Gender disparity in computational biology research publications

Bonham, Kevin S.; Stefan, Melanie I.

doi:10.1101/070631

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“…Additionally, we had even splits in both prior genomic analysis experience and familiarity with Linux and HPC systems. Lastly, we had an equal representation of both sexes, which is an important factor in bringing equality to the field of computational biology, a historically maledominated field (19).…”

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Introduction to Genomic Analysis Workshop: A catalyst for engaging life-science researchers in high throughput analysis

Richmond

Wasserman

2018

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Researchers in the life sciences are increasingly faced with the task of obtaining compute resources and training to analyze large, high-throughput technology generated datasets. As demand for compute resources has grown, high performance computing (HPC) systems have been implemented by research organizations and international consortiums to support academic researchers. However, life science researchers lack effective time-of-need training resources for utilization of these systems. Current training options have drawbacks that inhibit the effective training of researchers without experience in computational analysis. We identified the need for flexible, centrallyorganized, easily accessible, interactive, and compute resource specific training for academic HPC use. In our delivery of a modular workshop series, we provided foundational training to a group of researchers in a coordinated manner, allowing them to further pursue additional training and analysis on compute resources available to them. Efficacy measures indicate that the material was effectively delivered to a broad audience in a short time period, including both virtual and on-site students. The practical approach to catalyze academic HPC use is amenable to diverse systems worldwide.

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Introduction to Genomic Analysis Workshop: A catalyst for engaging life-science researchers in high throughput analysis

Richmond

Wasserman

2018

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“…Among them one of the first true founders of Bioinformatics, the chemist Margaret Dayhoff [17]. However, recent works [3,4] shows gender disparity in bioinformatics research publications authorships. This underrepresentation of women in high-quality research publications and conferences is also present in other scientific areas, even on those where women constitute over 50% of graduates and hold a great amount of faculty and research positions [2,21,12,18].…”

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Analyzing gender disparities in STEAM: A Case Study from Bioinformatics Workshops in the University of Granada

Ruiz¹

2018

Enseñanza Y Aprendizaje De Ingeniería De Computadores

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Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary area that has raised a high interest for both academia and corporations in recent years. This rising area combines knowledge and skills from Bio and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEM) areas. One of the advantages of the synergy between these two work areas is that it offers an opportunity for closing the traditional STEM's gender gap. Despite this opportunity and the significance and wide application of bioinformatics field, this topic has still not gained enough visibility in the graduate programs for the Bio Bachelor Degrees at the University of Granada. This has motivated the organization of an annual "Educational Workshop on Bioinformatics" at the University of Granada by the Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. Results of the analysis of the first two editions of this workshop show a great interest on the topic by the university community at all levels (e.g. undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and researchers) without significant distinction among genders at global level. When analyzing student group, women did show a higher interest on the subject. However, this interest was not reflected in the higher university strata (teachers and researchers), which represents a glimpse of the spanish general current situation on the area.

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Gender disparity in computational biology research publications

Cited by 2 publications

References 17 publications

Introduction to Genomic Analysis Workshop: A catalyst for engaging life-science researchers in high throughput analysis

Introduction to Genomic Analysis Workshop: A catalyst for engaging life-science researchers in high throughput analysis

Analyzing gender disparities in STEAM: A Case Study from Bioinformatics Workshops in the University of Granada

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