A great article by Jon Cohen covering @pathoplexus & our values, with quotes from Exec Board member Anderson Brito & the community, @eddieholmes &
Gustavo Palacios!
And a great excuse to deep-dive into some of the people behind Pathoplexus! 👩🏻🔬👨🏾🔬👨🏿🔬👩🏼🔬
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As noted in the article - while our Exec Board is absolutely fantastic, they aren't a "who's who" of science fame😉!
This is by design: we wanted a board who can dedicate time to Pathoplexus & are handling the data, using databases - & can 💯 connect to what our users need.
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We also wanted a diverse board - both geographically & in background & expertise. Again - so that our users are represented & understood.
I cannot express how humbled I am that George Githinji, Anderson Brito, Alli Black, & Tommy Lam enthusiastically took on this role! 🎉🙏🏻
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Having said that - we also recognise that prestigious names are prestigious for good reason - they have a wealth of expertise & knowledge we're keen to draw on!
Thus, we also have a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), currently with Sofonias Tessema & Mang Shi! (More coming soon!)
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Pathoplexus has been a community effort from the start - we're so pleased to work closely with @pha4ge to ensure we have diverse representation & expertise in areas like data standards, pipelines, and ethics - drawn on for every part of Pathoplexus. 🔄🖥️⚖️
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And I want to emphasize, this isn't "just a formality" - all the members played a critical role in deciding our Data Use Terms, time limit for data restriction, metadata standards & format, database terms of service, and more. 🤔📃👨🏾⚖️
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Finally, I want to give a true shout-out to the devs - who took all these decisions & requirements - and actually turned it into the fantastic database & website you see today! 🧑🏽💻👩🏻💻
This has been so much work: so many bugs to squash, so many tests to run - they've been 🌟s!
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In particular, @theosanderson , @chaoranchen &
@corneliusroemer have spent so much time both as members & devs - not only weighing in on critical decisions, but then turning them into reality! 💻
I'm deeply humbled & grateful to have worked alongside them on this! 🙇🏻♀️🙏🏻
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Even though Pathoplexus is designed to outlive any specific group of people - it is still made of people, after all!
We've tried hard to ensure that's an active, diverse, dedicated set of scientists, public health, & researchers, to make Pathoplexus the best it can be ♥️🎉
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Dr Emma Hodcroft 