{"id":29384,"date":"2022-01-11T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=29384"},"modified":"2022-10-19T10:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:00:46","slug":"science-and-business-salon-focused-on-scientific-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2022\/01\/science-and-business-salon-focused-on-scientific-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Science and Business Salon \u2013 focusing on scientific communication"},"content":{"rendered":"
On the second occasion of the Science and Business Salon that replaced the former Research Salon, the focus was on effective communication in science. This time, those interested could gain insight on how to make scientific research understandable and also, how to present it in an intriguing way. This has been illustrated by three researchers who have previously applied for the Innovation Award. Dr. Sarolta Trinh, a first-year PhD student at the 1st Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Kriszti\u00e1n Benedek Csom\u00f3, Assistant Professor at the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Dr. Bence Guszt\u00e1v Stubnya, a resident at the Department of Orthopedics presented their previous lectures first, then their presentation, which was supported by the Innovation Center, and mentored by Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 R\u00f3bert Zsiros, a science communicator and also the founder and operator of Szert\u00e1r.<\/div>\n

The event at Semmelweis Salon was the fourth in a series of programs previously called as the Research Salon – the second to be held under the name Science and Business Salon. This time, the focus of the event was on science communication: the Innovation Centre launched a mentoring program with science communicator Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 R\u00f3bert Zsiros, the founder and operator of the scientific podcast Szert\u00e1r, who helped three researchers who had previously applied for the Innovation Prize to present their research results even more efficiently and enjoyably. Those interested could see the previous presentations of the three researchers made for Innovation Day or the University Innovation Committee first, then they showcased their presentation which was compiled with the help and advices from Dr. R\u00f3bert L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Zsiros.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cIt was fantastic to work with Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 R\u00f3bert Zsiros. Not only did I receive constructive criticism on my previous lecture, but I also received feedback that helped me to detect my strengths and weaknesses concerning my presentation skills,\u201d said Dr. Sarolta Trinh, a first-year PhD student at the 1st Department of Pediatrics. She explained that the primary goal was to present her research under three minutes in such a way that was understandable to anyone, while keeping her own voice. \u201cFor that, we had to look for an organizing principle, so I could build my presentation by connecting two or three subgroups to that principle,\u201d she highlighted. According to her, one of the most helpful pieces of advice was to summarize her thoughts sketchily, as if to tell a friend what she was working on briefly<\/span>. All in all, Dr. Sarolta Trinh found the mentoring program very useful. Like she said, she had already been able to capitalize on what she had learned in other areas: she had put together her presentation at a recent \u201ehackathon\u201d along these principles. The topic of his presentation was a real-time surgical event diary, which was developed in the field of pediatric anesthesiology – it can be used as a quality control tool and it is also useful in research, as the surgical events recorded are a good start to educate artificial intelligence later on. For his research, Dr. Sarolta Trinh won the Innovation Award in the most innovative TDK work category.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dr. Kriszti\u00e1n Benedek Csom\u00f3, Assistant Professor at the Department of Conservative Dentistry revised his work presented to the University Innovation Committee with the help of Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 R\u00f3bert Zsiros. \u201cIt was very inspiring to work together, I received plently of good advice. The mentoring program was not like working with a supervisor on a thesis or TDK. Besides other things, Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 R\u00f3bert Zsiros helped me to convey the essence of my presentation in a way that it sounds inguiring and fascinating \u2013 basically, I had the opportunity to adopt the audience\u2019s point of view,\u201d he said. He explained that during the course of the program, he learned how to emphasize the main message of the presentation and then, frame it properly. “It was a real paradigm shift: I am now preparing for a presentation in a completely different way,” emphasized Dr. Kriszti\u00e1n Benedek Csom\u00f3. In his current presentation, he elaborated on his research topic, which is about how to make the nano-striated, antimicrobial surface of dental implants hydrophilic, since it improves the wound healing of implants, making them safer for people with diabetes or radiotherapy, for example.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>According to Dr. Guszt\u00e1v Bence Stubnya, a resident of the Department fo Orthopedics, the mentoring program focused primarily on how to make presentations more enjoyable for the general public and lay people. \u201cResearchers usually try to lecture scientifically, with a vocabulary in accordance with their field of expertise, as they are most often give presentations to a knowledgeable audience. However, with Dr. R\u00f3bert L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Zsiros, we focused more on making a presentation as spectacular as possible and more accessible to anyone interested. These methods also help us make our research more marketable in the business world,\u201d he said. As for the presentation on Dr. Guszt\u00e1v Bence Stubnya\u2019s research, he developed a software suitable for motion analysis with gyroscopic sensor-based, artificial intelligence support – for which he received an Innovation Award in the PhD category this year.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cWhen someone is presenting a complex scientific topic to a lay audience, it is vital to think about what it was like to encounter the field for the first time – since most probably, less knowledgeable people have the same amount of information about the given topic. Switching to this state of mind consciously helps a lot to transfer a knowledge that accumulated over the years efficiently and briefly,\u201d said Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 R\u00f3bert Zsiros, science communicator, founder and operator of Szert\u00e1r, leader of the mentoring program. He added that he dealt with the aforementioned researchers one by one, as they were interested in different topics and had different personalities. \u201cDuring the program, we did playful exercises. For example, I did a radio interview with them – as they can\u2019t rely on visual aids only, they have to be able to explain their research field in their own words,\u201d he pointed out. As he said, young researchers often fear that their topics cannot be presented briefly, in a way that is understandable to lay people. \u201cIn practice however, even a Nobel Prize research can be concise and enjoyable to everybody,\u201d he said. According to Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 R\u00f3bert Zsiros, the effective communication of science is becoming more and more important nowadays, as it is essential not only during the presentations, but also in the doctor-patient relationship. \u201cThere is a palpable difference in the patient\u2019s attitude in case the doctor can explain the issue to him or her, whenever there is more than just a final report full of Latin abbreviations,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n\r\n [slb_exclude]\r\n

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The moderator of the event was Dr. P\u00e9ter Gyula Szigeti, Director of the Innovation Center.<\/p>\n

\u00c1d\u00e1m Szab\u00f3
\nTranslation: Vikt\u00f3ria Kiss
\nPhoto: G\u00e1bor Ancsin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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