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Journal article
Challenges in large-scale bioinformatics projects
Humanities & social sciences communications, v 9(1), pp 1-9
08 Apr 2022
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Abstract
Biological and biomedical research is increasingly conducted in large, interdisciplinary collaborations to address problems with significant societal impact, such as reducing antibiotic resistance, identifying disease sub-types, and identifying genes that control for drought tolerance in plants. Many of these projects are data driven and involve the collection and analysis of biological data at a large-scale. As a result, life-science projects, which are frequently diverse, large and geographically dispersed, have created unique challenges for collaboration and training. We examine the communication and collaboration challenges in multidisciplinary research through an interview study with 20 life-science researchers. Our results show that both the inclusion of multiple disciplines and differences in work culture influence collaboration in life science. Using these results, we discuss opportunities and implications for designing solutions to better support collaborative tasks and workflows of life scientists. In particular, we show that life science research is increasingly conducted in large, multi-institutional collaborations, and these large groups rely on "mutual respect" and collaboration. However, we found that the interdisciplinary nature of these projects cause technical language barriers and differences in methodology affect trust. We use these findings to guide our recommendations for technology to support life science. We also present recommendations for life science research training programs and note the necessity for incorporating training in project management, multiple language, and discipline culture.
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- Title
- Challenges in large-scale bioinformatics projects
- Creators
- Sarah Morrison-Smith - Barnard CollegeChristina Boucher - University of Florida HealthAleksandra Sarcevic - Drexel UniversityNoelle Noyes - University of Minnesota SystemCatherine O'Brien - Barnard Coll, New York, NY 10027 USANazaret Cuadros - Barnard CollegeJaime Ruiz - University of Florida Health
- Publication Details
- Humanities & social sciences communications, v 9(1), pp 1-9
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- IIS-2013998 / National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000782185900003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85128036260
- Other Identifier
- 991019169803304721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Humanities, Multidisciplinary
- Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary