Open Science: The Risks, Rewards and Challenges (Part 2)

Joseph Deken, Ph.D., Director/Res Prog Dev, UCSD, Samuel Kaplan, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics , University of Texas-Houston Medical School and former Chair of ASM's Publications Board, and Rosie Redfield, Ph.D., Redfield Lab, University of British Columbia, introduce themselves and explain what "open science" means to them.

Note: Audio is a bit choppy and we experienced trouble with the stream, which is why it is broken up in parts.

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Open Science: The Risks, Rewards and Challenges (Part 1)
Open Science: The Risks, Rewards and Challenges (Part 3)
Open Science: The Risks, Rewards and Challenges (Part 4)
Open Science: The Risks, Rewards and Challenges (Part 5)

Open Science: The Risks, Rewards and Challenges (Part 1)

Chris Condayan, Manager, Public Outreach, for the American Society for Microbiology and Stanley Maloy, Ph.D., Dean, College of Sciences and Associate Director, Center for Microbial Sciences at San Diego State University, introduces the Open Science round table discussion at ASM's General Meeting in Philadelphia. Jonathan Eisen, Ph.D., UC Davis Genome Center Section of Evolution and Ecology College of Biological Sciences, Dept. of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, and Academic Editor-in-Chief at PLoS Biology, introduces himself and describes what "open science" means to him.

Note: Audio is a bit choppy and we experienced trouble with the stream, which is why it is broken up in parts.

Related Links

Open Science: The Risks, Rewards and Challenges (Part 2)
Open Science: The Risks, Rewards and Challenges (Part 3)
Open Science: The Risks, Rewards and Challenges (Part 4)
Open Science: The Risks, Rewards and Challenges (Part 5)

One Health - A New Paradigm for Microbiology and Public Health

Over half of all new diseases in humans since 1940 have jumped from animals to humans and researchers predict that the bulk of new and emerging diseases in humans over the next century will come from domestic animals and wildlife.  Anthropozoonoses are diseases that effect both humans and animals, allowing the animals to serve as reservoirs for re-emerging diseases and sources of new diseases.  Changes to the environment affect the transmissibility of these diseases, as well as human and animal migration patters.  All three – human health, animal health, and environmental health – are interrelated and to fully understand any one, one must look at them all.  Until recently medical doctors, veterinarians and ecologists kept to themselves.  Not anymore.   One Health Initiative, which recognizes the inter-relationships among human, animal, and environmental health and seeks to enhance communication, cooperation, and collaboration in integrating these areas for the health and well-being of all species.

Filmed live at the American Society for Microbiology's 109th General Meeting in Philadelphia, PA on May 19, 2009

Speakers include:

Charles Beard, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Ronald Atlas, University of Louisville, Kentucky

Stanley Maloy, University of California, San Diego
Mike Miller, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Odors in Microbiology

The nose knows.  Microorganisms produce odors in a wide variety of ecosystems, causing a wide range of environmental, medical, and other issues. Examples include bacterial-associated human odors, odors related to livestock and pets, wastewater, food and beverage production and spoilage, etc. These far-flung fields share many areas of common interest including odor measurement, identification of responsible microorganisms and metabolic pathways, and treatment strategies.  Participants will discuss the role odors play in microbiology, from bad breath to the stink of a hog farm.

Speakers Include:

Terence Whitehead, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois

Mel Rosenberg, Tel-Aviv Univ.