Speakers

Mohamed Elsonbaty Ramadan

Place of Birth : Egypt
Born : 1989
Position : Science Communication Consultant and Trainer, Belgium
Field of study : Science Communication, Science Journalism, Public Engagement with Science

Mr. Ramadan is a Science Communication Consultant and Trainer and an Award-winning Science Journalist and Science Communicator. He worked as a consultant for many international organizations as British Council, 1001 Inventions and the American University in Cairo, where he developed and delivered various science communication projects and events to engage the public with science. His work was featured in British Science Week, Berlin Science Week and Egypt Science Week among other international events. As a Science Communication Trainer, he delivered training sessions and workshops on science communication for young researchers and established scientists to develop science communication skills. In addition, he has 7 years of professional experiences as a Freelance Science Journalist, where he published more than 600 pieces about scientific topics in different reputable outlets including Scientific American, SciDev.Net, MIT Technology Review and Popular Science.

He obtained his Master degree in Science Communication from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom in 2016, through the prestigious Chevening scholarship. He obtained a Bachelor degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University in 2011. Due to his contributions in science communication and journalism, he was awarded the EurekAlert! Fellowship by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2019. In addition, he was chosen as Mijbil Al-Mutua Award winner for young science communication professionals in MENA region in 2017. He was recognized by the FameLab as one of top Egyptian science communicators in 2010. he is a member of Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) network.

• Travel Grant to attend the World Conference of Science Journalists 2019, Lausanne, Switzerland

• EurekAlert! Fellowship to attend the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual meeting 2019, Washington D.C., United States of America

• Travel Grant to attend EuroScience Open Forum 2018, Toulouse, France

• Fellowship for Journalists to attend Falling Walls Conference 2017, Berlin, Germany

• Mijbil AL-Mutawa Award to attend EMME Summer School in Science Communication 2017, Naples, Italy

• Grant to attend Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute Annual Summer School 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark

• Fellowship to attend Erice International School of Science Journalism and Communication 2017, Sicily, Italy

• Travel Grant to attend 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2017, Lindau, Germany

• Chevening Scholarship 2015 to study Master degree in Science Communication in the United Kingdom

• Finalist at FameLab® Egypt 2010 Science Communication competition

• Science Communication Consultant and Trainer (Freelance), Various International Organizations, (2017 - Present)

• Science Journalist (Freelance), Various International Outlets, (December 2012 – Present)

• Arabic Medical Editor/Translator (Part-time) , Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) (MSF), Brussles, Belgium, (December 2018 – Present)

• Science Communication Development Officer, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, (2016 –2017)

• Science Communication Specialist, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, (2014 –2015)

• Scientific Editor, ebteckar.com, Alexandria, Egypt, (2012 –2012)