Scientific Writing and Communication in English

Schedule of Theoretical and Practical Lessons

2nd semester 2024

Classroom: https://meet.google.com/hez-ndaf-oom?authuser=0 

Doctoral Programme in Science of Natural Resources, Universidad de La Frontera-UFRO, Temuco, Chile

Postgraduate Programme in Biotechnology, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná-UTFPR, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil

I. Course Unit: Scientific Writing and Communication in English

Theoretical-practical Workload: 4 hours/week (Theoretical: 1 h; Practical: 3 h) Requirements: English

 

II. Academic Staff:

Professors of the Course Unit:

Cledir Santos (In charge of the course unit. E-mail: cledir.santos@ufrontera.cl).

He is a Full Professor at the UFRO and Visiting Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology (CAPES/Brazil). His main research field is on biofungicides and agricultural systems based on the One Health approach; study of fungi resistance to fungicides; and ex situ preservation methods of filamentous fungi. He has supervised or co-supervised 14 national or foreign PhD and 08 Master theses and 20 Undergraduate students, and has supervised 01 Sabbatical Leave of a foreign University Professor. He was involved as Principal Investigator (PI) of 06 and Co-Investigator (Co-I) of 22 finalised research projects. In addition, he was PI of 01 Infrastructure Project. Currently, he is PI of 03 national research projects, 01 pedagogical-scientific project, and Co-I of 09 national and foreign research projects, all of them evaluated by external peer-reviewers and founded by external funding agencies. He has about 80 indexed works published, more than 200 abstracts at international congresses and has presented more than 80 communications or conferences by invitation as a speaker at national and international meetings.

Vânia Vicente

She is a Full Professor at the Department of Basic Pathology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil). She is a Biologist (State University of Londrina, Brazil), Master and PhD in Agriculture Microbiology (University of São Paulo, Brazil), with a doctoral internship at the Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures- Fungal Biodiversity Centre- atual Westerdijk institute (The Nederland). She was General Coordinator of Postgraduate Programs at UFPR (2013-2016). She is Coordinator and Responsible for the implementation of the Microbiological Collections Centre of the Paraná Taxonline Network (CMRP/Taxonline). She has been PI of 8 and Co-I of 15 research externally funded projects. Currently, she is the PI of 9 ongoing research projects. She has published more than 160 indexed papers, 10 book chapters and 01 book. She has supervised 41 master theses, 20 PhD theses and 7 postdoctoral projects. Currently, she is the supervisor of 1 master and 07 PhD theses, and 6 postdoctoral projects.

Tatiana Gibertoni

She is a Full Professor at the Department of Mycology, Federal University of Pernambuco (Recife, Brazil). She is a Biologist (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Master and PhD in Biology of Fungi (Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil), with a doctoral internship at the Università degli Studi di Pavia (Italy). She developed a postdoctoral project at the Università degli Studi di Bologna (Italy) and at the University of Oslo (Norway). She works in the mycology field, mainly in the taxonomy and ecology of lignocellulolytic Agaricomycetes isolated from tropical and subtropical biomes. She is the Deputy Director of the URM Herbarium (Recife, Brazil). She has been PI of 14 and Co-I of 9 research externally funded projects. Currently, she is the PI of 4 ongoing research projects. She has published more than 120 indexed papers, more than 10 book chapters and 3 books. She has supervised 17 master theses, 12 PhD theses and 3 postdoctoral projects. Currently, she is the supervisor of 2 master and 02 PhD theses, and 02 postdoctoral projects.

Maria do Carmo de Albuquerque Braga

She is a Tenured Professor at the Federal University of Agreste de Pernambuco (Garanhuns, Brazil) teaching Scientific Methodology subjects since 2012. She is an Architect and Urbanist from the Federal University of Pernambuco (Recife, Brazil), Master in Geography from the Federal University of Pernambuco, PhD in Urban Development from the Federal University of Pernambuco and developed a post-doctoral internship at the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università Di Bologna, Italy. She served as a visiting researcher at the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany. She is chair of the Scientific Methodology and Scientific Writing Standards at the Federal University of Agreste de Pernambuco and is an evaluator of higher education courses for recognition by the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research, Ministry of Education, Brazil.

Haroun N. Shah

Professor Shah held senior academic appointments at the University of London for 25 years with intermittent periods (2-3 years) in Canada and the Middle East. In 1997, he took up his first appointment outside university as Head of Molecular Identification Services, Public Health England (now UK Health Security Agency) to initiate a new laboratory with a remit to study and intercept the threat of emerging, atypical, and rarely isolated human infectious disease agents into the UK. He established a national service for the diagnosis of human pathogens which is still functioning today while also building a vibrant research team to develop supporting technologies, the most promising line to emerge being new forms of Mass Spectrometry and Rapid Tandem MS/MS Proteome Analysis. His publication: “The Application of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry to Profile the Surface of Intact Bacterial Cells.” (Shah et al, 2000) would lead to a new epoch of microbial diagnostics and by 2004, he reported the first comprehensive database as a proof-of-concept paper titled ‘Compilation of a MALDI-TOF Mass Spectral database for the rapid screening and characterisation of bacteria implicated in human infectious diseases.’ Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2004; 4: 221-242. He has pioneered the development of nanotechnologies, using cutting-edge platforms based upon genes (Genomics) and the chemistry of proteins (Proteomics), and from 1998 began hosting annual international conferences to promote R&D in the field. Professor Shah helped to start several journals, such as “Anaerobe” and edited 4 journals for over 25 years and was the Editor-in-chief for the journal “Enzymology and Proteomics” for 10 years. In addition, he has been the Editor of several books.

III. Description of the curricular activity

The Course Unit "Scientific Writing and Communication in English" is a postgraduate training course that addresses the development of writing in science, being taught 100% in English. In this Course Unit, the student’s ability to develop scientific texts coherently in a friendly and interactive manner will be enhanced. Conditions for students to communicate scientifically and autonomously will be created. The theme is transversal and contributes to all research lines of the Doctoral Programme in Science of Natural Resources (Universidad de La Frontera-UFRO, Temuco, Chile) and Postgraduate Programme in Biotechnology (Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná-UTFPR, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil). It also contributes to increasing productivity through the writing and publication of experimental research and the review of scientific literature in its research proposal in the manner declared by the Postgraduate Programmes involved in the course organisation.