Hello everyone, I am Agnese, Meerkat, ethologist researcher at the University College Dublin. Inspiring people sharing my passion in animal behavior is the reason I am following this course.

Hey there! I am Aina Estany from Barcelona.

I have a background in Biomedicine, but instead of foucsing on lab research I did a master on International health and Education.

I am currently working in a Living Lab on projects that are in line with RRI principles and that aim to transform systems in collaboration with different stakeholders.

according to the test, I am a Meerkat!

Nice to meet you all! :)

I am involved in bioinformatics training and aim at spreading and teaching the importance of Open Science

I am working for the Bioinformatics Core Facility at VIB.

the quiz says that I am the

Open Science Meerkat.

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6691-4233

Hi!  I'm a zoo and wildlife veterinarian living in London UK.  

I am an open science meerkat! 

I originally studied biology and my PhD is in the genetics of maternal effects. Since then I have mostly worked in education, currently as Training Coordinator at the Office of Scholarly Communication at the University of Cambridge. I support researchers to make their research more open, publish effectively and manage data well. I am an open science meerkat!

Hi all, 

Ben from U of Edinburgh (CVS department, QMRI), interested in getting together with a group of likeminded people to discuss open science. 

I'm Ben and apparently I'm an Open Science Mole because I love digging through stuff and can immerse myself in a topic. I hope to do that with Open Science here. 

I'm a researcher turned full time science communicator and open access plays a big role in my work. I'm based in Stockholm.

Hi, I have a background in ecology and science communication, and work in public engagement at a zoology research institute.  I support our staff and students to engage with a variety of audiences.  I hadn't heard of Open Science until last week(!) and thought it would be useful and interesting to find out more.

I am a meekat!

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4022-1804 

Undergoing a PhD in Biotechnology in Ireland, have completed my undergraduate in Genetics, with a heavy emphasis on Bioinformatics as well. I love science communication, and look forward to learning how to effectively convey my ideas to a variety of audiences, including lay people with little science background. Currently in my first year of my four year PhD in University College Dublin. I am apparently an Open Science Unicorn, full of myth and magic haha. My ORCID is https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0147-9810

Hi! I am an organic chemist, have been travelling around Europe working with the sweetest molecules, sugars! 

I am a Meerkat, and it couldn't have been a more appropriate definition of the way I work, and my vision of science.

Hello!

I am a researcher in parasitology and medical entomology, working in the United Kingdom. Originally from Italy, I am currently working on malaria in mosquitoes.

I have a parallel interest in science communication, and I registered in this course to get more insights which I hope will help me to better promote and disseminate my research. 

According to the quiz, I am a mole!

My ORCID number is 0000-0001-7862-4874

Hi Everyone,

I'm Deirdre. I am a prostate cancer researcher in Dublin. I am an open science meerkat!

Hi Everyone,

I'm Deirdre. I am a prostate cancer researcher in Dublin. I am an open science meerkat!

I'm currently oriented on Bioinformatics and Data Science. I have background from Evolutionary and ecological Biology, and Computation. I took the course because I'd like to contribute to making the science more open, accessible and thus useful. I'm a science squirrel.

Hi!, 

I'm a speech therapy and I'm finishing a Master of Education. I'm currenly collaborating to creat the Open Science MOOC of https://opensciencemooc.eu/

I'm here because I want to make a PhD.

According to the test I'm a Meerkat.

My ORCID is https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1213-8264

I work as a R&D Project Manager at a Public Research Entity that offers high-quality scientific and technical services to the Spanish National Health System and its research centres.

orcid.org/0000-0002-1766-5792

Hello everyone:

I have a degree in documentation and work as head of scientific production in a biomedical research foundation in Spain.

I am enrolled in this course to expand my knowledge about Open Science and to support the center's researchers.

According to the survey they are a squirrel

My ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3385-6388

Biologist. Philosopher. Currently working as science communicator. Interested in open science as seen from different perspectives. What does a scientist consider 'open'? What is the social value and ethical imperative for/of open science? And how do we communicate it best to the public and/or make it available?

Hi, better late than never... I'm Maruxa, one more Meerkat! I'm an Open Science believer, I've worked in an Open Access journal, and I am currently training students on data management, so I'd like to be up to date with OS practices! Also, I'm in the process of creating a MOOC (on another topic) and I've never taken one, so that's another reason to be here.

My ORCID is

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7322-5268

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I'm interested in molecular biology, how it relates to disease pathology and treatment, and how we communicate this to the public.

I have a background in Biochemistry, Cancer immunology and Computational Chemistry. Currently a postgraduate research student at the University of Southampton, I am looking to go into some form of science communication when I graduate next year.

My OpenScience animal is a squirrel.

Hi everyone,

I'm a first year PhD student in cancer biology and currently working on the impact of different cell death modalities in anti-cancer immunogenicity.

Nice to meet you all!

Hi, I'm Izzy, a PhD student at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge. I work in cell signalling and am involved with lots of public engagement in my free time.

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in Physical-Chemistry trying to understand how water dances in contact with (bio)materials.

And also, I am an 

Open Science Meerkat

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5262-6732

Hi, my name is Jennie and I am a Cardiovascular Research PhD student at the University of Cambridge. I'm interested in open science because I believe that our research should be making a real impact on society, and the public deserves to be involved in that. My open science animal is a meerkat.

My ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1040-6827

My open science animal is the meerkat.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1548-6114

Hi all,

I am a bit late to the party, but better late than never!

I am usually working in the lab as a PhD student in Neuroscience, but currently I am pursuing a short internship at an organization aiming to help bridge the gap between science and the public (V&A, in Stockholm).

I am looking forward to learn more about open science and implement my findings when I am back at my lab bench.

Cheers, 

Joanne (aka open science mole) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5434-8262