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David Secko

Professor of Journalism, Concordia University
Verified email at concordia.ca
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Four models of science journalism: A synthesis and practical assessment

DM Secko, E Amend, T Friday - Journalism Practice, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… journalists meet the multitude of critiques they face (Amend and Secko, Citation2012). Some
recent work points to the … David M. Secko and Elyse Amend contributed equally to this work. …

Informed consent in biobank research: a deliberative approach to the debate

DM Secko, N Preto, S Niemeyer, MM Burgess - Social science & medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
As acknowledged in the literature, public consultation related to biobanks has been largely
oriented to assuring and informing rather than seeking considered input. In April and May of …

In the face of critique: A metasynthesis of the experiences of journalists covering health and science

E Amend, DM Secko - Science communication, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The qualitative literature related to health and science journalism often states that little is
known about the perspectives of journalists. This is, in part, because of individual studies being …

Biobanking in British Columbia: discussions of the future of personalized medicine through deliberative public engagement

M Burgess, KO 'Doherty, D Secko - Personalized Medicine, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we examine the role of deliberative democracy theory and practice as a means
to enhance policy approaches to ethical and social issues related to biobanks. Biobanks …

The unfinished science story: Journalist–audience interactions from the Globe and Mail's online health and science sections

DM Secko, S Tlalka, M Dunlop, A Kingdon… - Journalism, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Science journalists are increasingly confronted with the ability of audiences to comment on
science stories, create and share multimedia content, and blog about science. Yet, there is a …

The unfinished science story: Reflections on journalist-audience interactions in the online environment

DM Secko - Journal of Media Practice, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Science journalism, willingly or not, is part of an ongoing evolution: the movement towards
the Internet as a dominant means of communication. Consistent evidence, for example, points …

An activated Ras protein alters cell adhesion by dephosphorylating Dictyostelium DdCAD-1

DM Secko, CH Siu, GB Spiegelman… - Microbiology, 2006 - microbiologyresearch.org
RasG-regulated signal transduction has been linked to a variety of growth-specific processes
and appears to also play a role in the early development of Dictyostelium discoideum. In …

Perspectives on engaging the public in the ethics of emerging biotechnologies: from salmon to biobanks to neuroethics

DM Secko, M Burgess, K O'Doherty - Accountability in Research, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
In anticipation of increasing interest in public engagement, this article seeks to expand the
current discussion in the neuroethics literature concerning what public engagement on issues …

Loss of the Dictyostelium RasC protein alters vegetative cell size, motility and endocytosis

CJ Lim, KA Zawadzki, M Khosla, DM Secko… - Experimental cell …, 2005 - Elsevier
In addition to its previously established roles in cAMP relay and cAMP chemotaxis, loss of
signal transduction through the RasC protein was found to impact a number of vegetative cell …

The identification of Dictyostelium phosphoproteins altered in response to the activation of RasG

DM Secko, RH Insall, GB Spiegelman, G Weeks - Proteomics, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Dictyostelium RasG has been implicated in the regulation of a variety of cellular processes,
including the initiation of development, cell movement, and cytokinesis, but the molecular …