Open science is revolutionizing the way research is conducted, enhancing collaboration, reproducibility, and impact across various scientific fields. This webinar will explore the transformative power of methods sharing in open research practices and the innovative tools that support this.
Join us for this one-hour session to delve into the benefits and applications of open methods, featuring insights from leading experts and real-world examples of successful implementation.
In this session, we will cover:
- Introduction to protocols.io and its role in modern research
- Expanding the scope of open research and its benefits for researchers
- Enhancing the impact and reach of research through open science
- Practical examples of using protocols.io in next-generation genome editing technologies
- Improving research workflows and outcomes with open research practices
Speakers
Dr. Beth Montague-Hellen MCLIP
Head of Library & Information Services
The Francis Crick Institute
After an initial career as a bioscience researcher, Beth decided that supporting others to do excellent research was far more rewarding than actually doing the research and so moved into Libraries and Research Support. Beth takes an as open-as-possible, EDI focused approach to research support and is a big advocate for green OA alongside a completely transparent research cycle including radically open data, methods and software sharing.
Prof. Dr. Jacob Corn
Professor of Genome Biology
ETH Zurich
Jacob Corn is the Professor of Genome Biology at the ETH Zurich. His research aims to better understand and treat disease through next-generation genome editing technologies. Jacob’s career has bridged academia and industry, working in therapeutic areas that include infectious disease, neurobiology, and oncology. His research takes a multidisciplinary approach, combining cellular biochemistry, functional genomics, computational biology, bioengineering, and biophysics. Jacob’s graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley explored how cells replicate and protect their genomes. His postdoctoral work at the University of Washington computationally designed protein inhibitors from scratch. Jacob began his independent research career as a group leader at Genentech, where his lab discovered biological mechanisms for challenging therapeutic targets. Jacob then moved back to academia as the founding Scientific Director of the Innovative Genomics Institute and faculty at UC Berkeley.
Emma Ganley, PhD
Director Strategic Initiatives
protocols.io
Emma has a PhD from the MRC-LMB and she carried out a post-doc at UC Berkeley before venturing into the world of open access publishing. She spent many years as an editor including stints as Executive Editor of the JCB, and Chief Editor of PLOS Biology. She’s also worked with software development teams, including a period as Project Manager on the Open Microscopy Environment. She’s passionate about open research, integrity, transparency, and reproducibility. As Director of Strategic Initiatives at protocols.io, she coordinates and oversees projects with many diverse stakeholders with the goal of addressing researchers’ pain points, implementing useful partnerships and integrations, and ultimately, facilitating open research and reproducibility.