Sustainable infrastructures for life science communication : workshop summary /

Advances in the life sciences--from the human genome to biotechnology to personalized medicine and sustainable communities--have profound implications for the well-being of society and the natural world. Improved public understanding of such scientific advances has the potential to benefit both indi...

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Main Authors: Brown, Elizabeth Stallman (Author), Yeung, Laurence Yip-Lun (Author), Sawyer, Keegan (Author)
Corporate Author: Sustainable Infrastructures for Life Science Communication (Workshop)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C : National Academies Press, [2014]
Series:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and overview
  • Life scientists engaged: personal experiences from the frontier
  • Trends in public engagement mechanisms and attitudes
  • Models for a sustainable infrastructure
  • Toward a sustainable infrastructure: friction and momentum
  • Pathways and destinations
  • References
  • Statement of task
  • Workshop agenda
  • Biographies of workshop speakers, panelists, moderators, and planning committee members
  • Workshop attendees
  • Ideas from the audience engagement exercise community ideas as building blocks
  • Networks, hubs, and resources for science communication.