Skirball Science Learning Center Science Success Seminar Series:



How to Read and Understand Scientific Research Articles



Scholarly/scientific articles are regarded as an important source for disseminating scientific information to other scientists and the general public. As emerging scientists, this seminar will assist you in understanding different strategies for reading scholarly articles, interpreting data, and forming conclusions. Specifically, you will develop skills in:

• Evaluating scholarly articles in an active manner.

• Understanding the general blueprint and structure of scholarly articles.

• Breaking down scientific articles in to smaller, “bite-sized” pieces.

• Finding the main points in scholarly research articles.

• Taking notes to develop greater appreciation and understanding of the information in scholarly articles.

• Gaining confidence to avoid fears associated with detailed scientific jargon and terminology.

• Forming your own opinions about a scholarly article, in relation to the targeted field of study.



Speaker:       Kwame Osei-Sarfo, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at Innovimmune Biotherapeutics



DATE:           Wednesday, November 1st



TIME:            1:30PM-2:30PM



Location:      WEST BUILDING Room 404