A message to the next generation of biomedical informatics professionals

Earlier this year, a graduate student asked me how data scientists and informaticians could be viewed as “research parasites.” I have been reflecting on this question as a biomedical informatician passionate about data sharing and open science. While some may fear that using someone else’s data will disprove earlier published results or steal credit and productivity, many of us view the real benefits of open science as reproducibility of results and exploration and …