The International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST) and the power of Twitter networking exemplified through #INPST hashtag analysis

Background: The development of digital technologies and the evolution of open innovation approaches have enabled the creation of diverse virtual organizations and enterprises coordinating their activities primarily online. The open innovation platform titled "International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce" (INPST) was established in 2018, to bring together in collaborative environment individuals and organizations interested in natural product scientific research, and to empower their interactions by using digital communication tools. Methods: In this work, we present a general overview of INPST activities and showcase the specific use of Twitter as a powerful networking tool that was used to host a one-week "2021 INPST Twitter Networking Event" (spanning from 31st May 2021 to 6th June 2021) based on the application of the Twitter hashtag #INPST. Results and Conclusion: The use of this hashtag during the networking event period was analyzed with Symplur Signals (https://www.symplur.com/), revealing a total of 6,036 tweets, shared by 686 users, which generated a total of 65,004,773 impressions (views of the respective tweets). This networking event's achieved high visibility and participation rate showcases a convincing example of how this social media platform can be used as a highly effective tool to host virtual Twitter-based international biomedical research events

Barbarians at the British Museum: Anglo-Saxon Art, Race and Religion

A critical historiographical overview of art historical approaches to early medieval material culture, with a focus on the British Museum collections and their connections to religion

Data Sharing in the Context of Community-engaged Research: What about Reciprocity and Engagement?

Data sharing, increasingly required by funders and publishers, makes data accessible to researchers worldwide. This can challenge expectations of participants and communities who agreed to support a research project only in the context of hard-earned relationships of trust and reciprocity. We present case studies and invite suggestions for new policies and practices

Promoting trustworthiness of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine among Black and Latinx communities

The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately impacting marginalized communities. Due to structural inequities, adults and children identifying as Black or Latinx are at higher risk for COVID-19 related morbidity, mortality, and economic ramifications. Lack of trustworthiness of medical institutions, research, and government, grounded in historical trauma and oppression, may impede acceptance and distribution of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine when it is available. This “scaling grant” proposal leverages the expertise of a multidisciplinary community-academic team to conduct surveys and interviews with Black and Latinx adults residing in neighborhoods with concentrated disadvantage with the goal of identifying strategies to promote SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trustworthiness at multiple levels: health care, research institutions, community, and government (including public health agencies). This proposal is urgent and significant because we aim to shift away from a focus on ‘educating’ minoritized communities to address mistrust towards listening and learning from community partners about how research institutions and health professionals can create vaccine messaging and practices that improve trustworthiness. Results from this study will inform future larger scale grants to the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to evaluate the impact of these strategies on reducing SARS-CoV-2 vaccine disparities when the eventual FDA-approved vaccine is available

The International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST) and the power of Twitter networking exemplified through #INPST hashtag analysis

International audienceBackground: The development of digital technologies and the evolution of open innovation approaches have enabled the creation of diverse virtual organizations and enterprises coordinating their activities primarily online. The open innovation platform titled "International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce" (INPST) was established in 2018, to bring together in collaborative environment individuals and organizations interested in natural product scientific research, and to empower their interactions by using digital communication tools. Methods: In this work, we present a general overview of INPST activities and showcase the specific use of Twitter as a powerful networking tool that was used to host a one-week "2021 INPST Twitter Networking Event" (spanning from 31st May 2021 to 6th June 2021) based on the application of the Twitter hashtag #INPST. Results and Conclusion: The use of this hashtag during the networking event period was analyzed with Symplur Signals (https://www.symplur.com/), revealing a total of 6,036 tweets, shared by 686 users, which generated a total of 65,004,773 impressions (views of the respective tweets). This networking event's achieved high visibility and participation rate showcases a convincing example of how this social media platform can be used as a highly effective tool to host virtual Twitter-based international biomedical research events