Decoding the Data Ecosystem

Episode 2: Reproducibility and Training on the Elements of Style

Description

Join Dr. Allissa Dillman and guest Dr. Anne Deslattes Mays, creator of the Kids First & INCLUDE Elements of Style in Workflow Creation 5-day training. They will discuss ways to make bioinformatics projects more reproducible and accessible, the role of instructors and trainers in lowering the barriers to accessibility, community collaboration’s impact on reproducible research, and what makes the Kids First dataset unique.

Guest Bio

Anne Deslattes Mays is a mathematician and software engineer by training, with a PhD in Tumor Biology, and more than 30 years of experience in large-scale computing for biomedical research. Recent roles include serving as Principal Computational Scientist at The Jackson Laboratory and as a DATA Scholar Fellow in the Office of Data Science and Sharing at NIH. She is also the author of an upcoming book, Elements of Style in Creating Workflows for Biomedical Research (Springer Verlag), which will include practical guidance, analyses, and a supporting GitHub repository. This work reflects her commitment to sharing knowledge and advancing the biomedical data ecosystem through open, accessible tools and practices.

Learn more about the CFDE podcast here (https://orau.org/cfde-trainingcenter/podcast.html).

Episode 1: Unveiling the Strengths of the CFDE: A Resource for All Researchers

Description

In the inaugural episode of the Decoding the Data Ecosystem: A CFDE Training Center Podcast, join Dr. Allissa Dillman as she engages in an enlightening conversation with Noël Burtt, the Principal Investigator for the CFDE Knowledge Center at the Broad Institute. With a background in molecular biology and human genetics, Noël brings a wealth of knowledge and insight into the broad applications of the CFDE. Together, they will explore the multifaceted strengths of the CFDE and discuss how researchers across various fields can effectively utilize the resources available to advance their work. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in harnessing the power of the CFDE to fuel their research endeavors, regardless of their focus area.

Guest Bio

Noël Burtt is the director of operations and development of the Diabetes Research & Knowledge Portals in the Medical and Population Genetics Program and Metabolism Program at the Broad Institute. Her work centers on the operational and organizational leadership of large-scale, international genetics consortia and public/private partnerships for human genetics studies. She has worked to facilitate data deposition and shape the ethos of the Knowledge Portals for the consortium and the larger community of common disease researchers. She has also managed two public-private partnerships with Novartis and Pfizer as part of the effort to use human genetics to develop better therapies for diabetes. Trained in molecular biology and human genetics, she received her B.S. from the University of New Hampshire.

Learn more about the CFDE podcast here (https://orau.org/cfde-trainingcenter/podcast.html).