{"id":974,"date":"2020-11-10T11:55:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T11:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2021-06-22T12:14:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T12:14:08","slug":"public-outreach-terza-missione","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/public-outreach-terza-missione\/","title":{"rendered":"Public outreach\/ Terza missione"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_436\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2018\/02\/2017_02_BartiB_Neurosci.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-436\" class=\" wp-image-436\" src=\"http:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2018\/02\/2017_02_BartiB_Neurosci-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2018\/02\/2017_02_BartiB_Neurosci-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2018\/02\/2017_02_BartiB_Neurosci-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2018\/02\/2017_02_BartiB_Neurosci-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drawing by Benjamin Barti<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">A fundamental role of researchers in all fields is to communicate science to the people.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333399\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">Communication is instrumental for changes to happen.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">So don&#8217;t expect to see a change if you do not make one.<br \/>\nWhen we will reduce the major stigma around mental illness, our lives will be healthier and happier. Toward this goal, I would like to recognize that animal research has been key to progress in biomedical science and to defeat human and animal illnesses. In fact, although studies that do not use animals can produce valuable information, they often cannot replace the one gained from animal research.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399\"><strong><span class=\"gmail_default\">\u200b<\/span><\/strong><em><strong>&#8220;You must be the change you wish to see in the world&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(Ghandi)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399\"><strong>De-stigmatize mental health:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399\">talk openly about mental health\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399\">encourage equality between mental and physical illness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399\">show compassion for mentally ill patients<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399\">choose empowerment over shame and blame<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399\"><strong>Encourage equity and inclusion in our micro-environments to build creativity and innovation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399\"><strong>Promote the understanding and the support of biomedical research<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399\">support <a style=\"color: #333399\" href=\"https:\/\/fbresearch.org\/\">Foundation for Biomedical Research<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399\">support <a style=\"color: #333399\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research4life.it\/\">Research for Life<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\"><em>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2601-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-998\" src=\"http:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2601-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2601-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2601-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2601-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2601-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2601-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\"><em> \u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #333399\">Miriam&#8217;s main public outreach activities:\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"><strong>2021: <\/strong>Coauthored the book entitled &#8220;<\/span>Fumo.\u00a0Tabacco, sigarette elettroniche, cannabis: il parere della scienza&#8221; for the collection \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/store.corriere.it\/Fumo\/oyCsEWcVsiQAAAF2TT0uD3VE\/pc?CatalogCategoryID=6RqsEWcVXn8AAAF2O.EuD3VD\">SALUTE &#8211; LE FRONTIERE DELLA MEDICINA<\/a>\u201d edited by <em>Il Corriere della Sera<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"><strong>2020-2021: <\/strong>Member of the organizing committee for the dissemination of the history of medicine in Sardinia in the middle and high schools through the project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buongiornoalghero.it\/contenuto\/0\/35\/170920\/alla-scoperta-dei-padri-della-medicina-in-sardegna\">&#8220;Alla scoperta dei padri della Medicina in Sardegna&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"><strong>2019: <\/strong>GRC Power Hour\u2122 to address the challenges women face in STEM and the issues of diversity and inclusion at the GRC on Cannabinoid Functions in the CNS (held in Castelldefels, Spain, from July 21-26). <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"><strong>2018- present:<\/strong> Dissemination sessions during <em>European Researchers&#8217; night <\/em>in Cagliari on the following topics &#8220;Cannabis and the brain: instructions for use&#8221; and &#8220;How the environment shapes our brain&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color: #333399;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>2018- present:<\/strong> Collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/crea.unica.it\/en\/\">Crea<\/a> on their projects <em><a href=\"https:\/\/clabunica.it\/en\/\">CLab<\/a><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshifters.it\/en\/project-en\/\">The Shifters<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\"><strong>2018:<\/strong> Invited lecturer at Nishi School (elementary and middle school) on \u201cPerspectives on Science\u201d and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">at the session \u201cThe Front Line of Research into Gender-Specific Science\u201d on 20\/10\/2018 in Miyazaki (Japan). (see at <em><a style=\"color: #333399\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unica.it\/unica\/it\/news_notizie_s1.page?contentId=NTZ135109\">link<\/a><\/em>)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"><strong>2018:<\/strong> Invited lecturer at &#8220;Women in Science\u201d (\u201c<em>La scienza si tinge di rosa<\/em>\u201d) Liceo Classico Siotto (24\/3\/2018)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"><strong>2016: <\/strong>Invited lecturer at the event on Cyberbullying entitled \u201cSpecchio Specchio delle mie Brame &#8230; mai pi\u00f9 bulli nel mio reame\u201d (<em><a style=\"color: #333399\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lanuovasardegna.it\/cagliari\/cronaca\/2016\/03\/17\/news\/cyberbullismo-una-conferenza-a-carloforte-1.13144398\">Cineteatro Mutua on 18\/3\/2016<\/a><\/em>).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">2015: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">Invited lecturer at the event &#8220;Letture e Visioni&#8221; on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comune.oristano.it\/oristano\/opencms\/it\/vivioristano\/eventi-e-manifestazioni\/evento\/Presentazione-della-video-inchiesta-sulla-diffusione-dellalcool-tra-i-giovani\/\">how alcohol abuse is common in high school in <\/a>Oristano (17\/4\/2015).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;color: #333399\"><strong>2013- present:<\/strong> lecturing about &#8220;the brain, how it works and how to take care of it&#8221; with a focus on mental illness and the effects of adversities (e.g., bullying and experimentation with drugs of abuse) in public schools: elementary, middle and high <a style=\"color: #333399\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LiceoClassicoSiottoPintor\/posts\/779418862522349\/\">schools<\/a>. The goal is to explain how the brain works and the risk and protective factors for a healthy brain (see at <a style=\"color: #333399\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LiceoClassicoSiottoPintor\/posts\/779418862522349\/\"><em>link<\/em>).<\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/BBB_25022016.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1032 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/BBB_25022016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/BBB_25022016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/BBB_25022016-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2020\/11\/BBB_25022016.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2021\/06\/UnicaRadio-donna-di-scienza.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1193\" src=\"https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2021\/06\/UnicaRadio-donna-di-scienza-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2021\/06\/UnicaRadio-donna-di-scienza-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2021\/06\/UnicaRadio-donna-di-scienza-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2021\/06\/UnicaRadio-donna-di-scienza-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.unica.it\/miriammelis\/files\/2021\/06\/UnicaRadio-donna-di-scienza.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fundamental role of researchers in all fields is to communicate science to the people. Communication is instrumental for changes to happen.\u00a0So don&#8217;t expect to see a change if you do not make one. When we will reduce the major stigma around mental illness, our lives will be healthier and happier. Toward this goal, I would like to recognize that animal research has been key to progress in biomedical science and to defeat human and animal illnesses. 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