Title :
Close Encounters of the Collaborative Kind
Author :
Mayhew, Michael B. ; Guo, Xin ; Haase, Steven B. ; Hartemink, Alexander J.
fDate :
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The participants in a collaborative interdisciplinary project found that developing a shared, project-specific communication style helped them overcome cultural barriers, understand the nuances of each other´s work, and enhance the accuracy, interpretability, and utility of their models.
Keywords :
biology computing; cultural aspects; collaborative interdisciplinary project; cultural barriers; project-specific communication style; systems biology; Bioinformatics; Biological system modeling; Collaborative work; Computational biology; Computational cultural modeling; Modeling; collaboration; collaborative work; computational biology; interdisciplinary research; systems biology;