy
| | - Rossella Castagna
- http://usern.org
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona, 08028 Spain
- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS), Riga, LV-1006 Latvia
| | - Umberto Crisanti
- http://usern.org
- Psychotherapist in Private Practice, Canterbury, Kent England
| | - Tigran Davtyan
- http://usern.org
- Analytical Laboratory Branch, Scientific Centre of Drug and Medical Technology Expertise after Academician E. Gabrielyan CJSC, Yerevan, 0051 Armenia
| | | | - Julie Ealy
- http://usern.org
- Penn State Lehigh Valley, 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, PA 18034 USA
| | - Mehdi Farokhnia
- http://usern.org
- National Health Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Research Program (IRP), Bethesda, USA
| | - Giulia Grancini
- http://usern.org
- Department of Chemistry & INSTM, University of Pavia , Via Taramelli 14, Pavia, I-27100 Italy
| | - Manoj Gupta
- http://usern.org
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore
| | - Amine Harbi
- http://usern.org
- Souk Ahras University, Souk Ahras, Algeria
| | - Wojciech Krysztofiak
- http://usern.org
- The Institute of Philosophy, University of Szczecin, Ul. Krakowska 71-79, Szczecin, 71-004 Poland
| | - Arutha Kulasinghe
- http://usern.org
- Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD Australia
| | - Chi-Ming Lam
- http://usern.org
- Department of International Education, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
| | - Alexander Leemans
- http://usern.org
- Department of International Education, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- http://usern.org
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) Euler Institute, via G. Buffi 13, CH-6900 Lugano, Switzerland
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via D. Montesano 49, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- http://usern.org
- Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
| | - Orlando Costa Gomes
- http://usern.org
- Lisbon Accounting and Business School, Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa (ISCAL/IPL), Av. Miguel Bombarda 20, Lisbon, 1069-035 Portugal
| | - Milos Milosevic
- http://usern.org
- Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Management, Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia
| | - Jan Nouwen
- http://usern.org
- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
| | - Delfín Ortega-Sánchez
- http://usern.org
- Department of Specific Didactics Faculty of Education, University of Burgos, Burgos, 09001 Spain
| | - John Pawelek
- http://usern.org
- Department of Dermatology and The Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT USA
| | - Surapati Pramanik
- http://usern.org
- Mathematics, Nandalal Ghosh B.T. College, Kolkata, West Bengal India
| | - Seeram Ramakrishna
- http://usern.org
- Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Ortwin Renn
- http://usern.org
- Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Berliner Str. 130, Potsdam, 14467 Germany
| | | | - Daniel Sauter
- http://usern.org
- Medical Virology and Epidemiology of Viral Diseases, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076 Germany
| | - Michael Schreiber
- http://usern.org
- Institute of Physics, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, 09107 Germany
| | - Frank W Sellke
- http://usern.org
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Surgery The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903 USA
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- http://usern.org
- Drug Research Program Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
| | - Natalya Shelkovaya
- http://usern.org
- Department of Philosophy Cultural Studies and Information Activity, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, Severodonetsk, Ukraine
| | - Wayne H Slater
- http://usern.org
- University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
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- http://usern.org
- Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Magnel-Vandepitte Laboratory for Structural Engineering and Building Materials, Ghent University, Tech Lane Ghent Science Park, Campus A, Technologiepark Zwijnaarde 60, B- 9052 Gent, Belgium
| | - Slawomir Sztajer
- http://usern.org
- Department of Religious and Comparative Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
| | - Lucina Q Uddin
- http://usern.org
- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, PO Box 248185-0751, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA
| | - Liz Veramendi-Espinoza
- http://usern.org
- Allergy and Immunology Division, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru
| | - Ricardo Vinuesa
- http://usern.org
- SimEx/FLOW, Engineering Mechanics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SE-100 44 Sweden
| | - Walter C Willett
- http://usern.org
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
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- http://usern.org
- School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China
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- http://usern.org
- Artes Liberales Faculty, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
| | - Nima Rezaei
- http://usern.org
- School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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