Mind the Lab takes place as part of the Mediterranean Researchers Night and brings science to your way…

Mind the Lab is a breakthrough initiative that brings science to the general public, acts as a science teaser and a powerful tool to attract the interest of the general public, and directs it to science-related channels, such as science festivals. Founded in 2016 by SciCo, it was successfully launched in Athens, Greece, in February 2017.

In 2021, Mind the Lab takes place as part of the Mediterranean Researchers Night which will take place in Lemnos and Crete on September 24, and travels to Lemnos with the aim of making science more attractive to people of all ages. On Friday, June 4, exciting science events will take place at three key locations (stations) of the island: at the City Hall, at Myrina Clock, and at Roman Gialos. This is an opportunity not to be missed by permanent residents and visitors alike!

More specifically…

Station Α: City Hall – Time: 10:00 – 11.30 am
Station’s Name: Knowing the marine ecosystem
Learn about marine ecosystems and the unique natural phenomena they entail! Visitors will have the opportunity to observe everything sea-related including remarkable sea organisms, impressive shells, marine plants, and minerals. They will also be able to watch exciting live experiments.

Station Β: Myrina Clock – Time: 10:00 – 11.30 am
Station’s Name: Water pollution
Ocean acidification and oil spills are the two principal causes of water pollution. Visitors stopping by Myrina’s Clock will be informed about sea pollution through innovative live experiments. In addition, they will be encouraged to take a photo at the nearby photobooth which will portray the most beautiful beaches in Greece.

Station C: Roman Gialos – Time: 10:00 – 11.30
Station’s Name: Scientist for one day
Can you imagine yourself being a scientist for a day? If your answer is yes, then we will be waiting for you at Roman Gialos. Here you will have the chance to take part in an exciting engineering contest and watch live chemistry experiments.

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All the Mind the Lab events will take place outdoors and all participants and visitors are required to wear FFP2 masks as well as keeping a safe distance from each other.

Mind the Lab at Lemnos is organized by the educational organization “Science Communication – SciCo”, in collaboration with the Department of Food Science and Nutrition of the University of the Aegean, and with the support of the Municipality of Lemnos.

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Marion is a Biologist.

She obtained her M.Sc. in “Medicinal Chemistry: Design and Development of Medicinal Products”. She works at Scico (Science Communication) and she is a member of the organization teams of the Athens Science Festival, the Researchers’ Night and Mind the Lab.

She is also project manager of STEMpowering Youth, an innovative program that aims to promote STEM education in rural remote areas of the Greek province.

As a member of SciCo’s Ambassadors team, she participated in the theater group “Sci n’ Act” and she creatively contributed in the production of comics with scientific content. Her ambition is to communicate science via singing!

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Christina is a Social Media expert, a fitness junkie, a nerd and a scientist at heart! She holds an honors degree from Athens University of Economics and Business in Business Administration.

She completed her internship at the Eugenides Foundation, a place that created her love for understanding and promoting science in a way that is accessible to all. She works at Nestlé Hellas since 2015 in the digital marketing department as a community manager and digital trainings operator.

She is a consultant in SciCo, currently responsible for Social Media at the Mind the Lab project.

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Stamatina holds a civil engineering diploma from Democritus University of Thrace.

During her studies she focused on the conservation and awareness of cultural heritage of Old Town at Xanthi and she was a member of Cultural Association of the University Students “Gefyra”.

Since 2012, Stamatina has been working as a consultant and so far she has an interesting background in consultant services, elegant leadership, and project management on development projects, computer systems, strategic planning and business development.

Currently, Stamatina is a team member at SciCo and her passion is to develop new strategies, as well as to contribute to the achievement of SciCo organization’s goals.

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Julie Kyriazi is a biologist with graduate studies in Environmental Biology, specializing in molecular mechanisms in species evolution.

She holds a PhD in Ecology Education from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is a member of the non-profit organization SciCo (Science Communication), also working as environmental consultant and scientific advisor for activities regarding Education for the Sustainable Development. Over the last eight years she has designed and applied programs of Education for Sustainability for children aged 4-18 years.

Julie is also serving as Human Resources and Content Manager of the organizing team of the Athens Science Festival. During the last year she has also been involved as a consultant for organizing Science Festivals in Thessaloniki, Patras and Cyprus.

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Niki holds a major in Biology and a master in Neurosciences from the VU University of Amsterdam.

The last three years she explores the field of Science Communication. Niki has participated in the designing and facilitation of many science communication events, such as the Athens Science Festival, the Researcher’s Night and the Mind the Lab.

She is currently passionately working for the international expansion of Mind the Lab by building strategic partnerships with organisations around the world (Berlin, São Paulo, Madrid). At the same time, she has begun her doctorate thesis on the impact of non-formal science education environments on students’ learning at the University of Patras.

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Theo holds a PhD in Medical Genetics from Kings College London and has worked on hereditary cancer for his Post-Doctoral Research.

He is a science communicator, a social entrepreneur, the co-Founder and General Manager of SciCo and SciCo Cyprus. Among other events and initiatives, Theo has co-founded and developed the Athens, Mediterranean, Thessaloniki and the Patras Science Festivals as well as the School Lab, which is now recreated in Ireland as well.

In 2016, Theo, also founded Mind the Lab, a science outreach project that takes place at the metro stations. He has co-organized the “Impact Series”, the first workshops on social entrepreneurship via science and technology in Greece and he was the curator and founder of TEDMED Live Athens and Health Forward. Theo is the first Greek Ashoka Fellow, for his work on science communication.

He has travelled to over 84 countries.

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Mind the Lab brings science in your way…

From Greece to the rest of the world!

Mind the Lab is a breakthrough initiative that brings science to the general public, acts as a science teaser and a powerful tool to attract the interest of the general public, and direct it to science-related channels, such as science festivals.

Mind the Lab was founded by SciCo in 2016. It was piloted across 8 metro stations around Athens, Greece, on the 3rd of February 2017, and attracted more than 10,000 metro passengers (1 out of 10 passengers stopped by to be informed and interact with the exhibits).

In 2018 Mind the Lab will travel across different countries around the world in order to literally bring science in people’s way. Theo Anagnostopoulos, the Co-founder and General Manager of SciCo explains the vision behind Mind the Lab and presents this innovative approach that aims to boost science communication!

Read Theo’s blog post that was published on the 21 st of June 2017, at “Public Understanding of Science BLOG”.

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