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Synthesis centers as critical research infrastructure
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dc.contributor.author | Baron, Jill | |
dc.contributor.author | Specht, Alison | |
dc.contributor.author | Garnier, Eric | |
dc.contributor.author | Bishop, Pamela | |
dc.contributor.author | Campbell, Andrew | |
dc.contributor.author | Davis, Frank | |
dc.contributor.author | Fady, Bruno | |
dc.contributor.author | Field, Dawn | |
dc.contributor.author | Gross, Louis | |
dc.contributor.author | Guru, Siddeswara | |
dc.contributor.author | Halpern, Benjamin | |
dc.contributor.author | Hampton, Stephanie | |
dc.contributor.author | Leavitt, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Meagher, Thomas Robert | |
dc.contributor.author | Ometto, Jean | |
dc.contributor.author | Parker, John | |
dc.contributor.author | Price, Richard | |
dc.contributor.author | Rawson, Casey | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodrigo, Allen | |
dc.contributor.author | Sheble, Laura | |
dc.contributor.author | Winter, Marten | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-07T23:32:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-07T23:32:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-08 | |
dc.identifier | 250607330 | |
dc.identifier | 531e26d4-4a03-4027-aa42-06b645120f05 | |
dc.identifier | 85028382527 | |
dc.identifier | 000406967600011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Baron , J , Specht , A , Garnier , E , Bishop , P , Campbell , A , Davis , F , Fady , B , Field , D , Gross , L , Guru , S , Halpern , B , Hampton , S , Leavitt , P , Meagher , T R , Ometto , J , Parker , J , Price , R , Rawson , C , Rodrigo , A , Sheble , L & Winter , M 2017 , ' Synthesis centers as critical research infrastructure ' , Bioscience , vol. 67 , no. 8 , pp. 750-759 . https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix053 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0006-3568 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/13833 | |
dc.description.abstract | Synthesis centers offer a unique amalgam of culture, infrastructure, leadership, and support that facilitates creative discovery on issues crucial to science and society. The combination of logistical support, postdoctoral or senior fellowships, complex data management, informatics and computing capability or expertise, and most of all, opportunity for group discussion and reflection lowers the “activation energy” necessary to promote creativity and the cross-fertilization of ideas. Synthesis centers are explicitly created and operated as community-oriented infrastructure, with scholarly directions driven by the ever-changing interests and needs of an open and inclusive scientific community. The last decade has seen a rise in the number of synthesis centers globally but also the end of core federal funding for several, challenging the sustainability of the infrastructure for this key research strategy. Here, we present the history and rationale for supporting synthesis centers, integrate insights arising from two decades of experience, and explore the challenges and opportunities for long-term sustainability. | |
dc.format.extent | 10 | |
dc.format.extent | 499043 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Bioscience | en |
dc.subject | Synthesis | en |
dc.subject | Collaboration | en |
dc.subject | Interdisciplinary research | en |
dc.subject | H Social Sciences | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject | T-NDAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | H | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.title | Synthesis centers as critical research infrastructure | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversity | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Evolution, Genes and Genomics | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/biosci/bix053 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2018-06-07 |
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