Announcing The Scientist's Labbies

Is your lab keyed in to cutting-edge technologies that help disseminate your life science research? Enter your lab website, blog, research videos, slideshow, or other presentation for a chance to win one of The Scientist's 2010 multimedia awards -- the Labbies! Expanding on our linkurl:Video Awards from last year,;http://www.the-scientist.com/videoawards/ The Scientist is looking for scientists and scientific laboratories that show real tech savvy in presenting their research to the wider world

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Expanding on our linkurl:Video Awards from last year,;http://www.the-scientist.com/videoawards/ The Scientist is looking for scientists and scientific laboratories that show real tech savvy in presenting their research to the wider world. Send us your coolest videos, neatest lab websites, sharpest blogs, most user-friendly interactive multimedia, and any other technologically-advanced presentations you use to communicate your science. The entries will be rated by an esteemed panel of judges, including the father of the infographic linkurl:Nigel Holmes,;http://www.nigelholmes.com/ linkurl:Kirsten Sanford;http://www.kirstensanford.com/ of the Science Channel, linkurl:Jeffrey Segall;http://www.einstein.yu.edu/segalllab/page.aspx of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY, and linkurl:David Kirby;http://www.davidakirby.com/ of the University of Manchester. We'll also ask you, our readers, to pick your favorites. Winners will be announced this summer. All entries must be created with funding from an individual or single research grant (no entries created with funding from a corporation or research institution will be accepted this year). All videos must be 7 minutes or less, and all entries must relate to life science. Entries will be judged on scientific content, concept/originality, entertainment value, and production quality. linkurl:Ready to enter?;http://drop.io/hidden/wgjurfdcidhpjr/upload It's simple: 1) Write a brief description of your entry, including appropriate urls or the names of the multimedia documents you are submitting.
2) Upload that description with your multimedia files (e.g., video, slideshow, etc.) linkurl:here.;http://drop.io/hidden/wgjurfdcidhpjr/upload Winners will be featured in a full-length article in The Scientist, complete with a presentation of their multimedia mastery on our website. You only have until May 10th to enter, so post your submission today!
**__Related stories:__***linkurl:The Future of Science Videos;http://www.the-scientist.com/2009/08/1/39/1/
[August 2009]*linkurl:2009 The Scientist Video Awards Results;http://www.the-scientist.com/videoawards
[August 2009]*linkurl:If You Build It ...;http://www.the-scientist.com/2008/3/1/81/1/
[March 2008]*linkurl:Laboratory Web Site and Video Awards;http://www.the-scientist.com/winners/index/
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Jef Akst

Jef (an unusual nickname for Jennifer) got her master’s degree from Indiana University in April 2009 studying the mating behavior of seahorses. After four years of diving off the Gulf Coast of Tampa and performing behavioral experiments at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, she left research to pursue a career in science writing. As The Scientist's managing editor, Jef edited features and oversaw the production of the TS Digest and quarterly print magazine. In 2022, her feature on uterus transplantation earned first place in the trade category of the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers.

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