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.

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

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 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

I am a professor from a Venezuelan university. I like bioinformatics as a way to connect biology/medicine fields with computer science. I am here to learn how to openly share my work with the world. I am a teamplayer. :-).

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1973-308X

Hey there! I work at the National Institute of Health Carlos III (Spain), at the international projects office. My centre is part of the ORION network, and that's how I arrived here.

Part of the job is to promote collaborations between different stakeholders; and through the Open Science philosophy, we'd have better chances of engaging the people into a project.

Ah, and my Open Science animal is the Squirrel : ) 

Hello, although I have two science degrees, my focus has been on the research management and tech transfer side of research. My interest is in RRI concepts and in particular how Open Science approaches can help broaden the impact of public investment in research. I am interested in keeping up-to-date with the latest thinking in the area of Open Science as I train others on data and project management.

I am post-doc at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.

ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2929-1975

Psychology student on a placement year working as a research assistant.

I am a first-year PhD student. I want to ensure that I am fully aware of the concepts and processes associated with Open Science from the very beginning of my research. According to the quiz, I am an Open Science Meerkat.

Hi everyone! I'm Loan, a PhD student at CeMM in Vienna, and I'm interested in learning more about Open Science and alternative publishing options.

[Open Science Meerkat]

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2260-4935

Hi, my name is Lucy. I am studying Tropical Disease Biology. I am particularly interested in vector control and discovering new ways of managing disease-carrying insects. 

I am passionate about science communication, as I believe sharing knowledge can save lives and spark new ideas. I joined this course because I would love to learn how to effectively engage people about the important work going on all around. I love how the collaboration of different fields and people can open up so many new opportunities, for both researchers and the public, and can really change and challenge our own thinking. 

My OpenScience animal is a meerkat.

Here is my ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7452-813X

Hi, I am Marina Pino. I have a degree in Food Science and Technology and a master in Food Ethics and Law, both from the University of Barcelona. In my workplace I’m mainly involved in European projects that aim to transform the Research & Innovation system in order to make it more open and inclusive, in line with Responsible Research and Innovation and Open Science.

I am a Meerkat! or so the quiz says. I ma currently a Research administrator and work closely together With researchers at my University to develop Research proposals. I have a PhD in microbial ecology. The world around us is changing and we need to keep up With the changes to understand needs and Challenges.

Created an Orcid

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5809-4770 

Dietetics student interested in research in food content/ legislation and the gut microbiome! My science animal is a meerkat

Hello, I am a PhD student and I am working on a web based health and wellbeing intervention. Part time!

This is my orchid account;

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1427-1648

Open Science Squirrel

I am a scientist and project manager at the national research infrastructure for chemical biology at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab in Stockholm. I found an offer to attend the Orion MOOC open science course at our intranet. According to the quiz, I am an open science Meerkat.

I am a scientist and project manager at the national research infrastructure for chemical biology at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab in Stockholm. I found an offer to attend the Orion MOOC open science course at our intranet.

Hi!

My name is Iryna Popova and I'm from Ukraine.

I work in the field of Histology and human prenatal development.

I am passionate about biodiversity conservation that contributes benefits to the local community. I am concerned about climate change and would like to pursue the subject of 'Climate-smart landscapes'.

I hope this course will enhance my ability to communicate to my audiences on matters pertaining to environmental conservation, biodiversity conservation, sustainable livelihoods and climate change issues targeting from the person in the villages with little schooling to policy/decision-makers.

I am a Meerkat.

My ORCID: 0000-0002-3057-7789

About me:

I have 15 years’ experience as a biomedical researcher at Karolinska Institutet and 1 years’ experience from the industry as an application specialist in molecular diagnostics.

Duties

As a coordinator for research documentation at the Research Data Office (RDO) I work primarily with KIs system for electronic research documentation ELN (Electronic Notebook):

• I handle ELN-related requests and incidents.

• I help researchers to adapt ELN to their research.

• I hold demonstrations and workshops on ELN.

• I participate in ELN's management activities.  

Within the framework of RDO, I work both internally with the university administration and actively with researchers at KI's institutions and also collaborate with the university library, the IT department and the archive.

I participate in the development of the support to KI researchers and assist KI's research groups with education and information regarding research documentation and management of research data.

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1115-8527

Hi everyone! I am Olivia, a cell biologist/biochemist based in Barcelona. I actively collaborate to SciDF, a local scientific association aiming to promote dialogue between science, society and politics. And by, the way, it seems that I am an exotic Open Science Meerkat ;)

I've just started my PhD in bioinformatics and Data Science at Masaryk University. I have a background from molecular anthropology and forensic genetics from my previous studies. I've chosen this course because I consider sharing knowledge and data particularly important not only for future research but also for the presence.

My ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8033-7468

And by the way, I'm apparently a mole!

0000-0003-4052-7651

Hey. I present you with my ORCID. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2620-6245

Hello everyone.

I'm an anayltical chemist with the background in Omics field with a PHD grade. Now I'm a member of library in a Research Centre in Germany (DZNE) and working there as a project manager in Research Data Management project.

Psychologist and MPH student. Research work focused on minority studies and gender studies.

I am Rumi Khandelia and had done my PhD in Chemistry. Currently, I am working as a postdoctoral research fellow in University College Dublin, Ireland. My research interest is in the development of drug delivery systems to treat various diseases. I am in this course as open access is my project requirement.

I am Open Science Meerkat.

Orchid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-6126

Hi, I am Sabine

and I helped building this MOOC. I am a sociologist and political scientist by training and work as a researcher at the TU Dresden Media Center. I am an open science enthusiast and work on developing webbased, collaborative training formats for young researchers.

My open science animal

According to the quiz, I am an open science Meerkat: I find the collaborative aspects of open science most exciting and hope that in the future science will be open, accessible and collaborative by default so that research will serve the benefit society and help solving the problems of our time.

Here is my ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5096-8851

Hi all. My Open Science animal is a Meerkat. When I am not being a meerkat, however, I am a third-year, undergraduate Psychology student studying at the University of Newcastle. Currently I am undertaking a placement year in a comparative neuroscience lab, with current project focuses being on both animal welfare assessment and also comparative models of Major Depressive Disorder.

I was drawn to this course as I believe Open Science to be a crucial aspect of the future for psychology and other sciences alike, and hence I would love adopt its practices from as early in my career in science as I can!

Here is my new ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4030-6568

I am an assistant professor at Colorado College. I teach and do research in the field of evolutionary genetics. This is my first MOOC course, and I am looking forward to learning open science practices!

I am an open science mole. 

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7843-2565

Innovator

Hi everybody,

late to join you, I'm doing my PhD on the physiology of African weakly electric fishes, their behavior and their ecological background.
The transformation to Open Science is for me the logical next evolutionary step that we have to undertake as scientific community. But I found that I knew only very little about the practical aspects of Open Science beyond tweeting. This is why I'm here :)

My ORCID is https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9862-2497

Hello,

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9944-1612

My name is Veronica Phillips, and I am Assistant Librarian at the University of Cambridge Medical Library. Supporting researchers through the publication process is part of my job, including advising about open access publishing, CC BY licenses, open publication of research data, and use of the university's institutional repository. I am also co-author on a number of medical systematic reviews.

My ORCiD is 0000-0002-4383-9434, and you can see my entire ORCiD profile here: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4383-9434

Several of my publications are uploaded in the University of Cambridge institutional repository, Apollo, and you can see them here:

https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.23949

https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.18141

https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.35109

https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.42384

I have a background in informatics, neuroscience and genetics. I believe in science that is accessible and transparent.

Rather belatedly introducing myself after the course has finished! I am a research data librarian working in a UK university.