Roberto Cárcamo

BSc in Biotechnology | MSc in Bioinformatics for Health Sciences l PhD in Microbiology

[Roberto Cárcamo @rcarcamoc]

@Jrodriguezbio @rovigoro @JavierBuesa @NazaTurquesa @JoanaRochaPere1

[Roberto Cárcamo @rcarcamoc]

Just published in npj Viruses!
Our latest work shows that host fucosidase activity is essential for optimal replication of fucose-dependent rotavirus and norovirus.
Big implications for antiviral strategies🧬✨

https://t.co/rWYmdh4EBe
@UV_EG @iata_csic @KU_Leuven @GVA_Educacio

[Jesus rodriguez díaz @Jrodriguezbio]

Some of our efforts to develope novel rotavirus vaccines @JavierBuesa, @rovigoro, @UV_EG, @rcarcamoc.
Immunogenicity of a Rotavirus VP8* Multivalent Subunit Vaccine in Mice https://t.co/hu2fQwZ7Sy #mdpiviruses a través de @VirusesMDPI

[Roberto Cárcamo @rcarcamoc]

@Jrodriguezbio @JavierBuesa @rovigoro @UV_EG @medicina_uv

[Roberto Cárcamo @rcarcamoc]

🔬 Exciting Announcement! 🔬 Join us at the 9th European Rotavirus Biology Meeting in Valencia from October 2-4, 2024. Explore the latest research on rotavirus and connect with experts in the field. 🌐 Visit https://t.co/2Pqt4JV11k for more info and registration! #ERBM2024

[FPU Investiga @FPUinvestiga]

Señora @DianaMorantR

Esto ya es insostenible. Es inexplicable. Es denigrante. Es dañino para la salud mental de los candidatos.

Los golpes de pecho @CienciaGob cuando os toméis en serio la gestión del programa FPU. Hasta entonces no nos los creemos. #FPUnidxs #FPUteadxs

[José Manuel Torralba @torralba59]

Ciencia, el segundo peor ámbito político en la ejecución del gasto entre 16-22. ¿Algo que comentar @DianaMorantR?: Del dicho al hecho de los presupuestos: Defensa siempre gasta de más y Ciencia y Cooperación se quedan cortas | Civio

[Andreas De Block @DeblockBlock]

Stop funding research
(the way you do)
Because it is wasteful, unethical and unscientific
A thread (1/16)

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

All Editors of NeuroImage (IF = 7) resigned because Elsevier didn’t want to reduce the hefty publication fee (it’s $3,450 !!!). And then started their OWN journal!

Just a reminder - the profit margin for academic publishing often reaches 40% (while for non-academic - 15%).

Obviously, who would reduce the profits to 15% only to make authors happy? It’s all about business. Profits should NOT drop.

This is one of the reasons why we have to pay A LOT to publish an open-access #research paper.

Let's look at numbers. NeuroImage publishes ~1,000 articles per year and it’s fully open access. Thus, it gives ~ $3.5 million in direct revenue from APC.

In the letter, the editors say that “the estimates of direct article costs at relevant journals are generally around $1,000 or lower”, which gives you some idea of profit margins just from this journal.

At first, the editors proposed a compromise by reducing the APC to $2000. However, after some “battles”, Elsevier stated that “the APC would not be reduced because they believe that market forces support the current APC”.

Outcome of this situation?

1. All 40 editors have resigned.

2. All editors decided to start a new NON-profit journal “Imaging Neuroscience”:
- It's under MIT Press
- Fees <50% of the current APC for NeuroImage
- The overall scope, quality level and entire editorial team will be the same as previously for NeuroImage
- The APC will be WAIVED for low- or middle-income countries.

My thoughts:

1. It is a great move by the editors. As I know how academics love to disagree with each other, I find this cooperative nature of their efforts mind-blowing.

2. This sets an example of how an editorial team can make their own journal.

3. This can be the beginning of a major shift in academic publishing.
Big changes take much time. But milestone events are often noticeable, and this resignation is clearly one of them.

Finally, all this suggests that prestige of a journal should NOT originate only from the impact factor and editorial board members.

It should be also based on how accessible the APC is for an average research group.

#science #AcademicTwitter

[Real Madrid Unido™ @RMadridUniido]

🤣 Vinicius Junior diciéndole a Ferrán lo que todos sabemos:

“CÁLLATE QUE ERES MALÍSIMO”

VINICIUS ES MI PADRE

[Elisabeth Bik @MicrobiomDigest]

Vaccines work.
Despite what thousands of paid Twitter blue checks might want you to believe, vaccines work.
https://t.co/fwsHmsOjam

[Azahara Palomeque @Zahr_Bloom]

El debate sobre la sanidad pública no se reduce a "puedo pagar la privada" o no puedo, como muchos creen. Comento algunos matices basados en mi experiencia viviendo en #EEUU más de una década:
1. Cuando la sanidad es privada no se es paciente, sino cliente. Importante.👇🏽

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

Connected Papers will make your literature review process super-efficient.

Here's how to use it (to save your time and energy):

[Debarka Sengupta @lab_sengupta]

1/ I spent six hours studying #ChatGPT. Here I share some use cases showing how #ChatGPT will positively impact the lives of #Bioinformatics researchers. Disclaimer: I did not test them all, but the outputs looked legit and useful 📜

[Arli AP @arli_ap]

#chatgpt and #alphacode have both reminded #bioinformaticians to back to their own root, which is the mastery of #bioinformatics #algorithm . Without abstraction of algorithm, no codes will be ever generated, nor executed accordingly. What's your take here? 😉

[Nick Wong AU/MEL @methylnick]

I can retire now. #notonlyabioinformatician

[hummel @hummel1923]

This shirt carries with it a message.

We don't wish to be visible during a tournament that has cost thousands of people their lives.

We support the Danish national team all the way, but that isn't the same as supporting Qatar as a host nation.

[Roberto Cárcamo @rcarcamoc]

@PedroQC94 Enhorabuena Pedro!

[(fan) Danik @DanikRM_]

El dinero jamás te comprará esto

[David Alaba @David_Alaba]

Don’t you sit in our chair!