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NSF/BIO National Synthesis Centers

NSF/BIO National Synthesis Centers. Judith A. Verbeke, Ph.D. Division Director (Acting) Division of Biological Infrastructure. What is Synthesis?. Wikipedia – The combining of two or more entities to form something new WordNet (Princeton U) – The combination of ideas into a complex whole

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NSF/BIO National Synthesis Centers

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  1. NSF/BIO National Synthesis Centers Judith A. Verbeke, Ph.D. Division Director (Acting) Division of Biological Infrastructure

  2. What is Synthesis? • Wikipedia – • The combining of two or more entities to form something new • WordNet (Princeton U) – • The combination of ideas into a complex whole • MedicineNet.com • Putting together different entities to make a whole which is new and different

  3. What is Synthesis? • Vertical integration across different types of data within a discipline. • Horizontal integration across two or more disciplines • Objects of synthesis • Methods • Concepts • Knowledge

  4. NSF/BIO Synthesis Centers • Community Resources • Think tanks • Conference centers • Computing facilities • Communities of Practice • Knowledge exchange; generation of new ideas • Seasoned and emerging investigators • CI development, including workforce

  5. Guiding Principles • Cross-disciplinary, synthetic science • Real-time and face-to-face interactions • “Big Questions” • Identified by community of practitioners • Big Questions change • Flexibly responsive • High Risk/High Reward • Logistical support and informatics resources

  6. NSF/BIO Synthesis Centers • National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis (NCEAS) • National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) • National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) • iPlant Collaborative • Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESynC)

  7. Operations • Catalyze and nurturing collaborations • Working Groups • Catalysis Groups • Thematic Workshops • Post-doctoral Fellows • Do not support collection of new data • CI embedded with domain scientists

  8. Impacts • FY2012 • 679 unique institutions; 63 non-academic partners; 1686 unique participants • NCEAS – after 15 years • 50% of total funding from UCSB, state & federal agencies, philanthropists • NESCent – first 8 years • > 500 publications; > 8000 citations; $34 M in additional funding • iPlant – first 4 years • > 7000 registered users; > 80,000 website hits; > 300 CI tools

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