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_id: '13976'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Conflicts and natural disasters affect entire populations of the countries
    involved and, in addition to the thousands of lives destroyed, have a substantial
    negative impact on the scientific advances these countries provide. The unprovoked
    invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria,
    and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are just a few examples. Millions
    of people have been killed or displaced, their futures uncertain. These events
    have resulted in extensive infrastructure collapse, with loss of electricity,
    transportation, and access to services. Schools, universities, and research centers
    have been destroyed along with decades’ worth of data, samples, and findings.
    Scholars in disaster areas face short- and long-term problems in terms of what
    they can accomplish now for obtaining grants and for employment in the long run.
    In our interconnected world, conflicts and disasters are no longer a local problem
    but have wide-ranging impacts on the entire world, both now and in the future.
    Here, we focus on the current and ongoing impact of war on the scientific community
    within Ukraine and from this draw lessons that can be applied to all affected
    countries where scientists at risk are facing hardship. We present and classify
    examples of effective and feasible mechanisms used to support researchers in countries
    facing hardship and discuss how these can be implemented with help from the international
    scientific community and what more is desperately needed. Reaching out, providing
    accessible training opportunities, and developing collaborations should increase
    inclusion and connectivity, support scientific advancements within affected communities,
    and expedite postwar and disaster recovery.
acknowledgement: "Our article is dedicated to all freedom-loving people around the
  world and to the people of Ukraine who fight for our freedom. Special thanks to
  Anita Bandrowski, Oleksandra V. Ivashchenko, and Sanita Reinsone for the helpful
  review, valuable criticism, and useful suggestions while preparing this manuscript,
  and to Tetiana Yes'kova for helping with Ukrainian translation.\r\nAll authors volunteered
  their time. No funding supported work on this article."
article_processing_charge: Yes
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Walter
  full_name: Wolfsberger, Walter
  last_name: Wolfsberger
- first_name: Karishma
  full_name: Chhugani, Karishma
  last_name: Chhugani
- first_name: Khrystyna
  full_name: Shchubelka, Khrystyna
  last_name: Shchubelka
- first_name: Alina
  full_name: Frolova, Alina
  last_name: Frolova
- first_name: Yuriy
  full_name: Salyha, Yuriy
  last_name: Salyha
- first_name: Oksana
  full_name: Zlenko, Oksana
  last_name: Zlenko
- first_name: Mykhailo
  full_name: Arych, Mykhailo
  last_name: Arych
- first_name: Dmytro
  full_name: Dziuba, Dmytro
  last_name: Dziuba
- first_name: Andrii
  full_name: Parkhomenko, Andrii
  last_name: Parkhomenko
- first_name: Volodymyr
  full_name: Smolanka, Volodymyr
  last_name: Smolanka
- first_name: Zeynep H.
  full_name: Gümüş, Zeynep H.
  last_name: Gümüş
- first_name: Efe
  full_name: Sezgin, Efe
  last_name: Sezgin
- first_name: Alondra
  full_name: Diaz-Lameiro, Alondra
  last_name: Diaz-Lameiro
- first_name: Viktor R.
  full_name: Toth, Viktor R.
  last_name: Toth
- first_name: Megi
  full_name: Maci, Megi
  last_name: Maci
- first_name: Eric
  full_name: Bortz, Eric
  last_name: Bortz
- first_name: Fyodor
  full_name: Kondrashov, Fyodor
  id: 44FDEF62-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Kondrashov
  orcid: 0000-0001-8243-4694
- first_name: Patricia M.
  full_name: Morton, Patricia M.
  last_name: Morton
- first_name: Paweł P.
  full_name: Łabaj, Paweł P.
  last_name: Łabaj
- first_name: Veronika
  full_name: Romero, Veronika
  last_name: Romero
- first_name: Jakub
  full_name: Hlávka, Jakub
  last_name: Hlávka
- first_name: Serghei
  full_name: Mangul, Serghei
  last_name: Mangul
- first_name: Taras K.
  full_name: Oleksyk, Taras K.
  last_name: Oleksyk
citation:
  ama: 'Wolfsberger W, Chhugani K, Shchubelka K, et al. Scientists without borders:
    Lessons from Ukraine. <i>GigaScience</i>. 2023;12. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giad045">10.1093/gigascience/giad045</a>'
  apa: 'Wolfsberger, W., Chhugani, K., Shchubelka, K., Frolova, A., Salyha, Y., Zlenko,
    O., … Oleksyk, T. K. (2023). Scientists without borders: Lessons from Ukraine.
    <i>GigaScience</i>. Oxford Academic. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giad045">https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giad045</a>'
  chicago: 'Wolfsberger, Walter, Karishma Chhugani, Khrystyna Shchubelka, Alina Frolova,
    Yuriy Salyha, Oksana Zlenko, Mykhailo Arych, et al. “Scientists without Borders:
    Lessons from Ukraine.” <i>GigaScience</i>. Oxford Academic, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giad045">https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giad045</a>.'
  ieee: 'W. Wolfsberger <i>et al.</i>, “Scientists without borders: Lessons from Ukraine,”
    <i>GigaScience</i>, vol. 12. Oxford Academic, 2023.'
  ista: 'Wolfsberger W, Chhugani K, Shchubelka K, Frolova A, Salyha Y, Zlenko O, Arych
    M, Dziuba D, Parkhomenko A, Smolanka V, Gümüş ZH, Sezgin E, Diaz-Lameiro A, Toth
    VR, Maci M, Bortz E, Kondrashov F, Morton PM, Łabaj PP, Romero V, Hlávka J, Mangul
    S, Oleksyk TK. 2023. Scientists without borders: Lessons from Ukraine. GigaScience.
    12.'
  mla: 'Wolfsberger, Walter, et al. “Scientists without Borders: Lessons from Ukraine.”
    <i>GigaScience</i>, vol. 12, Oxford Academic, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giad045">10.1093/gigascience/giad045</a>.'
  short: W. Wolfsberger, K. Chhugani, K. Shchubelka, A. Frolova, Y. Salyha, O. Zlenko,
    M. Arych, D. Dziuba, A. Parkhomenko, V. Smolanka, Z.H. Gümüş, E. Sezgin, A. Diaz-Lameiro,
    V.R. Toth, M. Maci, E. Bortz, F. Kondrashov, P.M. Morton, P.P. Łabaj, V. Romero,
    J. Hlávka, S. Mangul, T.K. Oleksyk, GigaScience 12 (2023).
date_created: 2023-08-06T22:01:13Z
date_published: 2023-07-27T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-12-13T12:01:46Z
day: '27'
department:
- _id: FyKo
doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giad045
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publication: GigaScience
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 2047-217X
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publisher: Oxford Academic
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title: 'Scientists without borders: Lessons from Ukraine'
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