Public outreach and science communication of CEPID B3

• Grant number: 24/14262-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Journalism
• Start date: November 01, 2024
• End date: April 30, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Microbiology - Biology and Physiology of Microorganisms
• Principal Investigator: Beny Spira
• Grantee: Bianca Bosso de Medeiros Fonseca
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Coordenadoria de Centros e Núcleos Disciplinares (COCEN). Núcleo de Desenvolvimento da Criatividade (NUDECRI), Brazil
• Associated research grant: 21/10577-0 - Biology of Bacteria and Bacteriophages Research Center, AP.CEPID

Abstract

One of the main challenges of public outreach and efficient science communication is theability to convey abstract and complex scientific thoughts and results to the generalpublic in a clear and understandable language. This is the main task of sciencejournalism.We are thus asking for two 6-month JC-2 scholarships effective from the beginning of thesecond semestre of the CEPID's first year. The idea is that the JC fellow will help buildingthe scaffold of the CEPID outreach activities and that the CEPID principal investigatorsand students will continue these activities thenceforth.