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. 2017 Feb;33(2):81-85.
doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2016.11.004. Epub 2016 Dec 6.

The GEP: Crowd-Sourcing Big Data Analysis with Undergraduates

Sarah C R Elgin  1 , Charles Hauser  2 , Teresa M Holzen  3 , Christopher Jones  4 , Adam Kleinschmit  5 , Judith Leatherman  6 ; Genomics Education Partnership
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The GEP: Crowd-Sourcing Big Data Analysis with Undergraduates

Sarah C R Elgin et al. Trends Genet. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

The era of 'big data' is also the era of abundant data, creating new opportunities for student-scientist research partnerships. By coordinating undergraduate efforts, the Genomics Education Partnership produces high-quality annotated data sets and analyses that could not be generated otherwise, leading to scientific publications while providing many students with research experience.

Keywords: CURE (course-based undergraduate research experience); bioinformatics; crowd-sourcing science; science education; undergraduate research.

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