This video was made in February 2023 by Anne Chalumeau, a PhD student in the "Chromatin and Gene Regulation during Development" laboratory directed by Prof. Annarita Miccio. This work was conducted within the framework of the "2021-2022 Scientific Dissemination Grants" project, supported by the Milk for Good family fund, and is part of the mission of the "Humanities and Social Sciences, societal impact" working group of the Institut Imagine.
This group is co-piloted by Laure Boquet (left), Executive Officer of the Institute, and Sandrine Marlin (right), pediatric geneticist, coordinator of the reference center for genetic deafness, Necker-Enfants malades hospital AP-HP.
ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION GRANTS (BDS):
In the Training and Human and Social Sciences (SHS) workgroups responding to its ambitions in the framework of its societal role, the Institut Imagine offers its doctoral students the opportunity to develop and enhance their skills in scientific mediation, through the scientific dissemination grants program. This program is part of the Institute's efforts to reach out to the general public, and in particular to young people, with a triple objective:
- Vocation: to promote the professions of fundamental and medical research
- Information: to raise awareness of genetic diseases and the role/function of research
- Hope: to share the advances made by research on genetic diseases
For doctoral students, this approach translates into the organization of events such as open days, science fairs, school visits, patient association forums, etc., regardless of their format (physical or virtual), and also into the creation of new content and innovative tools for mediation and interaction, like the video above.
By participating in this program, doctoral students develop skills in scientific communication as well as in public speaking and in active listening, skills that can be used in the pursuit of their careers in both the public and private sectors.
INTERVIEW: YOUNG RESEARCHERS AT THE SERVICE OF SCIENTIFIC MEDIATION
Rachel Pereur, Anne Chalumeau and Miriam Villegas-Villarroel, winners of the science dissemination grants program launched in June 2021
"This program has an essential objective. Making our work accessible means making it concrete. It is very rewarding not only for the public but also for us. The public gives us a different perspective and it is important to know how to look at things differently to advance our research."
"I am very happy to be able to share my passion for science with the public. This program allows me to grow and strengthen my skills. Making science accessible is particularly important to me because it allows me to promote science and to encourage new vocations among young people."
"This grant allows me to reconnect with my passion for science. When you work in science every day, sometimes you forget what attracted you to it. Communicating what we do, especially to children and students who are seeking their path, helps me reconnect with why I chose to follow this path myself."
"We are proud of this new team of scientific mediators, made up of an Education and Society program coordinator and young doctoral students eager to share the behind-the-scenes aspects of their fascinating career, particularly with young people. This program has already demonstrated its usefulness to society and its impact, both for the general public and for the laureates.”