The “long and outstanding career” of Pere Estupinyà, director and presenter of the program The Brain Hunter (TVE), in transmitting the best knowledge to society, as well as the “active dissemination work” carried out by the biologist Lluís Montoliu in multiple platforms and multimedia formats have been recognized in the III edition of the CSIC-BBVA Foundation Awards of Scientific Communication.
In the category of journalists specialized in scientific communication, the jury awarded Estupinyà for introducing “new ways of bringing science to all audiences, through different channels and media—television, radio and books—always maintaining rigor and with a high impact.” The award document highlights that “the communication he carries out covers a wide range of disciplines,” as reflected in the “reference program” that he has shaped and directs on La 2 on public television (The Brain Hunterwhich has been on the air for 7 seasons since 2016), as well as the weekly scientific news section that it presents on To live that is two daysfrom Cadena Ser, and the six informative books with which he has also managed to transfer advances in research to the general public.
In the category aimed at researchers who have contributed to the dissemination of knowledge to society, the award has recognized Montoliu, a scientific researcher at the CSIC and vice director of the National Center for Biotechnology, for combining “a top-level scientific career” with an extensive informative work “that stands out for its quality.” In particular, the jury highlighted “the communication he has carried out around genetic editing and rare diseases”, which has reached “very diverse audiences” through multiple formats, such as his blog Geneticshis Youtube channel and his six informative books, as well as his numerous collaborations in the press, radio and other media.
In addition, the young scientific journalists Alejandro Muñoz and Ana Lozano have received two CSIC-BBVA Foundation Grants for Scientific Communication, which will allow them to carry out stays in CSIC institutes, laboratories and centers to learn directly about the entire research process. With this immersion, they will have the opportunity to interact with researchers and learn about the development of unique scientific projects, to reinforce their specialization in scientific communication.
Both the two Awards – each worth 40,000 euros – and the two Grants – each worth 35,000 euros – are part of the Program to Promote Scientific Communication created in 2021 by the CSIC and the BBVA Foundation. Its objective is to recognize and encourage the indispensable work of journalists and communicators who report in a rigorous and attractive way on the advances of science, as well as to improve training in this decisive field for the scientific culture of society.
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