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Raja Mazumder¹, Darren A Natale, Jessica Anne Ecalnir Julio

¹Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA. rm285@georgetown.edu

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Engaging scientists for biological database annotation requires proactive outreach and user-friendly interfaces. Direct solicitation and simplified contribution processes are key, outweighing recognition or rewards.

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Area of Science:

Bioinformatics
Genomics
Proteomics

Background:

Scientific community engagement in annotating biological data, such as protein/gene function, has been limited.
Previous hypotheses for low participation remain unverified.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate factors motivating biologists to contribute to biological databases.
To identify strategies for improving community annotation efforts.

Main Methods:

Surveyed 50 biologists with recent publications on gene or protein characterization.
Analyzed responses to understand motivators for database contributions.

Main Results:

Proactive solicitation of contributions by database managers is crucial.
Easy-to-use interfaces and clear annotation instructions are essential for contributors.
Factors like 'reward' and 'employer/funding agency recognition' were less influential than anticipated.

Conclusions:

Community annotation projects should prioritize direct outreach to biologists.
Resources should be allocated to streamline the input and annotation processes.
Improving user experience and direct engagement are vital for successful biological data annotation.