Open Box Science
Making Science Open for the World
Our mission
Open Box Science (OBS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that empowers scientists by providing open science talks, facilitating diverse career development, and enhancing science communication.
Our Story
OBS was born during the 2020 COVID-19 lock-down, when scientists could no longer exchange ideas through traditional meetings. A few scientists gathered to share their recent findings through virtual seminars; but instead of restricting the attendance, they opened the seminars to audiences worldwide. In the process, they broke institutional and geographical boundaries that hindered open science. They also formed cross-disciplinary connections that broadened their perspectives on meaningful scientific careers. The OBS community grew each day; scientists from all backgrounds joined the movement to communicate their science. In just one year, over 100 scientific talks and career panels have been hosted by the OBS community.
Scientists love to share ideas and see how their research can benefit society. To empower their efforts, OBS provides a platform to supercharge science communication in an OPEN, RAPID, and INTERACTIVE manner.
Who We Are
Executive Team
Kuan(-lin) Huang
Co-founder & Chief Unboxer
Jerry (Chih-Chung) Lin
Co-founder & Chief host officer
Eugenio Contreras
co-founder & chief audience officer
Advisory Board
Angela Rasmussen
Gustavo Stolovitzky
Kristen Brennand
Lawrence Hunter
Susan M. Fitzpatrick
Ting Wang
What We Do
OBS builds grassroot communities that organize open research talks, career panels, and science communication symposiums. Check out the recordings for some of our previous events here and join us for future events!
Genomics Talks
Immunology Talks
Neuroscience Talks
Career & Sci Comm
Latest Updates
Virtual @NIHFunding Grants Conference & PreCon ⏰August 2022 – February 2023 📢
Read More🙌 Lumin Zhou's talk is now on #YouTube! "Reversible #CD8 T cell neuron cross-talk causes aging-dependent neuronal #regenerative decline" (Science 2022) 📢 Speaker: @sdigiovanni3 @uclnpp 📢 Moderator: @yajing_xu @IcahnMountSinai #OpenScience
Read More🙌 Keat Ying Chan´s talk is on YouTube #Skin cells undergo asynthetic fission to expand body surfaces in zebrafish. National Chung Hsing University 📢 Moderator Emmanuel Flores #OpenScience
Read More🙌 @LouaiLabanieh 's talk is now on #YouTube! #Enhanced safety and efficacy of protease-regulated #CAR-T cell receptors @LouaiLabanieh @StanfordBioE 📢 Moderator @itsalexbeckett #OpenScience
Read More🙌 @DevBioAcademic 's talk is now on #YouTube! #CART cells produced in vivo to treat #cardiac injury @pennmedicine @JonEpsteinLab 📢 Moderator @itsalexbeckett - #OpenScience
Read More@Michael_S_Haney @wysscoray @awilkinsongroup Hi Michael would you be interested in presenting your work in an open and free format? Please let me know if you are interested!
Read MoreRT @publicjournalc: What are the mechanisms behind central #tolerance? Is it all abouut AIRE? In our next session, we'll uncover this proce…
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🙌 Peng Liao's talk is now on #YouTube! #CD8+ T cells and fatty acids orchestrate tumor #ferroptosis and immunity via ACSL4 @umichmedicine @UMich #OpenScience
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