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Happy 2nd Birthday SDBN! How Should We Celebrate? |  |
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Posted by Mary Canady October 13th, 2010 .
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It’s hard to believe it, but two years ago in November of 2008, we had our first SDBN event featuring Sapphire Energy at Rock Bottom in La Jolla. We soon outgrew that venue and have found a nice home at Tango del Rey, a one-of-a-kind location in PB which we feel is amenable to networking. To facilitate interaction, we’ve also tried to keep the cost of the events as low as possible, and to have interesting events which draw a nice crowd.
We started the SDBN to foster communication between biotech professionals and companies locally, and it is here to serve your needs in this area. We are very grateful to all of the wonderful people who have participated in these two years, let’s celebrate by hosting an event for you in early December. We polled you in late 2009 to learn about what you wanted in 2010, and perhaps this is a good time to get your pulse on what you want and need from the SDBN. Let’s ‘crowdsource’ our this event by voting and getting ideas from you. To get you started, here are some ideas we’ve kicked around for the event:
- Social Media Panel or Presentation
- Virtual Biotech Company Panel
- Ultra Quick Pitch, Open to All (5-10 minute presentations, consultants, co.’s, etc.)
- A Party, Plain and Simple
- Insert Your Idea Here
Here’s how to cast your vote. I’ve listed the choices as comments below, vote for your favorite (click on the thumb below your choice). Have a new idea? Leave a comment below with your idea, and it will be ‘in the running’ as people will be able to vote on it too. Let’s use the honor system, and realize that if we get a lot of requests for a company to sponsor, that the company will need to defray some of the costs of the event.
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What’s BiotechCamp? A New Way to Share Ideas Is Coming! | |
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Posted by Mary Canady July 11th, 2010 .
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Mary Canady BarcampSD 7 ‘Crowdsourcing Cat Herding’ from Mary Canady on Vimeo.
I presented at a local ‘unconference’ called Barcamp recently in San Diego. The event is great because it is unscripted and interdisciplinary, and we’d like to extend the model to biotech and life science, with the goal of having a ‘BiotechCamp’ in San Diego soon. Check out the presentation, and if you have any ideas, please feel free to add them to the wiki we’ve set up at http://biotechcamp.org. We have a team of about ten now who will be planning this event. As always, tell us what you think and stay tuned!
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The Wonderful World of Wikis for Life Scientists | |
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Posted by Mary Canady June 14th, 2010 .
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You may know that the San Diego Biotechnology Network, and its partner company, Comprendia, are dedicated to improving communication between life scientists and the companies that serve them. As part of this objective, we like to pass on resources for both groups to help, check out our video resources for life science and the list of life science companies using social media. Life scientists can use the wiki list below as a reference and to learn and contribute, and companies should realize the potential that resources such as these present for helping their customers put the complex science behind their products in context.
What is a wiki? Many use the term loosely these days, to refer to any web resource. To us, a wiki is a community-driven, content rich website in which many of the pages are interconnected. There are many free software programs to generate wikis, and even a resource which lists wikis and helps you choose which one will best meet your needs.
We’ve been looking into life science wikis, and with help from the Life Scientists group on Friendfeed, came up with the list below. There are a few schools of thought on wikis. Some believe that all content should reside on Wikipedia (only two Wikipedia-based wikis are listed below). Others feel as though wikis specific for life science, outside of wikipedia, offer a more targeted approach. Also, some feel as though they must remain ‘pure’ and have no advertising. However, these wikis require a lot of work, I see no problem with this as long as the companies are transparent with their association with the resource, and are careful to not turn it into solely self-serving.
There is an enormous potential for life science companies to leverage wikis. Why not a signal transduction wiki sponsored by the companies who sell products in that area (in fact, there is a defunct cell signaling portal on Wikipedia which could be rescued)? Enzyme classes, areas of study (e.g. stem cells), disease areas…the possibilities are limitless! See German distributor Biomol’s wiki–they’ve created a wiki-based product listing supplemented with supporting biological information (p.s. search engines love wikis, perhaps for this reason). We see some life science companies creating fancy flash animations to highlight their products…guess what, search engines cannot see the content in flash! In addition, scientists are accustomed to wikis, there is no need to reinvent the wheel with a fancy new application, something we’ve discussed on the Comprendia blog.
If you represent a life science company who would like to learn how to leverage wikis, attend Comprendia’s Social Media for Life Science and Biotechnology Workshop in San Diego June 22nd, where we’ll cover the Basics, Benefits, Best Practices, and Biotech Examples. Don’t live in San Diego? Contact Comprendia to learn about virtual workshops or visits to your area.
Life Science Wikis
| Wiki | Subject | Contributors | Sponsors | Details |
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| ACS Chemical Biology Community | Chemical biology | Life scientists | ACS | A bit confusing because it does not have the standard wiki interface. Hard to tell if it is active. |
| Biomol Wiki | Life science research products | Life science companies | Biomol GmBH | Interesting mix of life science and products. Biomol is a distributor of products from life science vendors, and has created an extensive wiki for their products. |
| ChemWiki | Chemistry | Anyone/editors curate | UC Davis | Chemistry textbook–lots of content. |
| EcoliWiki | All things E. coli | Life scientists, with auto-generated content | Part of EcoliHub, NIH/NIGMS (Purdue, Oklahoma, SRI, TAMU) | Very impressive source of information about genes, proteins, expression levels. |
| Encyclopedia of Life | Biology | Anyone/editors curate | Harvard University, the Field Museum of Natural History, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Smithsonian Institution, the Biodiversity Heritage Library, and the Missouri Botanical Garden. Funding: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
Collaboration between scientific community and the public. Goal is to disseminate knowledge about the world’s organisms. |
| Medpedia | Health and medicine | M.D.’s and Ph.D.’s | Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, University of Michigan | Nice resource. All content generated by M.D.’s and Ph.D.’s, and each entry has a ‘clinical’ and ‘plain english’ description. Users can ask questions to the editors. |
| MicrobeWiki | Microbiology | Life scientists | Kenyon College | Mostly class material-centric, nicely done with a lot of images. |
| OpenWetWare | Life science laboratories, protocols, and classes | Life scientists | Individual labs at MIT (NSF grant submitted) | Very interesting and popular site. Several different types of entries. Labs can create their own site here to enter their schedules, presentations, and protocols. Class materials can also be organized here. |
| Protopedia | Structural biology | Structural biologists, with a large amount of auto-generated content | Weizmann Institute, The Israel Structural Proteomics Center | Very nicely done–they have created pages for every entry in the protein data bank. |
| SciTopics | General science | Scientists | Elsevier | May be a bit too general for life scientists. |
| SNPedia | SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) | Life scientists | Independent–started by Michael Cariaso. | Catalog of more than 11,000 SNPs. Shows SNPs related to interesting phenotypes such as "sprinting versus endurance muscles." SNPs are downloadable, and there is also a page dedicated to getting your personal SNPs identified. |
| Subtiwiki | All things B. subtilis | Life scientists, with auto-generated content | University of Gottingen | Similar to EcoliWiki. |
| TOPSAN | Structural biology | Structural biologists | ? | “The Open Protein Structure Annotation Network” focusing on sharing information about protein structures determined by structural genomics efforts. |
| WikiGenes | Genes, proteins, chemical compounds, diseases | Life scientists | Society in Science – The Branco Weiss Fellowship. Original paper published by Robert Hoffmann at MIT. | Contains a lot of useful information. Tracks authors of every contribution and allows rating of contributions. |
| Wikimedia Commons | Biology, chemistry sections | Anyone | Wikimedia foundation | May be too general for most life scientists. Focuses on media for download (e.g., images, sound). |
| Wikipedia: WikiProject Gene Wiki | Genes and function | Anyone/editors curate | NIH/GNF | A portal which helps to organize and update entries in Wikipedia involving gene and protein function. |
| Wikipedia: WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology | Molecular and cell biology | Anyone/editors curate | ? | A portal which helps to organize and update entries in Wikipedia involving molecular and cell biology. Appears to be stagnant at this point. |
| Wikispecies | Biological species | Biologists | Wikimedia Foundation | May be too general for life scientists. |
What are your opinions about these ‘free standing’ wikis, outside of wikipedia? Is the redundance found on the wikis troubling, are these private efforts confusing and contrary to the objectives of NCBI, RCSB, etc.? Also, how would you feel if life science companies started to sponsor more wikis? Leave a comment below, and let the discussion begin!
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Instant Social Media for Life Scientists | |
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Posted by Mary Canady October 4th, 2009 .
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**Updated April 14, 2011**
A few times over the last week or so, I’ve been asked how many life science companies are utilizing social media. I decided to make a list, and I also have some hints and shortcuts for you so that you can get a head start. In this post, I am focusing on companies that have physical or software products for life scientists and biotech companies not classified as healthcare (e.g., Monsanto). Note that I also have some personal genomics companies listed–they’re a bit of a grey area, but personally I’m very interested in them, so I’m including them. I’ll also show you how to find scientists in social media and blogs, as the list would be too lengthy here. There is a very nice, complementary list of pharma and healthcare social media that can be found on Dose of Digital kept up expertly by Jonathan Richman. Both lists are dynamic, feel free to leave a comment below to add your company, and I know Jonathan is open to updates to his list.
Life Science Companies Using Social Media
You’ll notice that many of the companies listed below are small, as social media is a great way for them to get exposure inexpensively. The larger companies are starting to be more active, and I have talked with a few who are working out policies and procedures to implement. There are some great examples of companies providing interesting information and helping customers. Also, there are some companies who simply post special offers and don’t seem to ‘get it,’ but I’m sure in time, they will. If you want to get updates from all of the companies easily, check out the Shortcut section for the RSS feeds and email updates.
Life Science Companies in Social Media
Shortcuts
When we had our ‘Social Media for Scientists‘ event in May, we discovered that many of you feel as though you don’t have the time for social media. How can we help? Well, nothing really substitutes for diving in and experiencing it yourself, but there are some shortcuts we can help you with. If you need help with RSS, check out this post/video.
Shortcuts for Scientists in Social Media
| Area | Details | Required Accounts | Links |
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| Scientist Blogs | There are many scientist blogs to choose from, too numerous to mention here. I suggest that you start with Science Blogs and Research Blogging. | RSS reader or email | Science Blogs RSS, Research Blogging RSS, Combined Email |
| Life Science Company Blogs | We’ve set up an RSS feed and daily email for you. | RSS reader or email | RSS, Email |
| Life Science Company Tweets | Ditto on row directly above. Note that there will be a lot of info in these emails. It really is best viewed by getting a Twitter account and following, but if this gets you started, go for it! You can also follow the Twitter list we’ve created. | RSS reader, email, or Twitter account | RSS, Email, Twitter List |
| Scientists on Twitter | The easiest way to follow scientists on Twitter is to visit the ‘Twibe,’ log in, add yourself, and mouse over each name list and click on ‘follow.’ Warning: do not follow more than 100 people per day or you may be banished as a spammer. | Twitter account | Scientists ‘Twibe’ (thanks to David Bradley of ScienceBase and his original list) |
| Biotech on Twitter | Ditto on row above, check out the Biotech ‘Twibe.’ | Twitter account | Biotech ‘Twibe’ |
| Biotech on LinkedIn | Tips and list of good LinkedIn groups to join for Biotech. | LinkedIn Account | Biotech on LinkedIn |
| Scientists on FriendFeed | FriendFeed is a great tool for scientists to get together and discuss topics as a group. | FriendFeed account | Scientists on FriendFeed |
| Videos for Scientists | A list of video resources for scientists. | YouTube account (optional) | Videos for Scientists |
| Social Media for Scientists | Presentation to the SDBN May 2009 covering LinkedIn, Twitter, science blogs, and social bookmarking. | Social Media for Scientists |
NOTE: Spammers are everywhere, so use caution. If you begin to get ‘direct messages’ from the people we are suggesting to follow on twitter, simply unfollow and block them.
We hope that you find these resources useful, and feel free to comment or give suggestions below. There are other resources for scientists on social media, and we will try to cover them here–this is just a start. If you work for a life science company, now is a great time to get started, contact Comprendia for a free consultation to learn more.
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What Channel Are You? | |
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Posted by Mary Canady July 9th, 2009 .
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I was talking with good friend Julie Wright of (W)right On Communications and she surprised me by telling me that she considers me the “San Diego Biotechnology Channel.” What she meant by this is that she looks to me for news and information about Biotech in the region. I was very flattered and realized that my work with the SDBN and doing things like sharing news on Twitter has been worth it. I also realized that in this world of crumbling media outlets and noisy social media, that being a ‘channel’ for others can make you very useful and advance your career.
I started realizing that I too have channels that I depend upon for timely and meaningful information. My friend Sally Church is, among other things, an oncology expert, and she is very active on Twitter. When she posts a link regarding cancer news or research there, I trust that she is passing it on because she read the content and that the information is accurate and relevant. Through Twitter and her excellent blog, she is my ‘oncology channel.’ Jack Pincus, also on Twitter, always posts useful news about biotechnology, I almost always ‘retweet’ his information–he is my ‘biotechnology news channel.’ (I’d better be careful, I’m telling you all my secrets!) William Gunn is knowledgeable in many areas, and broadcasts on several channels: science, social media, cajun food ;). Speaking of which, I would be lost without local writer and foodie Caron Golden, who is my ‘food channel,’ giving me advice on recipes and restaurants.
My point? These people are important to me in understanding the sometimes noisy world of news and information these days, and I turn to them often to help me with questions or projects related to my business. Regardless of your objectives, whether they include landing a job or being a successful entrepreneur, becoming a ‘channel’ for others can gain you more exposure, collaboration, and success.
How do you become a channel? Allow me to climb upon my soapbox for a bit. Today, the possibilities of combining your scientific (or other) expertise with social media give you many opportunities to become a channel. Your channel is simply related to your objectives and interests. Want to land a job at a green tech company? Become the green tech channel! Get a Twitter account, start a blog (or blog here), start a LinkedIn group, or begin by participating on existing blogs or groups.
You can certainly try to be a ‘channel’ without social media (and many are), but it will definitely give you a leg up and a medium for your broadcast. Even if there are already existing channels in your area, don’t beat them, join them, add your own ‘flavor,’ and make new connections. The beauty is that you’ll learn a lot about the subject in the process, and you’ll meet others in your chosen area. We also covered the similar idea of determining your ‘positioning’ in the Biotechnology Marketing 101: You First (PDF) presentation on the Comprendia website. As we also discussed in the Social Media for Scientists presentation, our advice is simple: Just Do It!
Posted by Mary Canady, Founder of Comprendia, where she broadcasts the ‘biotechnology marketing’ channel, helping small to mid-size companies become more market-driven for long term growth. Special thanks to Julie Wright for being the inspiration for this post.
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Bloggers Wanted! | |
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Posted by Mary Canady July 7th, 2009 .
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If you attended the Social Media for Scientists Event we had in May, you know that we are aiming to get more of you involved in the SDBN. One of the ways is through inviting you to write blog posts on the SDBN site. You can blog about events you attend, news or trends (any UC postdocs want to blog about the recent unionization?), or scientific topics of interest.
What’s in it for you? You’ll get exposure for yourself and your company/institution to the San Diego Biotechnology community (including hiring managers!) and experience blogging without having to start your own blog. Just submit your ideas to http://sdbn.org/iwannablog and we’ll be in touch to get the content.
Be creative–look for trends, anything newsworthy that you have unique insights on, or amusing things around you. Guides that others may find useful are also good, such as a list of resources. The tone can be amusing or irreverent, but we always want to have the aim of promoting biotechnology in the region.
We’ll look forward to hearing from you!
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Friendfeed: Life Scientists’ Biggest Little Secret | |
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Posted by Mary Canady June 29th, 2009 .
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During our May 28th Social Media for Scientists (SMS) SDBN event, William Gunn talked about friendfeed as a useful tool for discussing science and learning. We polled the attendees before the event and found that they knew almost nothing about it, and had little interest in learning about it. We set up a friendfeed room for the group and frankly have not had much adoption.
So, what’s so great about friendfeed, why do we keep talking about it? Friendfeed aggregates all of your activity on social media, so that when you post anything on twitter, your blog, Flickr, etc. (58 social media applications are available), all of your connections there see it. Now, think of this used with a scientific ‘persona,’ if you will. You can share interesting articles, blog posts, presentations–some people even post data on Flickr–with your colleagues. Every post can be commented on, leading to interesting discussions. See this example of how friendfeed was used to stimulate and manage discussions regarding the conference, and the interest was so high that posts were thought to be spam!
Friendfeed takes it one step further, allowing you to form and join groups which focus on topics (see table below). You can benefit from group members’ posts, ask questions of the group, and take part in the discussions from any post. Scientists have been using the web to interact via forums and mailing list for a long time (we even discussed friendfeed vs. these older ways of communicating there). While someone pointed out that there is ‘nothing wrong with the old forums and mailing lists’ and that ‘you can post longer items using the old methods’ I see real value in the ’2.0′ forms of communicating such as friendfeed. With these types of social media, as with media such as twitter, often people post interesting observations that lead to unexpected comments and new directions–there is a level of serendipitous discovery that occurs. Also, because the groups are full of like-minded people, there is not much noise, and even discussions that are tangential to your work can be interesting. As William Gunn pointed out in our SMS presentation, you can also search all posts and comments from your friends or groups, leading to one of the most targeted web searches available (bing, eat your heart out).
One thing that I find incredibly interesting is that these groups can also become commentaries on larger issues. See the References Wanted group below–it is a repository for articles that scientists cannot access freely, and thus a commentary on the need for more open access science, paradigms that journals such as PLoS subscribe to. In addition, you’ll find that the scientists on friendfeed are keen to learn about new tools–see the Evernote Addicts group, a group dedicated to software for aggregating information that scientists (and others) find very useful. As with other types of social media, it is not clear what the lifetime of friendfeed’s relevancy will be, but you can be sure that the people here will be ahead of the curve in knowing what the ‘next big thing’ for scientists will be, even if it means moving away from friendfeed or being a ‘force’ to help change it.
As with other social media, the best way to learn is to try it yourself. I suggest signing up and subscribing to the groups below, getting email updates for convenience at first. We realize that some of you are still hesitant to join, and that’s OK. It turns out that Facebook and friendfeed have a lot of similarities, as a fan page can be set up for a group of people, and items can be posted on and discussed among members. We set up a SDBN fan page for this purpose, become a fan and start posting and interacting! We hope that it will give you a ‘taste’ of ‘serendipitous scientific social media’ and that you’ll be inspired to participate in tools such as friendfeed. We’ll also continue to help you learn more about the tools for science in social media through blog posts and events. As we mentioned at the SMS event, participating in social media gives you a way to get a ‘leg up’ from your colleagues in real time, and we think that once you start experiencing it, you’ll be as hooked as we are!
P.S. On friendfeed there is even a discussion on this post!
Friendfeed Groups for Life Scientists: Some Examples
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| The Life Scientists | 949 | A room for all the life science types on FriendFeed (and everyone we’ve co-opted). Topics tend to focus on bioinformatics and computational biology, but discussion from any area in biological sciences is welcome. |
| Science Online | 333 | A room dedicated to online scientific communication. Previously: Science Blogging 2008. |
| 51 | Biology | |
| 197 | News and discussion about interesting topics from the world of science. | |
| References Wanted | 93 | This is a room to document the harm caused by closed/toll-access publication by collecting hard data to answer the frequent anti-OA attack "everyone has all the access they need already". Post here citations to journal articles you’d like to read/need for your work, but can’t get without paying a fee. |
| ScienceOnline | 135 | ScienceOnline09 – formerly known as Science Blogging Conference – will meet again in NC in January. 200+ people (and many more virtually) will discuss how the Web changes the way science is communicated, published, taught and done. |
| Evernote Addicts | 1,193 | For anyone who uses and loves Evernote. Discuss how you use it, what you’d like to see it do, and generally how it’s made your life better and more organized. |
| San Diego Biotechnology Network | 18 | Biotechnology professionals living/working in the greater San Diego area. |
Don’t see a group that interests you? Search the friendfeed groups for your research area or anything you’re interested in, or start your own!
Posted by Mary Canady of Comprendia, which helps life scientists and the industry improve communication through social media and marketing strategies. Special thanks to Sally Church of Icarus Consultants & PharmaStrategyBlog for helping with the list of groups, and to the friendfeed life scientists group, who let this ‘marketer in scientist clothing’ participate in the group. Also thanks to William Gunn, for help and convincing me to persist with friendfeed even though I didn’t ‘get it’ at first.
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Social Media for Scientists: Video Resources for Life Science Researchers | |
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Posted by Mary Canady June 17th, 2009 .
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At the recent Social Media for Scientists Event, we talked about the fact that the trends you are seeing in ‘everyday life’ such as increased utilization of the internet to communicate, are also finding their way into scientific research. This is also true for the ‘YouTube’ revolution–there are an increasing number of video sites and resources for scientists. They range from visualized experiments, to reviews of current research and events, to wacky and fun ‘kitchen science’ such as the nerdiest ways to slice butter.
The resources range from dedicated sites and communities to simple YouTube playlists (see also this resource which lists independent resources with an emphasis on medicine). UCSD/SDSC’s Phil Bourne has started SciVee, which is a website dedicated to “changing the pace at which science is conducted and communicated.” You can participate by joining the independent sites and/or creating an account in YouTube and subscribing to the channels. Also, as with all social media, you’ll get the most out of it by participating directly. You can create your own playlists or even create your own videos–small video cameras are inexpensive and take great videos. Also, we’d LOVE to see your videos of local events, and we’ll feature them here and on YouTube. As always, we welcome your comments/additions!
| Channel/Resource | Type | Description |
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| SciVee | Independent | Enables researchers to combine video with documentation and data in a media rich format, we enable scientists to make their research more visible, shareable, and accessible throughout the research cycle. |
| JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) | Independent | A peer reviewed, PubMed indexed journal devoted to the publication of biological research in a video format. |
| Nature Video Channel | YouTube | The latest innovations and ideas in all areas of science and technology. |
| DnaTube | Independent | A scientific site providing video based studies, lecturers and seminars. |
| National Center for Science Education | YouTube Channel | The NCSE is a nationally-recognized clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom and "scientific creationism" out. |
| Hydrocorax | YouTube Channel | Time-lapse nature paintings. |
| California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) | YouTube Channel | Interviews relevant to stem cell research and regenerative medicine. |
| Stacystube | YouTube Channel | A product of MissBakersBiologyClass.com–original videos and playlists |
| Integrative Biology 131 | YouTube Playlist | Integrative Biology 131: General Human Anatomy. Fall 2005. Professor Marian Diamond. The functional anatomy of the human body as revealed by gross and microscopic examination. |
| MIT 7.012 | YouTube Playlist | Introduction to Biology, Fall 2004. The MIT Biology Department core courses, 7.012, 7.013, and 7.014, all cover the same core material, which includes the fundamental principles of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology. |
| Bill Nye the Science Guy 1/2 | YouTube Playlist | Comedian/scientist Bill Nye stars as the genial host of this popular, fast-moving show designed to get kids interested in the science of everyday, and some not-so-everyday, things. |
| Science Experiments | YouTube Playlist | Simple science experiments. |
| Joannelovesscience | YouTube Channel | Joanne reviews some of her favorite science books and discusses stem cells for the layman. |
| Cell Press Video | YouTube Channel | Showcases some of the important findings published in Cell Press journals, covering the full spectrum of biology. |
| Periodic Table of Videos | YouTube Channel | This channel has a video about each element on the periodic table from the University of Nottingham. |
| Nottingham Science | YouTube Channel | See behind-the-scenes footage and other material from scientists working across a range of interesting subjects, including physics, chemistry, biology and engineering |
| Cell Medicine | YouTube Channel | Original stem cell videos describing current research. |
| NewScientist | YouTube Channel | International team of expert journalists brings you the latest innovations and ideas in science and technology, from the wonderful to the worrying to the weird. |
| Potholer54 | YouTube Channel | This channel is dedicated to explaining science in a way that most intelligent people can understand. |
| ScienCentral | YouTube Channel | From broadcast news features to educational products, we cover the medical, environmental, and technological issues that affect daily life. |
| Wired Science | YouTube Playlist | Each week, the Wired Science Video Podcast reports on the latest in green tech, health, science, bioethics and space exploration |
| Compare Networks/BioCompare | YouTube Channel | Funny videos from Life Science companies–mostly commercials, but very entertaining. |
| World Lecture Project | Independent | A video library with links to audio and video lectures of each faculty and from all over the world; and with a search engine that helps you find the lecture of your choice. |
Special thanks to the folks at the friendfeed Life Scientists group for helping me compile this list, especially @BoraZ. Here is the original post, it illustrates the power of friendfeed!
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About last night… | |
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Posted by Mary Canady May 29th, 2009 .
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THANKS to everyone for last night’s Social Media for Scientists event! I’ll post more info soon, but if you’re logging on looking for the ‘preso’ it can be found here: http://sdbn.org/smpreso
Join the friendfeed group too! http://friendfeed.com/sdbn
More soon…
Mary
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Social Media for Scientists: SDBN’s May 28th Event | |
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Posted by Mary Canady May 1st, 2009 .
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SDBN’s May Event: Building a network and using your knowledge to advance your career and science
Want access to a network of tens of thousands of scientists who you can help you advance your career? Learn about your peers’ work in real time, and discuss it with them? We’ll spend part of the night covering LinkedIn, Twitter, blogs, FriendFeed, and examples specific to life science and biotechnology during this networking event. We’ll introduce you to new resources and ideas which are revolutionizing science communication. This event will be customized to your needs: we’ll ask you what you want to learn about before (and even during!) this very interactive event. You’ll have time to ask questions and network throughout the event, and go home with resources and a plan to get a jump start with these exciting new tools. Sign up now to reserve your spot, and we’ll see you May 28th!
About the Presenters
Mary Canady began 20 years ago as a bench scientist in biochemistry and moved to the business side of biotechnology 10 years later, working at life science companies including Invitrogen and Calbiochem. In 2008 she founded Comprendia, a company specializing in helping biotechnology and life science companies grow through strategic marketing and business development. She recently started the San Diego Biotechnology Network (SDBN) a ‘2.0’ generation networking group, facilitating interactions through monthly events combined with online media such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and blogs. (Mary’s LinkedIn Profile)
William Gunn did his doctoral studies at Tulane University on Bone Repair Using Human Multipotent Stromal Stem Cells. During his studies he explored social media and helped found the Friendfeed Life Scientists room, where over 700 scientists share information and collaborate to solve problems daily. He moved to San Diego in 2008 to pursue science and social media, and works for Genalyte developing molecular diagnostics assays. He also works with Mendeley, an academic reference management service, where he helps researchers leverage social media tools for collaboration and discovery.(William’s LinkedIn Profile)
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PROVEN is an employee owned Consulting, Staffing and Solutions firm based in San Diego, CA. Our customer centric approach focuses on the needs of our clients and candidates. We provide flexible consulting and contingent staffing solutions in the areas of Scientific, Clinical, Information Technology, Engineering and Finance & Accounting on a direct-hire, contract-to-hire, and contract basis.
May Event Flyer (PDF)
Event Details
Who: Biotechnology professionals in the greater San Diego area
What:Social Media for Scientists: San Diego Biotechnology Network’s May Networking Event
When: Thursday, May 28th, 5:30-9:00 p.m.
Where: Tango Del Rey, 3567 Del Rey Street, San Diego 92109 (Directions below)
Cost: $20, including appetizers ($15 for Academics) +$5 at door
Contact: http://sdbn.org/contact
For more information about the event: http://sdbn.org/may
Directions: From the North: South on Interstate 5, Exit Balboa Ave, Straight to 4th Traffic Light then left on Bunker Hill St. Building directly ahead 3 blks. From the South: North on Interstate 5, Exit Grand/ Garnet Ave, Straight to 3rd Traffic Light then right on Bunker Hill St. Building directly ahead 3 blks.
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