Meet the SciComm Professionals
As part of our Master’s program, we offer a dynamic “Meet the Scicomm Pros” series that is refreshed every year to reflect the latest advancements in communication and the evolving job market. We bring in professionals from a variety of communication fields (science, medicine, innovation) to share their insights.
Programme 2026-27
The full programme for the upcoming seminar series is currently being finalised. We are working to bring together a rich and diverse set of voices, topics, and perspectives — and we look forward to sharing the complete schedule soon. In the meantime, we invite you to check back on this page for updates as they become available.
Using Gen-AI to communicate science responsibly and effectively
Mohamed Elsonbaty
Science Journalist
Today, using AI isn’t just an option—it’s part of the game. This workshop is made for science communicators and researchers who want to get serious about using GenAI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Co-Pilot to make their communication smarter and more effective.
We’ll go way beyond the basics: you’ll learn how to steer ChatGPT to write clear, accurate, and engaging content, how to craft better prompts, spot AI slip-ups, and think critically about bias and ethics.
It’s a mix of hands-on practice and real talk, so you’ll walk away ready to put GenAI to work in your everyday science communication.
Healing with Stories: The Narrative Side of Medicine
Elena Trentin
Health communication Specialist
Human beings are naturally drawn to stories. Narrative helps us make sense of our experiences, our identity, and the world around us. In healthcare, this storytelling instinct can be a powerful tool for understanding not just disease, but the whole person.
This seminar explores the transformative role of narrative in the therapeutic relationship, as a vital complement to evidence-based medicine. Drawing on examples from clinical practice and literature—and with a particular focus on language—we will show how to cultivate a more humane, ethical, and effective
approach to healthcare: one grounded in narrative medicine.
We are grateful to the many professionals who took part in the Meet the SciComm program and enriched it with their experience, insights, and enthusiasm. Their contributions added real value to our journey, offering participants diverse perspectives on science communication in action.
A heartfelt thank you to each of them for sharing their time and expertise with our community.
Below is the list of the experts, communicators, and journalists who made this possible.
Martin W. Angler, Attila Bruni, Gabriele Beccaria, Marco Boscolo, Lucia Busatta, Stefano Campostrini, Elena Canadelli, Giovanni Carrada, Simona Casarosa, Marco Castellazzi, Trevor Cox, Cristina Da Rold, Alessandra Denti, Giulia Dore, Mohamed Elsonbaty, Francesca Fiore, Luciano Floridi, Felice Frankel, Stefano Gattei, Angelo Ghidotti, Claudio Giunta, Federico Guerrini, Tia Kansara, Marina Lalovic, Michele Lanzinger, Silvia Lazzaris, Annika Moberg, Fredrick Moberg, Sara Moraca, Monica Murano, Giuseppe Pellegrini, Lorenzo Pinna, Annalisa Porrelli, Antonio Pratesi, Jacopo Sacquegno, Massimiliano Saltori, Patrizia Soffiati, Elisabetta Tola, Marta Tomasi, Brian Trench, Elena Trentin, Sara Urbani, Ilaria Vacca, Roberta Villa.