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ABSTRACT The field of developmental biology has declined in prominence in recent decades, with off-shoots from the field becoming more fashionable and highly funded. This has created inequity in discovery and opportunity, partly due to the perception that the field is antiquated or not cutting edge. A ‘think tank’ of scientists from multiple developmental biology-related disciplines came together to define specific challenges in the field that may have inhibited innovation, and to provide tangible solutions to some of the issues facing developmental biology. The community suggestions include a call to the community to help ‘rebrand’ the field, alongside proposals for additional funding apparatuses, frameworks for interdisciplinary innovative collaborations, pedagogical access, improved science communication, increased diversity and inclusion, and equity of resources to provide maximal impact to the community.
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An open developmental science will be more rigorous, robust, and impactful
Abstract Developmental science poses some of the most profound problems in all of science and some of the most difficult ones. Because the answers are so important to human health and well‐being, it's essential that researchers do everything possible to accelerate discovery and promote reproducibility and rigour. In this essay, we argue that fully embracing open practices—especially data and materials sharing—will achieve the goals of making developmental science more rigorous, robust, and impactful while simultaneously accelerating discovery.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2032713
- PAR ID:
- 10367683
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Infant and Child Development
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 1522-7227
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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