This month flew by like none of the other ones. We published several cool posts and articles and finished and started new projects.
I also moved to the South of my tropical island paradise in digital nomad style: packing my suitcase and backpack and catching a bus. Traveling light is the key these days!
For microbe lovers
For World Immunisation Week, we published on the FEMSmicroBlog a piece on how yeast can be used as a vehicle to deliver nucleic acid-based vaccines.
It was Earth Day on 22nd April. So, on BacterialWorld, with Noémie and Rachel we wanted to highlight the many ways of how bacteria can help us save this planet by keeping it green and healthy. Check out and share our infographic.
Fitting to the same occasion, we published a post about the superhero bacterium Zymomonas mobilis that produces bioethanol. Researchers are working hard on trying to figure out how we can use this bacterium to tackle our energy crisis.
For academics
In this interview, the Professor Nick Lane discusses his experience of being active as a biochemistry researcher and an award-winning science writer. I was intrigued by his way of explaining his view of the origin of life and how he manages to cover both career paths.
I wrote an article about why every research lab needs a good online presence. In there, I also discuss how best to highlight your research to attract new lab members and help society make sense of science.
https://microbialcommunications.com/science-communication/research-lab-website/
On the FEMSmicroBlog, we published a post that discusses how scientists can harness social media for science communication purposes. This interview is especially helpful for early-career scientists to better market their research outputs.
For science communicators
The essay “Rethinking science communication: reflections on what happens when science meets comic art” explores how science communicators can benefit from comic art. The authors argue that the whole research process from conceptualisation to publication can improve from working together with science artists.
Together with SciRio, I gave two webinars on starting a science blog in the last weeks. It has been a great experience so far. And I love seeing what the attendees came up with and how they aim to showcase their research projects. One more session to go next Saturday. Then we will go through each new science blog and look at how to spread the word about their projects.
With STEMcognito, we are currently preparing videos to answer questions related to Covid19-vaccines. We saw that there is a lot of misinformation around this topic. So, we decided to do our part by addressing some urgent questions risen by the community.
That’s it from us for this month. Enjoy the Spring months wherever you are and stay safe and healthy!
