MDPI Open Science Insights: Academic Publishing Workshop at the University of Leeds, 12 March 2025
In collaboration with the University of Leeds (UK), Cancers (ISSN: 2072-6694) is hosting an academic publishing workshop designed to educate attendees on MDPI’s paper publication process and the ecosystem surrounding open access publishing. This session will cover a comprehensive introduction to the editorial process, ethics, and open access in the context of academic research, providing valuable insights and instilling essential skills for structuring papers and replying to reviewers effectively. Additionally, participants will be instructed on methods to improve their scientific writing and find the right journal to submit to, with experts in the field leading the session to ensure a thorough understanding of how attendees can escalate their publishing potential.
Schedule:
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Time |
Programme and Content |
Speakers |
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10 a.m.–12 p.m. |
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Ms. Mary O’Sullivan |
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12 p.m.–1 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
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1 p.m.–3 p.m. |
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Dr. Anya Osborn |
Speaker:
Name: Dr. Nic Orsi
Affiliation: Division of Pathology and Data Analytics
Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building
Leeds, UK
Email: N.M.Orsi@leeds.ac.uk
Interests: oocytes; embryos; embryo culture; ovary; chemokines; TNF; implantation; vascular medicine; gametogenesis; systems biology
Dr. Nic Orsi obtained his BSc in Animal Science from the University of Reading in 1998 and his Ph.D. in Biology in 2002 from the University of York, UK. He then moved to the University of Leeds where he initially worked as a postdoc and then as a PI in Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology before moving to Pathology in 2006. Whilst working at the University of Leeds, he also undertook his MBChB, which he completed in 2012. Thereafter, he completed his academic clinical foundation training before joining the Histopathology training program in 2014 at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, both also working as a PI in the Wellcome Trust Brenner Building and as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Orsi now heads up the Women’s Health Research Group within Pathology in LIMR where his research interests focus principally on women’s cancers, reproductive pathology and biotechnology industrial partnerships. He is also Director of PGRS for LIMR and Vice-Chair of Leeds (East) Research Ethics Committee.
MDPI Speakers:
Ms. Mary O’Sullivan obtained her B.Sc. in genetics in 2019 and her M.Sc. in molecular cell biology with bio-innovation in 2020 from University College Cork in Ireland. She started her career at MDPI in January 2023 working for the Editorial Department of the journal Cancers as an Assistant Editor and, following this, a Section Managing Editor. Currently, Ms. O’Sullivan is a Journal Relations Specialist based in the UK office in Manchester.
Dr. Anya Osborn obtained her Ph.D. in auditory neuroscience from Keele University, UK, on a project developing cell replacement therapy to treat age-related hearing loss before joining MDPI in June 2020 as an Assistant Editor for Cancers. She then became a Journal Relations Specialist before becoming a Journal Relations Project Manager at the Manchester, UK office.