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Assessing and Improving Research Quality in Core Facilities
Isabelle C Kos-Braun1, Björn Gerlach2, Claudia Pitzer1
1Interdisciplinary Neurobehavioral Core, Heidelberg University 69120 Heidelberg Germany.
Abstract:
Core facilities allow scientists to perform experiments needing specialized technologies in a time- and cost-efficient way. They became increasingly important and now produce a significant amount of research data. Experiments carried out in core facilities are typically shared between the facility staff and the users. However, sharing experiments brings additional challenges to ensure data rigor and reproducibility-for example, in communication, trust, and accountability. We present here an interactive website developed especially for core facilities that offers tools to help them assess, improve, and ensure research quality.
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