Dr. Ahmad Salti besuchte die 6. Klassen und referierte über seine aktuelle Forschung im Bereich Stammzellen, Zell- und Molekularbiologie und Augenheilkunde. Dr. Salti ist einer von über 600 Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern, die Österreichs Schulen ehrenamtlich besuchen und Einblicke in ihre Tätigkeit geben.
Dr. Salti betonte, dass Englisch die internationale Sprache der Wissenschaft ist und er daher ausschließlich in Englisch referiert und publiziert. Wenig verwunderlich präsentierte er das Thema rund um die Heilung von Blindheit in englischer Sprache. Ebenso fand die anschließende Fragestunde ausschließlich in Englisch statt. Dabei erfuhren die Schülerinnen und Schüler Genaueres über seine Tätigkeit als Forscher, seine Lehrtätigkeit an der JKU sowie über sein Leben im Libanon, in Belgien, Frankreich und Österreich.
Wir danken Dr. Salti herzlich für seinen Besuch.
Die nachstehenden Rückmeldungen der Schülerinnen und Schüler der 6A und 6B vermitteln einen kurzen Eindruck von der Veranstaltung.
In my opinion the lecture on eye diseases held by Ahmad Salti was absolutely worthwhile. I was surprised how well I was able to follow it even though I didn’t understand every detail. Especially for students who are thinking of studying science or doing research in the future Prof. Salti’s presentation was particularly interesting.
I think it was great to learn about all the new methods of possibly curing blindness, and it’s great to know what important role the universities of Austria play in this kind of science.
I enjoyed the presentation about eye diseases because I’m interested in both, biology and English. However, sometimes it was rather hard to follow due to the high level of English. All in all, it was an informative presentation, and I definitely learned new things.
I liked that he also talked about his life and how he became a scientist. It was interesting to find out how many different languages he speaks and how many different countries he’s been to.
The information in the presentation was easy to follow, and it was on an interesting topic. Being able to bring back someone’s vision is a very difficult process, and it’s interesting to see the many ideas they have to complete this challenge.
The presentation was very informative. And even though I didn’t understand everything, it was still very interesting. I was also impressed by Ahmad Salti and his journey to being a researcher in Linz. It was interesting to know how much work you have to put in to become as knowledgeable as him.
I found it interesting that he is from Lebanon, as it is a rather unusual country to produce many scientists.