Elizabeth Marincola

Elizabeth Marincola is Senior Advisor for Communications and Advocacy at the African Academy of Sciences[1]. She has made important contributions advocating for increased government resources dedicated to science and improved public education in science, and is an advocate of open access to the scientific literature, open scholarship and advancing research communication. Her 2013 TEDMED talk[2] addresses the many issues facing science, technology and medicine (STM) publishers.

Career

Marincola received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University as well as her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.[3][4]

From 2013 to 2016, Marincola was Chief Executive Officer of the Public Library of Science (PLOS).

From 2005–2013, prior to becoming CEO of PLOS, Marincola was President and CEO of the Society for Science & the Public (SSP) and publisher of Science News and Science News for Kids.[5] During her tenure at SSP, Science News received 2009 EXCEL Awards from the Society of National Association Publications (renamed later that year to Association Media & Publishing) for General Excellence and Most Improved Magazine.[6] As President of SSP, Marincola served on the Advisory Board[7] of the USA Science and Engineering Festival.

From 1991–2005 she served as Executive Director of The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and publisher of Molecular Biology of the Cell. Under her leadership, ASCB received the 2004 Institutional Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from the President of the United States. In 2004 Marincola was named by ASCB as the first Citizen Member of the Society (with the late actor and advocate Christopher Reeve).[8]

Marincola served on the first National Institutes of Health PubMed Central National Advisory Committee from 2000–2003, on the Board of Directors for PLOS from 2005–2011, and as the first Chair of the Board of Directors of the Open Access journal eLife from 2012–2013 until joining PLOS.[9] PLOS confirmed that she will be leaving from her position at the end of 2016.[10]

Personal

Marincola has three children: Jamie, Paula, and Rachel.

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See also

African Academy of Sciences

References
  1. "Elizabeth Marincola appointed Senior Advisor for Communications & Advocacy". January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. "Elizabeth Marincola". TEDMED. 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. "Bio - Marincola Elizabeth". Board on Research Data and Information. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  4. "The Society Lady". Open Access Now issue 6. BioMed Central. October 6, 2003. Archived from the original on November 15, 2003. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  5. "Elizabeth Marincola steps down as president of SSP". Society for Science & the Public. June 14, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  6. "2009 EXCEL Award Recipients" (PDF). Society of National Association Publications. 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  7. "Newsletter No. 4" (PDF). USA Science & Engineering Festival. November 2, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  8. "Annual Meeting Highlights" (PDF). ACSB Newsletter. January 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  9. "PLOS Appoints Elizabeth Marincola as Chief Executive Officer". PLOS. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  10. "PLOS on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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