Reclone Symposium 6.0 - Building Scientific Communities through Open Science Research: Education, Communication, and Collaboration - October 11, 2023
| Start Time (UTC) | Session | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Welcome | Reclone Symposium Steering Committee |
| 13:10 |
Panel Session and Q&As with Scientific Community Builders: Scientific Communities Around the World |
Reina Reyes - Co-Founder of the Pinoy Scientists platform, that helps showcase the lives of scientists from the Philippines, foster connections with fellow scientists, and helps them develop communication skills.
Yo Yehudi - Co-Founder and Executive Director of Open Life Science a non-profit mentoring and training company dedicated to building a global network of open research ambassadors. Scott Pownall - Co-Founder and President of Open Science Network a non-profit with the goal of bringing science to the people, at their community lab in Vancouver, Canada. |
| 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:10 |
Breakout Sessions: Building an Open Ecosystem for Equitable Biotechnology (Opt into a session of your choice, with the chance to switch rooms midway)
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Hosted and facilitated by different organsiations, including:
- Maïwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas - Professor in Microfluidic Engineering in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University - Fran Quero - DNA Detective; GOSH Community member - Cibele Zolnier - iGEM Community Coordinator; Reclone Community Coordinator - Youzi Bi - Reclone Community Coordinator - Reclone Fellows from Argentina (Romina Russi, Diego del Balzo), Ghana (Prince Samoh), the Philippines (Aaron Macauyag, Moi Relles), - and more to be announced! |
| 15:10 | Breakout Sessions Summary | Rapporteurs from each Breakout Session room |
| 15:20 | Break | |
| 15:30 |
Keynote Session |
Lou Woodley - Founder and Director of CSCCE (Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement)
Vinoo Selvarajah - Vice President of Technology, in the Executive Team at the iGEM Foundation |
| 16:40 | Closing Remarks | Reclone Symposium Steering Committee |
| 16:45 |
Networking/Social Session (The virtual rooms will stay open until 17:30 but feel free to continue connecting with one another via the Reclone Forum.) |
PAST RECLONE SYMPOSIA
Reclone Symposium 5.0: Diagnostics, innovation and local manufacturing in Asia Pacific - November 24, 2021
| Session | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Welcome | |
| Policy and advocacy for local manufacturing and diagnostics: a scientist perspective | Dr Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge |
| Lightning Presentations |
Speakers from the Reclone Community |
| Breakout Option 1: Creative strategies for advocating for access to medicines on university campuses | Merith Basey, Executive Director, North America Universities Allied for Essential Medicines |
| Breakout Option 2: Advocating for global health policy that promotes local manufacturing | Sharonann Lynch, Senior Scholar, Global Health Policy & Politics Initiative, O'Neill Institute, Georgetown University & Senior Visiting Fellow, Yale Global Health Justice Partnership |
| Post Breakout reflection | |
| Break | |
| Mechanisms for funding and supporting local production of diagnostics: experiences from Latin America | Gabriela Delgado, Deputy director of the Public Health Laboratory - Bogotá Health Secretariat (Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá) Marcela Mercado, Director of Public Health Research at the National Institute of Health in Colombia Natalia Meza, Bio-business Specialist - BIOFIN, UNDP |
| Closing Remarks | |
| Regional Networking | Africa, Asia & Latin America |
Reclone Symposium 4.0: Advocacy for Diagnostics Innovation and Local Production - August 18, 2021
| Session | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Welcome | |
| Policy and advocacy for local manufacturing and diagnostics: a scientist perspective | Dr Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge |
| Lightning Presentations |
Speakers from the Reclone Community |
| Breakout Option 1: Creative strategies for advocating for access to medicines on university campuses | Merith Basey, Executive Director, North America Universities Allied for Essential Medicines |
| Breakout Option 2: Advocating for global health policy that promotes local manufacturing | Sharonann Lynch, Senior Scholar, Global Health Policy & Politics Initiative, O'Neill Institute, Georgetown University & Senior Visiting Fellow, Yale Global Health Justice Partnership |
| Post Breakout reflection | |
| Break | |
| Mechanisms for funding and supporting local production of diagnostics: experiences from Latin America | Gabriela Delgado, Deputy director of the Public Health Laboratory - Bogotá Health Secretariat (Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá) Marcela Mercado, Director of Public Health Research at the National Institute of Health in Colombia Natalia Meza, Bio-business Specialist - BIOFIN, UNDP |
| Closing Remarks | |
| Regional Networking | Africa, Asia & Latin America |
Reclone Symposium 3.0: Manufacturing Diagnostics 101 - March 17, 2021
| Session | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Virtual room opens | |
| Opening Remarks | Kayla |
| Developing In-house RPA and its Applications in CRISPR Diagnostics, specifically SARS-CoV-2 | Dr Aimorn Homchan, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Thailand |
| Q&A | |
| Lightning Presentations |
Multiple Speakers |
| FarmaCoop’s history as a recovered pharmaceutical laboratory and their challenges in manufacturing SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests |
Bruno Di Mauro, as president of Farmacoop, and Biotechnologist Luciano Brum |
| Q&A |
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| Formal Closing | Jenny |
| Breakout Rooms Open | |
| Room 1: Sharing Best Practices for RPA | Smitha Hedge |
| Room 2: What’s the best RT | Adam Roberts |
| Room 3: Top Tips for Sharing Protocols | Fernan Federici |
| Room 4: Show & Tell: Diagnostic Hardware | Chinna Devarapu |
| Meeting Closes | |
| Online room will be open for continued discussion |
Reclone Symposium 2.0: Bench to
Bedside: Developing Affordable Diagnostics - July 29, 2020
| Speaker | Session |
|---|---|
| Daniel Ndima, CapeBio | Harnessing African indigenous biological resources to develop “Best-in-Class” biologics for diagnostics |
| Dr Jacqueline Linnes, Purdue University, USA | Designing user-friendly diagnostics |
