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DESCRIPTION:International researchers meet at DiagnosticSpeak.com to prom
 ote food safety\, animal health \nLibertyville\, IL\, July 10\, 2012:&nb
 sp\; What do scientists from the United States\, Canada\, France and Spa
 in all have in common?&nbsp\; Among other things\, researchers from thes
 e countries have joined forces at DiagnosticSpeak.com\, a unique forum t
 hat offers the scientific\, educational and research communities a rare 
 opportunity to share their discoveries.&nbsp\; Perhaps even more signifi
 cantly\, this collaborative approach has expanded to include participant
 s from a total of 26 countries around the globe\, all in the interest of
  promoting food safety and animal health.\nDiagnosticSpeak.com is a labo
 r of love for Daral J. Jackwood\, Ph.D.\, a Professor in the Food and An
 imal Health Research Program at The Ohio State University\, Ohio Agricul
 tural Research and Development Center in Wooster\, Ohio. &nbsp\;&nbsp\;T
 his unique forum is dedicated to advancing open access science within th
 e community of infectious disease investigators.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Dr. Jackw
 ood leads the initiative to encourage researchers to adopt open access s
 cience in the vital areas of animal health and food safety.&nbsp\;\n&ldq
 uo\;We are extremely excited about the increased interest in collaborati
 on for the sake of promoting animal health and food safety\,&rdquo\; sai
 d Dr. Jackwood.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &ldquo\;We are particularly encouraged by 
 the diversity of interest\, including researchers from vastly different 
 countries\, including Brazil\, Italy\, Australia and Denmark\, just to n
 ame a few &ndash\; as well as Iran\, Iraq\, the Sudan and even the Ukrai
 ne.&nbsp\; The broad-based appeal demonstrates a willingness to share di
 scoveries\, seek insight and advance the field of animal disease diagnos
 tics in order to ensure the safety of the world's food supply.&nbsp\; We
 &rsquo\;re confident this approach will improve&nbsp\; animal health and
  create a healthier food chain on Planet Earth.&rdquo\;\nAs an advocate 
 for collaboration\, Dr. Jackwood founded www.DiagnosticSpeak.com in 2008
 .&nbsp\; The forum is dedicated to advancing open access science among i
 nfectious disease investigators.&nbsp\; &ldquo\;DiagnosticSpeak.com was 
 created so the research community could stay better informed about emerg
 ing diseases and animal health issues\,&rdquo\; continued Dr. Jackwood.&
 nbsp\; &ldquo\;Participants can compare notes and exchange ideas on how 
 to more effectively and efficiently conduct diagnostic assays and stay c
 urrent as assays are developed by others.&rdquo\;\nOpen access science p
 rovides a mechanism for infectious disease investigators to interact wit
 h colleagues in the vital area of food safety\, yielding a better unders
 tanding of the meaning and value of diagnostic assay results.&nbsp\; The
  practical benefit is an approach that helps preserve the integrity of t
 he food chain.\nParticipation in DiagnosticSpeak.com is open to infectio
 us disease investigators worldwide.&nbsp\; There is no fee to join this 
 vibrant Online community. &nbsp\;An open invitation is extended to resea
 rchers throughout the world to participate and learn from each other and
  to create more meaningful results in the areas of animal health\, food 
 safety and emerging diseases\, all in a secure\, &ldquo\;members-only&rd
 quo\; forum.\nFor more information about collaboration at DiagnosticSpea
 k.com and/or about open access science\, please contact Dr. Jackwood dir
 ectly:&nbsp\; by email at Jackwood.2@osu.edu\, or by phone at (330)263-3
 964.&nbsp\; Dr. Jackwood is available for interviews with media\, as wel
 l as professionals within the research community.&nbsp\;
URL:http://libertyville.patch.com/events/26-countries-join-forces-in-open
 -access-science-initiative
SUMMARY:26 Countries Join Forces In Open Access Science Initiative
LOCATION:624 E Park Ave\, Libertyville\, IL 60048: 624 E Park Ave\, Liber
 tyville\, IL
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