GEM-NET

GEM-NET facilitates collaboration and coordinated data sharing among multi-institutional research teams to support joint scientific workflows.


Key Features:

  • Integrated Collaboration Platform: Integrates task management, scheduling, data sharing, and collaborative editing of documents and code across participating laboratories.
  • Communication Enhancement: Provides channels for internal and public communication among researchers to support information flow and coordination.
  • Data Security: Implements security measures to protect sensitive data and internal communications.
  • Open Source Contributions: Includes open-source code for custom applications to enable adaptation by other research teams.
  • Scalability and Versatility: Architected to support teams of varying sizes and a wide range of scientific applications.

Scientific Applications:

  • Multi-institutional collaborative research: Enables coordinated workflows and shared data access across multiple laboratories and campuses.
  • Bioinformatics, chemical innovation, and materials science: Supports extensive data sharing and collaborative analysis in bioinformatics, chemical innovation, and materials science.

Methodology:

Integrates task management, scheduling, data sharing, collaborative editing, communication channels, security mechanisms, and exposes open-source code for custom application development.

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Details

Tool Type:
command-line tool
Added:
11/14/2019
Last Updated:
12/2/2020

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Publications

Gaffney SG, Ad O, Smaga S, Schepartz A, Townsend JP. GEM-NET: Lessons in Multi-Institution Teamwork Using Collaboration Software. ACS Central Science. 2019;5(7):1159-1169. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.9b00111. PMID:31404233. PMCID:PMC6661976.

PMID: 31404233
PMCID: PMC6661976
Funding: - Division of Chemistry: CHE-1740549

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