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Prof. Lila Castellanos-Serra graduated at the University of Havana 1971. Her Ph.D research took place at ICSN-CNRS, University of Paris XI in 1978. In 2008 she obtained her 2nd Doctorate degree through her contribution in Protein Chemistry and Proteomics. She is Senior Researcher at the Division of Physical Chemistry at the National Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology & Senior Professor at the Faculties of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering in Havana. In 1982 Prof. Castellanos-Serra was one of the 4 Chemists selected for the foundational team of the Cuban Biotechnology Project. She has developed new tools for Analytical Chemistry of Biomolecules and had a seminal role at the establishment of the first Cuban Laboratory in Proteomics. Since 2004 she developed an original training program to prepare young scientists in the arts for publishing in high impact journals sponsored by the Pan-American Health Organization Local Office and the University of Havana. Castellanos-Serra has been honored with 12 awards from the National Academy of Science the Sophia Kowaleskaya Society Award (USA), the National Scientific Medal “Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay” from the State Council of Cuba. She is included in the “Directory of Relevant Professors of the 20th Century” by the Cuban Pedagogical Society and is a member of the National Academy of Science, TWAS and TWOWS.In October 2009 she received the Annual Research Award from the Ministry of Health & the highest recognition from Cuban Chemical Society the National Award in Chemistry.
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Abstract |
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This presentation will discuss challenges faced by researchers working in Developing Countries at three main levels: those concerning publishing in their national journals; second, those encountered when science produced in a developing country intends to reach the so-called main stream journals. And third, how these factors affect publishing for developing countries, that is, making research and producing literature about those problems that are crucial for local development but that may not be so relevant for other members of the international community. The consequences of establishing Good Publishing Practices, the need for developing writing skills in the university education and our experience with a program for training young scientists in medical, biomedical and biological sciences is presented.
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